The New York herald., 1875-12-06

ported by the Warden 70 have recently cntertaines
Tweed The Clarendon Hotel, had been Instruments
In enecting his escape II was generally known lhS
Mr. Campbell had disappeared mysteriously on Friday
last and many under the impression that Tweed
had accompanied him. Il was claimed that no haa
Tweed that day, and that in all probability
PLAN ESCAPE DISCUSSED
al the Clarendon Hotel dinner only 10 be put into effect
at a later day. Campbelps friendly disposition
toward Tweed taken IN connection with his
Indebtedness toward him for many political
fayors in the past mentioned as
probable for his part in the affair Various
anti rammany politicians who interviewed by
the reporter seemed to look upon Campbes COM
pcity in the escape as more than probable and they
referred 10 his departure from ndisputable
proof that he was concerned in it The friends OF Mr.
Campbell, however, together with many influential
citizens OF both wards disposed look upon this
statement personal attack utterly groundless
and without any facts whatever TO confirm They said
that Mr. Campbell had indeed, left the city Friday
last but that his destination well known He
had gone TO Washington TO assist in facilitating
tho election OF personal friend the speakershp.
Several gentlemen intimately associated with Mr.
Campbell were interviewed by the reporter, and they
agreed in deciding that the had been circulated
by his political enemies only damage HIM in the eyes
OF his constituents His dining with Tweed was not
denied indeed it thought very probable from his
| old time intimacy with the quondam 'Boss;' but it
was thought that Mr. Campbell VIC uld not give his aid
| TO any scheme in the Of which the ends Ok
justice would be signaly betrayed and the supremacy
| Of the law 50 shamefuly insulted.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD ON THE SITUATION.
representative Of the HERALD called yesterday
| afternoon upon Mr. David Dudley Field the devoted
oft ha naet.f ad
Mr. Field tho faithful and rrepressble counsel for
"Bg Six" during all his troubles, and the charac-
erstic style in which he brilliantly performed the
very onerous task entrusted to him requires
ment Mr.. Field looks like the gallant colonel Of
fighting regiment than lawyer OF considerable tact
and discrimination inasmuch his bearing decidedly
OF tho military stamp, whilo conversation quickly
veals that he is pomatist Of order Mt Field
deprecated interviewing as general thing. Ho
thought that Tweed's escape was great mistake,
simply on the ground that he had good defence to
the charges under which he was held He, IN fact be-
eved that Tweed would have been finally successful had
he stood his ground Mr. Field thought that the bail
demanded from him decidedly excessive 1t was he
considered, abuse OF justice, and as high
duties upon imports lead to smuggling, so will ex-
cessye bail lead TO escapes from prison If instead OF
holding Tweed TO bail in the sum OF ~ 600 600 SAID MT
Field he had been held in, say 5000, 0O0
| his personal friends would have given
bail for him, and they would in fact have been hla
keepers His retention in New York, continued Mr..
Field, would then have depended upon responsible
citizens instead of irresponsible turkeys Mr. Field
| seemed TO be taken aback by the inteh-
| gence that the portly culprit had gone to
| foreign parts, and observed that in the end
| he would have come of triumphantly The
two suits in which he held TO bail would have fallen
through, and why they were ever brought TO trial he
could not understand The members Of the ''Ring, !"
it called said TO have robbed the county Of
millions Of dollars If so tne remedy was to in
suits brought by the county II these suits had been
prosecuted there could have been question In the
| except the main one as to whether the money
had been taken. After entering into some details OF
| Tweed's complications, which are somewhat familiar,
Mr. Field concluded by expressing his amazement at
Tweeds sudden leave taking He stated moreover that
| he him Saturday morning last by appointment
| at Ludlow Street Prison. He there comforting
| with him about motion to be made tomorrow rela-
tive to a trial Mr. Field left Tweed at quarter
TO twelve O'Clock, Saturday last The Of the
willy fugitive comes up this morning in the Supreme
Court