"New York, 18 Wall St., Apl. 6, 1875.
"Hon. Saml. J. Tilden.
"Dear Sir,—I have your telegram. Mr. O'Conor was to have been here this morning. I gave him the complt. in the suit vs. Sweeny and Smith last Friday. He sent word on Saturday that the presence of Ingersoll was a condition precedent to his going on—i. e., that he needed to see him before making application for an attachment, etc.
"So you see that it is impossible to attach until Ingersoll arrives. This morning, instead of coming in, as he had yesterday written me he would, he sent me word that he was suddenly called elsewhere and that he would be in to-morrow morning.
"The Tweed papers were all ready, but I had not intended to issue them until to-morrow—i. e., after again seeing Mr. O'Conor; but on receipt of your telegram I concluded to commence that action, and so issued processes, order of arrest, bail $3,000,000, and attachment $6,000,000.
"Will have lis pendens filed forthwith here and in Westchester.
"We find some property left in Tweed—not much; a large lot in his son Dick; we find much in Sweeny and Smith. They do not seem to have transferred. The Watson compl. and sums. will be served in a day or two—to-morrow, if Mr. O'Conor agrees to the draft I have.
"Yours truly,
"Wheeler H. Peckham."
CHARLES O'CONOR TO TILDEN
"Fort Washington, Friday, April 6th, 1875.