, 1873-11-22

~ luENEG6[GN Ill fli1 uF1fnQs HOW fubfH 1H
| hum, almost amounting to low roar, and
Twood, tlc great plttnderer. ox-ptince Of poll
| ties, proprietor Of palaces, diamonds, and who
was at ono timo In command Of 10000 rotntnors,
roao to 60 forth III the Htorn grasp Of tho law.
baads ef Twood sympathlzors gave WY o.,
eit}lor Hido,-Tweol and lis frionds passing Into
all adjoining room. Tile doorB wero SLUT to
with bang to preyont rush upon tho prisoner,
who Disappeared.
ohamGor, and nfichard f Tweed shook hania with
~ glloas It will DO ali right in tho end p"
~ hopo so, I am eure," mid tho convicted ox-
potontato Of tho buried Ring.
Then tho Sheriff mud h!s !!orutfos wont out to
get a carriage, aud TO delulo tho awaying and
oxcltod crowd into tho boliof that Twooi was
going out by another door than TINT BY which
ho really waa to 1oayo. Then mass after masB
pstoRe nsnloa out Il "1 ba feSs ws 5 81
T~oeas plumber In this city. Down tho rotun-
da they rushed, and out into Chambers atroet
ourslng md swearinG aud trampi!ng on each
othor. Il cnrrlage at this moment drove rapidly
200 feet west Of tho Court.House, and there
stopped, Tho drivor bringing Ills horses up with
= Jump. Sheriff Brennan oamc quickly from
tho west ond Of The. Court-1Iouao with Tweed
and Deputies shiol1s and Carroll, who al
moat ran Twood, bulky aa his frame il,
to with sharp dash, and tho horses'
haads were turned towards Broadway, the
crowd rushing after the earringo htther
and thits,er among the horses' feet in tho
Immediately asked Sheriff Dronnan, who vaa
proceeding in tile direction Of hts office, whero
Tweed waa going and to what prison ho was to
DO consigned. Tho shoriff would give no in
Micrnataisen M amply saying, "He y sl IN ny cuato.
tina nfefrfnf. {trrrav Ind aal.ni f1,nt trw,oJ
should bo committed to tho City Prison, HI it IL
called. Tho place where Tweed really was taken
was No: 81 Duane street, his old Law Office. whoro
q number Of his friends were in waiting, and
where comfortable lunch was in reainosa to
console tho fallen plunderor in bis misfortune.
Tho carriage turned sharply down side street
until further pursuit was ovatlod, and then ita
bulky load MAS dropped and hurried into con-
cealnlent. at tho TombB Warden johnson statod
that hc expected, Twoed to bo brought
believed that that was tho only and
proper place to hold him ponding sentence, and,
after sontouce until further transfer WIS made
Of his person: But, although Warden johnson
waited & Twoed de- camo |. no5 a and M Then tho Ionbs
the inside Of It's walls. Various woro the COM
monts made as to thB extraordinary conduct, by
which Tweed WAS allowed to rcmain at largs
simply because OF his money 1t was not boz
lieved thnt Judge Davia had agrood to keep
factor would huve been Immediately consigned
after his conviction aud pending bis sentence.
Tho reporter also madc strenuous inquiries ut
tho Ludlow Stroet Jail to know il Tweed had
boen brought thnro or If llo would be brought
there during the day. Iho officials at this paco
denied all knowledge Of Tweels whereabouts,
aud declared that they did not boltoyo TINT
Tweod would be brought to Ludlow Street Jail,
as all people in such circumstances az lo was
placed by the Inv would have to 70
the Tombs to await sentence. And
then q visit was made to the Office Of tito
District Attorney, where the reporter saw Mr.
Allon, tho Assistant District-Attornoy. This
gentleman declared that ho boitoved that Tweed
WAS safely locked i'll tho TonlbB, but whom ho
WAS Informed by the Herald reporter Tint 1o was
not, le seemed dreadfully astonlHlled, md aent
messenger three timos to Sheriff Brennan to
know what ho hnd done with Twood. The lat.er
sent word back that Tweed WAS in Lila custody"
and further satisfaction could not bo got Ms to
his whereabouts, as it was getting late, at tie
District-Attorney's Office. Alr. Allen stated,
however, TINT Tweed might bo punished with
twenty yoars' Imprisonment on tho different
counts and stated that ho he'd boon proven
guilty and convicted Of t03 offences known to
tho Law as miBdeneanors.
At tho Shorfr's office, the reporter was denied
access to Mr. Brennan, but he SAW Judaon
JarviH, who saw Shorif Brennan, aud Jarvis
stated that tho Sheriff informed him TINT Tweed
WAS !" In hiH custody" aB per arrangement with
Judge Davis, aud no fnrthor satisfaction could
be got on this most extraordinary proceeding,
which will no doubt, CAUSE great sensation
tThntt fi111v uanfi1nfnf