The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-12-23
Ross Tweed.

Tweed has not been penetrated BY detec.
tives nor Sheriff officers, if their state
ments can be accepted as true, but if
certain pending negotiations are success
full, or if Charles O'Connor survives,
there is reason to believe that TweeG's
temperance will not be long delayed.
1t is not believed that he is out Of the
city. Two years ago, when he was sur.
rendered BY his bondsman, Terrence Far
Icy, he kept in hiding until another
bondsman could be secured in lieu Of
Farley, and then made his appearance
with Charles Devlin as bondsman. It has
been suggested that he will return as
soon as bail could be procured, but it is
not q matter Of bail which he wishes to
arrange.
The question of general settlement
was pending y hen he took his flight, and
Several months age a proposition was
made to Mr.. O'Conor to make a general
settlement Of all the ring suits. Sweeny,
through his brother-in law, John j. Brad.
ley, and it is supposed by advice of his
attorney; Richard Connolly, through his
son.in-law, Surrogate Hutchirgs; Genet,
through old friends, and Tweed for him.
self, made proposition to restore certain
unknown millions in settlement Of the
claim of 100000 for which suit
was brought against all and individual
members of the ring. There
were questions raised as to the character
of some securities which were offered in
Sc ttIement. and much time was consumed
in determining the point. Mr.. O'Conor
was supposed to be favorable to the SET
tlement, thinking that the partial recov-
cry and banishment Of the ring was pre-
ferable to any settlement likely to be
reached by any process Of uncertain Law.
Mr.. Pcckham and Mr.. Barlow were natu.
rally opposed to any settlement Of the
suits, which promised to run on Intern.
inably, while Tweed's lawyers had no OBJ
lection to some lengthy litigation. Mr..
lO'Conor's counsels snd influence sue.
ceeded against his associates, and Tweed,
who had grown tired Of paying lawyers
fees, took the matter Of settlement into
his own hands.
TIE result was that the claim against
Sweeney, Genet, Conan, Connolly, Tweed,
and others, were about to be concluded,
when Charles O'Conor was taken iii, and
reported to be on his death.bcd. Tweed
felt, possibly he knew, that. in the event
of the death Of O'Conor, no settlement
could be made, if he we're in the power.of
his antagonists, and he at once made ar.
rangements for fight, so As to force \ set
tlement. l: is not believed by any Of the
officers of the Shcrifrs office, that he is
thirty hours from the city. They think
he joined Genet in his hiding place, and
there awaits the result If O'Conor's ILL.,
ness. He will return if Mr.. O'Conor
survives, and is willing to continue nego.
tiations, for the return Of not only
Tweed's but Sweeney's and Connolly's
plumber; or, if Mr.. O'Cvnor dies, and
HE successors evince purpose to settle,
he will come back; if not. he will 60
abroad, and make an end of it there.
This theory may not be the true one,
but it is advanced by persons who have
the best opportunities of knowing what
would be most natural for him to do,
surrounded IS he vas. The fact that the
ring jointly offered, some time ago, to re.
turn s., ,000, 600, gives the theory = Ger.
tain degree Of plausibility. 1t is unlikely
that Tweed is outside Of the city limits.
Genet, who is supposed to have fed to
Europe, and who was reported to have
been in Belgium, was in. the city last
week, and signed certain deeds Of impor-
'tance. 1t isnot unlikely that the Boss Of