, 1877-07-07
Publication of d Letter from
Tweed's Lawyer to Fair.
child.
Townsend Charges Unequivooal False
hood Upon the Attorney.
General,
Details Of a Terrible Double
Crime In Camden
County, Mo.
4 Bloody Butohsry Committed at
aresubure, Decatur Co., Ind
TWEED.

NEw YoxK, Jnly 0.-Ths following correspond.
enre Ia made public:
NAV Yonk. juno 10. 1877. M, Dean s,r-
General IN ~ con',nuntcalion of June 10. and
which from h!s high osca, position might naturally
10 I'D faith and rih no in.stttoa oi ssitly casr;s
s ~ ~ e. IT, e. m r., s s
the tae.s which ars in d!apute bstween MI Fair.
child aud you5,s1t sabFtsd to '0ms Re19tls,
dn pol'tle. ss:' g r.nsc @ ,s ~lt.ss @ epn pn
ion whether er, not In all tho f.ets !
fsS ha aess oss - not ', o
custody. 70 Mi. OConor, a. gentleman Of rec.
SenI1ea honor anS ability: made my at:t appeal.
!! tias,nE III. ,uas:,t!:n whie6 tske W. liberty
t,Sa yea may have aatermirsa npPn. fseIs t,a,.
's9gsal lae Hon. John D. rSMn..51 %na51 ~ r"r1D'
Attorney .denernl FarehiId In which Townsend
II ss eaa E s%
ana William ~ Tweed, yo1 take occasion e erit!.
@ daet "hes .. pro I 70 IT, t., Won bo
repfehcnsiblo to tho la.f deatee. II faet . large
part Of thc report which IN not taken up with 4
hIat0tfcAl skete, of what you SAT has been done
BY othcr parties. and upon whose shoulders you
now attempt to place tho burden Of YOUR ovn re.
assertions ihst Twsod.a propoatton was unreliable
and wotthlcss. IL IN effort distract public allen.
Sn % Z o es:s saG Ssa' sea .s
nasunse that the la.ler - hut hide intcre.t for
ny pas!s s 9u to Treea ". gtGystts
anta,advsnons @ seem, ID ius,ee 10 n,sseif. to re
:5Hn Il ePSga =" sr ~ sasa t.
go what Twced's proposition contained, and nll
@ IL ill., sa ssfs 70 &c s na s + bss r.; :sp sgss
osab1ym 1acu to .'Jpu 10 pursue: F,nt, 10
! return tho abatement immediately. II yoa
s "ss.sn assi"fS III g. s9iss ssush s
neomeu hanh, would hass been such an act Of
slsis Judgment = e prevent unfsf s5lei.
roy warrant IL reies,s. Thila, + ~ soneialea
.tatemsnt 81 iortn. AZ That ho proposed ~
- 10 ,a ~ m
that be might furihot corroborate his % assertion.
was basch solely On iae ground that you would 70.
civil jusslacnt Or % cti'i,in.l Indictment. ''' "''
be I'LL Swse msde 10 iss propositIom !.
conarm his evdence sxcspt such as were set 'orth
1c statement Ths :t5tenent tn,n!'hs to you
and was intended to accomplish that which. III
yoa. report {ea ~ s.a NJ; 0Gonos's .tm: !
smcantns Tho Court Il hppoats' dsse.ionj defeated
ss f gps a1oons Sf r. ts
dsi,en irsn, power aad h.ekea dewn s vsena.desrs
This wAs tho main good sought BY Mr. U'Conor's
prosecution, and 1t was u!oEs Important to city anti
stats than the nlcrc Futtlng, Ut sun Of money,
however large. ln theory, Il appears, 5oa agrce
dony. that yau stated to Nr. Rally ttnt you, would
rslease Ak. Tweed II h. carried out hia Intentions
as expressed tn his letter to Hr. u'conor. You do
not deny that on tho ga Of April yuu told me you
wcre surprised At hadaR Low much evidence hr,
could testify to, and that yoa then !niimsted to
me thut Nr. Twued would bs reluascd tn =
few days. You fail to dcny that you Kayo assus.
Ance tU the saue aIatt to Tweed. You fail to ex.
p!,!n how lsMas that, without my kaowlcdge. Joa
called upon Tweed with bryant, and how 4 IL That
bryant could have been 10 conyersant with your
movements ant your Wishes and 10 ignorant Of
siaRa, unlsss he wa4 acting Ia concert With you.
You kkre no FCason whT you requested me not to
communicate with Nr, Pcckham on tho subject Of
ed you would, why you hate been 70 eonslorate
to uauy Hug thieves whu still ta tn canlfurt kad
cleRAncu- fon haye not denied that 1t wH0 by your
suggestion that Ir. Tweed declined tn testify before
tbs Henate Committee IN ths Wpocln u,nttet,. Of,
why Il was that, when Tweed was expsct!ng full
aeat, rou connasa yourself IN Jenr Interview with
Senator Woodin."
the Attorncy'tleueral'sr report, aud atnunx otscf
thinRs deuounces ~ tasehood statements that l,p
{ownstndl o6rfed to collect tor 10 per ceut Ut tho
Aniouut covsfed hy Tweed'a checks, and TINT hs
t'cowussndt WA retained ~ counsel for Swecny.
tho Fctatncs gi,tn him bT the latter being messy
Tho letter Is quite cAustlc, Ind almost entirely
Of nafs9uGl character.