New-York tribune., 1877-05-02
30 CHANGE IN TWEED'S COUNSEL.

NO CHANGE IN TWEEDS COUNSEL.
A FOCIIsH STORY EXPLODED-TwEErS CONFIDENCE
IN JOHN d. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF CHECKS
oBr,INrD uNDFR FHsH PRETENsEs.
The friends and counsel of Senator WOodin
have been greatly excited TO- several days over the
Tweed revelations with the details Of which they have
lust become familiar and have been making strenuous
efforts to bring about disagreement between Tweed aud
his counsel JOHN d. Townsend It was reported 2nd
published Yesterday that Tweed had dismissed Mr. Town
send a. his legal adviser and employed John H. srahan
III bis stead This incredible TO those who Knew tAa
Mr straLan bosom friend Of hr Woodip and was
at once discredited Later in the day communication
from Tweed TO his counsel John d. Townsend revealed
that the report was wholly without foundation. After
rerarkns that the published report was calculated 10
place Mr. Townsend in 4 false position, Tweed says
| have never consulted with Hr. John H. slrIlan or
any other lawyer i reference 70 my case sine ist re-
has never sugg -tcd To that should max any rhansr
of counsel Il is hardly necessary iof we 10 .c oT
thai have the utmost confidence III your ~ Iu Sn. ,ii
akill and integrity hut presume yOu iii %'c TINS
letter to thg pnhic low 7Sy ., atacnt ~, , h. the same
article that ana GisgIs;rd with the rcSHltS Gi @NthhS
that has taken place Ia my case since yon ma td e ..
n s falrr. and hereby assGmr Tie fni IcslunsilHF
for yerythug contained in the stat meht cattta my
" runrcs,ion" winch 80 now IN the haho' oi ''e N"''
f5 Due TO you alone mat have obtained this d2y The
return Of checks and papers which weit oDlheJ llol
mr.. hy false representations by person in h0m once
had ful faith Yours yery truly and resp,c!iuIiy,
ludlow Street Jail. Nav 1877.
The last paragraph the text to very curious story
Of pan TO gel possession OF certain accounts ana cheeks
Of Mr. Woodin which in Tweed'a possession Inc
person alluded 10 Is C. OB Bryant, brothern-aW O!
JnGgc G.nrgr g. Barnard aud dutlus the I1tc c't'dln
one OF GOV lilen's corps Al No. 90 Liberty MI bt ht
rrurcsrutrd huseI TO Tweed a. the Ohidcntui agent
of Charles O'Cunor and obtained from MN rs AT 'l'
OCounrs rcgucs about 80 checks OF various prominent
men and also an affidavit bv Tweed detailing the nlaH-
ucr of The frauds IN the passage ~ tnc charter lhs
affidavit was written out ~ Bryant ana Hlsut"
by Tweed without examination, ana contains
many intrriincatlons which Tweed says lie never
authorized Frequent demand was made on bryant
for the return OF the C.ecEs, ana many t"th'.B
that some Of them had been offered Tor Nat 10
Hugh Hastings Hugh smith. and others IwyrG Aitho.
ized MIR Townsend 90 apply formally to Mr. I9hoE lo
their return Mr Townsend learned 10 MS asonlShnct
that Mr. OCuuos had not only not authorized tlc app
c4tinn for the checi and affidavit, but that since Dr
~ STG MIR OCouor Ind really had no connection WIN
iLe cn,c ThcruupUn Mr. Townsend apputu 10 biS ant
fO- thc checks aud Yesterday morning conQtOtu me
restitution OF them He found that Bryant had SOFA ho
tiiduyit of Tweed altered III many particulars Dl inter-
ueatons tn HARPER Brothers Tor publication - lue4
had put tEe document into type They we're lhIOrhed
of fe bogts character Of the document ana thti-uou
refusci to pubii-h It, Mr. Townsend yesterday cditd on
v.eed and handing him tie checks whose irH'0on nc
mad secured asked him accept his rciinql,hi'u ol us
case: bur Tweed refused absolutely, ana dcclad lh
under no circumstance would he change l5 ADVISER bt
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