The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-08
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
for q Compromise.
THE FIRST INSTALMENTs PAID
Interviews with Messrs. Peckham
McKeon and Sheriff Reilly.
HOW THE TWEED CASE LOOKS.

Considerable anxiety was monilssIca yosseruay on
tho part Of tho public generally TO know what was tho
exact terms which The Swcony suit had been COM
promised The matter was left in grave doubt, and
various sums. from $4,000 70 $780, 900, wero freely
spoken Of IL will DO seen by an Interview given be-
low with Mr. Peckham that the sum IS $500, 600, and
$780, 900 Of that paid yesterday alter
noon Attention Is directed 10 the Tweed caso
and II may BIO gathered from an interview with
Sheriff Reilly that Tweed regards the Sweeny Settle
ment as unfavorablc TO his early liberation
MIR. WHEELER II. PEckHAM.
In to inquiries to tho actual terms Of tho
settlement In the Swoeny case Mr. Pockham said that
now tho matter out OF court no had no desire TO
manifest any reserve Tho agreed upon was
100000, OF which $3.50 600 to DO paid that day,
and the remainder in tho course Of the month. Ho
held no security for tho payment Hc trusted 10 the
honor OF his legal brethren engaged for the de-
PENDANT. He had no doubt whatever that they
would comply with the terms Of tho agreement
Tho 100000 was not q specific sum arising
out OF any special legal liability on the part
OF tho defendant II simply tho largest sum no
could gct I'll could have got more" said Mr.
Pcckhum, ~ would have got IT, There seems to be
considerable criticism about this settlement, but
think that when tho circumstances are fully known
there will be less Swecnys case is very dit
fercnt from that OF Twecd's. He not member OF
tho Board OF Audit There would be moro difficulty in
proving the conspiracy cefraud the city bis case
than In any OF the other Ring dcnquents Although
I have doubt that the probabilities Of tho peo
pic getting a verdict was very certain, yet was
bound take consideration all tho contingencies
Of jury trial. there might have been on the jury one
cantankcrous juryman who would have prevented US
getting verdict. Then had investigated worry fully
the pccuniary condition Of sweeny and all that IL
would possible for to collect from him II
= .u~lsc. nO mn
and this would have boon on cncumbcred real estate
with equity suits resting thereon. donpt think tho
Attorney General would have wanted to prove his
title therein and fight all the claimants am quito
sure that would not have wanted to 40 It, Now we
get in addition to this $250.00O $150,00O more. and
without any litigation. think, undcr all tho circum-
Stances It tho best thug TO do. In arriving at
this decision was greatly assisted by my associate,
Mr.. S. P. Nash, man whose soundness Of judgment
is we'll known. Ho thought after dligent invests
CATION Of tho assets dcrivable from sweenys ostatc
that The interests Of tho city would be best served by
tho acceptance Of this s4oo, 00o"
WHERE THE MONEY CONES IRON.
ssWill this amount como from the estate OF James
II. Swcony - asked the reporter. .I.s
~ don't think anybody believes II WILL" replied Mr.
reckham: ''bu. that comparatively Of ttIo copse-
quenco so long the city gets the money Nobody
who knew james NJ. Swoeny can reasonably suppose
that he LETT nm estate capable Of yielding this amount
don't think that anybody possessing the slightest
acquaintance with tho circumstances is deceived by
this suppost,n But that Is q matter Of no conse.
qaoncc whatever We tako tho money, whoever pays
H. on behalf Of tho defendant"
.Do you ndorse tho vindication OF Swecny by Judge
Westbrook?''
"That was matter entirely for tho Judge said
Mr. Pcckham. ST was for him 10 consider whether IN
the statement of tho case. presented TO him by the
| counsel tho defendant, Swcenv had or had not
knowledge TO his brothers. completely In tho Ring
| irauds rho percentage received by James NJ swceny
was OF course, tho legal basis for settlement There
could scarcely nave been a settlement without
IT, II tho Judge took this view rs being the ground
o quite astsnod in wha. no said. He could not as
Judge properly do otherwise II no deemed II ncces.
sary 10 say anything whatever about tho defendant"
| ABOUT THE s'oLD MANY"
| GAS to tho Tweed case, Mr. Peck pun 7"
"That matter which is IN the hands OF the Attor
ernl Il has been SAID that tho statements IN
tho Tweed confession have been used 10 bring about
have no doubt that when the Attorney General re-
| turns no will announce his decision as to Tweed"
Mr.. JOHN M'KEoS
/ Mr.. John McKcon was met yesterday leaving hts
Office by HERALD reporter, and was congratulated on
SO satisfactory settlements for his Client Mr. Sweeny
sYcsn he said, iaughingy, II have boen very lucky
with my men. Connolly got away with all his money
and Swecny has settled and boon indicated" Assum-
ing his more manner no said, In reply 10 IN
auirles, that be and Mr. bradley bud been to Mr. Peck
hams oicc that afternoon and paid over the first In
| stament OF Sl5O,OO0 Mr.. Bradley had gwen check
| Tor the amount, and tho remainder would certainly
be paid within tho prescribed time. "Thcre never Was
anv disposition by Swccny to avoid settlement lie
had always boon ready TO pay what any reasonable
uan or Of men should decide u was necessary he
should pay The HhnALp was not correct IN SAYING
Europe June, 1870 but that was before there wore
any Ring troubles, and he returned 10 August OF the
same year In 1872 he desired General Sicklcs TO enter
into negotiations with Mr. Charles OConor for set
tlsmcni and offered to produce the books aud papers
of his brother James with the view oil facilitating
tho investigation He left Europe August, 1872.
| and resided IN Paris. When Mr. Pcckham sent mo
nss ~ h Sry "ays Of freedom from
after bo had given any testimony or put IN an appear
apcc. osblcd 10 swceny ana ne started back mmea,.
that no hts way back they were aston she'd II
tho case bad gone on do not think there would have
SLOW do you think tho Tweed ease stands, Mr. Nc
ri do not think that Tweed stands so well as no did
n Twccds testimony had been used against Swccny,
that would have been very good reason Tor his re-
lease, but now he is placed at great disadvantage
| l think public sentiment now Is very much In his
favor, aud that 1t would sustain hts liberation"
| SHERIFF REILLY.
| Sheriff Reilly said he was sorry 10 say That nc had
nothing officially 10 do with tho settlement In The
swccny cnae Tho fcos In the would OF be
a consideration. Tho only inicros. hc had In u arose
out OF It's influence In tho Tweed case. lilo was
afraid that II would proong the imprisonment OF
responsibility Tor the safc custody Of tho prisoner
which mt present necessarily weighed very heavily
upon the sheriff. sheriff Riley said that he under.
stood that Tweed received tho intelligence OF tho
Swecny settlement with considerable signs OF sorrow,
and thought that Il was o settlement that would bc
prcjudcaI any chances there might have been tor
| hts speedy release.
| AFYECTH TWEED.
II has been understood all along IN the negotiations
for n compromise with Tweed that no to appear
witness against Swcsny. HIS satcmenL winch created
so much excitement, Is In tho hands OF tho Attor
! pcy General, but whether II contains anything In
tho way Of evidence adverse 10 Swccny Is unknown.
Mr. Woodward released upon tho payment o
money and his willingness TO give evidence IN tho Other
Ring SUITS The latter condition supposed 10 appcr
tnn particularly the trial OF Peter b. SwceEy. Wber
these things taken into consideration, together
with tho facts Of Swoeuy's release and Iwecds con
tinued imprisonment II can easily be understood how
the friends OF tho latter believe no has been thus
treated more to subscrvc individual and politicn
interests than TO promote those OF the people ant
the treasury.
Mr. Jonn u. Townsend, counsel for Tweed, whci
callnd unan yosicrdny- morelN stnlcd TINT lie hnt