The New York herald., 1875-12-07
WAS THE BOSS IN BROOKLYN +?

Yesterday forenoon about eleven O'Clock boy
about years OF age called at Police Headquar
ters corner of Court and Livingston streets,
Brooklyn and asked for the chief of the detective
squad He was directed to the onice or Sergeant
Frost, to whom he made startling state
ment He said that at about halfpast seven
o'clock on Saturday evening last he an errand
to the residence OF Senator-eect John A. Kennaday,
which dwelling the corner OF Hicks and Perrepont
Streets The gentleman named was not at home, so
that In order to 'kl tmen he thought that he would
stroll down toward the river He went down TO Furman
street. and at point Joralemon street. coach
stopped, and the driver got down and asked him TO
mind the horses for few minutes. He opened the
door of the coach and got out They BOTH then,
went down the dock, foot OF Joraeman street, and
renamed there for few minutes looking out on the
river They returned in a few minutes, and resuming
their places, moved off rapidly He did not know what
direction they took The man who occupied the inside
of the vehicle stout elderly man. who wore a
black soft hat, which was pulled well down over his
face as though evade recognition. He also wore a
large cloak and, to the best opinion of the boy,
less distinguished individual than the portly plum
dereg and fugitive, William n Tweed He Is positive
he at one tme had carried messages for Tweed
The companion Of ths stout man was a
whom the boy thought he had never seen before Tho
description corresponds to that which has been given
by Mr. Dunham OF the dress of Tweed when last they
met Saturday afternoon. The boy says he then dis
missed the subject from his mind, and 1t did
to him again until yesterday when he read about the
escape OF Tweed in the newspapers.
Tho Sergeant OF Detectives, immediately upon hear
ing this remarkable story, conducted the boy-whose
name Frost could not would not give, pleading as
an excuse that he had forgotten to ask him for -nto
the presence OF Superintendent Campbell That off,
ca interviewed the boy at considerable length, and
the result Of the Interview that it regarded Of
sufficient importance to communicate the tactic Sheriff
Conner OF New York This was done by telegram, and
the Sheriff lent prompt response TO the summons
to come to Brooklyn IN company with two officers At
three O'Clock He remained consultation with the
superintendent for hour; but Mr. Campbell
uncommuneatve As usual upon the engrossng subject
large force az detectives were In waiting during tho
conference and, upon It's conclusion they were sent
out various routes. Inspector Waddy thought 1t
was highly probable that the carrlage may have
Saturday night, and tSas q that point Of land q
yacht oay have been in waitins 70 convey the fugitive
out 10 some steamer or large sailing vessel at the Hook
This theory is very PLAUSIBLE IN the opinion Of
the Brooklyn police detectives one 81 whom said
to the RALp:-''You can bet that no cop
amt agoing TO put his books on
Boss Tweed any more" The boy who stuok TO his
story in every particular, when cross-qucstored by
various officers, was taken to New York by Sheriff Son
ner and the Opinion prevails that they will be able q
work up that part Of the story way the other
before morning.