The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-13


Attorney General Fairchid on good grounds,
as we believe. SO he died with his shame about him.
In tue story have gwen OF his lie many tpinga
have been omitted that had great interest," IN sn"ir
day such as hts partnership with Gould and Fisk a
Erie matters and other side speculations, such
as the leasing OF tho Metropolitan Hotel, which
drain on the city HIS due house Firh avenue.
his marble stables, all the phantom nnery winch
glowed about him tor few years and faded away are
longer OF public interest beside the terrible iesson
OF the Told mans" lie.
THE MAN MEASURED
There are many diverse views OF hts character. he
doubtless had genial quaiities. He was man OF VIII
and iorce OF character. Ho was without scruples.
one OF his ex-counssi said Of him 10 . HERALD re-
porter recently:-"rweed had always enjoyed
popularity in print which he never possessed
in point OF fact Strange as II may sound
the truth that Tweed has never bsen popu
lar on his own merita When he was poor, before he
entered pubic HE, ne never had any warm personal
adhersnts All this MAGNETISM they talk 80 masn
had acquired the habit OF spending the pubic
money. That he never had a personal following,
Independent OF his money proved oy the iact that
whsn unaided, he for Snera IN tue early part OF
hrs career, he did not command over 5000 votes In
the wnoIe city OF New York. Nor was Tweed ever
popular with mis- own associates IN his days OF power
Sweeny dsspsed him Tor hts coarseness Connolly re-
garded him as hypocrite-as man v no adopted the
bun King Henry Will style OF dong things mercy
ne a biind-as cloak 10 hide his own snrewdpcss
and ms own intense seldshness None Of ms
associates ever believed him on his bare wori
without corroboration. Sweeny promised compare
lively little. but once having made promise keps
it; but Tweed would promise and break ms woru,
always putting the blame OF the broken pledge upon
circumstances somebody else. On Two or more
occasion he broke faith on important matters Win
Sweeney while ne repeatedly violated ms woro 70
his intimate acquaintances or his underlings
HIS opinion oil his associates was no more natterng
In an interview before alluded TO. he said: -
s.sweeny 10 u hard, overbearlng, revengsfu man.
He wants his way and treasures up wrath. he has
considerable ability OF It's kind We were 30 opposie
and unlike that we got along very we'll Connolly
was before nv time; had take the world as II was
and not make anew. He was a powerful man IN hrs
ward and district. We could not get along without
Connolly, and annexed MN ior the vote NO con-
trollod."
The news Of the Bosss death created Of course great
excite ent am ong the city authorities. When spoken
to about II Mayor Ely said Mr.. Tweed died III the
course OF nature, FASTENED somewhat by his con1ne
ment In jail He was man OF ul habit and who had
no internal resources Tonder coD0ncmcnt IN prison
bearablo He very little, and reading might have
been the solace and relief OF those hours OF I'M
prison ment, but his nature OF the active
busting kind, needing excitement among the busy
haunts Of men, and deprived Of this he sckened and
pinned. away He ana Fisk belonged To q class oil men
VINO were tho outgrowth OF tho war times, when
people we're indifferent about the conduit OF their
local affairs, because everyone was more or LEES
well on; wages wore high, and the stealing
OF few millions . matter OF little
con uenco. The occasion favorable for SUCH
genius Tweed or Fisk, and each came TO the sur
fscs and made marx on the history OF the period.
Tweed was copmon, iliiterate man. with great
force Of character, which imposed on the ignorant
multitude. aud was taken Tor power that WINS
supposed be inherent and permanent In the man.
ABOUT twelve years ago met Tweed going out oil the
marx 10 me, which resented. asked him for an
explanation. and he replied that he would take hts
own time 70 answer me- We sat 70 the Board ior nve
"Did YOU feel Mr. Mayor that Tweed during that
time was an unit man for you TO bold intercourse
WITH"
.Decidedly did fought tho fight Of the people
that Board alone aud Tweed fought the other way
They say Mr. Mayor. that IKE Robin HOOD, a.,
..By no means. whoever robs the people in gem
eraI robs each other individually. raxcs have 10.
they Go on the rlcn. Tweed did no good
10 .n,s oy but on n ssd I @osa dsmossi,znp
kind. II Tweed DO held M as pattern Tor tho
youth Of this city to initiate, then farewell 70 purer
.srhcro is much sympathy, Mr.. Mayor, for Tweed,
now tina. he has dea 70 prison DO you CONSIDER that
.yaturaliy enough,n replied the Mayor. There
might be sympathy for man who owned house on
Finn avenue anu lived there for several years. and
was compelled die tn prison cell; put she humane
sympathy after ALL will amount 10 nothing more than
what might be felt for dog that was run ovcr by n
street car You feel sorry for the dog, but You saw
that his late inevitable"
CORPORATION COUNSEL wHIrSEY's vIgw
Corporation Counsel Whitney SAID that the death
OF Tweed would Of course, put an end TO tho legal
proceedings against him, and though tho judsmcnts
per coutra on three on three executions
N. c,,n would reeve AWNING ro%
them under the circumstances He thought weeds
dying prison was an instance OF retributve justice
ing In a prison cell, away IRON friends ana homo,
be considered the end OF Tweed would point u
for q man who mad done so much 10 corrupt
city OF New York Il was not ocnttng that his end
should DO among the surroundings that attend tho
death beds OF the honest and vrtuous else The pre-
would be transferred from the good to the bad,
and the very foundations OF society be uprootsd.
QUINCY SAID
Major Quincy, orier OF arrest clerk IN the Sherfs
ON CO. has had personal charge OF Tweed since
hB recommitnent alter hts return by the spanish
fxnfu antA hot I'm nn
before last at about o'clock He found Tweed
sitting up la bed aLd feeling very downhcartsd
Quincy asked him what was tho matter. aud Tweed
replied that he had complication OF disorders; his
b cart affected; his kidaeys out OF narmonys ana
MS bladder necessitatcd oaily securing oui For
this iattcr purpose gallon oil water was
needed diurnaiiy, and this was thought OK
bausIive to tho mans physical system In
grr ut degree. Major Quincy observed to him that he
thought the water was uong him harm. Tweed, In
response. said that his chief complaint was paipita
lion OF the hears. THIS he had suffered IRON
tho illusve promises Of liberty made 10
MIN, and how each In turn turned out to be
down from the PRISON the courts and TO The City
Hall he invariably expressed horror at having To
ascend the starcascs OF the various buildings 10 winch
no was brought. In every exertion OF tins kind The
paipitatiou Of tue heart 10 which no was
subject became intensified aud added to his
other ailments hsstenei mis- end. The last umo
Iaior Quincy saw him was Wednesday night after no
had refused to testify before the supreme CourI De
cause the STATE rs he said. had iaed TO keep hath
Mr.. John keys letter addressed TO the Attorney
General N. Schoonmaker. asking Tor his release.
hsjor GU bcey made arrangements with Mr. Tweed Oh
mis- occasion, Endorsed by the authority OF the Sner
IT. TO take tho distinguished prisoner OF Ludlow street
all for an airing the Park any place else where
10 mi gnt chose CO. next sunday, but u 10 need
observe that this programme can never be full
llled.i
suEKIFY REiILy's TALK
Sheriff Bernnrd Reilly said he got the Information
" Twced's death at ten minutes 10 tweive O'Clock
yesterday from tho deputy warden Bernard Fitzsim-
Mons land went, sal the Snerin, ITO see the law
'ers OF our Office, Messrs vanderpoci, Green Cum
nings, 10 consult as TO the proper steps 10 be
AK on, ana under their advice tciegraphed to tho
Office, at the OF Houston and Null
perry streets, and received back answer That he
\ ould hold inquest IN tho jail Then. IN company
with Under sheriff Cummings, l proceeded 10 the
all AMI attended the inquest, and got the ne
,cssary certificate Tor the removal oil the re-
mains from the jan 10 his son-n-isw's
place I lett orders with the warden to remove all
his effects The final legal process was TO got certi-
led copy OF the proceedings before the Coroner TO
put GU ule In my own ofrcc aud that was done
"what might b. the feeling, MI Shern, as TO the
death OF Mr.. Tweed among your acqusintanccs ~
Nv ell, answered Mr. Reuiy, III tnink " ~ ono OF
vent RAJ sympathy. Tweed had great many friends
among the poor aud fricndlcss people or tnis
htu Arulh 10