The history of this vexatious and vicious prosecution will be found in ample detail from its initiation, in 1876, to the government's ignominious retreat, in 1882, in the Biography of Tilden, p. 225.
O'CONOR TO TILDEN
"March 20, 1879.
"Dear Sir,—As I never accept retainers,[23] you will pardon me for returning the enclosed.
"Yours truly,
Ch. O'Conor."
"Hon. Samuel J. Tilden.
MEMORANDUM OF CASE FOR O'CONOR'S OPINION
"March, 1879.
"A copy of the draft of the Bill of Discovery intended to be filed in the United States Circuit Court is submitted. It is for discovery merely, and is in aid of a common-law action pending in the district court. The complaint in that action is also submitted.