Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-11
Full Details OF the Escape of Boss
Tweed.

New YORK, Dec. A dispatch
was received at Police Headquarters
this evening stating that William Nj.
Tweed bad just escaped from the GUS
tody of Warden Durham of Ludlow
street Jail. Word was Immediately
telegraphed to every police station in
this city, Brooklyn and neighboring
cities, notifying the police to be on the
lookout. Warden Dunham subsequent
IL called on Inspector bikes, and
stated he had accompanied the prison.
er to the residence Of Mrs. Tweed, at
Madison avenue and Fifty ninth street,
and while there Tweed requested per-
mission to see his wife privately. Dun
ham unhesitatingly granted his re-
quest, and Tweed went up stairs to his
wife's apartments, leaving one of his
sons to entertain Durham and deputy.
After waiting about ten minutes Dun
ham became uneasy, and sent young
Tweed up stairs TO tell his father to
come down Immediately, as they de-
sired TO return to Jail. In short time
the young man returned and informed
Durham that his father had gone.
Durham at once searched the house
thoroughly, but no trace of the Boss
could be found. Leaving the deputy
in charge of the house, Durham hur-
ried to the residence of Sheriff Conner
and informed him of the escape. The
police authorities were promptly noti-
fed and the central Office detectives at
once went out securing the city in all
directions.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The warden, Gardner, in charge of
Ludlow street jail, during Warden
Dunham's absence, stated that neither
he nor any person in the Jail learned of
Tweeds absence from it until about
$50. A man rang the bell and the
door was opened by deputy warden.
The man, whose name was not known
nor his face familiar, said Warden
Durham had sent him down to the Jail
to say that Tweed had escaped. Fur
Their than this the messenger couldn't
say, and he then took his departure.
1t is supposed Tweed left jail about
4:30 p. M with Warden Durham, and
it is also thought that Edward Hagan
also accompanied them, as he has not
since been seen around the Jail. This
afternoon Deputy Warden Gardner
took an affidavit to Mr.. Tweed, who
signed it in his room; but the Deputy
Warden did not know what the con.
tents of the affidavit were Tweed was
visited to-day by his counsel, David
Dudley Field, a partner in business
with Tweed's son.
! Although three unOccupied houses
adjoin the residence of the Boss, not
one of them was searched In twenty
minutes after the police had been
notified ofthc escape, word had reached
every station in the city, and mounted
squads were out in force riding through
the suburbs at full speed. Inspector
Thorne received Immediate notifca-
ton, and in a short time was at the
Nineteenth Precinct Station-house.
Taking Sergeant Whitcomb and detect
i've MCGOWAN with him, he visited
Tweed's house, and put guards at the
entrance and made a thorough search
from roof to cellar, but not the slight
est trace of the fugitive was found
Sl0,009REwARD.
Sheriff Conner has issued a reward
of $4,000 for the arrest of Tweed.
When Warden Durham returned to
Ludlow street Jail, he stated he had
been dining with Tweed at the Boule-
ward, and they returned in carriage
to Tweed's sOn-in-law's, Mr.. Douglass,
on Madison avenue, where Tweed
wife resided. Tweed asked permission
to go up stairs to see his wife, which
was granted. Tweed took his hat, but
left his overcoat. That was the last of
the Boss. The trial in the six million
suit was to begin next Monday.