New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-19
MORE FROM oBRfEY BRYANT.
TISSUE or FICTION RuMoR AND CoNJhClU"H
AnorT TWEED AID OTHERS.

. TISSUE OF FICTION. RUMOR AND CONJECTURE
AnoVT TWEED AID OTHERS.
Another batch Of gossip is contained IN two
additional letters by CAROLYN OBrien Bryant 10 Az
General Faircld about Tweed his counsel anu
his troulcs Much irrelevant, matter ia dragged in and
surprising statements made about several persons
well known TO the public. John ID. Townsend Is again
spoken Of in abusive IL IA asserted that Tweeds
property Is worth several millions Tweed Is charged
with fabrcaung dummy" mortgages ard pookctlng the
proceeds Of fraudulent ses OF real estate TWeedS Iees
70 LAWYERS aud disbursements said to have been
less than half n million dollars. aud Bryant d'-
clares that David Dudley Field has only received
$4,000 fancful story Is related OF 'ho
payment OF 100000 by OF Tweeds female fayortes
:, another who had been displaced in his Affection
This sum asserted to have bcea paid for journal o
all the disclosures which Tweed made to the woman al
confidence and which she noted down during hef Ihti-
macy with him. The total amount Of TweeI5 gus 70
the woman who purchased the book it Ia claimed Was
not less than 100000.
Tweed is mentioned as being the owner OF large
amount OF bonds Of the Hoosac TunnelFimproycmcn OF
great blocks OF Erie NewYork Central Lake Shore sus
pension Bridge and City Railroad stocks Reference Is
made TO n story that Judge EmOt ~ the Representative
OF the Bureau of Municipal Reform offered to consent 10
settlement by Tweed by q restitution OF dollar for dol
lar The account Of tho grant to tweed tor
LAYING city railway tracks In Madrid, Spain, with
n capital OF S2,00o,O0O IN gold, and with
Gen. scklcs as Counsel is again told. the escaped
bank-rohber Counors Is brought IN ~ confederate OF
Tw, eds. A payment Of $500 to john d. TOWNSEND aH
speciaI retainer account OF Peter B sweeney Is III
se,.d among other things relating to Sweeney OF whom
Mr. H-yan writes ir favorable terms. Inc icsis'oh az
hbouf u 1870 with reference TO this CITY - nado Jn
ocrsioa for bringing the names OF Horace Greey ana
Uorao Seymour III connection with the measures passed
~ that session Of the LEGISLATURE ard II IL asserted t
Mr. Greeley, opposition IN some mysterious way he'd 10
bis nomination for Presidency IN 1872. A. Oakley
Hall is charged with becoming an accoinpcc IN the
scheme O., the Ring percentages IN Ordcf 10 bring aDout
Ms nomination for Governor, and to pay the expenses
OF the election campaign.
The closing paragraphs OF the second letter are devoted
10 drnouncng TWeeis attempts Ocroaie the impression
tnat his LEGAL expenses ii We made him poor
IRIBINE reporter called ON Controller heliv yesieI
DAY to gct his opinion OF the statements IN CHoau
O'Brcn rv IT'S first letter Attoney-'ienrra alr-
child concerning HIM and his relations win John
d. Townsend Mr. Kelly SAID that he did not
care io talk the matter II was suIicleW
10 saw that there word Of truth In Bryant as
sertops from the beginning to the end OF his letter
Brvant called on him and showed him q rait or
cong of letter from Tweed 10 Charles OCOnOr bur he
mir Ycy) refused to talk with hun. BIZ. Kelly added,
"Bryants letter Is string Of fasehoods. Ihere Is no
mi In