The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-25
LIBERATING THE BOSS.

The News at the Island.-.HOW the De.
cisiOn was Received by Tweed and
His Keepers.
The first news of the decision in the
Court of Appeals, in regard to Tweed's
case, was received at Blackwell's Island
yesterday morning about 10 o'clock. 1t
created no excitement among the pris-
on officials, Warren Fox having ex-
pected the decision to be rendered about
three weeks ago. Special Deputy Sher-
iff McGonigle, by order of Sheriff Con-
ner, has been in attendance at headquar-
ters in the penitentiary building Tues
day and Wednesday during the past two
months in anticipation of verdict in
Tweed's case. He has been armed with
a formidable looking document of about
five hundred pages, closely written,
containing q warrant for the arrest of
Mr.. Tweed upon civil process to re-
cover sc, 900, 900, alleged to have been
stolen from the city and county of New
York. At 7:30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Mr.. McGonigle made his appear
ance at the Island again, and remained
during the day and night.
The first unofficial news of the Court
of Appeals decision was received ut the
Penitentiary Office about 10 o'clock.
Warden Fox communicated it to Mr..
Tweed while the latter was performing
his regular duties in the hospital. "Is
that so2 1 expected it, said the Boss,
though evidently much excited. "Mr.
Fox, said he, "I can talk to you now
as have never talked before. 1 know
/ will Immediately be re-arrested on
civil processes, but 1 can obtain bail
and once more be free man. have
not the least desire to evRde the law,
and if you should hberate me now and
say, Leave the Island, my first work
upon arriving in New York would be to
deliver myself to the Sheriff. / have
had plenty of chances to escape from
here; but again, say / will not try to
evade the law" and the old gentleman
returned to his work.
About 11:30 O'Clock Commissioner
Brennan, Foster Dewey, one of Tweed's
counsel and formerly his private secre-
tary, Warden Fox and Mr.. Kitchen,
Chief of the Medical Staff of Charities
and Correction, called on Tweed and
officially notified him of the decision of
the Court of Appeals in his favor. The
''Boss" received them quietly, thanked
them for the information, and said very
little. Mr.. Dewey left Albany yester-
das morning at one o'clock in order to
communicate the decision of the court
to his formerly employer, as soon as it
arrived.
The papers ordering Tweed's dis
charge were expected at the Island hour
ly. Warden Fox kept near the little
telegraph instrument in his Office.
Deputy McGonigle, with the legal cap
documents for the re-aITest protruding
from his pocket, sat by the side of the
warden, occasionally going cut Of the
office for stroll on the river bank. A
few visitors crept about the premises
asking the keepers questions and vainly
endeavoring to catch a glimpse Of
Tweed. The southern end of the Is
land had a quiet "6eld day" appearance.
TwEED's CONDUCT IN PRISON.
All the prison officials, from keeper
to warden, unite in praise Of Tweed.
Said DIR. Kitchen to a World reporter,
"He is the best hospital orderly have
had. He always performs his duties
and can be depended upon. At times
when he was SO i'll that requested him
to go to bed, he refused, saying, L will
do my duty as long as can write
The entry-book shows hundreds of
names registered in William NJ. Tweed's
handwriting"
The warden spoke of him as Zone of
the best behaved, quiet and pains-tak-
ing prisoners in the in the institution.
although" said he, ''Mr. Tweed has
suffered and broken down an iron con-
stitution in standing up under shame
and disgrace which few men of his
standing could have endured, he has al
ways endeavored to perform the duties
required of him faithfully, and so doing
has won the respect Of all who have
seen his daily life. i"