The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-30
RING ROBBERS LlHAClES
CONTENTS Oy ATTORNEY q ENI.HAL
EIfRCYJLD'S DOCCMESE
Tw"cd's Frirrds Indignant The Ex-tiN4s "a
IL 'riN-I'ehi ON JANE. VI. Swrcn,'. Fors
tune Peter II. Swccny's ComprD.mi.c.

R"riy-I'ehi ON JANE. VI. Swccn,'s Fors
tune Peter u. sweeny's Compro.ni-c.
Attprncy-Gcncral Eailchild's reply tJ Mr.,
John j.. Townsrnd's letter concerning VII.
liam NJ. Twucd's so-callcd confession wu
ma h comm, ntod upon in political and Legal
circles yesterday. Tho general opinion is
that. whilc tho reply is written in u more
dispassonutc style than was Mr. Townscnd1
lett r, 1t gives no really good rcas0n foI
the ro'usnl to use William NJ. awrcd as 9
witness. Ii il regarded IA singular ilat the At
tornoy-G neral should have held Mr. TwccIt
statement for two months. IT, az he sa,, he to-
cided, ~ soon ~ hc had read Il. that il failed tc
dis loso evidence suni'cn to justify SIR
Twocd's relcnsc; md the question was oftcr
asked yesterday why Mr. T., khan ana Corpo-
rat on Counsel Whitney were directed. as lats
the 18Th OF May. 10 examine tho cX-Boss,
II the Attorney General was unable. when liz
first read the confession. to find that no
use could BE- made OF Mr.. Tweed IA II wit
moss In any artion. pros cut ion. or proceeding.
MIR. Tweed II indignant at the Attorney -Gcn-
era. a.'s ,harco Il at his offer to give up all he had
and tell all that hc know was no, made in GOOD
iuith. He il especially annoyed at tho assertion
that he rave Mr. rnirchd Il short. unsigned
statement gone, rnng a sngl. transaHiOn,"
testimony would be- u4rldl upon the suhlea
therein referred to- That "shOrt, une igncd"
ntut 'ul,'lN 'NHt'ilu''l u li4'l ll~t nv or Alr-
IWreH y al!' ,R'oh concerning ms drnllnes
VIII m @gnnl"r N9o4ln ana nih,rr S,n tors, nnd
gnn of his first visits to the jail. despite Mr..
Iw,oIs ..arne-L d"chration TINT he did moi
wsh to 70 back on those s,nt"m"n;o That
staten" mt has not been r. turned 20 Mr.. Twecd
Nr Tweed VIII soon reply to the Attorney
General. and ir his answer viii give
ply will also show that his writtea
statement did nni diner materially from what
he hnd told Mr.. Far'h.ld and othcr~; that IN
shqrsa he -impy askei ~ To- b r,i"il"i lrom rom
lqil. Offering to hold himself IN r'. .iness 70
anlear as witness Tor H. people wlrnayar he
might br required. and that he eoil"rnito submit
:" -, ,7, & r,li oN ~ a, a. ,ie g3n1no.
PISS ,sri and tend rcd To the pros ui ON. and
ny'srotanrr was paid to hirTown4r nj said yes
t'r P{ t'W Nr llush smith rcrin ID Mr.. Town;
send for Mr. SW"ny ~ b" might hg mEloycd
~ ~. Pre- ruiion. nnd that whcn NJ Town
S'ni took ihN i~ me- Npr'--v stipulated tn,d
j. should do nrtlIus To- pre- .udi e. the c,ise of
Mr.. Twcrd. "v"n though 10y su IA i course he
G,n"rnfS char-o that Mr.. Townsend olrrcd
IN m'r con-. "i what Ia" mlghi collect to give
Mr' iWeeds oil checks to those Whose nans
wg,re ~. a them. ON n payment Of ,ucr fae
ToTns.s!pd. Z. shgwthc coni1cn.c thathe had
would Try uli the Hug suit, .aud tho suits
AKA In-t the cit,. with elr. Tweed as witness.
nan 'g ny eo E9q p1y In n@ a 7 M rey rcS G bIl. G the
notlng for his services. Mr farcnild then
sH.Id .Fi OF tlis oif.r that 1t was fg.r' ,,-
Inr Iu,lratinn N th" Auorncy-G 'nerals
rcnly Of Whcclor II. Prfham : reasons for
caused renewed comment on that singular
compromise. How Mr. T. kLgm came to ac-
crpt, in settlement OF Peter Il. Swerny's suit
money belonging to the estate of james VI.
SWtcny when no SUIT WIS pending against
asked 2i l,tte in lrsai cr;les. The gnswer