The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-16
TWEED'S ESCAPE.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

Every day, however, the Herald, as well as
the Police Superintendent and Sheriff Conner,
is receiving notification of alleged "correct .
information as to the location of the fugitive.
These are patiently followed out but hitherto
they have resulted in nothing definite. The
fact is, as stated in the Herald Of yesterday,
there is every reason to believe that Tweed is
even now concealed ia New York city, and, as
every one knows, this, of all Others, is the
most difficult locality to discover man that
desires to remain secreted. The area is large
and the opportunities to change cover in case
the hunt presses too closely are more easily
secured than would be the case were he to
select country place as his refuge.
The latest developments meds by the Her
aids special detectives yesterday unmistaka-
bly, point to the fact that the Long Island
route was the one taken by Tweed on Satur-
day last after he parted with Warden Durham
and his friend Hagan. A hotel has been dis
covered where dinner was ordered by a
prominent politician for tho regalement Of the
Boss. This place is in somewhat OF an out
of-the way place and was overlooked by the
detective on his journey on Thursday last an
account Of which was published in yesterdays
Heruld. The man who ordered the dinner re-
NAMED at the hotel in question for two days,
with a carriage in attendance, IN order to be
ready for any emergency.
The ex-" Boss" however, did not visit this
place, which shows that the plan originally
formed was suddenly changed, in order to
meet immediate necessities, and that he rather
preferred to keep to the high road and reach
his destination Greenwich in preference to
turning off along byway to dine Other in
formation has been obtained by the Herald,
which positively shows the track taken by
Tweed. This, however, is withheld for the
present in order that every detail may be
worked out before publication. A number Of
facts have also been obtained which indicate
that Tweed is in this city at the present time,
rs already suggested
yesterdays Herald is being steadily followed
by the Herald men, and unless some unfore-
eeen accident should occur, there is every
reason to believe that the fugitive will be run
to earth. The more the story related by
Warden Durham and his assistant Hagan is
considered, the more improbable it appears;
and, indeed, among all reasoning men the
whole narrative, as told by them, is thought
to be Of the thinnest kind. There ought to
be some manner to compel these men 10 tell
what part they really took 10 TWeed's escape,
laws should be made to meet similar cases
which may arise in the future.
That these men know more than they care
TO tell is beyond question and there ought to
be some method to drag this information from
them. The Sheriff still inclines to the belief
that Tweed is concealed somewhere in the
city, although he yesterday seat one of his
deputies to point in the northern part Of the
State, where, it is said, Tweed was seen. He
however, expects no results from this deputy's
visit. He sends him, nevertheless, simply in
pursuance of the policy he has all along pur-
sued Of investigating every possible clew and
theory that may be advanced.
lie also, it may be here stated, enphatical-
ly denies the statements made to the effect
that lie has made any transfer of his property
to his wife or others, in order to evade any
action or judgment that may be instigated or
pursued by the city or county against him to
recover toe amounts for which Tweed was
being sued.
AT Police Headquarters no new develop
ments TRANSFERRED during yesterday. Superin-
tendent Walling is still doing his utmost to
ferret out the fugitive from justice, but is not
oyer-sanguine of success. He, like the
Sheriff, however, follows every clue, and
traces every rumor that is propounded down
to the very botton.--N. T. Herald, Dec. IL.