The New York herald., 1875-12-10
WHAT A CLEw LED TO.

STORY OF DESPERATE MUTINY OUTSIDE THE
BAY.
The escape OF Tweed has naturally been the OF
much comment and discussion among the working men
OF the lower districts and particularly among the
army OF oungers who nfes the liquor and prowf
about the docks along the East River Various curious
theories OF the OF the big chiefs eight have
been evolved from the frequently ingenious brains OF
this class OF people and various highly coored stories
have been put circulation by them Only yeserdaya
cartman OF very melodramatc turn OF mind divuged
secret with strong smack Of the elder Weller about
It. to the effect that he had carried from downtown
house panoforte OF uncommon weight and unwieldi-
ness which he had doubt contained the fugitive
Boss; and this veracious story teller could only be
staggered by the production OF statistics touching
Tweed's bulk and length Of limb.
Along the dock, however, a somewhat plausible
rumor has been in wide circulation lately about
a mysterious tug which crcpt up
TO Peck slip late Friday night and lay at the
dock as II awaiting passenger Ono or two
denzcns OF the neghhorhood bad their drawn
to the tug the unusual ateness Of the hour for such
n boat TO be abroad Being mystery seeking mortas,
they accordingly kept strict watch upon u, and were
soon repaid for their scrutiny Just as the clock
striking eleven several men emerged from some by
streets the Fourth ward and hurried down to the
slip There five IN all three clad IN the dress Of
ordinary citizens, but couple Of them, one Of whom
OF large proportions seemed habited in somo
loose fitting garments resembling the smockS long
shoremen sometimes wear. The party passed rapidly
along the dock and were received on board the tug
which Immediately steamed out into the river and d.
rccted It's toward the Bay. One or two OF tho
watchers who followed the course ol the boat IL
put on full steam aud watched Il till il disappeared in
the darkness far down the river AT eight O'Clock on
Saturday morning some 'longshoremen working on tho
pier had with them one OF the dock loungcrs Of the
night before and he drew their attention to seamtug
out the river the which had attracted much
notice from him and his companions While they were
watching altered its course. steamed up To Peck slip
and landed three passengers, who at once hurried
away.
on the news Of Tweed's escape becoming known
local gossip associated his disappearance with
the mysterious tug, and HERALD reporter who heard
the story set out al once to investigate IT,
He found that in his the old proyerb OF shoot
ing at the goose and killing the gander especially
applicable, for while he succeeded in completely dis
connecting the nocturnal cruiser with completely In
Tweed's escape he happened upon the details Of
which has been as yet unreported and might probably
remain unknown. After following up the slight clew
afforded by the dock iounger's story he finally sue
cceded in establishing the personality OF the parties
who had been associated in the mysterious midnight
mission and from that he soon was able 60 make him.
self acquainted with the circumstances which had given
rise TO so much suspicion various Wntownresidents
were familiar with the iacts and out Of their state
ments the following narrative Is woyen:-
on Friday last the ship Albania Of Nova Scotia,
cleared for Liverpool, having on board newly coll
lected crew, under the command OF Captain Seeley.
Before coming board some Of the sailors had been
drinking and during The trip down the bay difficulty
arose between them and the officers Of the vessel,
which TO all intent q mutiny BY the time they
reached the Narrows Captain Seeley anxious 10
be or and thinking paclty the maconents he kept
on his course. When Two miles beyond the Lightshp
tho most violent Of the mutinecrs attacked tho
commander himself With large dirk knife uplifted
In his hand he sprang upon Captain Sceley and aimed
a down blow at his left breast. Ia all probability the
stroke would have been fatal had not the msnaced
interp0sed his arm, which the knife entered laying il
open 10 the bone. general fracas ensued. during
which the boatswain indicted severe wound upon tho
neck OF the chief mutineer etectually quieting him
and putting end the fray Captain Secley was
badly hurt but to be diverted from his purpose of
making sail as as possible, he offered very con-
siderable sum to a tugboat captain to bring hun a doc
tor from the city The principal maicontens wore
sent back in the tug and, doubt set at liberty and
a couple Of gentlemen interested in scaiaring
matters, who were appriscd Of the facts, hurried
OF and brought Or. Dwyer of East Broadway. TO at
tend the wounded man. On the way through tho
Fourth ward couple OF sailors were recruited to Oil
the vacancies made In the crew. and tho whole party
five In number, embarked and returned the tug aud
they most thoroughly convinced the nocturnal mys
terry mongers that the gravest for suspicion
should be entertained regarding them
The large man in the loose clothing to whom rumor
pointed the aeeing Boss found TO be OF
the seamen recruited the way, and IL is 10 be hoped
that his proportions not quite ample and Tweed
like as they represented to be, no doubt Cap.
tain Seeey will have serious misgivngs about This
bulky mariners efficiency on the yards and rigging