Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-11-29


the island; and his friends feared to ask,
and his worst enemies cared not to Sug
gest.
SUNDAY IN TIE TOMBS.
The Tombs was reached about l O.
clock on Sunday morning, and Tweed
passed in with greeting to single &C
auaintance, and was assigned the con-
demned cell lately occupied by Edward
S. Stokes. The Tribune says
Gle evidently passed FESTIVE night
after his friends had left him, for Sun
day morning when they visited him he
was looking pale and haggard. MIR.
Dewey the prisoners private secretary
called, but Warden Johnson refused to
admit him to see Tweed. The inter
view between the brothers, by the ma
ture of circumstances necessarily Ie-
strained, was of an affecting character,
Mr.. Richard Tweed seemingly overcome
by the situation, and almost moved to
tears. Tweed's counsel are said to have
held consultation at the Hoffman
House to take steps to obtain stay OF
proceedings. AS Tweed has not yet
completed his business arrangements, 1t
is understood that the sheriff will not
cause his removal to the penitentiary
Immediately. In the meantime Tweed'S
friends hope that the eXertion of counsel
will be successful"
WHAT TWEED SAYS ABOUT 1T.
The Herald report says that Tweed
ci.icised Judge Davis, and said he
thought the Judge went out Of his way
to make an unnecessary and untruthful
remark when he said, Il sat in the court
during the whole trial, up to the time
of the verdict, with look Of defiance
on my face" ''NNell," said Mr.. Tweed,
Il cant help my looks; but l know l
didn't cry; but | never felt defiant, and
when the judge charges me with think
ing that the corruption Of myself or my
friends would bring me out all right he
states that which was utterly untrue. l
must say, however, that Davis is very
smart fellow, smart as a steel trap; but
he allowed his feelings to master him.
He had no business to keep me stand.
ing all that time to be lectured; his duty
was to pass sentence. and no more.
In reply to an inquiry as to what he
thought OF the sentence, Mr.. Tweed
said, directly he began to put the
counts into groups of four, / thought
what he was going to do, and / was not
mistaken. He imprisoned me on the
Keyser counts and fined me on the 9TH
ers." did you expect twelve years
then 2" inquired the reporter, "No; l
thought he would have stopped at the
ten; but l guess he stumbled on the two
two odd counts, and 50 made it twelve. "
Further conversation of Mr.. Tweed as
the sentence, evidently showed that he
has still faith that the omnipotence Of
the inuicacies and uncertainties OF the
law will save him the degradation OF a
visit to the penitentiary, and that it
will not be long before he will be q
comparatively free man. He wasa asked
what he thought of Ihgersolls chances,
and he said very confidently that he
could not be convicted. Allusion was
made to ''Dick Connolly" "Ah." said
Tweed, "Dick is living in clover in Eu
rope on $4,000 year, and he is the
cause of all this. trouble and ought TO be
where | am"
TIE BILL OF OBJECTIONS.
a dispatch yesterday says: ''The
counsel in the Tweed case will present
a bill comprising nine objections on
which to base arguments for u stay Of
proceedings The prosecuting officer
may possible take some time to consider
the points presented. 1t is reported
that in the meantime Tweed will not be
placed OH Blackwells Island.
IN THE rARLoR.
Late this afternoon Tweed was re-
moved to parlor in the Tombs, recent
ly occupied by Stokes as a sitting room.
The Presbyterian Synod of Virginia
met at Charlestown, w. Va, on We'd
nesday last, about one hundredmembers
being present. The opening sermon
was preached by Rev. j. L. Kirkpat-
rick. D. D., last Moderator. Rev. J. 4.
Graham was elected Moderator, aud
Rev. Z. C. Gordon and Ruling Elder