Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-08
Tweed Escapes.

William NJ. Tweed has escaped from
DURANGO vile. Exposed in 1871. pursued
in the courts till 1873 and convicted that
wear as thief. he spent two years rs Il
convict on Backwcll>s Island. Last June
the cumulative sentences were over
thrown and he left the Island. but was ar
rested on civil suits, and there were one or
two indictments hanging over him. He
has for six months been in Ludlow Street
Jail, baing by the accommodating New
York officers permitted now and then to
ride out and visit his friends. Last Satur-
dav on one Of these visits he disappeared.
The story is thus told ny Warden Durham
who had him in charge:
We left the prison little after 10 O'Clock. til marty
consisting of Tweed, his son William. keerer Edward
CIV After crossing Harlem bridge We drove through
t4rinatfng point Of Central park Here we ali avht
ed from the carriage and assembled knoll on the west
minutes. WALKING around and chatting uron various,
as in eIfeet sprits vhant the 4sest
nervousness or lansing into silent THOUGHT as wa.
"onyersed non by rs he took active nart and o'1en
a4xh1 hfT tho to the sr To @
from there to Madison 6oth street. where
Tweefs house situated Leaving the carriase
at the corner. We entered the house between
and 20 o'clock, going into the from door where we
met Mr. Douglas Tweeds son law. and sat down
and talked awhile shortly after, however, Tweed
ar0se from his chair and intlmated that he w"uld
Ike to sp up stairs and see his VII" a nnIneh,s
The desired permission was GRANTED hlIn and as
way, Mr.. Hogan went in the sam" direction INTO
The pantry to wash his hands. remained IN the
rarlor with Young Tweed and Mr.. Douglas. W hen
Hogan had finished washing his hands he returned to
the rarlor and resumed his seat. waited. perhaps
Eve Minutes a little longer. before remarked
that time for Jail and that they had bet
ter call T weed pwn stairs His son went up stars
bat shortly came back and announced that his father
had not stairs. was surprised to hear ms.
and ted Hogan to 70 M and make further inquiries
and search. while I examined the lower part OF the
house Before iCin9 so took the precaut1on T. open
The front door and take view of the area Meeting
Hogan III the hall asked him If he had learned any
thing of the prisoners whereabouts, and he answered
i'll the negative When opened the front door the
carriage We had occupied during the day sta! stood AZ
the corner The keeper and after maxim thorou5h
search i'll the house for Tweed entered the carriage
and drove RAPIDLY possible to the police station
III 59th street, where at or request. General alarm
sent out. Both young Tweed and D"uS las mani
tested great excitement when apprIsed of tie escape
In audig II the incidents in his house forget I"
state that almost distinctly heard Iweeds step as ne
going uu- stairs After We had been Informed by
William VI Tweed, Jr., that his father had not gone
I-stairs | Mrs. Tweed standing at the head Of
the Il ght and upon questioning her received similar
She appeared To be greatly excited at the
time. last saw Tweed at 80 o'clock.
Edward Hogan, the keeper, looked az the hat ra' K
and noticed that. while Tweeds hat had disappeared,
had left It. Young Tweed excltedly pulled his HAIR
and cried out evident anguish, that his father had
ruined him and his family The souIn-law acted like
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