The New York herald., 1871-12-29

positively that he was not. And yet the reporter
was informed by some one who ought to know,
shortly afterwards. that Mr. Tweed had been
closeted long time during the day In
room OF the Metropolitan Hotel with the connden.
tlal agent OF Mr.. Thomas Scott. 1.-THE Railroad
King,n Chairman OF the Pennsylvania Central RAN.
road Company, and that he was engaged In the
work Of Is. t* IL ,,r
TRANSFERRING SOME OF HIS PROPERTY
to the latter. Mr.. Miller the Secretary Of the Penn
syvapia Central Company. who Is Mr.. scotts secre-
tary the reporter informed by one Of the clerks
had been In the hotel during the evening, but had
left at an early hour. The reporter looked for him
at his oGlce at the corner OF Spring street and
Broadway, but was unable 10 fnd him, nor at any
OF his accustomed resorts. At the hotel the clerk
told the reporter tnat Mr.. Thomas Scott was not at
the hotel and, he believed. was last night at his
residence In Pittsburg.
PLACING THE BOSS.
At o late hour last night IIERALD reporter called
at The residence OF one OF the most prominent Sixth
A PERSONAL FRIEND or Mr.. TWEED,
ana at last obtained positive information as to the
fact that Tweed mad not left the city. The Following
REPoRTER-I have came to you, as last resource.
10 know II you can give me any information as to
II know ne is In The city.n
RBPORTER-"DId you see him yourselff"
don't want to be mixed up with the matter. His
son informed me where he was to be found.
REPORTER-"Might ask whereN
.'He wAs In his private O1ice, at 66 Duane street,
for three hours to-day, aad left there at iour
REpoRrER-"You don't know whether ne has left
III know ne has not He is keeping away until
this justification or his bOndsInen Is 1t s the
most extraordinary thing l ever heard Of lie
could crowd IN as many people TO Sheriff Brennan a.
would
EASILY FILL UP
the required amount, but the terrible 0ss-examn-
alton which his ball have to 60 through has scared
S0me ana, ne Is AFRAID, Will scare more OF them.
man Is asked how much properly he has got, where
1t lies, its depth and frontage, the lawyer who con-
veyed 1t to him. the or the insurance once he
is insured In; IN fact, everything belonging to him
that he knows and doesn't know OF Is raked up, and
turned inside out, and that, too though ne
OFFERS CERTIFIED CHECK
for his ball. have property and Tor the life OF me
could not tell the name OF the lawyer who con-
veyed 1t 10 me. Very few men could be got to 20
ball under such circumstances, or stand the cross
examination. Of course the bail Is tremendously
large and several people have to be got TO make 1t
up. some one may refuse to stand the ordeal, and
fected."
This EXPLANATION accounts for the withdrawal OF
some OF Tweed's friends from the bail Oond. They
did not know OF the immense responsibility which
they assumed. The general impression was hat
each bondsman was only binding himself
The truth IS that each signer OF bond
Is responsible for the whole amount. All
are together responsible for It, and in suit to re-
cover the amount any one or more or inc b0ndsmen
may be selected as defendants, leaving them TO re-
cover from the rest Tweed has now very grave
fears that Others who hare offered 10 go his bail
In large amounts Will! baulk at the last moment.
To-day may see Boss Tweed IL Jail at last.