The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-12-04

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latter ten each. A seventh man got one hour
in the pillory and forty lashes. Blood was
drawn from two of the white men.
The Conviction and Sentence Of Tweed.
The New York Herald of the Goth gives
the following account of the scenes in the
Court room Immediately after the render
ing of the verdict by the jury in the Tweed
case:
1t was to very many persons in the
Court-by the way, there was not one
lady present to even give the great cor
ruptionist solacing smile-a most
significant moment as the barly figure Of
Brennan stopped down to the side of the
bench, and, looking in the face of the in
flexible Judge Davis, whispered few
moments to His Honor, and the magistrate
then asserting, Sheriff Brennan picked
his way with great difficulty through the
crowded court to the side of the doomed
and convicted man who was to soon fill q
felon's cell. Sitting near Tweed on the
left hand was Richard Tweed, the brother
of the accused, an aged, white-haired, and
white-bearded man, with the same promi-
nent and marked Jewish features tina: are
noticeable in all the male members of the
Tweed family, both young and old.
Richard Tweed seemed greatly moved at
the disgrace put upon his brother, whom
he has always looked upon as one who
could, like Archimedes, move the world
if he chose, and now none were so poor as
to do him reverence. Closer in the circle
sat young Bill Tweed, or General"
William H. Tweed, who was made, it
is said, General" in the militia and q
member of the bar on the same day, and,
two weeks after being made member of
the bar, was made an Assistant District
Attorney for the good County of New
York. This young man is dark-visaged
person with side whiskers, and has the
name Of good.natured young fellow
about town. His eyes were red with weep.
disaster which had befallen his father.
Behind the prisoner sat his son-in-law,
Ambrose Maginnis, of New Orleans,
whose bridal hour had been crowned
with bushels of diamonds, and silks, and
purple, and fine linen, that outshone 1.-THE
wealth of Ormus and of Ind" Maginnis
was crying, and his face betokened real
sorrow at the doom of the false public
servant. At the right of Tweed sat Char
ley Lawrence, formerly Spectator in the
ballet business, and who was now up to
his ears in business of far more serious
nature. He wore glasses, and looked at
Judge Davis appealingly, but that face
was like the face of rock set against
storm. These people were the special
guard of Tweed, and they seemed to think,
from the expressions which fitted to and
fro uneasily in their countenances, that
the conviction was q most incredible
thing to their minds.
Tweed himself seemed struck with dis
may, and terror shone from every line of
his large and usually jolly features. His
face blanched as his old political CON-
panion, man whom he had led in MANY
q ward and General Committee struggle,
placed his hand on his shoulder-the
hand OF the law-and asked him if he
was ready. Tweed tried to smile, but the
attempt was failure, and he blanched
like suntlower in the rain as he nodded
his head that he was ready, and Sheriff
mitment in hand-beckoned to his deputy,
Shields, vino had been deeply interested
in the drama. And now there is q hum,
| almost amounting to q low roar, and
Tweed, the great plunderer, ex-prince of
politics, proprietor of palaces, diamonds,
| and who was at one time in command of
10000 retainers, 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 bang to prevent rush upon the
prisoner, who disappeared.
Then small group gathered in the lit
tie ante-chamber, and Richard Tweed
shook hands with his brother and said to
him.
end ,"
II hope 80, am sure" said, the con-
victed ex-potentate of the buried Ring.
An Associated Press dispatch of the
ed gives the following account of the
sentence pronounced by the Court on that
day:
After the counsel had concluded their
arguments on the motion for IN arrest of
Judgment Judge Davis delivered few
preliminary remarks, after which Tweed
was ordered to stand up, which he did
slowly, and on being asked whether he
had anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced, replied, almost in.
audibly, Nothing" his counsel adding,
He has spoken through counsel"
Judge Davis then resumed:
Mr.. Tweed, you stand convicted by q Jury Of
twelve honest men Of . large number Of crimes
charged against you united in one Indictment and
that verdict, in the opinion Of the court could not
have been otherwise without . violation Of the
oaths which the jury had taken, an utter disre.
gard Of the obligations under which they rested to
| SPEAK he truth and the whole truth.
| with all the opportunities you had-had you
faithfully performed your duties to the public-to
WIN the honor and respect Of the whole commu.
Il Il. 70 the you
| clothed. In manner more wicked. more infamOue