Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-28
D1sMAY AND pEspoNpENCY.


Tweed himself seemed struck
with dismay, and terror shone from
every line of his large and usually
jolly features. His face blanched
as his old political companion, a
man whom he had led in many a
ward and general committee strug-
gle, placed his hand upon his shout.
dcr-the hand Of the law-nnd asked
him if he was ready. Tweed tried
to smile, but the attempt was a fail
ure, and he blanched like sun
flower in the rain as he nodded his
head that he was ready, and Sheriff
Brennan, warrant in hand-or rath-
er commitment in hand-beckoned
to his deputy, Shields, who had
been deeply interested in the dra.
ma. And now there is a hum.
almost amounting to low roar, and
Tweed, the great plunderer, ex-
prince of politics, proprietor of pal
aces, diamond, and who was at one
time In command of $4,000 retain
ers, rose to go forth in the stern
grasp Of the law. Passage was
made slowly, and the numerous
bands of Tweed sympathizers gave
way on either side-Tweed and his
friends passing into an adjoining
room. The doors were shut to with
a bang to prevent a rush upon the
prisoner, who disappeared.
HOPE DEFERRED.
Then small group gathered in
the little anle-chamber, and Rich
ard Tweed shook hands with his
brother and said to him:
g! guess it will all be right in the
cnd?"
81 hope so, l am sure" said the
convicted expotentatc Of the buried
Ring.
Then the Sheriff and his deputies
went out to get carriage, and to
dclude the swayirg and excited
crowds into the belief that Tweed
was going out by another door than
that by which he really was to leave.
Then mass after mass of people
poured out and through the immense
Court Housc-one of the few monu-
ments of Twecd's plumber in this
city. Down the rotunda they rush
ed, and out into Chambers street,
cursing and swearing and tramping
on each other. A carriage at this
moment drove rapidly down Cham
bers street from Broadway TO with
in 200 feet west Of the Court House
and there stopped, the driver bring
ing his horses up with ajump. Shcr-
if Brennan came quickly from the
west side Of the Court House with
Tweed and Deputies Shields and
Carroll, who almost ran Tweed,
bulky as his frame is, into the car
riage. The door was slammed to
with a sharp dash, and the horses
heads were turned toward Broad
way, the crowd rushing after the
carriage hithcr and thithcr among
the horses feet in tie direction Of
Stewards marble store. The writ
er Immediately asked Sheriff Bren-
nan, who was proceeding in the di-
rection of his office, where Tweed
was going, and to what prison he
was to be consigned. The Sheriff
would give no information, simply
saying, Gle is In my custody" The
reporter then went to the Tombs, rs
the District Attorney had asked that
Tweed should be committed to the
City Prison as it is called. The place
where Tweed really was taken was
No. IS Duane street, his old law of.
flee, where number Of his friends
were in waiting, and where com.
Portable lunch was in waiting to con.
sole the fallen plundercr in his mis-.
fortune. The carriage turned sharp
ly down q side street until further
pursuit was eyadcd, and then its
bulky load was dropped and hurried
into concealment.