New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
THE MUCH-SOUGHT TWEED.
ACTIVE SEARCH MAINTAINED.


VICINITY ExAMrNED-DIsAProISIED DErkof-
IvEs-ANoTHER WITNESS sIAIks THAT HE sA"
TWEED IN BROOKLYN SATURDAY.
The search for Wtm II. Tweed is still bar
rrn OF results Sheriff believes he rs In the city
OF near it. and this belief is shared by many while there
are many others who are convinced that the 1uSuVeS
well on his way 10 foreign land II is certain no trace
OF INN hos yet been found that gives any cew 10 the
manner which the Effected or to the place
where he is.
Late on Tuesday night the tenement house No. 1000
secondave belonging TO John Glligan, was searoh'u
thoroughly with the hope of finding the fugitVe Io'
nation came to Sheriff Conner that there was reason 10
believe that Tweed was hiding this tenement II was
known that Ginigan was formerly employed by Tweed
who had often engaged him 70 do confidential WORK ana
wac 40 much pleased With him that he had given nm a
house force OF POliee and deputy sherhs was
assembled under the direction Of Sheriff Conner ana IN
spector Thone. The front and rear entrances to
The building we're carefully guarded, and meu were
posted the roof TO prevent escape IN that direction
a careful examination OF tic building was then made
but without finding the person sought The same iach
of success attended the search Of the house OF relative
OF Mr. Eieisten Vim. Nj eel jrs law partner not sr
from Elizabeth, n J. In this case Also there was what
was deemed at the enough evidence TO render
almost certain that clew to the hidingpace OF tweed
could be obtained thorough examination OF the ho'se
and questioning Of the persons who had given the
Information showed at there was nothing Ia the story
It's asserted that Tweed before started t0 leave
Tie country and 1t time when he could have done So
without difficulty. This IN lc12 or 1873, "nen he
went TO California. steamer, it is alleged vas IN
readiness 10 convey him to foreign port AT the last
moment decided not 20 bat rather TO return to TINS
city abide the result of his trial, believing that he
could so arrange matters TO have jury certain
number OF the members of which woud stand oot
against conviction. lie failed in this, as is already
known, and was sent 10 the Pent"ntiaIy'
The driver Of the coach in which Tweed left the jail on
4 tS ttgIX cry M
portan that he should be discovered III order that h
testimony NAV De compared with that OF Warden Dun
ham a. 20 The length OF time during which the mcoeg
OF the party in the house after their return from
riding 10 the Park and the Boulevard, and To Iearh
indeed whether they returned 70 the house at all It's
the opinion Of weliufOrmed detectives that the party
did return 10 the house as Warden Durham states bat
Tweed had very much longer start thm III OF Il
minutes before his absence was known ana Tue alarm
WORK or THE GRAND JURY.
Tho Grand Jury continued yesterday ito investigation
into the details OF the escape. William NJ Tweed, r..
gave ms account Of the departure from the @ the dlVo
through the Park and Out the Boulevard, the return
20 the in Madsonave, the discovery OF the ao
sence OF lis father from the house, and the sub-
seauent search Of the house. He corrobOrated
the statement Of Warden Durham In good
part lie closely questioned as 10 "ha'
he h e OF the details Of his fathers escape, and Of the
place where the fugitive is now hiding II is understood
That
escape or Of the place where his father now Is warden
Dmbam was again before the jury, and WAS questioned
on certain points but added ue to s testimony OF tie
DAY before Chester Lamb, at whose branch stable the
carriage and hired which conveyed the pt
from the ail Saturday also closely questioned
as to his share in the matter He tod about
tho game story as already made public William Watson
acting Warden OF the Ludlow Street JAN, in place OF
Warden Dunham who is suspended together with Deputy
Warden ". l. Gardner, also testified as to the time al
which the party left the jail on Saturday. and the mum
bcr OF times Tweed had previously been allowed 10 leave
the fall Henry Watson the coaclman OF an intimate
friend Of Tweed, was have been examined, but lis
examination postponed until today
WHAT THE PoLICE ARE DOING.
The efforts OF the police 10 find some trace OF Tweed
were continued yesterday with undated vgor IN 'n'
Of the dlsconraging fact that promising cew had bon
gained The opinions Of the officials are more dyidco
than before many belcyn Tweed to be secreted in The
city who bav, before expressed their belief that bc had
ESCAPED 10y the Lord Clarendon. President MatscI
said lie s thought that If Tweed was not concealed
in this city he board OF the Lord Clarendon He
bieSed that vessel stood away 10 sea To blind th1
pilot and others regard to her destination but aite'
having gone 30 or 90 miles turned and sailed toward
shore. Several persons who live ON Long Island state
that they have noticed several rockets unown III such
manner TO appear Ike an exchange OF signals with
vessel of the coast.
Superintendent waling stated that the CAPTAINS re
pOrted Yesterday that nothing had been learned.
Many people called at the Central ONCE laden WITH then
important information" but when their clews were
followed up nothing found 10 connect the matter
with Tweeds escape The following is fan sample 0l
the letter signed "A Citizen" was received by
suporntend Walug yesterday. stating that fr1end
Of the writer, who employed upon the vanderbilt
buildings the foot Of sXty-hthst, North River,
had noticed "a suspicOusoOkinS soan-yGcEt lying II
tie river On Friday lot OF trunks aud boxes wer
taken on board and afteIwmd the yacht myscri'
Vrifc believed
william NJ Tweed escaped upon this yacht.
superintendent Waling sent Detective hullin o.
ip.e.i.te Tic story thoroughly. Last evening Detec-
tive Mullen reported that the Yacht referred 10 was tic
Dolphin owned 10y NJ. Lush OF NOnkcrs She received
O board the boxes and trunks leiecd %. but had took
them only up the rvef to Nonllcrs where she now lies
Nj Lush lives IA Yonkers and is well known there Tie
detectives searched several houses yesterday and nvcs
tieated many uIuOrs bu superintendent Wallng stated
that they were no any positive Information tlan
a first Eycr point Of departure from the city j. thor
oigly covered ant Tweed has been conceded ia this
civ II y believed that his ndlug-pace viii be dsCov
ercd There is no cessation OF yigeAce and activity.
The detectives have been 40 work on the caoe
turned 10 the Police Central Oncc last night empty
handed Every place where a friend OF tweed
known 90 nee DO h,s been visited ANA examined. The
starc has confined 10 houses IN tins city, but
men 20 every town 10 this ucinty where
anybody was known D. I've Who had been an asso-
ciato Of the fugitive. Aoss2gcs BIZ telegraph
have b,,u s.ut % tne chiefs 0f police IN many
fcrcut ctics and also the 5brs ana c0nstaoulary o.
smaller places Urring the Prosecution Of reoro".
search f0t Tweed Nothing has J.cn learned however,
aui az niue passes the views o those VINO have expressed
the bcl.ci tat Tweed escaped hv che yacht Ihyra arr
strcngtncd. Tie lOhcc have been niOnhod at FOstoI
Dewey and the suspicion that he had eon,
with Tweed s dispelcd. II s reported that hc w,n soon
retdn this ey and take charge Of The business aus
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