Year: 1875

Mr. Thurlow Weed last evening stated TO HERALD
reporter that he had during the day of the
gentlemen with whom he had intended to converse
concerning what he knew OF the pecuharties Of the
Tweed But there others present and be
had not gone fully into the subject. Nevertheless
there some things that might be said now, ad
diton 10 what he had said the previous evening"
which might tend 20 strengthen the belief OF the
HERALD that Mr. Tweed had gone from country.


With view Of directing the conversation directly
toward the extent to which the negotiations with
Tweed had progressed the reporter Informed Mr. Weed
that a conversation with Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham,
associate counsel with Mr.. Charles o'Conor on the
day when he went 10 inform him OF the escape of
Tweed, that gentleman had said that Tweeds escape
very serious matter, for the that almost
their only hope OF getting any return from him for
what be bad stolen from the city through keeping
him IN prison


Mr. Weed asked concerning the particulars OF the
conversation with Mr. Peckham, and informed
that Mr. Peckham bad said the property of Tweed
had been skilfully transferred from his own con-
troll that the counsel for the people had SO
far found it impossible, through process
OF law, to lay their hands it, and
that they had therefore rested their hope Of recovery
their power TO keep Tweed confined jail until he
should be forced yield at least portion Of his


lgotten gains and that his escape would place him
-
OF his means tEan he might have been were he still in
Jail.


through Mr. Peckham, covered nearly all OF the DIM
Guilty IN arriving al satisfactory conclusion the
OF Tweed. And may say more, you have Incl
dentay, mentioned that the extent Of the sum which,
believed, Mr. 0'Conor had succeeded in securing
Mr. Twecd's agreement refund the city and
county 5000 900 but that Mr. 0Conor did not think
ihat sufficient and loath 10 close the agreement
where you got your Information, whether from Mr..
Peckham any other well informed person 1, OF
course 90 not know, but can say you that think
It nearly accurate any be at this particular
time Let INC say also, and think IL will surprise
many, that the indicated as that which Mr. Tweed
was willing TO refund 70 secure his permanent release
naming property, enormous though 1t was presumed
20 be. 1 may say here that went up
TO Mr.. OConer little time ago, but
ound him IN 80 critical condition that
could not consistently converse with him on any
subject However enormous Mr. Tweed's possessions
may have been, estimated at the prices no paid for
what he had purchased, IL must be remembered that
Tar his real estate is concerned, he paid the
highest inaation-time prices for all Of it. and that
almost ever since be held II real has been de-
Ginning IN value Some Of II has gone down mere
shadow Of what rated a fair valuation when Tweed
became the p0ssessor of L Then, again If IL is not
known in connection with these negotiations ought
10 be, that addition 70 great decline the value
OF his real estate, be had been forced part with a
great deal OF HE stock and other property great
Sacrifices situated like Tweed has been
is not p favorable position for realizing fair price
Tor what be places the market Therefore is il that
say believe that 5000 600 all that be could refund
! think THIS evening as | did yesterday, that the
HERALD rs right IN assuming that Tweed has left
The country and has not, perhaps, gone far away;
further that y has been right again In assuming that
negotiations had been progress prior Tweeds
cape can now SIMPLY repeat, in addition 10 what
have already stated that think the HERALD is right In
its conclusions 70 the conditions surrounding the
Of Tweed and that far as | NAV be able 10 add
70 its information n that regard shall be glad TO do
would have II clearly understood however that
what may have been done the case within the
past few days do not feel that am wen iniormedn