The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-06
Boss Tweed Escapes.

NEW lOhk, DeC. u.
Sheriff Conner has issued a reward of
$4,000 for the arrest of Tweed When
Warden Durham returned to Ludlow street
Jail last night he stated to reporter that
he had been driving with Tweed up at the
Boulevard and they returned in the car
rage to the house OF Tweed's son-in-law,
Douglass, on Madison avenue, where the
prisoners wife resided. When they en-
tered Tweed asked him for permission to
go up stairs to see his wife, which was
granted. Tweed then went and stayed up
there about fifteen minutes, and he dun
ham) becoming uneasy at his prolonged ab-
sence, sent Tweed's son after him, but on
the latter's return he said that his father
was not there. The warden then rushed
to the front door and looked up and down
the street, but he saw no person resembling
Tweed. The carriage in which they had
come to the house was found to be where
they left it. It
Hogan, the assistant jaior, says he dis
tinctly saw Tweed go up three or four
steps of the stairs but is not certain that he
went up the full flight
The house was searched from top to bot
tom but no trace of the fugitive was found.
At the back of the house there are other
houses, and to have escaped Tweed must
have passed through them. Tweed's son
was in a very excited condition When he
learned of his fathers escape. He pulled
his hair and exclaimed that he was ruined,
as did, also, Douglas, the son-in-law OF
Tweed.
The statement deputy Hogan corrobo-
rates the foregoing. Warden Durham adj
mits having taken Tweed out to dine some
three or four times while he was in custo-
dy, as Tweed was complaining of terrible
head aches. The bonds given by the sher-
if for the proper and faithful performance
of his duties are for $4,000, and those of
Warden Durham 100000.
The general impression seems to be that
some of Tweed's friends have placed him
on board steam tug which will place him
on some vessel bound for foreign coun-
try. 1t is not positive whether any indict-
ment for forgery has been found against
him, and the question of his extradition is,
therefore, an open one. The trial in the
$6,000,000 suit was to have commenced
Monday.
ANOTHER VERSION.
A hno hmm, IN, nj Ill A.
day, but cannot be verified, that Tweed es-
capped week ago and is now well away
from the country. Sheriff Conner and
Warden Durham are liable to fine of a
thousand dollars and one years imprison-
ment tor their neglect, and If Tweed is not
forthcoming they will be apt to get the full
benefit of the law.
EXCITEMENT AND SEARCH.
There was no cessation to-day to the ex-
citement created by the announcement of
the escape of William M. Tweed. In the
club rooms and at every place of public re-
sort it was the theme of conversation. The
deputies are securing the city in every
direction, searching among Tweed's friends
for some one who might by chance drop a
word that could serve as clue. The de-
tectives attached to the central office are
also working hard but their efforts were
of no avail.
Police Superintendent Walling, at late
hour this evening, stated that thus far not
the slightest clue had been obtained by him
which might put him on the track of the
fugitive as the police were unable to and
any person who saw the coach which it is
supposed carried Tweed off, or the driver
of the coach who had been left at his resi-
dence by the sheriff's officer.
Police Commissioner Matsell has no
theory in regard to the escape but said en-
phatically that in his opinion there was
collision somewhere.
The police are still of the opinion that
Tweed passed out of the front basement
door and was taken to Goth street and
East river where he embarked on small
steam vessel.