The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-21
WM. NJ. TWEED'S CONFESSION
WHIT ms COUNSEL SAYS THE Ex-
BOSS ~ READY TO DO.
The Price that Tweed is Ready TO rsy TOR
ut. Iiberty-A stinsins Letter to Attor-
ncy-GeneraI Fairchiid-Twenty Millions
stolen IRON, the City-sketches OF the King
suit.-Inter.stins Letters and Dispatches

NEW YORK. June 90
so. H,- cAate, & riirohiii Atp.nry.Gene'ai'
Justice to the public, To Mr.. Tweed, and
nvsalf and. ! may add. to you. impels me at
his time tn address YOU. and. through you. tho
ruhu,. Much interest has been manifested by
the community generally in regard to Mr..
Twocd's Offer to you to make full confession
Of his mi.leeds and Of his associates in return
for his release from custody. and the very curt
WAY in which you have disposed OF his applca-
ton. after months OF apparent deberation. has
not generally been held acceptable. II you have
arted in manner worthy Of the high Office you
occupy then the comments SO freely bestowed
upon you are unjust. and YOU are entitled to
consideration. and It will be due TO you and the
position you occupy that YOU should be rein
stated in public opinion: but H. on the con-
trary il be shown that through Incompetence to
nl your position or dishonesty in conducting
It's affairs. you have permitted this State to lose
the benefit oi Mr. Tweeds confession. with its
attending moral effect. and have further de-
priycd this city Of his testimony whereby mil
lions Of money might be saved to it. then l
think express the popular sentiment in saying
that the hinory Of this State. at least. presents
NJ more ptiful object than yourself. II Mr.
Tweed. or ]. as his counsel. have attempted to
impose upon you by Offering to charge guitless
people with offences. or by pretending that Mr..
Tweed could give evidence. knowing him to be
unable 10 dc SO. have ondeavored TO obtain his
dis harge. you owe il to the community to un-
mask the perldy. and hold US. or either
Of Us. up TO public Indignation. l will
not consent that the public shall rest
In doubt in regard to these questions.
AMI since your judgment seems to dictate the
policy Of silence. l propose TO adopt another.
and give the history ofthe negotiations. even at
the risk OF being considered prOlix
As you are possibly aware the public have
been very indulgent toward its servants en-
iloyei % prosecute the Ring suits, whether the
Canal hing or the Ring OF which Mr. Tweed
hons They have. heretofore. apparently boon
content to await your final showing. Without
leave our shores with millions of stolen prop
erty. and appar, ntly under protection; another
t. raral- his iil,eotten wealth before them:
several who have been indicted they daily come
IN eont.t with on our streets protected, il IS
n r s Oafe THEME rndeTssd Tsd P9licqi STyfs
t~ause without money or influence they learn
aro dragging ou. miserable cN.stences abroad.
MILLIONS STOLEN. THOUSANDS RETURNED.
To Doe sure thoy have known that one man has
been tried ami cunylcted OF u small oil nee. and
thnt b"iore sentence was pronounced he quietly
lcii his hotel - which an indulge nj OH 'a per-
riited MIN t. b. taken and thus. at least saved
n state the exp nse u taking care of him.
They know that what has been designated a
trial TOOK place IN another instance. and an
a'quiual had. ana they have Observed that the
same person recently loft the city and the coun-
try a. soon qs II became apparent 10 him that he
might have been mistaken in the views hc had
taken OF his case. The people know too, that
out OF At least twenty millions Of money. Of
which this city has been robbed 10y and through
this Ring. until judgment, WIS o, tainrd reccnfly
on lefaut agains th" deceased Mr.. Swreny H.
had received i'm return about 5000 600 only ana
they know that this amount was paid in part by
AMI p.rt Iy f. 4 Woodward To- oife't a settle
Mlflnlf trouble q NJ
IlOyctS. Thr I--nue have believed that each II
the great planet. IN this Ring had its sat-llit :
and they have been fairly expecting that some
OF them might be moved out of their course for
the public good, and have remained patient as
considered at all accepted as witnesses for the
people tO, They have probably awaited some
posed was being prepared for them by you. The
pe9ple are iotsetiul. ana perhaps would no,
what was aecomplish'd in u" grand reform
movement against the Canal Ring. Then that
,crTl9!e IIioSan heiorn rang from the Atan'f
g. Lake Erie; and It's echoes reverberaiei from
Maine 70 Oregon. and resulted IN ono
man being hurt. and he not seriously.
hni that is that Sweeny, Tweed. Connolly. and
Hal whom eyery man IN the state has known
were thr leaders Of the Ring, are all alive. They
know that ,nnolly and swe.ny have for wears
be.n living IN luxury IN Europe; that Hall
sdvenAets # good social surroundinss. and
they Anow. to- that he IS the only man con
not 4 with the Ring. whether planet or sate-
llte. VII tn execution OF lngers,ll. who was
released from state prison after few months
eh'rt time in Ludlow street Jail, who ever SUI:
fer"d ga hours punishment for his crimest l
thiuk express the sentiment OF the respe TIA
l" part oi the community that they have not
t.d and nnve not now. any mawklsh sympythy
and those who have guided you. have mistaken
what i a truly American trait love Of fair play.
1 o a Inf M NJ Tsp1 Twpe1 hnE and by 1s8 5 yGn
urtl' ask You why he should be made 10 bear
~ burden of az. Bad though he unqueston-
nDiy wa-, he certainly has good traits Of char
ai"r which you Will look in vain for among
any OF your iavorits
TwELD's COURSE.
Before submitting the facts. I will briefly
Iwrad j. - aiway- H.on. / was nr.t con-
suited ~ him III 1873. upon ~ day of h.
convlrt.gn OF nlsdemeanors. then adv sd
him to off r restitution, ami mnke confession.
IL had money and some nAu"nee at the time.
w. STATE. He d"cin d 10 takr my adylre and /
i"it MN. just PRIOR To- his return a'-r he wa,
siIn"pp'h.i @ WA. 'oAst'ti - n ii"hl 81 rs
AMI wi Thought that Mr. Tweed would then Js
willing ~ adopt the course which had prryi.
Du-lg advised. consented 10 DO So. should
hlr. Tweed send ior me. and Immediately al
Ni-~d ON the subject with many int,lligent
J. Die, who agreed " th me that II Mr. Tweed
eouii hr lnluri 10 makea fun confess ion, a
gr~at id"rd 'lr0t would b. produced. which,
OF comhuatious 81 tniit rhnraci,r, rcnirr thoss
porsons odlous who had b.cn connec'ed with IT,
siNl Huff ~ l.I ANfl.J TO r. ~IlNln tllF system
whl. IN las 50 long polluted our legislative halls
! Mr.. Charles q Cpnur. who WIS then IN control
~ M" rng suits, and also 10 SIR, Wheeler II.
+ khan, ! stated my views. and while It would
Il nHt h' corr" 10 say that any encOuragrmrnt
v l- dIst a tly h"ll put to me by them that such
Z prom ID-iiun would bee accepted II made hy Mr..
pwroi, y't oan SAY that when impaired To-
t"m "a" ohlo whiD hoped 10 gain, II ar-
""pt'd ret Nor from HIM met with no op-
posing views On tho day oi Mr. Twrod's r.
tun received notr from Inn requesting me
g. ll upon him. and did ~. Hi.ggard and
" ru though ne then WAS he seemed still To-
lHt' -pu.rthlng lnit Of IL" old comhHtiVe spirit
WilaN had mHrkod him ~ man among his
criir'ng us-O'iat.s =. II WAS h} Do mraus nm easy
~, 80 Inlno" him to hrnd his iron will and
a. 20 line Of condut 70 absolutely
dives" from his previous action. and 81 IN op-
l-l' Nu 10 what AL t" m m|s"rHDle cormorani-
Mi .'i .r had believed 10 bee his friends, eN.
l"'l rom him. Ills own hett.r solt at l..t
i"t"I"l, and wurn hr con luied e. Adopt tho
~ curse pc q I fully and entirely, and
DIP ih" .u'r 20 Mr. OC0nor, whl ID has already
''n luhl shed, hui Whirh. 10 make tins sLite-
D. 1T complete | now insert;
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, IN. % rrno, ~ -sn i,k, te urny Of aiilc.-
w fNU N- eur 300 So "a n fne tact uIat fnur POSITION
- l''l '-i.nasd iA ne stir auth .uu,, in my
NAltf iN, lrNDsTi sn is 'hr lutill -rl. regardless
. .N li. nnnt or fff'nual iirfr't Heretofore lave