Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-11-04
Ross Tweed Arrested.


New YoRK, Oct 27.--At 1.45 p. NJ,
| Sheriff Brennan accompanied by Under
Sheriff Joel y. Stevens, entered the Depart
ment of Public Works and Immediately en-
tered the private office of Mr.. Tweed. AT
8 o'clock the Sheriff and Mr.. Tweed were
still closetod together, and the most eager
inquiries failed to elicit any further infor-
nation. 1t is understood that Sheriff Bren-
nan received tho papers for the arrest OF
Mr.. Twced at l o'clock, and that he mne-
diately put them in execution. There was
much excitement in the Department of
Public Works. The officials seemed quite
| bewidered and either refused to answer
any questions at all, or prolessed entire iS-
norance. Mr.. Twecd's door was guarded
by .ianitor, who stcrnly refused entrance
| to all Fifteen minutes after the entrance
of Sheriff Brennan and Judson Jarvis, chief
of the Order of Arrest Bureau, John Gra-
ham presented himself and was admitted.
| About twenty minutes later the door was
opened and Jay Gould was bowed out by
| the "Boss,'' only glimpse OF whose face
could be seen as he shook Mr.. Gould by
the hand bidding him goodday. William
M. Tweed, Jr., was also observed inside.
The Sheriif's carriage remained waiting
beside the curb, and another carriage,
empty; stood in the rear. When Mr.. Gould
departed it was supposed that the climax
was close at hand, but the minutes flew
past without any new development, and
the crowd of lounSers gradually decreased.
TwEED's APPEARANCE.
lie had been at the office since 10 O'Clock
this morning, arriving, it is said, from
Greenwich, Ct, having passed the night
there with his family. lie was quite aware
| that he was to be arrested to-day, but ap-
| fa,. lifr1,t al lTll
n close observer could not fail so detect n de-
gree of nervousness beneath tho assumed
appearance. The Sheriff was Immediately
admitted, but no one else, and the reple-
sentatives of the press were strictly eXclud-
ed. What took place, therefore, when the
Sheriff served the order of arrest we are
unable to describe. 1t is understood, how
cver' that Mr.. Tweed expressed pleasure at
receiving the Sheriff, and stated that he
was gratifed that he should at last have
the opportunity he had all along desired,
of meeting his accusers before legal trlou-
nal. Mr. Brennan referred to the unplea-
SAINT duty he was compelled to perform.
Mr.. Tweed remarked that he knew it was
his duty he would not detain him long ;
he had the bail bonds already made out,
and was prepared to give them to any
amount. Thc-Sheritf expressed a doubt as
to his authority to accept bail, and Mr..
John Graham and Mr.. Nanderpool were
seEt for to give their opinions, and speedily
arrived. 80,
Finally bail to the amount of 5000, 600
was accepted by the Sheriff. Tweed's
bondsmcn are Hugh Hastings, of the CONF
r1ercidl 1drertiScr, Terrence Farley, B. G..
Fairchild, Jay Gould and Bernard Kelly.
GETTING RID OF Ills PROPERTY.
1t is said that Tweed has been engaged
during the past week or two in putting his
property out of his hands. His stocks
have nearly all been sold or transferred to
others in trust, and it is said that he has
transferred upwards of four million dollars
worth of real estate. On Thursday he dis
posed of property worth 1913, 900 more, in
Guiding his private mansion at Fifth ave-
nue. and Forty-third street. The property
is nearly all decided to his sons, VIM. NJ.
Tweed, .Jr., and Richard NJ. Tweed.
AN ENTIRE TAX-LEVY STOLEN
&l0,5O0, 600 ON FOUR ACCOUNTS.
Mr.. John J. Donelson, the chairman of
the Sub Committee upon the Court House,
appointed by the Citizens Committee OF
Investigation selected by the Board OF SUI
pervsers, to-day made his report of the re-
suits obtained by his committee in n six
!
the city and county during the last three
wears. and of the amount paid for it by the
public treasury. Mr.. ID D1nelson and his CO.
labOrers have ascertaincd that about thir-
teen millions and halfof dollars (Sl3, 800,
OOOl have been paid out to contractors and
to swindlcrs of the ring on account of the
unfinished courthouse, although the whole
building when finished is not worth So,
600, 900, and could be built for less sum.
Here is, therefore, a theft ofat least 10, ,5O0,.
900.
This sum includes The greater part of the
warrants approved last year by MessTS
Tweed Hail. and Connolly, acting as 4
Board of Audit, which amounted to more
than six millions Of dollars, and out o
which it is proved by the evidence which
we printed Yesterday that Mr.. Tweed per
sonally received, through +. y. Wood
ward, or from the New York Printing
, COMPANY, more than one million dollars
, without rendering any compensation what
i ever to the city.
The report of Mr.. Thos. w. Pearsoll
: chairman of the ub-COmmttee on Armo
ries and Drll-rOoms, which has already
, been published, exhausted this branch o
} the subject, and showed that the amoun
paid by the city had been So, 22l ,SG5.62 tn
i work and materials the value of which wa
| $2O2, ,4G3. Here was robbery by Tweed
and his associates of S3,0l9, ,402 the sun
+ divided by the thieves on this one account
The last important report in this connec
! ton was presented this afternoon. Th
, committee, whose chairman is Mr.. Rober
] L. Cutting, finds that the city treasury ha
+ paid more than 81, 600, 600 since January |
x 1869, for printing and stationery, chiefly t.
= Tweed's Transcript the Star, and othe
c organs of the ring, many of them who'll
j. unknown to the general public ard sui
c ported exclusively by city subsidies. Blu
without questioning the need of all tn
!, printing paid for, Sl,OO0,G 600 would be libe
c raj, indeed very large estimate of th
S whole value of tho work done and of th
5 goods furnished. Thus, upon this iter
II alone there is plainly a robbery of at leas
: S6. 900, 900.
/ Thus, upon the three principal branchc
:, of the work done for the city, the followin
II sums have been stolen by the ring
. Armores and drill-rooms, $1,000, ,00
u Court house, lO,0OO,N
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