The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-11-11
ARREST OF BOSS TWEED.
His B0ndSmen for Two MilliOnS-Re-
port OF Citizens Committee.


will Tomorrow be printed in all the papers.
1t shows that the city frauds have long been
winked ut by many influential papers, who
condoned the offence against law and honesty
as long as they shared the booty. In 1869
10, and up to September 16, 1871, the Her
aid received $34, los, the Tribune $l9,2l2,
the Times 1914, ,O93, the Sun $G4, ,707, the
Star $247 ,64S, the World S94, 300, the Com
mercial advertiser S7S, 1T, the Post $40, .
455, the Democrat (Pomcroy's paper SITS
905, the Sunday Mercury Sl23, 79S, and 50
on. All the trumpery little sheets that
have been in existence during the period
named appear in the list for sums VARYING
from seven to ten thousand while many pa
pers which have no circulation to speak Of
are down for from two to fifteen thousand
dollars each. The total for advertising was
$5,25o,353. In 1859 and 1860 this item
cost the city aud comfy only S4SO,4J3
These figures include both city and county
the increase in the expenses for advertising
the county business having been 300 per
cent in ten years.
Twecd's arrest has caused tremendous cx-
citement among all classes. The complaint
in the case is very voluminous, and is based
mainly upon the facts and figures published
some days ago by Samuel j. Tilden. Mr.
Tweed has been very busy all day. AL
though he toresaw tronblc. and has long
been engaged in transferring his real estate
to trustworthy parties, he had 50 many in
ves,mcnts that when the blow was strucl,
he had not quite impoverished himself
Accordingly, he to-day made several trans
fers, and to night is the poorest millionaire
in New York. Even she house he lives in
is the property ofanother 1t is estimated
that within the last four weeks he has given
away to his relatives and friends about eight
million dollars worth of real estate.
Tweed took his arrest very quietly
Sheriff Brennan served the warrant in per
son. Everything had been prepared for.
The bail bonds were ready, and Sheriff
Brennan transacted the business without
the intcrposition of a magistrate. The bond
was for $2,000,00o, and Tweed gave as su.
reties Jay Gould, Benjamin P. Fairchid,
Bernard Kelley, Terrence Farley and Hugh
J. Hastings. Fairchild, Kelley and Farley
are politicians and have made their fortunes
through Tweed Hastings is the editor Of
the Commercial Avertiser, but was formerly
notorious Albany lobbyist. He is Mur.
phy Republican.
: Charles Jay, son Of our Minister to Aus
trla, sent in his resignation to-day to the
Secretary of the Committee on the Reccp-
ton of the Grand Duke Alexis, because he
had heard that Twesd's name was on the
committee. This shows the sentiment of
respectable people generally.
The complaint against Tweed includes
tie following affidavit from John II. Kevser :
:" City and County Of New York, IS:
John IL. keyser, being duly sworn, saws
that he has personally examined the vou-
chers, receipts for warrants, and warrants
hereinafter described or referred to: that he
is the John Fl. keyser of the firm of John
II. keyser & Co., and Kcyser & Co.; that
SAID company represents none except ,lcpo-
nent, and that he is the sole partner of said
firm. and that no one, except deponent, has
any authority whatever to sign said firms.
or to bind said firms, and that all said facts
and statements, are and have been true of
and as to the period covered by the war
rants. vouchers and receipts hereinafter re.
ferred to. That deponent further SAYS that
the names Of Keyser Il Co., indorsed upou
the backs Of the warrants hereinafter re.
ferred to, are forgeries, and are not genuine,
and that the same were not written by de-
ponent, nor BY any member of said firms.
or either oEthen, there being, as above sta.
ted, no member Of either of said firms ex-
cept deponent. The following are the county
warrants referred to, drawn on the County
Treasurer of New York at the National
Broadway Bank, and of the following dates
and amounts: In l6G9-April 2G, amount
$14,32S 5S; September 90, S22, ,531 o.
September 80, sl5,697 So; October II,
$l4,070 d8i July 2s, Sl,Gs9 60; July %,
sl,35l so; August /, s23,s4O "a Septcm-
Der 7, S5,405 05; September 7, 3,209 40 .
October %, $21, 600 S5; November 8, S19,.
Sl5 26; November 10 S37,424 A; De.
cemher %, sll,S93 G3; December %,
S19,S02 So; December 90, $4,000 65 ;
June II, $s,914 90; June II, S4,O76
81; June II, $12,5s7 81. In 1870
January 10, $26,09s 30; January %,
$ls,569; March 7, S3s, ,265 55; March o.
$3O,3l5 65; May 6, $a2,59s os; May II,
$27,sS7 So; May %, $31, ,067 79 May SO,
$2S,003 70; May IS, $l6,o24 co; June 3,
$l9,s70 IA; June 6, $t1,300 81 !; June 6,
$l1,794 16; June 6, $l3,326 81; June g..
1928 IS !; June 10, $780, $50 so; June 90,
$50,950 30; June q, 81, 2Ss 67; August
/, S42,324 90; August -, s53,620 46 ;
March IA, 1924, TAP As; March 81, s35, $50
81 April IS, Sl2,395 Sc. And deponent
further says the receipts signed 'Keyser &
Co.. for said warrants respectively, which
receipts are attached to said vouchers, arc
forgeries, and that said signatures of Ecy,
ser & Co., are forgerIes, and not genuine,
and that said signatures of 'keyser & Co.,
to said receipts were not. written by depo-
nent, or by any person having authority, or
knowledge, or consent of deponent, or any
member Of the firm, or any person authori-
zed to sign the said firms name.
"JSo. II. kEYsER.
"Sworn to before me this 14th day of
October, 1871. r. j. MuCARTY.
''Notary Public New York County"
Mr.. Tweed will be tried in Albany county.
The Times says: at is a well known
fact that VIM. NJ. Tweed has been busly
engaged during the past week in hiding
away all Of his personal effects and real es,
tate. His stocks have nearly all been sold
or transferred to other parties in trust, and
nearly all of his houses have been quietly
turned over to those who will hold them
safely. Within the past few days it is said
that he has transferred upwards of 81 900,
900 worth Of real estate and yesterday he
disposed Of property worth S975,O00 more
including his magnificent dwelling on Fifth
avenue. One deed recorded yesterday, i:
to Richard NJ. Tweed, his son, to whom was
conveyed twenty-five acres and two roods
and ten and half perches, at Fort Wash.