The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-23
TwEED'S EXODUS FROM JAIL.


New York, June 22-Wm. M Tweed this
morning appeared in the Court House in GUS
tody of Deputy Sheriff McGonigle.
All the city newspapers have been repre-
sented on Blackwell's Island for q week past,
and their representatives had many promises
made them that Tweed would leave the Peni-
Tertiary with their full knowledge. Nowith-
standing this he was struggled off the island
at 10 o'clock last night and brought to the
city, where, according tc the deputy sheriff 3
statement, he drove round in q carriage.
It was generally expected he would be
brought to court to-day, and consequently Q
large number of people gathered in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the courthouse for the
purpose of getting sight of him. This morn
ing he went to his Office, on Duane street,
and spent some time in consultation with his
after which he proceeded 10 the
District Attorneys Office, accompanied by his
son, VIM. NJ. Tweed, Jr. and his private
secretary, Foster Dewey.
In the Supreme Court chambers one of his
counsel. Mr.. Willard Bartlett, presented to
Judge Davis the following order which was
signed by him at Q special term of the So
preme Court of the State Of New York, held
at the new County Court House in the city Of
New York, on the 22d day of June, 1875:
Present. Hon. Noah Davis, Justice, People Of
the State of New York on relation Of VIM. N.
Tweed, plaintiff in error against Jas. l. Lis
comb, Warden of the Penitentiary of the city
of New York, defendant in error.
The relator, VIM. NJ. Tweed, having prose-
cuted his writ of error to the Court of Ap-
peals from the order or judgment of this
court, bearing date the blank day Of March.
1875, which order of judgment was duly
entered by the clerk Of this court, and the
Court of Appeals having reversed the said
order or judgment of this court, and having
directed the discharge of the relator, now, on
reading and fling the remitter from the said
Court of Appeals, and on motion Of Mr..
Willard Bartlett, attorney for the relator, it is
Court of Appeals herein be and the same il
hereby made the order and Judgment Of this
court, and it is further ordered that the said
relator, VIM. NJ. Tweed, be and is hereby
discharged from the custody of the Warden
of the Penitentiary of the City Of New
York. VIM. M. WALSH, Clerk.
In the Court Of Oyer and Termi-
ner, before Judge Brady, Mr.. Foster
Dewey was the first one of the Tweed party to
enter. He had hardly taken his seat when
Tweed entered in charge of the Deputy
and took his seat beside counsel In very
short time the courtroom was packed with
people, and immense numbers were clamoring
for admittance. After order had been re-
stored, District Attorney Phelps rose and adj
dressed the court, and moved that the de-
PENDANT, VIM. M. Tweed, be arraigned and
plead to an indictment found against him in
November, 1873.
Mr.. David Dudley Field arose and on be-.
half of Mr.. Tweed stated they were not ready
to plead or make motion to Quash indictment.
that they had only received notice of this in
dictment q few days since and, therefore. time
ought to be allowed them to examine matters.
| Mr.. Peckham, on behalf Of the people.
stated it was evident the defendant intended
| to pursue the old tactics and stave of all pro-
ceedines as long as possible.
Mr.. Field disclaimed any such intention,
and stated that in Law. time onght to be
allowed him to examine the indictment; and
further, that if they were forced to enter the
plea they would demand the right to with
I draw at ANYTIME. It was q shame and cruelty
wrong to find an indictment in 1873, and then
two Years afterwards call them up without
warning to plead to it. Counsel further
stated, that if they were forced to pkasd by
decision of the Court, he would ask that thu
right be given him to move to quash the in
dictment.
After the plea was entered legal war o.
words followed which lasted foS nearly an
hour. Messrs. Phelps and Peckhara, on be
half of the people, claiming that such
cases, unlike the present one, and there wa
no reason why this case should be made
special one, or special favor be shown to tn
defendant. At this point Mr. Field aros
and demanded to know what special favor
; have been shown, or would be-.
My client, said he, has for some month.
been illegally confined in the Penitentiary
and when after committing this outrage-az
outrage for which every one concerned in j
! shall be held strictly ACKNOWLEDGMENT ate
} he is released by higher power than them
selves, it is wrong, it is unjust, to ask US t.
plead to an indictment of which we kno1
nothing. Counsel further said that it worl
not be considered . special favor to issu
, warrants in civil suit Of six million dollars
and to fix bail at the enormous figure of tire
million dollars, and that such bali was IN
heard Of
eyes," said Mr.. Peckham, ''and the steal
ing Of six million dollars was an unheard Q
y thing until the defendant committed tn
theft"