The New York herald., 1873-11-23
BIG SIX"
Tweed at the Tombs---His First
Night in Cell No. 6.
What He Is Going To DO
About It."
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FALLEN BOSS,

on the sixth page will be found full report OF
the proceedings yesterday in the trial OF william
NJ. Tweed, ana the particulars of the remarkable
sentence Of II years. Imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary and the fine OF $12 800.
This morning, at one O'Clock, Mr.. Tweed passed
through the iron gates OF the Tombs where he was
temporarily committed until his removal to the
Penltenuiary on Blackwells Island. He was ac-
companied to the prison by Deputy Sheriff
Shields and Michael Cah with several
Deputy Sherifs assistants, and also General
William NJ. Tweed, Mr.. Richard Tweed, brother or
the prisoner; Mr.. Foster Dewey aud Mr.. McGuin-
ness son-in-aw Of Mr.. Tweed. The doors OF
the Tombs were thrown open on the
arrival OF the carriages by the Waterman,
whom Mr.. Tweed greeted in his usual genial way,
and said, "Wel, john how are you? / never
pected to meet You here like this" "John,n with
evident sincerity and considerable feeling. said,
"ves Mr.. Tweed, am sorry to have to meet
you like this" This little incident over,
the prisoner passed little way into the cor
rldor. ana had q short, confidential conver-
sation with Mr. Shields, who quietly int.mated to
! his prisoner that all was ready, and he passed
within the enclosure, with his son, Mr.. Dewey and
Shields, to the court yard and was placed In No.
cell, which is on the lower tier Of the prison.
short time was spent in making the preparations
for the night, and his lrends VINO had accompanied
han, bade him ..boodby,' and lett him With mani.
lest evidences OF sorrow to spend his first night III
his average now OF spirits, ana assumed that
bravado and heroic air Tor which ne has been 80
remarkably distinguished throughout his extraor-
binary career.
TWEED AT THE sHERIFF's OFFICE
The evening was spent by Mr. Tweed his coun-
room OF Sheriff Brennan's office. This
was caused by the unavoidable delay in
Clerk OF the Court, MIR. Sparks. These
documents were very lengthy. as the sentence in
Of ss legal De the e Wa a a e awg
by Tweed with consultations with his coun-
sci and the partaking Of supper, which was
sent over from Delmonco's. In reference TO
his sentence Mr.. Tweed remarked to the reporter
OF the HERALD that he thought the Judge was
'.pretty seyere'' upon him, and in the sentence
showed considerable feeling, and occasionally al
most passion, Striking the bench with his fist
| marks. He thought Judge Davis went out OF
his way to MAKE an unnecessary and untruthful
remark when he said, 4 sat in the court during
i waeaHa SAID sH1 Mr. uSHsesi TWesd, 0RP" oan,s
cry; but never ielt defiant, and when the Judge
charges Inc with thinking tnat the corruption Of
he states that which was utterly untrue. must
say, however, that Davis is very smart fellow
his feeling to master him. lie had no business to
keep me standing all that time to be lectured; his
ply to an inquiry as to what he thought OF the
tence Mr. Tweed said, directly he began to put the
counts into groups OF four, thought what he was
soned me on the keyser counts and fined me on
the 0thers.' Ibid you expect IL years. then?' in
| quired the reporter. '.No; l thought he would
have stopped at the ten but guess he stumbled on
| the two odd counts, and so made 1t 12 Further
conversation OF Mr.. Tweed as to the sentence,
evidently showed that he has still faith that the
omnipotence OF the lntrlcacies and uncertainties
OF the law Will save him the degradation OIL a visit
| TO the Penitentary, and that it will not
| be long before he will be comparatively
free man. The portraits of prominent political
men. all OF whom were friends OF Mr.. Tweed, that
| were suspended on the walls, naturally originated
| conversation in the direction OF politics, and 1t
was positively astonishing TO hear the tex B0ss''
talk OF men and things with the old ring OF power
in his sentences, and with evident etfulness
that he was no longer the great ruling political
spirit OF the city, and only convict on his way to
| the Penitentiary He was asked what he thought
| OF Ingersoll's chances next week. and he
said very confidently that he could not
be convicted. He had however. very different
judgment as to another prominent politician, who
will follow Ingersoll as prisoner In
the Court OF Oyer and Terminer. Allus!on
was made to "Dick Connolly .sAh,r said
Mr.. Tweed, 'Dlck is living in clover
in Europe on $4,000 year. and he is the cause OF
all this trouble and ought to be where l am" In
conversation like this the hours whed away
they struck out on the silver lines OF Sheriff
Brennans timepiece. About ten his counsel left
him, and shortly after their departure Mr. Tweed
took sound sleep on the couch in the Sheriff's
little snugeery adjoining his private of1ice. He
was woke up when the carriage came to take him
to the Tombs, and shaking himself from his sleep,
he made little JOKE about going to prison SO early
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