New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-20
TWEED RETORTS.
HIS ANSWER TO o'BRIEN BRYANT

| HIS ANSWER TO O'BRIEN BRYANT.
lie DECLARES BRYANr's LETTERS ALL ROMANCE.
AND USES VERY STRONG LANGUAGE ABOUT THE
WRITER
William W. Tweed has written n brief reply 10
! Caroan O'Brien Bryanfs letters which he declares
tOb all romance. He speaks Of the writer with great
freedom, calling him a sneak. spy and a maliQnor.
and declaring the motive of the letters De in part
revenge because he exposed Bryant 90 a man whom
he was swndlng, and in part a desire 10 aid friends
whom his CTwecd's) disclosures would destroy. iIe
asserts that all the private matters mentioned by
Bryant merely repetitOns Of scandalOus stories
which have been floating about the newspaper
Offices for years In regard O. personalities concern
ing family and social relations be- reminds BRYANT
and the parties whom he lands" of the old adags
about living IN glass houses" Following is Tweeds
communication
10 The Public: My attention has been called 70 a
series of letters publ shed in the daily papers Of tho
city, OF tho 18th and 18th inst, signed by CaToian
OBrIen Bryant-a man whom Tor years past 10 edit
or would believe, and whose whole lie hes been
one OF eayesdropping and deceit, whose word Wonld
not De believed under oath, II malice or greed could
be more fully gratied by fal>ehOod.
| beg leave, therefore, IN answer. TO say that an
these letters are romance, and that the converse
tiOns ne reports rs having had with me are falsely
stated, and the conclusions he pnrports 10 have ar-
rived At wholly unwarrantcd by the facts. The
Whole Of the private matters are las oil city news
papers know only the repetition Of scanda0us
sOric5 which have been floating around their Offices
for years past. The for combining
and now circulating them are from the fact that /
discovered aud exposed him TO a gentleman whom ho
was swndn9 and obtaining moneys from hy false
preteDsos together with the hope Of crushing ont
my very existence and thus All bis friends ~ secur
ing and nlah aiming positions which ny exposure Ot
them would destroy.
have never trusted this man Bryant; never PIT
confidence in him. except 70 ads Use with him
plans for my release, which he told me were sng-
gcsted by that great, able ana pure aan, Sr charles
OCOnOr and which was Ted 10 believe itue from
the fact that Mr. OCOnOr apparently had fun con-
idence IN him, and he was always present when any
OF my friends or adv sors called on Ar. OLonor lis
whole reports q his examination 81 ny
pap, r. and my conversations with him Hr" base
and malicious falschoOds, and worthy only OF the
sneak and spy he bias proven himself io b.. aui
ready now, ms always have been since lny appeal
10 Sir. O'CDnor, and offered in my statement 20
the Attornry-Gicucral. 10 submit 10 any cXamiua-
tIOn they may desire 20 make M relation 20 the Dis
position OF ny property ana 10 sl"IiHu,l '.l 20
tLlm in aDy way bc!oagiHg 10 Do, 1875 he,HaiAs
rs 30 Mr.. John Kelly, gen ieman with whom nave
had no communication directly or indirectly. ana
whom have not seen for many years, VII, pre-
sumo, bee attended 10 by that gentleman. Tie .a"e
remarks rs u Mr.. Kelly apply 20 VIZ. Sictl'a fnm
ms knowledge Of the misrcpwsentatl"n' he Us
mad. in reference TO my counsel, Mr John -.
Townsend, who by advice of lia physician IT, tem-
p0rarily absent from the city am convinced hc can
reply on hes return IN such mariner AZ wil 'ihdi-
cate him from all the foul asrersion5 and mnuen-
ITonld further say to Bryant and the parties whom
be LAID IA h, a. lac&s on mc, in1t peisl.lI,, '5 -
the future and for them 10 remember the old a'iage
about living IN glass houses"
As BRYANT has neither seen nor been told what le
assumes 60 be- my comb -unir>5 800 Flail'I OF
secrecy and from the prosecutionihc could not *
plan ANYTHING abOut 10 unless as De- has often SAD
ID me- ." he l. better than The truth, and can DO
nouldei 10 suit was his rule 10 commenting
upon H. as seems 10 have been the rule Do al
these letters. The only papers ccniahs any STATE
urut which hc las seen WAS one handed hin pi h3
to show I'D Mr.. O'(nuor aud the ATTORNEY p'nrial
dated March % and one PREPARED bY W. ~ -.
Townsend and handed 30 Mr. Iccnhan d 90. 20
after a. conversation with uie, AMI when paPrr
never saw until was making the Statement dated
fhe 7th # April which was Ia Idcd 20 thr Attorney
General on that day. the papers Of the 20ia "a
February bad inaccuracies which ! pointed orr 20
Mr. Townsend as soon ~ / stW ~, 1ni
which was fully explained in thnt Of tho
18th OF April. Had | been tisiylng wih
that paper before me, would net have
made tin a er gree 20 20, and NOT as did' corr u
and eSplln the corrections thu. calling aiicnHh ID
snrmi The paper. 81 the l1th Of Apul did person.
aily revise and drc.aIc true, ADJ do assume .i L.
.ponsililiry ior any statement therein Haie.
Tsis /, my first attempt go stiguatH' the many
jan. ,lrrs aud faisehonds circulated anonymously
iud these letters 80 nearly au0ny ulous taat ih'y
come under that headIng-ji}G nt NOT being IT,
responsible or reputable mau-1nd ] should ZOO
have ai.yerpd this. but my duty TO nY confis'i ~
IBIS enforced absence has caused ln: Ia n"ute u.
Very rt>peCt iuliy,
iSiglcD. WH. VI. TWEED No. 20 Iuliow-st.