Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-16

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escaped from the custody OF officers while on
a visit to his wife at his old home, corner OF
Madison avenue and Fifteenth street.
1t seems that for several weeks back Mr.
Tweed has been taken from Ludlow Street
Jail to his house, about six O'Clock, where he
remained short time with his family On
this occasion Tweed asked the officers to DER.
init him to have few moments private con.
versation with his wife. This privilege was
granted him, and he went upstairs After
he had been gone about fifteen minutes the
officers concluded that it was about time 10.
start for Ludlow, and asked son OF the Boss
to step upstairs, and call his father. The
young man went up, and after few moments
returned, and ia the coolest manner possible
told the Sheriff:
"Pa is gone. He is not upstairs"
Then ensued scene. The officers rushed
up and down stairs, searched every possible
spot where the burly form OF the " Boss'r
could be concealed, but all in vain. He had
broken from his tolls and was making one
bold effort for liberty The telegraph was ser
in operation, and men dispatched in eyer,s.
direction in search of tie fugitive.
Sheriff Conner Joined in the hunt, and had
men sent to cover every possible place of exit
from the city Matsell and Walling Joined
the party and assisted In devising means TO
secure the capture Of the noted criminal But
i, was the unanimous feeling that all their ef
lOrlS would prove lullle, ana mat even then
he was far beyond their reach
The police called ut the residence OF the no.
torious Mrs. McNullen, but, as was antici.
pated, no trace of him was found in tina.
quarter.
The precise manner OF his escape is st;l
unknown, bat it is thought that it was done
through the sanction of the Jail warden and
of friends in league; that he was at once
taken to the bay and placed on vessel that
Ia haa m
american State where no extradihon treaty
can modest or make him afraid.
NEW York, Dee 5.
The papers, editorially, to-day are loud in
their denunciations of Sheriff Conner for his
gross and culpable negligence. The Sheriff
is holden to the State for the full amount of
the pecuniary damages which may be sus-
tanned IN the suits against Tweed, but his
official bonds are only for $4,000.
The Herald says the escape Of Tweed is the
browning shame of a long series Of disgraces
Nothing new could excel this in infamy but the
failure OF the police to retake him. Tweed
must be retaken or American Justice will be
the laughing stock Of the world. His escape
was precisely similar to that of Harry &c
nets. He was driven to his house by a Dep
uty Sheriff, asked permission to see his wife,
left the deputy cooling his heels in the parlor,
and walked off too safe TO run.
The World intimates its belief that the Gus.
todians of Tweed connived ut his escape, and
says 1t is probable that they have been
stpendiaries Of the prisoner for months,
granting him, for u consideration, those ia
vors which are always for sale Ut debtors
prison. Whether captured or not, his prop
erty will serve to satisfy the judgments
against him In the suits to recover the pluu-
der taken from the city. The World says
that Sheriff Conner aud Warden Durham are
liable TO fine of $1,000 and one years i'm
prisonment for their neglect, and If Tweed is
not forthcoming they Will be apt to get the
full benefit Of the law.
The Times says that whatever penalty can
be exacted from Sheriff Conner ought to be
insisted on to the uttermost.
There is no cessation to-day to the excite
ment created on Saturday night throughout
the city by the announcement OF the escape
OF Tweed. Police. Commissioner Matsell has
no theory in regard to the escape, but said
emphatically, that IN his opinion there was
collision somewhere. Supt. Walling ut a late
hour this evening stated that thus far not the
slightest clew had been obtained by him
which might put him on the track Of the
fugitive, as the police were unable to find any
person who saw the coach which is supposed
to have carried Tweed Off or the driver Of
the coach, who had been left at his residence
by the Sheriffs officers. The Sheriti's depu-
ties are securing the city also without any
result. The police are still of opinion that
Tweed passed out of the front basement door
and was taken to Sixtieth street and East
River, where he embarked in small steam
vessel.