, 1873-11-22


Long before 10 O'Clock, the honr fixed for tho
rooponng Of tho court, q large aud eager crowd
filled tue Oyer and Torminer Court room. At Il
fow 1ninutcs to 10 Twoed's quilltriun,yirate Of
accustomed seats. 4 moment or two after, hIr.
Twecd, accompanied by his son, Richard il,
Tweed hia private secretary, Lii. Dewey, and
Mr. Eggleston, tho law-partner OF "young
Dick, came into the anto-rooln. Tho great OK
Boss looked as bright as though ho had just
como from Turkish bath, and nodded smilingly
to tho hosts OF friends greeting him on eyery
side. Whisking off his oyercoat, le took a scat
BY his counsol, whose jaded looks wore in strik-
Ing contrast with his own, and. alter exchanging
seemingly in the most agreoablo mood imagina-
BILE. . In ton minutes tho jury came
into Court again. Thespeetators, in their eager
ness, rose in their seats. Again on tho jury waa
in the samo direction with almost equal interest.
Twoed scanned each face md each oye.
"aentlomen, have you agreedupon verdict ?"
"Wo have" answered tho foreman-two mon-
osylabio words the etroct Of which upon that In
certainly cannot be described.
How Say you-is William II. Tweod guilty or
"Guilty!"
son the whole four Of tho counts"
"You say you find him guilty on the frst
second, third, and fourth conuts, and also On tho
llsth \, to tho 21oth counts inoiusvo7" pursued
"We do" answered tho foreman. rye find him
guilty On Ill tho Koyner, Carney. and Davidson
counts"
Alr. Sparks then made out the verdict in the
proper form, giving tho numbers Of tho various
counts On tue warrant under which the jury con-
yicsod,
AS to tho residue Of tho counts, you find him
not guilty?" asked the Judge.
" Not guilty." answered the foreman. :.
It was to very many persons in tho Court-by
the way, there Was not one lady present to even
giYo the great corruptioniss q solacing smle-a
most significant moment as tho burly figure Of
Brennan stopped down to tho sdo of tbs bench.
and, looking in the face OF tho indexible Judge
Davis, whispered few moments to His Honor,
Hna the msgatrMsts M then ais;sentin Sheriff
through tho crowded court to Tho side Of tho
doomed and convicted man who was to soon fill
= fclon's cell. Sitting near Tweod on the left
hand was Richard Twocd. tho brother Of tho
sesa5ed' m an agaa Mto.ha.rod aud white,
marked jewish features that arc noticeable III
all the male members Of the Tweed family. both
young aud old, Richard Tweed seemed greatly
moved Ut the disgrace put upon his brother,
Whom he has always looked upon as ono who
could, like Archimoaes, move tho world ii ho
choHe' and nov mono wore 10 poor as to do him
reverence. Closer In tho circle rat young Bill
Tweed. or "Gonera1" William II. Tweed who
was made, it is said d It General" In tho militia
aud nlomber Of tho Bar on the Same day, and,
two weeks aftor being made a mombor Of tho
Bar, WAS mnde al Assntant Diatrict.A t.Attoruoy for
the good County OF New York. This young
man il dark-vsagcd porson with aldo whiakcrs,
and has the nR1no Of Q good-uaturod young fol-
low about town. His eyes were rcd with weep
Ing, and ho seemed overwhelmed with the liuas-
tor which had befaon his father. Dulin1 tho
prisoner aat his son-in-law, Ambrose MaginnB,
Of New Orleans. whose bridal hour hua boon
crowned with buahoa OF diamonds, nnd silks,
and purple. and fine linen, that outahono Il the
wealth Of Ormus and OF Inl.' hagnnis WAS
Crying, and Lila face botokened real sorrow at the
doom Of tho false public servant. At tho right Of
Tweed nat Charley Lawrence, formerly Hpocr-
lator III the ballet busineHH, aud WHO WIS now
up to hts ears III blAinoas Of far more serious
nature l1a wore glasses, and looked ut Judge
Davis appealingly, but tliat faco was like tlo
face Of a rock Bot Agalnat storm. These neo-
plo wore tho special guard Of Tweed, and thoy
seemed to thlnk, from tho expressions which
flttod to and fro uneaafly in their countenancoa,
that tue conviction WAS most incredible thing
to thoir nlindH.
Tweed hl1naolf seemed struck with diamay and
terror shono from every limo OF Ills large and
uaualiy jolly features. Ills face blanched AZ
AA Old political companion, man whom he had
led In many a ward and 0onertl Committee
Rtrugglo, placed bis hand on his shouldor-the
hand OF tho law-ald aakeQ him ii he WaH ready.
TWeod tried to smile. but the nttompt was
failure, aud he blanolcd like q eunlower
In the rain u ho nodded bis hoad that he
waa ready, and Sheriff Brennan. warrant
III hand-or rather commitment In haud-beck-