The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-15
TWEED'S REPULSE.

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THE PRISONER OF LUDLOW STREET AND THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL--THE AsroNIsHED coUN-
Sell NOT READY YET--Mg. PEcKHAM KNOWS
or NO DARGAIN-rHE FRUIrLEss sELF-ABAsE-
MENT OF The Ex-GRAND sAcHEM.
The letter delivered to Mr. John ID. Townsend by
Mr.. Seymour. clerk OF Wheeler H. Peckham, in regard
to the Tweed case the subject of general CONVEX
saion yesterday city Hall and in citizen circles.
The so-callcd confession OF William NJ Tweed was
givon 10 Attorney General Farchild with the
distinct understanding that II any part OF it was
used BY the prosecution in the Ring suits to
CONVICT other criminals, to compromise the claims
OF the city against thcm, Mr. Tweed TO be set Tree
and his testimony used TO secure to the Corporation
the sums wrougiuly wrang from the taxpayers by
various fraudulent devices. After yielding up all the
testimony in his POSSESSIONS his counsel claims
and fling with tho Attorney General OF the state
particular account oil all his transactions with the men
who accused OF robbing the taxpayers and signi-
tying hts willingness to testify against those who had
aided in the gigantic robbery Mr.. rwecd's iniorma
suddenly returned 10 him, but only after tho
oil OF his partners and the chief remains IN
Ludlow Street Jail captive The ph OF the Attorney
Generals letter is as follows AFTER careful consider
alton have come the conclusion that the testimony
ment, would not justify his release"
TwEED's AsToSIsHED COUNSEL
A Herald reporter called Oh Mr.. Twecds counsel yes
terday at his Office Broadway He sad the Attor-
ncy Generals letter was like u thunderbolt
Anything new IN the Tweed case, srs"
"Notning"
.Are you ready to give the press your facts about
the Faircniid agreement"
..Not YETI
SO there but little progress but Ia tho prog
ress Of later running conversation tho reporter
learned that while the negotiations we've recently
pending for the release oi Tweed Mr. Peckham and
Corporation Counsel Whitney, at tho request
OF Mr. Famchild, conducted q long exam
tion OF William NJ Tweed ut Ludlow street JaiL II
ton was expressed very clearly by Mr. Whitney that
Tweed's Testimony woulh be necessary 10 convict
swceny, especially the only other witnesses tor the
prosecution Woodwarh and lngcrsoL Tweed
WIS the only iaau, iacl, VINO could gvo u clear aud
comprehensive statement OF The acts OF County Audi
jump Watson and the various sums OF money
divided by the latter between Woodward Hugh smith
Others The oicr succInciiy made that It could
be proven that least per all fraudulent
bills gwen 10 SwecBy.
Now Tweed is held ON civ'i suit Instituted by the
people OF New York. which u judgment has been
rendered Tor 80. 900. Tweed has instructed his
counsel TO confess judgment all these CLAIMS and
expresses Willingness TO eivo all his
the satisfaction OF them IL believed therefore that
the prisoner, after this step IS taken. will be enabled
debtor law IN which IL is provided that upon u civu
service person confined more than ninety days may
alter giving the plaintiff certain notice. apply to the
court tor release.
GLOOM IL CASTLE LUDLOW.
In Ludlow Street Jafl yesterday there gloom and
Consideration. The escape OF Connors the alleged
Northampton Bank lorger was being investigated by
the sheriff. aud over all there huns cloud Of fear
When the reporter scut IN his card to MI Tweed the
prisoner seemed disncined Tor conversation HIS
rotary Mr. Dewey, had Just lett him, aud no SAID he
had nothing 10 npart OF interest to The public or his
frlrn M ne as IL
sore disappointment 20 HIM WAS not disguised. but he
expressed the hope that tho injustice vi making Mr.
Tweed suier longer would be nauc apparent
ediod.
An insurance Official said TO the reporter in regard
TO these inaiers:-"Atorney General Farchild
a denomination and rc-accton, ana he is working tor
both. believe lie has bcen budozcd by OF
o,ncr personal political point, 10 sacrifice
Tweed"
WAS THERE PRoMsEY
Major Quincy, the Shern's order OF Arrest Clerk,
sand II would DC maniicstly improper for him to
picss any opinion the present aspect OF the Tweed
Case being Official In the city government.
As be understood II. however, there hnd been
stipulation, either written or implied
between Me Attorney General and Mr.. Twscd
and no hoped II would BIO found that there
bad fath although at the moment u
seemed TO him that somebody had bundcred" Mr.
JARVIS, formerly the Sherin's ohce, stated
that the people were rapidly forming the opinion that
Mr. Tweed was martyr, and this tono Of feeling was
decidedly unhealthy, because II elevated the prisoner
INTO the position OF u man suffering Tor the crime Of
others Tue Ring suits had icon horribly misman-
old ana broken prisoner receiving all possible 10 OBJ
tan the better twoud be Tor The people Of Now York.
PEcKnAM's VIEWS.
Mr. Wheeler II. PcckhHm found at lis ollco
tho brexc Buldins, Wall street, corner OF Broad. Ho
knew OF 10 new papers or lctofs coming out or being
scrve1 In the Tweed case. MIR. Townsend was,
doubt, very angry ut the turn affairs mad taken he
get his ciient out sudddn't. As To any bar
gam expressed or implied regard 10 the reease OF
Tweed uDon his making his confession he (Pcckham)
Sas party to It. Whatever the Attorney GEN
eral Faircnd may have said 10 Tweed or his counsel
he tpcckhan) knew notning IL had been asserted u
morning uornal that when the confession OF Tweed
returned 10 him there had been found various notes
aud annotalions on the margin thereof presumably
used Swceny tria and Tor the purposes OF the
compromise. Mr.. Peckh1m desired to say that such
notes made we're by him tPeckhaml by and
with the consent OF Tweed that no use was made OF
the comics IN the Swceny compromise, ana that
the out oil his Peek ham'sj hands
ccpt night, when II was IN the possession OF
Corporation Counsel whitney In conclusion, Mr..
Peckham said that any agreement had made by
Mr. FarchiId with Tweed or MS counsel no igno-
rant OF IL, and certainly none was made with his
Peel nam