The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-02
Attorney General Fairchild Refuses to
Disclose the Contents of the Paper
in His Possession.
NOT SIGNED BY THE BOSS.
Senator NOrrissey Gives the History Of the
Legislation Of 1870.
TAMMANY'S ARMY IN ALBANY.

ALBANY, N. Y, May l, 1871
Tho committee appointed by the Senate to invcst.
gate tho charges against Senator woodin met this
morning.
EVIDENCE OF SENATOR PARKER.
"a Parker Senator II 1853 49, 10 and
q State, n you please the reasons far ms you Know
ihss TO ss Bin no h
charter, Because the charter offered was better Than
and
w an Sis when we a.
stop the alleged fraudulent voting in the city Of
DO q any being ssd du K, that
being used in reference Senator wcoda's vote
not: OF Senator winslow's know Of or in
levy for Of New Know q no or
%ss :ns o or In as or
Ma wsi &c BY 81 ,s SH
DID You thai any money wa raised for the
Nj you s,. for :, what hat
shArser, 4 Wen: had tho uads.tsndns tha, !. 70
sns hs and also to administer
You ,hrs the sGga sGys
the rspSSsans 20 secure Ssr
so n sss sw sSor the
new charter and petition signed BY Noses Taylor and
Committee urging the republican Senators support the
charter
Recess until three O'Clock T. NJ
ATTORNEY GENERAL rAiRcnILD A WITNESS.
The committee met A. threo T. N. pursuant to ad-
Charles 5. Farchild, sworn:-
Am Attorney Geners; have been such since 1915;
q In tina. subpoena you requested produce
tain paper 1! A. was 49,
s r .. s an
&c IN @
qadf, lust "ss s I
monv Of Mr.. Townsend, who is Mr. Tweed's counsel II
presa%s s e S Of what %has
q The paper Is not signed By Mr. Tweedg A. Not signed
9. Was any affidavit attached .oit, A. No.
Are you wnE 70 produce x"n thS;
ton Is " he we was 10 S
townsend parpor.s certain testimony
him certain mmanitss- namely, to be at large
Se ' a na to tho committee for their
Mys ySa in n1 albany In so a . was with
he usIss. .hi: inquiry I, know nGhips about
Der about that IS mestns Mr. den in 'front.' Of the State
as aa he sa ns n.
thing about the charter took no interest in those matters
O. In what do you hold that papcrwhether un.
M townsend iSa. there should q made nor
,y to ss IN & s a"n.a With
ssy 70. re seeing
BY Mr.. Bradley-Tn your Judgment does the public in.
ers.t REQUIRE that should decline e exhbitit 4.
very gross thing for the Attorney give testimony
W. i ,s i, NJ, rs,.eAd when
xosss aas % Sn W IN the
q When did you recevelts T. Itwasswo weeks to-
Was yonr attention called to the article in the World
Did receive ,hs. before that article
s . Ss s 10 ns .1s ii s
O. between time that you rcsd it the time you
raw the article in The World had Mr. Johu Kelly.
q You had consulted mr. Kelly after receiving it from
o But you had consulted Mr. Kelly prior to this time
Mr. rsend 70 sS had Ny
Kelly as 80 the general aue,en Of The prope'y and policy
O. That before had received this statement A.
And YOU had nothing do with tho publication of the
q Did appear through any fundamentally of yours
Mi % came to you as Attorney
Have you reached any conclusion yet with reference
8 Nor = Whether Nr. Tweed win receive the imma;
yet; perhaps the committee wsaia IKE to give
sn 81 ~h~i sns or
Tweed has said anything Of that sort; cannot give
ShasvSf peosse 70 give snyhinS thu, has any
bearing the immediate subject of this investigation tor
~ .iarto that # yoa wish to anything in
rate snyihing IN vindication my actions.
d "na po 20 in the GSaow sG qo 'na vii
In default of bail there also criminal
against him ~ new York he wishes TO get OF prison.
y December last, which has been published; before any
nf WAS aqns about that MI from having
The Ring matters in New York IN 1870; that
General in these matters he had them after
yard Mr. Tweed's civil suit into the hands Of Mr.
rwErp's PROPOSITION
Some time during tho present year Mr. Townsend came
me one day at Aoany ana wished to talk with about
he "a nss AWE wished to give w his property
asked wnsh w would eCnsde. q. all told hin would
York and asked me about 4 again finally went %
statement made hing 0f that told
u he was 70 the public we would consider how much
and subsequently, there little handed oy
Ming. n he 1 g M Hs" s
s%s ,nw him a- "ssn as the . and saw
mot making any statement 10 me. but talking generally
With | then told him did no. 'eI propose 30
and peop su h had any rs make Of s
that within his knowledge prepare such
was Of any value to the public whether it could he
nnysu use for him a1 before sow a" mssd at aoIg
and after Mr. Townsend said . tina, be wished q
the general policy Of irving to make Of Tweed
others Sr Res' with whom had some cuisines. in he
Comptrolers office. the city of New York; and stated
suited with the Corporation Of New York Mr.
official manner as affecting the general question.
NOT TO M PUBLISHED.
eosndeniiali 4 We'll they we're considered % official
pose they be- don't Know 'Ss, ever said Any Of
S @ No" Ss
necessary 50 say
q You assumed that a. Yes: Of thu committee
must know that Whatever do officially IN this matter
must do with entire the public
ment that made by MIR. Tweed 70 he'd and
satisfy mind lawyer; should corroborating
circumstances enough 20 safety my mind aIawyer that
would be proper Tor me TO do such that is
not evidence and would not amount to anything
SENATOR
John Morrisney sworn Is Senators i democrat;
In Albany during the session the Legislature In
1870, nearly three months
Did you take active advocating defeating
the passage OF the senate that winter
A. Yes; was opposed TO what known the
Tweed charter; 4 belonged TO what was termed
tho Young Democracy" In 1870, shortly alter
the Legislature met there organized IN the
city New york, my house, ward Known
the dcnocracy this m her wer
seven persons tn,nk-Ar. Genet Mr. norton Mr. B tcn
twho sheriff. Judge tox Judge McQuadc aud myself
and that organization started iro that seting
opposition TO tue charter which Messrs Tweed Swoeny
To- introduced then. to u trodure:
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