New-York tribune., 1875-12-06
TWETD'S DUPES.

WHAT THE MEN FROM WHOM HE ESCAPED SAY
ABOUT iT-wARDEN DUNHAM's ACCOUNT OF THE
WAY IN WHICH HE LET HIS PRISONER sLiP-THE
STORY AS TOLD BY KEEPER DAGAN.
At Ludlow Street Jail yesterday there were
numerous inquiries callers for further Information
respecting escape The affairs OF the jail went on as
usual but there apprchensive and worried ex-
preston in the OF the attendants which Indicated
that their fears had been thoroughly aroused to the
probable consequences Of the fight OF their prisoner
Warden william Dunham, who went with Tweed from
the prison Saturday had been in consultation win
Sheriff Conner during the night and met him again early
yesterday morning They left the jail together in pursuit
of further Information.
Warden Dunham made the following statement in rela-
ton 70 the affair: As usual occasions when Mr.
Tweed wished TO out. his son, William d. Tweed Jr'
here with private carriage yesterday Saturday
After dressing for his ride Nh Tweed left the jail and en-
tered the carriage accompanied by his William Ed
ward Hagan. keeper. and myself. The carriage pro
cecded through Ludow-st Broome, through Broone-
TT 20 Owery up the Bowcry TO and through Fourth
ave- to Tenth Elevenths and thence 10 and through
broadway, think through ThiTteeuthst TO Fifh-ave
and up FfthaYe. to Fftynnthst then NJ the Western
Boulevard ard along the Kingsbridge1o2d' ana up,
around and down the Southern Boulevard 10 Thrdave,
crossing the Third-aye. bridge down ThrcaYe 10 One
hundred to Central Park ArriV
nR in the Park the carriage stopped for 10 or 10 minutes
and we all got and walked around While the horses
rested. Entering the carriage again We proceeded
through tine Park TO Fifty nntl-st., to MadisonaYe
near sxteth-s Mr.. Tweeds residence The carriage
again, stopped and all dsmounted and entered the
house, The whole party proceeding to the Ont pafior
where taken. Presently gentleman OF Mr.
Tweed family in to greet Us-I think 1t was hr
Douglass sOIin-law He sat down TO talk with MS, and
Mr. Tweed he would step stairs ana sec his wife,
who was IN for minute. The Keeper, Uagan said he
would go into the pantry in the hall and wash his
hands which he dd, and returned to the parlor. After
p,tftn .vafc1 nd
noticing time said that it was time to start The
son, william, then OF the parlor. and
Ostensibly TO call his father He went up stairs.
but after q minutes absence returned and
said that bis father had not been up stairs
took the Immediately and sent HAgan up stairs
10 search the house for Tweed while ran out OF the
front door to look for traces Of him on the street
ran down the street looked into the under the
Iteps and along the street no one, and returned
20 the hall and there Hagan, who said that he lad
aot found the prisoner Hagan went down stairs and
clade a search and again reported his lack of
Mrs Tweed was at the head OF the first flight Of stairs
looking very much excited. asked her II Mf. Tweed
had gone up stairs and she sand he had not Douglass
the son-n-aw remained with until VIC were alarmed
"Fmcins that nothing could be done tEen sprans into
tho carriage which had remained outside TIE door all the
time, and with Hagan, proceeded TO the Fffynnth
Street Station and requested the officer in command 10
send out a general alarm that Tweed had escaped This
was about baEpast or twenty five minutes 10 7. We
the Inspector said that the alarm had already reached
aim from Fatty uinthst and be would telegraph to SD
pafntondcnt Walhng Immediately. Hagan and myself
hen left te carriage and proceeded TO the Hower Where
go took u car and rode TO Sheriff Corners house
he was not u and left request for him 10 call at the
all Immediately then returned TO the jail. have no
dea how, Tweed could have escaped He had complained
very tnuch Of his head OF late, saying that he suf-
fsred auch pain and SO let him drive out Tweed was
allowed u leave the prison my authority I've often
taken prisoners out who confined civil process
Tweed went out last week accompanied usual by
Hagan and myself and Mr. j. Campbell. We dined at
the Claremout Hotel We always stopped at Tweeds
the On this last trip he appeared to be
IN good spirits and had no idea he medaied an
escape"
Edward Hagan the Deputy Sheriff or keeper is man
about years Of with hight side whskers and mus
tsche As he came forward respond to the inquiries Of
representative Of TIE TRIBUNE yesterday he looked
haggard and He gave his statement YEARLY and
seemed 10 be pleased when the ordeal OF the interview
had ended. His statement is practically the same as
that Warden. He said that on entering Tweeds
house the whole party went into the paror 81 left
the wash my hands in the small pantry of the
han Tweed left the parlor after did and saw him
walk along the hall and up stairs, while was
drying my hands. I did not him come down stairs
agau as into the back paror and through to the
front where sat down. had probably been IN the
lor minutes when Dunham said Bee If the old man
"a ready 70 60. Young Tweed went up stairs and re-
turned ia a fow minutes and said, He amt there
said 'You up stairs with and see Wo went up
stairs together aud searched all the and closets
When came down stairs old Tweed's hat on the
rack Hts double-breasted beaver oyercoat, which he
had left there gone. then went down stairs into
the CELLAR aud searched the subcelar. When aseendod
the stairs Mrs. Tweed and asked her If she had
seen the old she said she had not also saw two
young ladies whom tsok for Tweods daughters They
said they had not him. When Tweed in the
hall only saw him go up three four steps don't be-
go to the Fifty y-ninth Street Police Station and
send out a general alarm We drove there, and after
ward went 20 Police Headquarters Young Tweed
was very much excited and said be ruined
Dubhasn frantic, and also said he ruined. Then
We went 10 the telegraph ofhce and scnt alarm to
Jersey City, Brooklyn. Albany, Boston, and Philadelphia
We also to Sheriff Conners house. We got TO
Tweeds about 6:l5, lie might have been out 10
or l5 minutes After the alarm took about 10 minutes
TO search house, and left there before Gas In ordor
10 give the alarm at the Statonhouse thought knew
the eoachman, but deD'nt know where TO find him
Young Tweed always brought the carriage when the old
man going out riding"
STATEMENT or DEPUTY SHERRY HUGHES.
Deputy sheriff Hughes IN charge Of the jail last
sysnlng He said that he had Let Tweed OF the jail
BIZ the public door tks previous day BET weon
ana quarter past l. and that hs noticed nothing
usual Thsra bad been change among the kospen or
other psrsons tho jail siDoe the hight OF Tweed No
additional intelligence had bean received regarding the
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