The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-21
the following is n copy of the prelude to or be-
ginning of his statements

rvrrnia or ,rr>.vxr
j., Mr.. Tweed nsscrts. and is willing TO swcar
that the facts st forth in the annexed papers
are true. except su H. as are stated upon in
formatiOn and thos he believes to be tru" and
sus opiible Of rorrOhornton While confined
in prison he is unable to produce su,h evil
d"n'e us would be within his grasp II permit
ted to be- at large. H. docs not ask ~ have the
Indictments against him nole pressed at
tnis time. nor docs he Hsk that he
should ut present be released from
the judgment obtained against him by
~, HIlul pi sp,Vul.V'l. ~ ohN ASKS thb ne
fe discharged from criminal arrest on his own
r"cogniz iznn'e. and r leas ii from arrest upon
the civil process which now holds him. and that
the amount Of mon " h" Is abb" to- rrstore. small
though IT If, hH r.ceivci ~ part settlement Of
said Julgmcnt. This Mr.. Tweed trusts tho
Auorn rv-Grnnral will CONSIDER n sum .irnt
guarantee that Mr.. Tweed Will fulfil any con
dltons which the Auorn'y-Gcncral may re-
quirc OF him in CARRYING out the promises
Mr.. Tweecd a4rr"s to hold himself in read
mess. upon notice that his pr s'nce s reduir
To- 90 to,any place designated by the Attorney
u'n'Ial;, lnr inc purpose, OF giving evidence
ON hehhli oi the p"opl' and to testify there to
any AMI everyth ng within his knQwleigr relai-
ing TO his past trarsHOtion in dcfrauding or
ordering others to drraud the State or any part
oi II. or any person or persons; ami to give evil
dence in detail, 50 far rs he can. TO any AMI
everything that ne Knows III regard TO any and
all persons with whom he has heretofore
had Illegal connections Affecting any public
or private interests. and Will res rvs nothing
,,I m1r VII i hn n"ilhr 10 usuiy AGAINST anyhodv
WIN whQm he has h1en So connected, whether
n" may have been his most intimate friend or
n9t.
9Th Of Dcceinber last to MIR. Charles oCanor
believing him to b" at the time in full charge of
what are known as the Rng suits Mr. Twn.d
was fully Ognlant of the fact that be thereby
committed hims III iully o. most thor
oush ana eNhaustiNe statement of his
1hh"otun WIN th' IL M matters. should such
demand r,, innir upon n IN ns "A eond tnn oi his
release Mr.. Tweed mas been given to under
siani hy tne Auorney, ,Gen,ral that under no
other cOno itiou can he be- relieved from impr -
T. comply. a. he THINKS he has fully dome. with
the demand 50 made. but he holds himself en-
tr"ly wiling to disclose any and every other
matt wuich may at pres Mt have escaped his
remembrance. II his attention Is called TO the
subject
For years Mr. Tweed has borne burden OF
mental AMI physical pun Shmcnt which others
win equal Jus. .'e should havr shared; and
younger men tlan he might wHll have SUI
could inlp.e HIM to ircas the silen77s F. w,vh'"'1
from IA iirsth has kopt. H. i- nowan old man.
j. sunrr.n- rom disraI' which his impr son,
from the nnntA strain To which H. has so
long been sub" ted. From his former COM
Linion- IN crime ~ ic".s himself isonted
7 bose whom hr looked upon as his frirnis in
h's ralny dHy~, and for who's" on he has
sirnty suii ,rri nnNe not only h..d th.n-"lyrs
'st % ih"ir denunriuti un- ~ him. Mr. Tweed
ssks nothing iurt1er from them. H. will rr'-
accept him as their witness. Mr.. Tweed
promises TO do a. inui LIS in has power to rec
uiy the great wrongs hc has done.
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"a D' VIZ N''N ~" ms AinE"i l.
firsi-Mr. Tweed will surrender all his real
AMI personal property. n ull hn required :ani To
satisfy IN" Attorney General that the schedule
Of ~ property h'rte annexed is CORE I. and
TINT ne j. holding nothing back. he Will not only
rt q, 49, ,, VT, Il 'in, -. ,
STATE. is iull nni general as, en',irnt. all pron-
rrty IN which ne Is or has been nt.rast III sin e,
lslo.