The New York herald., 1873-11-21
TWEED AT LARGE.
The "BOSs" at His Office in Duane
Street Fixing His Papers.
The District Attorney Indignant at the
SheriH's ActiOn-He Knows Moth
ing Of Tweed's whereabouts.
THE sHsaIrF'S UNPRECEDENTED ACTION

An day Yesterday the lobbies OF the new Court
House were thronged with politicians who anx-
iousy and feelingly discussed the subject OF the
'Boss'n conviction. The old retainers OF the Ring
were proluse in their euogIes the fallen chiefs
virtues and hberality, and they loudly bemoaned
the sad derlo,tenent OF his brilliant career. Great
anxiety was manifested on all sides to know where
the Boss was, but no one could be found to give
satisfactory answer to the universal query. Con-
lectures and rumors filed the air. and each new
statement regarding the whereabouts OF Tweed
was taken up and zealously whispered from man TO
man. only to be followed by another ana
more improbable story The report that
he could be found at the ONCE of his
counsel in Broadway found many believers, and
forthwith a hegra to the place indicated was
begun; but the pilgrims returned only to tell a
tale OF disappointment. About two O'Clock
port, said to have come from Police Headquarters,
stating that the Boss had escaped, created great
excitement, and Immediately there was an un-
usual demand for evening papers. Although un-
authentic the report was believed, perhaps for
the reason OF its consoling qualities Later in the
afternoon, when the interest in the case began TO
lag, thrill OF expectation was communicated
TO the mob OF loungers by the report that
Tweed was in Sheriff Brennan's office.
at the Boss' ponderous figure was cruelty
tnat Tweed was not and had not been In the
ofhce during the day. When the crowd had
dwindled away the Sheriff came out Of his office,
and through him the reporter found the where
abouts OF Tweed as will be seen in the account be-
low. The counsel for Tweed refused to see any one
from the press and ordered his clerk to deny for
him the statement that Tweed had been in his
ONCE since he LETT the court room on Wednesday
morning, The ONCE OF the counsel was very quiet
and no sign OF Tweed could be seen No. IS Duane
street, Tweed's Office, seemed quiet as II moth
ing OF Importance had happened, but near the cor
ner OF CENTRE and Duane streets there stood
coach, from the box Of which a hackman now and
then anxiously glanced up towards No. 49,
MR. ALLEN ON TwEED'S PROPERTY
on Assistant District Attorney Allen to obtain in
formation regarding Tweed's property. During
the conversation Mr.. Allen said that he was in
formed that the greater part OF TWeeds property
had been transferred, which makes 1T highly prob
able that the city Will be unable to get any OF It,
On investigating the matter the reporter discov-
cred that the property had not only been trans
speak, retranserreu their grants, and SO on to the
end OF the story, thus involving the property IN q
PenelOpian web of red tape from the tangles OF
which 1t will be difficult II not impossible to extri
cate the original estate There several actions
by the city pending against the Tweed property,
but the probability IS that they will lever be
satisfied. Besides these there are an almost In
whose prospects OF satisfaction about as bright
as those of the city and county. The actions
brought for the city nave for some time past been
in allegiance owing to the attention paid to Tweed
personally, but the assurance comes from the
District Attorneys Office that they will now be
pushed forward by Attorney General Barlow and
Mr Wheeler Ii. Peckham.