New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-07
TWEED STILL AT LIBERTY.
THE DETECTIVES At A LOSS,

THE DETECTIVES AT A LOSS.
FRUITIEss EFFORT TO GET ON TuR FUGIrIvE's
TRAu-THE MANNER OF HIS ESCAPE STILL uN-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE PoIICE-FALsB
RUMoRs-wARDEy DURHAM sUsPENDED-A BOY
DECLARES That HE SAW TWEED IN BROOKLYN
SATURDAY EYENISG-HEARING ON THE MOTION
FOR STRUCK JURY POSTPONED no wEDNts-
pAY-POssIBLE CHANGES AMONG TWEED COUN-
SELL
The search for WIN. NJ Tweed continued with
vigor yesterday, but without any result. SO well
planned was his escape that no trace has been dis
covered Of the manner in which il was accomplished.
There is widespread belief among wel-nformed
persons that Foster Dewey who has been for several
years Tweed's private secretary, and one Of his
legal advisers and Vim. NJ Tweed, jr., were the
only men who knew the manner in which the pro-
pesed escape to he attempted. If Warden Dun
ham aud Keeper Hagan were brbed to allow Tweed
to pass from their custody il Is believed that they
were not intrusted with knowledge
OF the later movements OF the fugitive.
Foster Dewey left the Hoffman House on Saturday
morning, and it is supposed by many that he went
away for the purpose of getting everything IN read-
ness for the flight of Tweed The ride up the Boule-
ward and around the Central Park is believed to
have been merely device to take mp time and the
visit 10 the house Of Tweed in MadlsOn-aye. at a
late hour was so arranged to allow him TO take
advantage Of the darkness when be fled an hour OF
two later.
The Sheriff and his deputies, aided by several Of
Allen Pnkertons force, were engaged all of yester-
day in securing the city and suburbs but without
result. There was a plentiful number of rum0rs,
none of which proved to be of mach value when
they traced TO their One of these was
that the bark Lord Clarendon had recently been pur
.lo l,u NJ al. hat he had
cleared for Queenstown, ireland, on Nov. 10, with
only about one-thiri Of a cargo and at intervals
since that time had been seen OF the Long Island
coast. Nothing was clearer, some thought, than
that Tweed had been placed Oh board OF this vessel
by tug and was Oh his way to the West Indies or
To South American port. Inquiry showed
that the purchaser of the vessel was not
a friend or relative Of Tweed; that the
vessel had merely taken on sufficient cargo to
BALLAST that she had sailed on Nov 10. and
had not been reported of the coast by any of the
numerous pot-boats which owned AT this port.
Another story was that the eteam-yaeht Thyra,
which has been lying in the East River for some
time, had suddenly departed, and it was believed
that Tweed was on board. This report was not fully
disprovcd. As the result, however Of the combined
exertons of the deputy sherfs the police detectives,
aud the police of other cities, not single clear cew
had been obtained to work upon up Ia a late hour
last night.
Warden Durham was suspended by Sheriff Conner
from his functions Warden Of Ludlow Street Jail
yesterday. The matter of granting a struck jury in
the Tweed civil suits came up before Judge Davis,
but David Dudley Field asked for an adjournment,
and minated that in consequence of the flight OF
his client there might be changes Of counsel Judge
Davis adjourned the hearing TO Wednesday.