The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-21
What the Promises Was and the Attorney Gen.
erals Treatment Of Them.
Offers Of Startling Prsis Left Urhesdlss1--Chschs
thai Could Have Been Produced and
Corrupt Bargains Shown Up
NOW FOR Mr.. FAIRCHILD's REPLY


dealings with him At Albany which wore supposed
70 have boon unrghteous, ana oy everybody else
who hoped 20 learn something worse Of his neieibor
han he ever know before, is macc public at last It
certainly will not satisfy the anticpstions
u those people who expected terrible
evelatiGns OF corruption and bribery, with
names oil persons briped; tho timc and place whore
tho bribery believed TO have occurred; tho exact
date Of the vanes and the numbers OF the very checks
paid and tho banks that paid them. However, Il Is
long and interesting document that VIII DO read with
Interest least BY the Attorney General The follow
Ing is the ..statemens':--
NEW YORK. June TO- 1877.
To Hon. CHARLES S. FAiRcHiLp, Attorney General:--
Justice to the public, 10 Sir. Tweed myself, and.
"a SrousS you bs cubic Much has
been manifested 6y tho community generally ~ regard
70 ar: rwosd's Sicr 70 you p make uil confession
for bis release from custody, and the very
curt way in which you have disposed OF his APP
piicatiop amer months Of apparent delberation, has
not generally been held acceptable II you have acted
10 manner worthy OF the high ofhce you occupy,
then tho comments 70 freely bestowed upon you are
unjust, ana you entitlcd 10 consideration, and II
viii be due 10 you and the position you occupy that
hs contrary, Il 10 shown shst through ncompeisnce
20 oil your position. or dishonesty In conducting
sso S. xs sns ss.s xS q
ts attending moral effect, and have further
icprvea this city Of hts testimony, whereby millions
express the popular sentiment IN saying that The his
tory. OF this State a. least presents pi,iul
sci, have attempted 10 impose upon you by offering
70 Charge gutess people with offences, by presnd-
10 DO unable 10 do So have sraeavorea 10 obtain MS
discharge. you owe II TO tho community to unmask tho
Dsrnay and hold g. or either OF w. 20 pubic
shall rest In doubt 10 rexard 10 these questions,
and since your seems 10 dictate The policy Of
Sencel propose 10 adopt another aud give tho history
Of the negoatons, even at the risk OF being cons,d
srsd prolix. ,s.s
Unless for the purpose indicated you Will readily bc
licve would not address you Professional disC0ur-
tesy toward me- from no cause which mas beon appa-
rent me, has marked your conduc. mon.ns,
and apprehension that notice oil u on my pari might
injurs the cause Of my client has alone prevented
heals al ih,Dss has removed "s me sting,
and ieol that can state the case without
give vou, aud with ali The charity in the world will
attribute your couduct ms sithar the result Of bad
so"oass' ua n.y he or ssd ess,a tho
ms.ase q! friends - placing you ~ The position you
roms Win tho sc's IN connection wilh Inc
Tweed segotation they may agros with your dsstin-
su.hsd fellow townsnan and former Trend, Mr.. RUFUS
Pockham who SO clearly expressed his views Of you III
tht Lord case that cOnducs Is the result Of nat
urs d. lccts III your organization. Under either OF the
above supposit'ons you arc entitled 10 pity and not
censurv una do .or all offences me both pity aud,
a. nave said, forgive yon and may Heaven smilc
you when you return 10 eqnaliIy among U.S.
tn. INDULGENCE THE
As you are possibly aware the public have been very
inougent toward its servcnts employed to prosecute
hing SUITS. whether tho Canal Ring or Inc Ring Of
when Mr.. Tweed was u member I'D have asked out
few questions. They have heretofore. apparently
been content TO await your final showing Without
much continent they have Witnessed Connolly leave
our shorns with millions Of stolen property ana APP
out Of State Prison. and allowed parade his igot-
len wealth before them; several Who have been
projected IL Is sad, because they are witnesses lor
lie people ~ or have rendered political service, and
lew o. them the ieast important, because without
money or infucnoe they learn nre dragging out miser.
able cxstonccs abroad.
10 10 sure they have known that Que man has been
tried aud convicted Of small offence and that before
sentence pronounced ne quietly lett his hotel TO
which induIecnt official permitted Lin to be taken,
and thus, NJ lenst, saved the state the expense Of
taking care OF hun. They know that what bias been
designated trial took place another instance and
acquial had. and they have observed the same
recently lett The city ana the county as soon as
II became spp.rcnt 10 him that he might have been
mistaken IN tho views he bad taken OF bis Case Tho
people know, TOO, that out OF At least twenty millions
OF money oi which tnis city has been robbeu by and
through this Ring, until judgment was obtained re-
they nave retcvcd 10 return about $6OO, 600 only.
WHAT THE PEOfLE KNOW.
They know that this amOul 4 was paid 10 part by
Mrs. WATSON, alter tue dea.h her husband, and IN
part rs T.. a. Woouward. 10 elect settlement. aud
without much trouble 10 their emp,oyes. The people
lave believed nat eacn Of tho great planes IN TINS
Rins had It's satellites, ana they have been larry ex
pectng ,hat some oi them might TO moved out OF tacIr
course Tor the pubic go0 AID nave r, mainoa patent,
as hoy have scen those OF them VINO have been
sjdcred at al, accepted as Witnesses Tor people ~.
They have PROBABLY awaited . mo grand exhibition
which they. pcrhaps supposed being prepared Tor
them By you. Tic people arc orgetani and pcrnsps,
what was accomplished 10 the grand reDrm movement
AGAINST the Canal Ring Then that terri. bio slogan
rcform--fang from the Atlantic 10 Lake Erie, ana It's
echoes rcvcrbcrnted from Name to Oregon, aud re-
sutca IN ,nnn being hurt, and he not seriously
~ oIo thing, however, the publ G has been sure,
whom every man 10 ,no Stale has known we're ,hs
leaders 81 thr Ring, arc all awe. They know that
luxury IN Europe; that Hail. until recently, has been
enjoying as ever, all the advantages OF good social
surroundings AMI tina, Tweed has boon IN captivity for
cOnhcctcc with the Ring, whether planet or satellite,
with Tho exception OF lngersoll twno was released
from State Prison amor few weeks incarccralon)
and CONNOLLY twho was Tor short timc 10 Ludlow
Street J.il, who ever suffered an hours punishment
for hts crimes think express sentiment OF III
respectable part Of the community that thcy not
had, and have not nov, any mawksn sympathy tor
any OF these men or their ASSOCIATES.
LOVE FAIR PLAY.
You, and thUse who have guided you. have miEtaken
what ~ IA truly American trait, ovo OF lair play Tor
81 ot nil but Nr. Tweed and they naturally ask you
Why no should be mxdc tue buraeL OF all. Bad
though lie uLqncstonably ~as he certainly has good
traits oil character winch yoa will hook ~ VAIN for
among any VI your fayortor. Before submitting the
iacss WIN briefly state what my own position toward
Mr.. Tweed has always been. vas hrst consulted %
him ~ 1913, upon tho da. Of his conviction o INSIDE
mcnuorA thon ADVISED him 10 otter restitution and
mako Confession. he had money and some influences
~ the tims and was surrounded by the besi legal
talent 10 thc state. no declined 10 take my advice,
and lett him. just prior 10 his rcurn, after ne wss
Kidnapped was consulted BY friend Of his who dc.
sired ine 10 visit hun upon his return anu y ho
thought that Mr. Tweed would then willing to adopt
the course which / lad previously advised. con.
scented 20 DO 70 should Mr. Tweed lor me- aud
Iu Incdatcy ADVISED CT the SUBJECT with many inie
llgcnt people who agreed Nth me that u Mr. tweed
could be nuIced 70 mako u lui confession a great
moral eject would re produced. which. time at
least might destroy the possibility Ci combinations of
that character render those pei ouious who had
been COM cctcd WITH II, aud nave tendency TO re-
Tho eyStom which has so long polluted our iegs.
Iativc halls. To Hr. Charles O'Conor, who was then
IN control OF the King SUITS and also 10 Mr. Wheeler
II. Pcckham, stated my views, ana wnio u would
not 10 correct To say that any encouragement
distinctly held out 10 me by them that such propo
sitivn wunhi Dc accepted " made by Mr.. rwcod yet
can cay that when ! impaired TO tnen the object
which | hoped to gain II | accepted retainer
from him | met with no opposing
I'm thc day of Mr.. rweed's return received |
n note IRON him requesting me 10 call
upon nm, and did So Haprard aud worn though ho
,hcu was, seemed still have something left OF the