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Show Tweed tiives l'j. New York, 13. The following let-ter let-ter explains itself: Ludlow Street, June 13, '77. John D, Townsend, Esq.: Dear Sir. I wish you to take the necessary steps to at once enable mo to confess judgment in all the cases brought against me by either city, county or state. My defenses in all these matters have been disclosed by-me by-me to the attorney general, personally, person-ally, iu several interviews, on his personal assurance to me that if I made such statement I should be released from imprisonment, and as you know, also to yourself, and it would be useless to interpose a de fense, even had I a desire to do so, and thus save the city unnecessary further exnensea. Your obedient servant, Wm. M. Tweed. Tweed is very depressed in spirits and weaker in health. He denounces denoun-ces what he tortus the injustice of tne compromise with Sweeney, and declares de-clares the four criminal indictments found against the latter would have led to his conviction had he not fled instead of roma'ming as Tweed did, to meot theiisue. Tweed soya bitterly that Connelly aud Sweeney were as much in the ring frauds as himself, Sweeney's settlement is an admission: of Buch complicity, and Tweed thinkB he has a right to bo as leniently treated as Sweeney. |