New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-28
SERVING THE WARRANT.

The majority of Democratic politicians IN
m nBc departuients treated the threatened arrest of
A. r,yecd as a vain boast Of his adversaries, ana
.opted the idea he really would feel the weight OF
the sheris hand and the force OF common law as OK
,.5anced by poorer and less influential people MT
Tweed himself evidently felt that ne was OF last Drought
~ ba and when nc walked into his office ut the Depart
o, ~ Pnbnc Works at IL o'clock yesterday, he seemed
u and carrworn and did not nod right and left at the
crowd Gathering about the door, as was his won't lie
wore none of his usual glitterinG diamonds. Wheh
TRIasE reporter visited him, at l2a O'clock he seemed
In have decided the matter with all the courage
he oould muster One Of his counsel was sitting near
him when questioned to his prospective arrest Mr.
weeds face frightened and, he turned toward the
reporter, he said, brskly
wen they've been talking about this for the last six
weeks It's time they did something"
This matter won't subject you to much Inconvenience
winhf
"NoI guess not" and turning 10 his counsel Mr..
Tweed asked: This civil suit snt it there's no
nxaminatiOnt" "No" said the counsel, it's merely
matter OF giving bail"
II WAS patent, however, that Mr. Tweed did not ask
the question information but TO make the impression
that he had given the threatened arrest consdera
on and nothing Of the nature of the charges on
which 1t was To he made
Outside the doors Of his office chOi selection Of Dem
Ocratc politicians congregated, revnlnS the enc
mics Of the Ring, and in sonorous tones and slang
phrases announcing their continued COnuueuCe III
Tweod. some adventurous spirits were even Offering
ring bets that their master never would be arrested
but these cooled down when at Is minutes after IL,
sheriff Brennan and Deputy-Sherf Judson Jarvis, who
bad sent Mr. Tweed notice Of their coming, walked up
the steps and entered Mr. Twecds room. few OF the
Democratic politicians stared vacantly at the door
through which Sheriff passed, and listened as though
expecting to hear the sheriff and his deputy hurled
about the room, and then them cast out from the
presence of the municipal demi-god But neither &C.
Cured.
Mr. Brennan merely nodded to Mr.. Tweed, babe him
GOOD day" and. laying his hand tendcriy on MS
shoulder, said laughingly,
You're my man."
1t seemed like deliciously cool joke and, Judging
from the faces two gentlemen, 1t was the law
sers however looked serious, and seeing work ahead
urepared for it. Mr.. wheeler H. Peckham' VINO hau
d the order OF arrest the Sheriff. had also entered
Iohu Graham who had been sent for by Mr.. Tweed
ramc in with Nj H. A. Vanderpool, counsel for the
sberi also present by arrangement Good natured re-
arks were interchauged by all present on the subject
NJ the contemplated arrest, The Sucrh showed 10 MI
rocd the original of the order Of arrest and delivered
10 him copy Of the same, which is as follows;
THE ORDER ARREST.
nas " fI Jan H. ingersOu Gorry Lhert
b. DIS Complaint and annexed appearing that sum
seat a'C Of Go sl for Deceit and aa and ,ia the case
si nsnole IN seeoa No. s Of The Gje S S Sa' y E
hat tie Sherd Of the City ana comfy Ne.i 10
arrest =: Ins above ' famed william james lgeI
S s s5 T. So esch Of h to b The sum Of +g
sssrS tbs orjr NJ Ch,mpan. Aoueyrn~r PAINT Ts st'oI,
IL cS Of Sesorf as November, A D. thousand
b Is 1911 ts.EsED Justice sap5;ss cIar'
To d. Sheriff oftbs City and County Of New.YOTk
Aoopy Of the bill of complaint also submitted
These papers were carefully scanned by Mr. Bartlett and
Mr.. Graham, one Of whom was heard TO remark that
there appeared plenty of holes where the daylight shone
through The formality Of reading the order finished,
Jay Gould Mr.. Bartlett, Mr. Graham, the two latter
gentlemen Of MI Tweed's counsel, Mr. Ingcrsoll ST.,
Mr. Vanderpool, and other personal friends OF Mr.
Tveed drew him, though to ntcrpose their
bodies between Tweed and danger, but after clearing
the room Of everybody but the Sheriff. his
prisoner, counsel and bOndsmen, the doors were
closed, and arrangements made for draw
Ing mp the bail bond which to save Mr..
Twecd the indguty Of going TO jail This was long
lob for the bOndmen could not believe that 1t was neces
Iary for them to undergo the cross-examnation
which is used in other but after conference see
ing no other way out Of they finally agreed to answer
the sherrns questions and after two hours had been
spent IN the examination, the following bond was sub
mlt'ed 70 Mr. PecKham, substitute for Mr. Tweed's
cOrpulent person;
,,sis sSE5 STrsEsh People De STATE Of @ YOr
LOFTY aJ ttr, s9odTord dHdanl Undertaking upon Ar
d Mathew Brsann o. sSsS Of The CITY and County Of
G saon 'e eo G5Ss' t T. Ne Hon Le1I9s
eTS:s p1ha' ,Ea5 70. dssednS We William NJ
Jay ny S No. Sc p S1RsG ia
Of S''sl' We. f. Il E' Es5 y. I'll; I'D
Inon. P,soh soetSa,.r and Terrence Farley No 723
sssA J. h,'aA No. n hSA %sp'0S IN Oo t Cifv
E:y % S e. s E G:sl, ~ :S ~
a.a Dollar Ss SsGsIt S Il tSs s .. 81 E s
s ,S Ssf Is iSS DoasTsy % action may Ss Issued
rSs'srf t., HSs:sSG qwH TWEED !I GOULD TERRENCE
S. York Guy and COuHV q YOTE aop dis a7tb
Rer.Onsly william Tweed jaw G so St's9.yone
iSo farchh Bernard Kelley Hugh JHasiors 70 ne
6 etc., aa 'hssupOn they ssysra Iciooweg to ne hSt
~e same MATHEW 7. BErHEIS,
- 0A0uneed that the bond was satisfactory. each
VVnoHinen having justified IN double the amount
go nan Of the bail By this Jay Gould Ia liable Tor
BERNARD Kelley, $4,000 Terrence Farley. s1So0Oo
U,-. nNIcnld' $4,000. and Hugh J. Hastngs 10000
,,t.ha DaneSS OF the Sheriff was finished he ouietiy
nns nfSuga the Parkpsce door. During all thEs
ve,. a. HSu Oeen falling Just as the signatures
claimed, '"a'' ana MI TWeed e1'
~" nen' no" the sun shineS out upon
pta,' IAN and Mr. Bartlett left the Department Of
Horka together little after ocloct and drove
efShsnis Office, No. 81 wiiam-st The aros ,nu-
p.Ven were handed over to Mr. Willard Rsrtlett
teS IN the case, 10 that copies might be served
eAss. 00unSei engaged Ia the
=" Tweed expressed himself dad Tba, Tho .,,
go and that now he knew exactly what 70 meet - ro
~ tue main hallway left WONDERING ,rhos
Sung on inside until O'Clock when NJ IT,
ea ou and noddlnS right and left trotted nr,.,,,'I
hsay. s'' Sna was driven
Aena Brennan Gays that this is the arro., hou. l..
II.