The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-28
NEW YORK CITY.
A Great Thief Hiding Away his
PlUnder.


New YoRK, Oct. 27-The 7ImeSs states
that Tweed has been busy the past few
weeks hiding away all of his personal
property and real estate. His stocks
have been nearly all sold or transferred,
and all of his house lots in this city made
over to his relatives. Over four millions
worth of his real estate has been thus
transferred within the past few days, and
Yesterday he made over to Richard NJ,
Tweed, his son, real estate to the value Of
nine hundred aud seventy-6ve thousand
dollars, including his Filth avenue resi-
dence,
COMPLAINTS To RECOVER $G,0OO,OOO.
Complaints have been made against
Tweed and others before Judge Leonard,
demanding judgment for the people OF
over $6,000,O00 Bail in million dol
lars each is demanded,
FLIGHT OF INGERsoLL, CARNEY AND
WOODWARD.
Ingersoll, Garvey and Woodward have
fed, thus leaving Tweed alone TO answer
all complaints. There was considerable
excitement in political circles last night
relative to Tweed's arrest, but no trouble
is apprehended.
INDICTMENTS AGAINST HAGERTY AND
DAULCH.
1t Is probable that tho Grand Jury
about to be discharged by Recorder
HaCkelt will bring in indictments to-day
against lIagerty and Baulch, now in
prison, charged with burglarlously enter
ing the Comptroller's office and stealing
important vouchers. The bills will be
either for burglary or larceny.
The arrest of countcrieitGrs yesterday
was the most important one ever made In
this country. Ballard Is the only man,
outside Of the government employ who
knows tho secret of manufacturing the
government fibre paper The material
captured includes ten thousand dollar
transfer press, believed 10 be the only one
outside Of the Treasury Department, and
full sets of steel and copper plates Tor one
thousand, twenty, len andtw0 dollar bills;
also full sets of plates for fractional cur
rency, stamp ior Treasury seal, tlc sinfIe
types Tor raising notes, and $4,000 IN
counterfeit money.
Up to noon no order OF arrest had been
placed In the officers hands to serve on
VIM. NJ. Tweed. The arrest must bo
made by an officer OF this county.
ARREST OF TwEED-HE Is BAILED FoR A
MILLION.
NEW York, Oct. 27-130 p, M,-Sher.
1T BrennOn has Just received from the
Albany deputy Sheriff the warrant for
Tweeds arrest. The arrest will take
place within half an hour. Tweed Is pre-.
pared to furnish bail to any amount.
Tho order for Tweed's arrest has been
placed In the hands Of Sheriff Brennon,
who in company with Jay Gould (who Is
to be one Of Twceds bondsmen,) has
left for Twecds office to execute II.
The Sheriff has served the order Of ar
rest upon Tweed. The order authorizes
the Sheriff to accept bail In the sum of
$1,OOOOOO. Jay Gould and Commodore
Garrison are Tweed's sureties.
In the Rosenzweig trial to-day the
prosecution closed with additional mGdi.
cal testimony. HT.
Tho subcommittee appointed 10 cX.
anime the accounts are understood to
have discovered evidences Of theft in the
city accounts by the ring amounting to
$10,500,0OO upon tho branches Of work
embracing the armories, drill room, Court
House and advertising and stationary cx-
penditurcs. Il
The arrest of Tweed Is talked about all
over the city. Reformers begin to think
that the work has been practically com.
menced to secure change in the city gov.
ernment and give to justice its dues.
Tweed's political organizations, which are
very Numerous, feel disappointed at to.
days action. There Is much interest
awakened as to the facts to be developed
further. The proceedings from day to
day will be exciting, especially to poll.
ticians of all parties. Tweed's bond,
fixed at 100000, was promptly furnish.
cd. The bondsmen we're carefully ex.
amined by the sheriff. They are Jay
Gould, President of the Erie Railroad,
who qualified Tor 100000; Benjamin
Falrchild, Tammany councilman, qualify.
ing for $500 900, and Terrence Farley and
Bernard Kelly, Tammany politicians. i
Tweed has been busy oil the evening
consulting with his counsel, John Ora.
ham, and other legal gentlemen.
A committee OF citizens appointed by
the Board Of Supervisors, who have been
engaged many weeks in examining the
frauds in the city accounts, to-day submit
ted report as 10 their labors. The sum.
mary Of figures and facts OF this report Is
the first authentic Information that has
been furnished Of the amount charged TO
the cost Of the new Court House, still un.
finished. The county court offices, their
repairs and furniture, are in all $l3,41G,
932 90. The whole cost Of the completed
building could not fairly exceed $3,0O0,-
900. The immense sum charged Is made
up at 1924 703 10; ditectly charged. 10
the Court House building and its futni.
ture Is 81, ,2s2 ,22S 10; charged to the county
court offices, nearly oil Of which are In
the same building, repairs and furniture,
the following items, including $64l 900 40
paid for S19,S76 90 worth Of carpets;
S2,08O,1S7 01 paid for $309,551 80 worth
Of furniture; $6i4,390 B5 paid Tor $4,000
worth Of plumping; Sl,0T,545 "a paid
for $70050 worth Of plastering. The sum
$7,l6S,2l2 go Is charged for advertising,
printing blank books and stationery since
the lst Of january, 1909. The whole &C.
count shows that $24 4250, ,060 were paid as
expenditures for what was really worth
but f4,750, 900, giving loss to the city of
$l9,500,000. This Is tho amount stolen
and divided among the ring thieves since
January, 1869. .
This report concludes the business of
the Committee. The Committee asserts
that within two years and eight months
one.hall Of the entire revenue Of the city
and county had been abslracted, and
much more thant The entire city and
county tax levy. The exhibit thus made
creates a great sensation among honest
tax payers. a-I
The Council Of Political Reform to-