Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-22
49,
TELE GRAPHIC.
A Scathing Letter From
VIM. NJ. Tweed'S AT.
tOrney.
Ne DrHouNcEs FAlRcHIlp AS A
scoUNnREl.
Politicians Preventing tho
Release of Tweed.
TIE sELIGMAN.HILfON TROUBLE
IN NEW YORK.
The Excitement Gradually Dying
IEws WITHDRAWING rHEiR
PATRONAGE FROA A. T.
STEWART a 60.
A Heavy Thunder Storm In tho
A Heavy Thunder Storm In tho
East.
lsrrctlL DIsrArcnKs To rHE GoLp HILL
DAILY Naval
VIVA. WIN. N. Tweed Ca,, Tell.

what WIN. N. Tweed Tsi'
NEW YoRx, June 2i.--John j. Town
send. counsel Of VIM. NJ. Twced. makes
public to-day the history Of tho negotiA-
lions with Attorney.dencral Fairohild Tor
the release Of Tweed. Ho says: "on
the 23d Of February you (Fairehild) ana
ar. Peckham. in my company. called In
the evening to REQ Tweed at Ludlow-streoi
Jail. The object Of this visit was Thai Jou
might give Tweci to understand TIA.
nothing short Of a complete confession a
his crimes ami accomplice- would b. nc
cepici by you. In contrast with your
subsequent actions that interview stands
out most creditably To you. Tweed ! ro-
member. cndcavored tn induce you to give
him an idea on which. subjects you desired
special information. Nearly six years had
elapsed since lic hal been associated with
ring matters. anal his memory Of some
things connected with them had become
somewhat indlstinct. You declined. how
ever. to suggest any special matter n
said 10 him In os!ect that you dcsircu nc
should consult wi, h me and have mo mako
,rn,o.i,io, IN vou. tins Initiating in
your position IN prosecutor that you did
mot think il proper ~ hold direct comniu-
nication with him. IN accordance win
this understanding prepared o briei
statement In letter form ON tho ?6th OF
p-l.,..,. al .Jlres, uel IA In YOU. IL con.
tanned the names al membcfs oi 'he
Legislature with whom Tweeu hAa s'i
rupt dealings u the hAm,s VI
fow others who him been scnoisn
by ring practices. and was only ,n.,hu
as 4 summary oil what ne eouiu w " ~
show his good taitn. Ihis ,u.'ei' -
dressed to you, j handed 10 recAnAnh, WIN
said he was COINS. 70 Albany, snu va
not 4 little astonished 10 learn irom ~.
on the 9Th Of March. Wien me- G . ,,,ss
the rooms vi the Sta'o boaru VI a.nT,
In this city. that you had not recelvsu ".
From About this tmo believe 1 hcI,nu,
heard from nor saw an!thins W !ou un
about tho 4th 81 April. lou WIN you.
Carolin O'Brien bryant SCENIC, y" wo.n
work matters to suit Yourself iour
confidence in Him. OF course, nu,m
al Tweed To believe he was your Ihoua
piece. aud ! wa. In consequence; 70 siea'
extent, ignored 10 much thal = svIIou'y
considered the propriciy OF wI.nu'A" MI
from all connection Win Tue matter. NV
only information ! could receive Is 'ph1w
matters stscd was through bryan', ah.i
Was informed by him ina you uiu no' "o-
-, H. ~ ,oa,,sr' Brysnt. FROM my earli-
~, -.onne,,iion with Twocd's aifairs since
IL ,.,nrn' h.l moro or less interested
hin,ss,f In ihcm LIZ pretending ~ convoy
,nsarn.,i,s, an Twecd. as we'll a. 10 my
IF To-. o,conor. who, I'm fact, had had
!, .nnnact,n a. he afierwari stated to
me- Will ihc ring cases since December
m. lie gained. 40 n considerable degree.
nv ~c.nodcnco and The absolute confidence
at'rwecl' A, early "A February I received
a letter from him, Of which tho following
IA n copy. inclosing Fields letters 10
Tweed ,,
GRAND USioS Hort, NEW YORK, Feb
ruary 2i.-My Dear Mr.. Townsend: l
presume You have seen Dewey and heard
Of his favorable hearing with tho Attorney
General. ! send you the Enclosed letters
a. I will not be- In town tomorrow. Mr..
o, G.. having read them. desired mo To
have them placed In Peckham's hitnds,
with the suggestion that the iron was o
hot and IL MAS time to strike. ! shall sec
you Tomorrow evening. ] send yon the
letters. In case you should meet Fec kiam
tomorrow and should have an exact OPP
p~ortnnity TO use them with him anu the
Attorney General. Yours, truly.
ob' nhfANt,
Mr.. Tweed has since informed me, whiie
] was impressing upon MN the ap,oiato
necessity Of making a clean breast OF his
mi.leejs, In conformity with the tenor
ani spirit % his letter To O'Conor and
what was then believed to 10 yonr wishes.
that bryant was advising him u WIS NOT
your desire he should do 10, anu 'Ssi my
persistence was only tho result OF hh,yh
advice 10 mako political capital out OF ";
This, Troci informs me. was ,he ca ns' OF
his estranyement from ~ This wNi e,,
plain. also, tho canso why Tweed I'M
Of April. Tweed we'll knew that he must
conform TO your wishes IL he expected to
bo liberated. AMI he felt II was compare
lively an important feature In his case,