The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-18
FRESH RAID ON TIE TAMMANY
THIEVES.
Tweed and Connolly addicted by thC
Grand Jury--Tweed Arrested and
ArTaigned as q Common Thief.
Keyser Turns InTOrmeF.-A Prominent i
Citizen Not Before Suspected
TO be Arrested.
Tweed Sent TO the TOmbs But
Brought Back on ITabeas Corpus
and hailed for So, 900.

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NRw YORK, December lO.-Yestcrdal
afternoon the Grand Jury submitted
batch of four indictments TO the Court o
General Sessions. Recorder HaCkett, OF
examining the first OF them, found 1t wal
directed against VIM. NJ. Tweed, anC
charged him with the crime Of felony. Or
further examination other indictments ior
the same crime were found against him
The District Attorney, Mr.. GaTvin, imme
diately notified Charles O'ConnOr. Alter
tho close of the Court the two waited upon
Recorder HaCkett, and applied for bench
warrant Tor Tweed's arrest, which was
granted, no bail being mentioned at Mr.
OCOnnOr's special request. The District
Attorney will not accept bail unless 1t Is
acceptable to Mr.. O'C0nn0r.
1t Is understood that the proceedings arc
based upon Oilldavits made by Keyser,
who Is reported TO have been promised i'm.
munity In any prosecutions that may be
instituted, on condition that hc would
bring definite charges against the city
officials, Keyser, it is stated, came from
South Carolina, where he has been stay.
ing for the benefit of his health, q few
days ago, and the intended action of the
Bureau Of the Municipal Court, from
which quarter the complaint is supposed
to originate, has been kepta proiOnndsC SC.
cret .... .a.E-a .r. .'t..
Tweed was not at his office IN the
Department Of Public Works when the
sheriff called to serve the order upon him.
The sheriff and his deputy drove TO the
Metropolitan Hotel where Tweed was.
Tweed In the meantime had not the
slightest suspicion of what was being
done, was comfortably seated in his pri.
vate parlOr. Tho sheriff, then, ut about
half past five, formally arrested Tweed
and placed him in the custody Of his
deputies. The affair was kept u secret
and did not become known until very
early hour this morning. Tweed, with u
party Of friends, went In search OF the
Recorder with view to have himself
bailed, but that official could not be found.
Tweed was, therefore, confined rs q pris.
oner during the night at the Metropolitan
Hotel, Of which his son Is chief proprietor.
lie will bO arraigned as common thief
to-day in tho Court Of General Sessions at
II O'clock, and the question Of bail will
then be settled.
Charles O'ConnOr will appear on behalf
of the people. Assoclating himself with
Mr.. Garvin, he will make powerful effort
to prevent the release of the culprit on n
small or insufficient bail. The bail re.
quircd will probably be furnished, but rs
the bond Of Tweed in the civil suit
against him has never been justified, the
sheriff will doubtless insist on being well
secured against flight which Tweed Is said
10 have contemplated. II was remarked
by his friends that this prosecution would
prevent his taking his seat at Albany.
Tho Grand Jury also found two indiCt-
ments against Richard b. Connolly, and
warrants for his arrest were served on
him at the Ludlow street Jail, about =
o'clock. The charges against him are
for gross misdemeanors In Office, and the
indictments refer In part TO the alleged
fraudulent operations Of Connolly and
Hugh Smith, in paying large claims
against the city for gas. Connolly will
be arraigned before the Recorder with
Tweed. .
It lis said that an indictment will be
found against a prominent Individual,
whose name has never been before men.
toned in connection with the ring frauds,
and whom but few persons would suspect
TO be involved.
There wns q large crowd at the Court
OF General Sessions this morning to be
present at the trial Of Tweed, who ar.
rived shortly after II o'clock, In charge
oftwo deputy sherifs. He appeared un.
concerned outwardly, but Immediately
entered into consultation with his coun.
sci. Tweed appeared in court about IL
o'clock, accompanied by John Graham,
ex.Judge Fullerton and David Dudley
Field ascounsel. lie was cheered by his
friends In the court room. District AtLOr.
ney Garvin announced his readiness to go
on with the case Of Tweed Mr. Graham
applied for an extension Of time 10 plead.
MI. Garvin had no objection 10 giving
reasonable time In the meantime the
prisoner being committed In the usual
way. Judge Bedford consented, and the
time was granted Chas. 0'Connor and
Gen. Barlow attended In behalf Of the
people. i
The indictments against Tweed and
Connolly are very volIminous, and refer
to the charges which have already. been
published Of the payment Of fraudulent
claims. The application Tor reduction
Of Tweed's bail before Judge Learned,
nt Albany, Is denied.
Tweed has been sent 10 the Tombs
Prison to await hearing In the case as
to whether bail will be accepted.
Judge Barnard has just granted q writ
Of hGJedS corpus to bring Tweed before
him Immediately on the motion that bail
be allowed.
NEW YORK, December 1G.-1weed's
bail Is fixed by Judge Barnard at five
thousand dollars, which was promptly
offered and accepted
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