The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-29

this letter from MIR. Peckham who then had the
statement:
Nv DIAN SIR: Townsend cane to my Ioa.c la.t nieht
aud inter ain said that willing he should extract
- District and should replace itby sheet containing
g toy mi NcS dsn n" reoa eTn O S or
row Yes" II hear nothing from YOU Shnll not con
Hon cn,Rlts 5. fSiRcufp, Attorney General
The name is left blank in the above copy bc-
cnusc | cannot publish any name contained in
the statement. Ii was not however, the one
mentioned 10y Mr. Townsend TO me on May T.
and was one Of the few cas- < in which Twced's
evidence furnished by Tweed. Mr.. Peckham
has told me since that MIR. Townsend alleged Il
personal motive OF MS Own as ne reason o MS
lar case. In reply to Mr.. Pcckhaln l sent the
following tclcgram:
Wheeler n recRham Drc1ei bulldog wal Ge,t Nee ic,t
Have had no conversation with him the suhiect and
tsiencd.j CHARLES fAiacniLp.
While this document was In my own or in tho
possession Of my representatives. no use what
ever was made OF II. except to uso il for tho
basis for the examination OF Tweed. No prom
isc or suggestion Of Il promise was made by me
or by any one on my behalf that Tweed should
hc released unless the conditions made 10y mo
rounded this disagrcenble business. chief
among which was y more or less accurate pub
LEGATION in the New York Wgrldofa considerable
portion " this statement The newspaper con-
tanning this publication appeared on the MORN
ing ol the 17th of April. while did not receive
O'clock of that day hours after II was given to
the public in New York city. In this connection
] insert q copy. of q letter which came to my
OH '" nelosed in Deayun II luse envelope on
the afternoon OF the day Mr. Townsend left tho
statement with me:
Nor csapt.S Eir-im Aevn,y G1aut
ur. te, si,us what The, iy /. In the CONES sion Of
Tweed rhrrc some truth and some imagination IN IL,
have FURNISHED no patto iteSccr what You Will sc Is
e ,S ' a. 's '' Rt KEN em Tir h%.c
shnii see rwc,d tonight and by day after tomorrow
"''o 10 ~ ~ ~ Yours tfaly Joas il townsend
Subsequently it appeared from the testimony
Of Mr. k"ily n thc Wooiin iny.stisat.o IN mat
tho Information was given 10 the newsphprrs
hv the Comptroller Of the city ot New ork. To
whom Mr.. Townsend had shown the st,tment
ON the 18th " April, three days before saw II.
500 NAG. ll6 of I, ~timony In Woodin invcstiga-
ton, whore the following testimony IL given ny
Mr.. Kelly:
TW,eds shown you before It was taken to Albany
o Wa, It on the SATURDAY night preceding the time
/ that Mr. townsend tooN Ito Albany Alt was
/ Mr.. Kelly also testified that he had the same
/ him by MIR. TOWNSEND from the Attorney Cen
rral Ny last eony.r~ntion with the Comptroller
/ hriorr Mr.. Townsend brought tir statement 70
ne. This publication. thus made" mlgit-hnh,
hay" no doubt. did-r"nder II impo-sih r. To srt
Tweed. and thus resulted in serious dnmase
Ia NV clont the city Of NV lore and
ol.T% OF q ns asnl Of d aS' Gsq to c lSr
@rf.- their , R"igne}s by E Ts"a in th 'a
favor IN advaure Of trial, AMI without the ~
VIZ, or consent 81 the ATTORNEY. When ronsui-
oi with th" Comptroller col IN" 'iiy %, NV iurN
|4d nui -uppOS' any exception would Zoe haIg
g. th" rule. or t.mi II WIS h,tr-ntS '' t'Pu =,
tnat non" should he made. am satisfied lhal
5a n b '- u -u' %c IN tsd 81 ,1c rus
oi law applicable 60 such cas- =. Hut II any
moral god can he a.complisn9d hN
Ice clad u see the whole Of it pub
l~hed 10y MIR. Tweed or hi- counsel. and then
the public can judge whether lie has
thereby done such service TO the public, or has
,a, iln',,s shnlil hs unr,lonrd he bee re-
/ placed uu equality with his fellow men. aud r.
/ li.ved nf the judgments against him. IL tlli'
shall appear from such pulhrAton u Ice th'
/ Gus, then your ENcrh' my. who has tn" pardon
ing power. viii do thatwl IN your WIS" luds
I mont YOU may de- idc II If rlEhi. lusi. anu lu
e public s.of that yon 7hGq,i d9i ana , ,n
IT, lotnward his relief from civil prosecution
an winch IT may dr'm itifoprr To- DO, ...,,
mouv of u witness for mcr" publication u
must Use il only IA legal proceedings. ana IN
testimony OF a man in Tweed situation -hou,
only be- used hy the Attorney General when cor
rOhpratca in every material particular 10y un
hin-"i t.rin.ny. II ~ A,',rn wv, h ri.
who ARE ''hnrg"d with Grim" hv q nan nip-'
| convicted 81 many crimes, ana lhi.i D..
/ many more. in an uuturrluurut"d StAi"iu"i
coui.,iulng the. -tiWuuy against them ~ Nulu
! in law and given Ia the Attorney raj YIN
{ | criminal in exchange for hls lI.Hfty. or n ID
I should u.s. su IA "A statement for ",'h"r his pei
, sninl or political advantage, rliIfr pulIi,.y Cd
I ii,.n'f XIV ofn@r pars N. then that At'orn.,
s General would he unfit 20 hold hl~ 'ili 60. ami
a would b. the duty 81 your ENrll"n to rni
. impoa ,lnent Our Siat"h not w. hni. nm
. hour that j. nny'r VII. hny', ~u 10 am Aitorn"
> General. Very resp iluN.y ,lr '...' nt 50
:. / ID.