New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-06

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BUSY TIME FOR
DETECTIVES, POLICE OFFICIALS, AND DEPUTY
MISUNDERSTANDING EFFORT AFTEE CLEW
TANNING TIE WATER FEoN1-THE HOUSES
NEAR TWEEDs-No TRACE or IHE FUGITIVE
OBTAINED.
The search for Tweed was continued
throughout the city yesterday both by tie entire police
force and the whole corps Of the sherihs ONCE Pies-
dent Nat-ell ana Sheriff Conner went 20 Twecds house
at No 647 Madison-ave and again in peced tho prem,
lses They then to the Police Central ONCE, where
they met superintendent Waiing. thorough search
OF the city Was organized Detectives aud deputy shers
were sent 20 every house where there seemed 70 ne
possibility OF gaining any elew to T~eeds place OF
hiding Others were sent along the whsrgcs to examine
all the steamers and sailing vessels or 10 learn whether
anybov had seen or Of the departure 81 boat or
tug with Tweed on board. All through the day those
who were sent returned 20 the Police Central Once
and reported THEN failure to learn anything about the
fugitive.
About midnight on Saturday, Detective MCGOWAN and
DEPUTY Sheriff shsier went to the foot Of East sixty
ninth-st Last sixty-tl1dst.. East Sixty -hrst-st.
and East Fortyniuthst, and thoroughly ex-
AHMED the whole water line tn ASCERTAIN
tain whether any sailing vessel or row-0oat
mad departed from that part o the city Win person
ON board resembling Tweed They worked unill
4 o'clock yesterday morning. and then gave up
the search IA frutcss Soon after daylight,
was renewed. capt. Mount had posted his men
all about the block in which Tweeds house is situated
and they kept yigant watch Of every portion Of the
premises. Detectives MCGOWAN and Leyins and DEPUTY
sheriff shafer made thorough search ~ the building adj
i,ini.g Tweod',. No. 90 Madisou-ave. man named
stebbine and his family occupied the basement only and
took care Of the rest the house. which unoccupcd
Every nook aud corner which might possibly conceal a
person OF Tweed, sire thoroughly examined They
aso ea ched the back yards aud all the approaches The
imprint of footsteps found ia the yard hut the
ground was frozen. and they had evidently been made
Sc eral days previously
A Waterman named HcGodict who has charge OF the
buildings opposite Twceds house the property OF an in
nrauce company, stated to the police yesterday that
at about $3.50 o'clock Saturday night he saw car
rage drive up to the sidewalk in front OF Tweed house
and ton there. stranger aghtcd from the carriage
first then Tweed got ont and then another stranger
Tie Waterman stated that he recognized Tweed posi-.
fvey The three men walked up tile steps ia the order
In which they had aghcd from the carrage and went
into the house. The Waterman went to his
supper soon aferwaId. and then lie noticed that
The carriage had been driven out 10 the corner Of
Madison ave and Fifty unthst. When he returned from
bis supper about IN hour later. he that the ear
raee was stnl there. The police were informed By
another gentleman. vino IN the neighborhood when
the carriage drove up, that he saw Tweed enter The
house 1t so. Gl7 Mudisonaye. about $50 O'Clock on
Saturday evening. stated 10y NcGoidIick.
Tic general alarm that sent oui from the Police
Central Office read - the men at each polio, station
whea they came forward for duty al midnight on -atur-
day Undcr tie orders ;he mOst thorough sGrch has
every here baen made. h1 up Ia O'clock tits morning
it. pioyed 'ur.s No one I'D fallen upon Tho slightest
ccw. All The stables and hack stands IN the city
were thoroughly searched to endcav"r Ia find the
carriage which is supposed To- nave taken Tweed away
About q. - g. ~, MAJOR Quincy Deputy sheriff McOon-
ega nld Two Other gentlemen drove up 10 the Police
Central Office hoping TO md Sheriff Conner there They
said rat they had visited every place hat ihey could
think o. where Tweed might be found still IN the city,
bul no ciew had been obtained. They agreed With The
police ia believing that he had escaped by wafer
President Matsel actively engaged In planning