The New York herald., 1871-12-28
TWEED'S CIRCULATION.
RumOred Flight OF the Late
"BOss.'
Surrender of the Bond by AL
derman Farley.
The Sheriff Hunting for the
Grand Tycoon.

army OF occupation from another In the basement OF
the new Court House.
II hear he has, but don't believe 1t. I tell you
believe Tweedy Is the only one Of the gang tnat Will
light It out He is going to Tight 1t in the Courts and
give them q wreste at Albany"
$50 you don't think he has goneW
mo. don't. He would be very foolish to do that
now. The time for him to 60 has gone and I'm sure
he win stlck.n
~ tell you he will have hard time to get justin
cation enough for that bail bond. You see Terry
Farley and others are weakening since they find the
cross-examinatlon is 80 heavy"
"What Terry Farley going back on Tweed' The
- Well, don't know; there may be something
In 1t can't see through, but have idea 1t VIII
come out sil straight. the same as that Young De-
moor acy fight In Albany two years ago, and the re-
formers Will md themselves laid out.''
The conversation branched or into some other
subject, but 1t may be determined that there was
little excitement in and around the public olces
FLIGHT OF THE BOSS.
Rumors new thick and fast One man had seen
stage. The attendants at the department OF Public
works an1rmed that he was At the once early In the
ana nas oas no nnt Of any IN hight
One OF his particular friends stated TO the HERALD
reporter that arrangements were being made TO I'LL
up the bonds In the places OF those who had with.
drawn; that Mr.. Tweed had no notion OF neeing the
city, and would certainly appear Ut Albany to take
The rumor was generally talked about and
opinion seemed TO be pretty evenly divided as 10
whether ne mignr could would or should have
n0wn but OF course there was "nOthing reliable"
Al the sherin,s Office.
There was q great deal of excitement all day aJ
the Sheriff 's office, ana among the distinguished"
visitors who seemed to be very anxious about mat
ters and things were Terence Farley, William M.
nta.l
that something Of great mOment would happen dur
ing the afternoon. and 1t whispered about that
Mr. Tweed would be arrested before nightfall
A HERALD reporter remained at the office until
i've O'Clock last evening, when Mr.. Jarvis left for
the DAY. In a conversation with him the reporter
informed that late on Tuesday night Mr.. Far
ley notified the Sheriff that he would Withdraw from
Mr. Tweed IS ba bOnd-in other words wanted to
surrender HIM TO the Sher n. In order that this
Withdrawal should be made legally enec-
tive 1t became necessary for Mr.. Far
ley to produce the body OF Mr. Tweed.
He, therefore, yesterday deputized Mr. Jarvis to
secure Mr.. Tweed, without. however. giving him
any power to act In the matter an offlcal-smply
deputizng HIM as bail in his character of private
citizen.
Mr. Jarvis states that after this he employed other
parties to assist him In nndtng where Mr. Tweed
was, aud, together with them, used his utmost exer-
tions to reacn him. but all to no purpose AT least
the persons whom he had employed among others
Mr.. Boland, had been able to find Mr.. Tweed. He
states, however, that to meet the exgences Of the
Farley's place on the bond, three Of these persons
being Charles Devln, Charles G. Cornell and Rich
ard Tweed. The bond Of the "BOss'' can therefore,
not be regarded entirely viated, but at the same
time Mr.. Farley's surrender Is not good until Mr..
Tweeds body Is produced.
i Is g,yen out on gooa 1000 authority that Mr. II Farley
Wis, whom ne had previously deputlzed, employed
during the day other parties not connected with
people stated O'Clock they had done tneir
UTMOST 10 find out whether the "Boss," was at the
Metropolitan Hotel or not, but that they had been
unsuccess I'll In their efforts to Xix" MIN there.
At the Department Of Public Works.
On the other hand, Mr.. Tweed's friends at the De-
partment or Public Works contended that he had
not gone out Of the CITY, and that when the business
OF justifylng the persons mentioned in the bond
would have reached such stage that the additional
parties whom he has ofered in the place OF Mr. Far
ley can be examined, he would be forthcoming.
They say he does want to be put to the trouble
of getting arrested, &C., long as matters 20 on
smoothly and the bond be made all right mean
wnlle
IL was rumored during the afternoon that the
BOSS had actually been at his office for two or
three hours Indeed one Of the clerks stated this as
q positive fact yet no one could be found who had
either seen him 20 or come. The story was doubt
less gotten up Tor effect, and had no foundation
ing papers met william NJ. Tweed, Jr., near the
otfice during the day, and. under the impression
that ne was the Tweed, had long talk with him.
or course the reporter must have been very short
sighted.
and Superlntendent Kelso ned consultation at the
atters ofice when they discussed the probable
Whereabouts OF the BOSS" and the best means to
be employed to take him into custody.
IL may be mentioned tnat General William M.
Tweed, Jr., and Richard Tweed. sons the "Boss''
called at tine Sherif's Office during the day and
stated thar there was no truth whatever IN the
statement that their father had ned-tnat In fact,
he was only keeping out OF the way OF an arrest
until the parties who willing 10 justify instead
OF Mr.. Farley have been attended TO.
Terence Farley Out Of Town.
Soon after noon, and when 1t had become known
that Terence Farley mad called upon Sheriff Bren-
nan and expressed a desire to withdraw from the
bail bond OF William NJ. Tweed, MS Office in Nassau
street was thronged by earnest inquIrers,
and later In the day his private residence,
OF Fifty.eghth street and Lexington avenue,
sought by the still eager and most earnest and
sometimes pathetic appeals, were made to
know whether or not it was really true that Mr..
Farley had ''gone back'' on the "Boss.n
Before the throng had gathered at his down.
town olce Mr. Farley had left, but as those in the
room declared that his return was looked for every
moment, the anxious inquirers renamed until
nearly four p NJ, some in the hallway and others
on the sidewalk. lhe friends OF Mr.. Tweed declared
tnat the story OF his having run away to avoid trial
was false, and asserted firmly that, fatgued by the
business OF the past few weeks he had simply re.
tired with his family to his favorIte residence In
Greenwich. Conn., there to spend the holidays aud
obtain much needed repose. They were sure that
he would soon return, restored in health, strength
and spirits, and prepared to defend himself in all
the Courts in the state.
Such and similar conversation was continued un-
til after three p. M. when Mr.. Farley, not having
returned, or even been seen anywhere in or around
the new Court House since his morning visit, the
anxious friends Of Mr.. Tweed retired gradually,
simply expressing the hope That "Ierence would
stand drm by the ola man In his time or need.n
The downtown prospect oil seeing him having
closed portion or those In waiting went up to his
private residence, the declaration being that ne
would be home to dinner at six o'clock: and sucn