The New York herald., 1875-12-06
LIGHT ON A DARK SUBJECT.

The stories OF Warden Dunham and Keeper Hagan
published in explanation of tho escape of "Big sixn
utterly absurd and self-contradctory that
detective, who believed that Tweed did
not escape from his own house. ventured
yesterday TO attempt TO unravel little Of
the mystery for the benefit OF the police and the
Sheriff In few hours he learned that the point to
which to turn for cew was the stables or Chester
Lamb in Fifty-eghth street. and Lamb & Son, in East
Forty ninth street The senior Lamb has long been
fast friend of Boss Tweed and his son Charles chum
aud conhdant OF VIM. NJ. Tweed Jr., as well as the
young bloods Of the old Ring At the Fifty eighth
street stables the Tweed family kept their turnouts
There too, Miller, the Court House carpenter and
other Tweed adherents kept their steeds Of blooded
stock II is no secret that there ties OF no un.
common order connecting the Ring men that made
this great resort In the rear OF the
Office kindred spirits have often met to dis.
cuss the affairs of the city sparkling wines and
choice Havanas The other stable is as has been stated
on Forty ninth street, and these hacks and other
vehicles kept for public hire The manager OF this
establishment is William Lamb, twin brother OF
Charles, and OF Chester Lamb, the
friend and companion of the Boss in
many lively election and political In
trigue. She twin sons are known as Charlie and
Billy. The former has been suffering for some time
from in health and has been under the care OF exCoro.
Schermer, the family physician of Tweed
Charlie spent last winter In Florida and
few weeks ago he announced that by
the advice OF his physician he would
spend this winter also there While the wine was being
consumed by the boys the old Fifty eighth street
stable there mysterious transfers OF teams and
carriages between the two stables and another
owned by supplemented German named
Kern. At about the same time Charlie
and would not go to Florida Last Wednesday and
Thursday he announced among his friends that he
would sail on Saturday the steamship SPAIN with
the view OF spending the winter in the south Of
France and in support of that resolution exhibited to
various persons his ticket by vessel alleging that
DR. Schrmer had ordered IL.
Yesterday the detective boldly walked into the Office
OF the Forty ninth street stable and recognized
tho genial Billy, who surrounded by three friends
Tho FIRST question
us Mr.. Charles Lamb in ~
Billy promptly answered:-''No, sir he sailed for
France yesterday"
This old to the nterrogator, calling Billy
aside he said In low voice.
"Mr. Lamb, have information that leads me to be.
eve that the carriage Tweed escaped in from this
stable"
The livery seemed much astonshod at the an
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tinued:-
"Oh, know all about IL DO not be alarmed d;
merely came TO get the name OF the driver want to
see him."
Mr.. Lamb was confused; eyed his visitor from
head TO foot and then ncrvousy turned about as he
answered.
''IIe didn't have my carriage but be did get team
here yesterday"
"whose carriage did he use then Pn was tho next
query
"He sent here and got team and had his own car
riagen
Gan right now give me the name OF the driver Mr.
Lamb"
Il don't know him l never saw him but once be-
fore"
"Look here, sir" remarked the stranger, "you say
Tweed got your horses and used his carriage He
keeps that carriage at your FinyeRbth stree. stable
but he didn't use II on SATURDAY."