The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-14
TwEED's poor PROSPECTS.

THE CONFESSION RETURNED AND PROPOSITIONS
FOR HIS RELEASE DEcLrNED-sHARp cRIrI-
cIsx uroN TIE CONDUCT OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
Al halpast two O'Clock P. ~ yesterday the decision
OF Attorney General Charles s. Farchild not TO accept
tho proposition mado by Mr. William ~ Tweed
through his counsel John D. Townsend, was received
at tho ONCE OF last named gentleman There had
been much speculation to wherc this dcclinaton
had been since O'Clock last night, and in
properly informed circles generally there seemed to DO
Q feeling OF distrust The morning newspapers, with
ltto variation had stated that the Attorney Gcrcral
had to their reporters that be had returned
TO MI Tweed his proposition release from Lud-
low Street Jail Up 20 twenty minutes past o'clock
paper had been heard from either by Mr. Tweed
or his counsel II also nscertained ~ anxious
quirers that tho Attorney General himself had hastily
left the Hotel Brunswick Al nne O'Clock. reporter
then called at Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham's oflcs tho
Drexei Building, tor the purpose OF ascertainng
where the mysterious document had been stopped.
Mr.. Pcckham sa!d:-'The statement that Slr. Tweed
sont through his eouass the Attorney General has
been resurued.n
Where ID isfs' ~ a.sstths reporter
He replied sit has been sent to Mr. Tweed
.'wiii you please tell me how Il was scntt"
ut was sent TO be delivered"
..was II sent by mail?n
NO. !. was no. sent BY mall; !. was gwen to mes
senger with instructions TO deliver H. and II Mr. Town.
send had becn in his office yesterday no would have
received IT," .n.f
THE pocuxsxr DIscovKREn
Going to the ollce Of Mr. Townsend tho HERALD re-
porter found that the fetdrncd confession oil Mr..
tact tho reporter met the cork from MI Pccknam's
Office coming down the stairs after the delivery OF this
document Upon its receipt Mr. John D. Townsend.
with a few preliminary remarks, dictated TO the re.
porters present the following
From the action Of Attorney General Fnchd. and from
the description OF him that Rufus Pecsham in the
Lord case ut Albany. and from own knowledge Of his
conduc connection with the Tweed matter imagine
decision on On case than At
Club 70 reporter after midaixht With MI Tweed. con.
TENDENCY PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
There opinion prevailing yesterday in well
informed circles and with men whose names had incl
dentaly been connected with ring transactions that
Attorney General Farchild was using the circnm-
stances presented by the inricaces OF the suits
they exist especially IN the light OF the recent
Swceny casc for the purpose Of securing hts
ton to his present Office. ssMr Fairchd knew very
wel"--s0 said tho prominent politicians who were
discussing the subject ycsserday-'that he had no
moro favorable opportunity to secure his ends than
the present. especially when he had tho advantage OF
tho very popular sentiment expressed on Tuesday
night ut tho Manhattan club'
Mr.. Tweed Is very downcast This morning, when
Mr.. Townsend, who In much doubt him.
selt, met him. he evidently felt that ne had been
used for the purpose Ut screening others. Re-
ferring TO what he might expect from the confer.
ences past or proposed between Corporation Counsel
Whitney, Mr.. Wheeler II. Peckham and tho Attorney
General upon the matter OF his proposition TOR I'M
munty, Mr.. Tweed said no had little hope Mr..
Tweed's CONCLUSIONS this regard are supplemented
by Mr. Townscnd's determination TO give the full
facts TO the public
The opinions OF gentlemen who cognizant OF
city matters yesterday wcro decidedly TO the effect that
however great transgressor Tweed may have been
In the administration OF city AFFAIRS he IS under
sent circumstances made scapcgoat These gentle
point the recent settlement OF The Swccny case
us an evidence of their correctness OF judgment.