, 1873-12-04
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tci,ti,,rY Coll.
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hir. Y. il. Tweed was taker frtl'n tho Tombs
TO tto Icnitontiary, on Blacswolra Island. ycs-
iertlay afternoon, anI was outwa,tl!y transform
oa from THO ,appeaiance of citizenship Tint {.
SIT Of broadcotl, gives to most to chat Of
convict, by Tho substitution Of tho livery worn
bY tho prisoners In tho ponitcntiary
q, lhn removal Of tho celebrated prisoner from
tho Tonhs was doub.lcHs expedited By tho au-
t,on tI,t o. parlov and tho result ot tlis
wore communicated will, OIL Friday night, and
eagiy tho following morning, acling on this i1l-
formation, they went to Clio Tolnbs In larCo
n,'lbGrs NJ early n tia ay, with tho expee:aton
were disappointed. Some CT Tho mon,hors ii
Mr. Iwerua family his council, md private
SECRETARY were tho only porHons admitted TO tho
room.
Sheriff Brennan called on lis way down town
Tweed: The effect Of this was, it was uudor-
atood, to inform tho "ex-Doss of tho ncccs-
slty that had intcrycncl, which rendered hia ro-
movai to tho rententiary during tho t,aY.abao-
lutoly imperative. Twood received tho infur-
NATION with an appearance OF indifference. hut
as the consequences CT what would follow
srRdrallv tluwnel uron him, as n reflected upou
mis- degraded position, lle lost heart, and
hia conntonancs was marked with detection md
misery.
Deputy-sherif, Shields arrived at I,a}t-paat u
o'cloc6, and found Alru. Tweod sud ert t!rcu
daughters with him. 1t was sal uit,ht, aud
woutI at once have aroused tho bet:cr faclings
Of tho most careless obserTor-a wfc and group
Of d"ughtors trying to aay "gooa,by" to i nus
public lna',, was to them always iHttnlgcut,
md uniformly manifested an inoxhaustiblo
kindness. 10 buch a husband md father
tlese ladlcs we're sa;iug parting worda
m ad 'SqE or o e s5 d for 9
4 convict. III addition to these mcmbers OF l,is
family there wers alHo among tho yisitors at this
tlMo 0cn. W. NJ. Tweed. Frank Tweed, Air.
Richard Twocd (brother of tho prlsoncr), and
ing Mr. rwcod bore with his usual apparent in
dilforoneo, but aftor the oxotoment was oYor
and lis friouds Ind lott him, tito reaction
camo, and his. counsenance boro marks
Of Of, sorrow - saa detection, not namixol
laBt mud fading remnant Of tho old-tinlo spirit.
While thiB was going OIL within tho prison there
WIS no little excitonleut Outside, franklin
street, opposite Tho Tonlbs, hnd its clahtor Of
weary, whiting spectators, attracted by tho ex-
peotatlons Of sooing Tweed md tho appearance
Of several carriages drawn up ut the sido en-
trance Of Lhe Yomls. Tho corridors Of the
office OF the romps thron nslont tho day wore moro
Or 1oss tl,rongcd,, anl Wardon Johnson mud
the excitement and interest On tlo part OF the
people had hot boen SURPASSED Oh any lay Of m
execution. Ilsoro WAS the usual throas Of newa-
paper reporters, and thero was mora than usual
Inins taken to defeat their enterprise by tho
friends Of T,secd, but the result showed algual
failure. About o'clock three or four policemen
came over from tho Sixth Precinct Station and
drove away With their clubs AZ many OF clio
popnlace aa the clubs could frighton, which
waa not many. They looked at tito reporters,
hut allowed u lookto autlice t!1oy were evidently
familiar with tic way Of reporters, and severely
let Them alone.
hlr. Tweod's private carrago had taken away
tha lady lAomhors OF Ais {1uilY from lls prison,
anil about o'clock 1t returned. aud WAS .driyou
up to the Franklin street ontrance. Shortly
after itB arrival a gentloman, q friend Of the
family, came from tho Tombs, and gave O wlis-
pered ordor to the coachmnn, WHO shortly aftcr-
warda drove away up Elm street. This was o
worry stale trick. aud It's efrocr was only to causo
0 few of tho crowd to follow 1t with oagor steps.
LII short time the carriage returnedt to ihe neigh
loyhood Of the Tom1s, aud after waiting short
timo In Leonard street 1t WIS driven round
to tho trout entrance, III Centro slroot. Wnlie
this little carriage movement was going on,
Tweed WAS making his final preparations for his
departure. Deputy shorin Shields announced to
him that it was timo to bo moving, and Ie imnle-
dlatcly roso from tho couch. Ills aou, Gen. WILL
mud, leaving Lis room, aprocossion WAS formed
that very closoly 1osonlbied in forln--but, of
courao, in many. Of its accessorios, very
unlike that which ,is, invariably seen whon
connects the Special Sessions Court
room Tas passed over, and, entering through
the prisouers' door to the court, tho yestibulo Of
man hned each side Of the pilarod way, and
Tweed went alone down tho stops to his carriage,
Immediately followed aud almost supported by
his Bon William. Ho gave sharp, short slanee
up aud down Contro street and entered tile car
riagc,, followed Immediately. by Deputy Sheriff
Shields. There wc1e fow hand-shakings from
Lis friends. among whom was his brother Rich
nd, and tho party wero rapidly driven up White
street, md thence into Canal atreet to the foot
Of Twonty-Hixth street.
At the docls ut tic foot Of Twonty-sixth strcot
tho sa1no foolish, feeble, childish policy was pur-
Hued by tho officials Of tho Commissioners OF
Charities aud Correction that had been adopted
Mt tho Tomba The idca was that no ono repro
sonting The s'press" should DO allowed to sos
Iwecd III Ills moments Of special degradation.
10 carry out this programme no ono waa at1mit-
tod on tue dock af.or the carriage passed tie
folding, doors, which wore cloHed upon all appli-
ringing Ct tho bell . policeman, No. 1875
opened the door sufficiently wido to nut his
list through and Say TINT ho lind orders to
admit "nobody on tlat thoro dock till that boat
Lad Eono." Lie was shown tho pass Of tho COM
,nisBionofs emitting the holder to passage on
the boat; but lis 1osponso was "This 'ero
boat IL 4 special bout for tile Boss :" but ~ it
WIS the ordinary boat Bolleyuo, this was, OF
course, ntatcnlcne that waR slightly Wide OF the
truth. While this colloquY waa going on
Warden Drennan. Capt. Allairo nud tls sefgoant
were deyotiug their attention to tho fallen politi-
cal chicftan and we're rorfcotly obliylous 10 their
duty ct attending to their duties at lLe door.
Tle Herald reporter WAS, however, OH hand
md tue endoayor to koop tile tacts from
tho public failed. hlr. Twcad and the Deputy
Sholiffs and Ills friends went on board, anu
paaaIng up to tho saloon, the liuos were thrown
on board ard tho Bclleyne steamed up tho river
to D!uekwell's Island. Tweed made few obse1ya-
tions Oh the way. He evidently was comulunng
deeply with his own thoughts, which must ha,o
boen OF Tho most narrowing elayacter. Tho in
prohaion loft upon tho spectator was TINT hope
had deserted hun: Ho declined any ganoral con-
leraation, and, OF courso, little rotero,co was
mado 10 tho terminal point OF his journey.
At a quarter past O'clock Tweed walked from
tho gaug-plana Of tho bellevue, md stood as d
convict Whoro oft he Ind formerly strolo on tho
great political oonquoror. A prisoner who stool
upon the dock at tns time, and WHO understood
evident feeling, and sad :" hlr Tweed, I'm gof-
~ to aco you here.' Tho Boss F" nodded md