The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-15

q search OF the house, and the officers
sprang into coach and were driven hastily
TO the nineteenth precinct station house,
where Durham, In q very excited manner,
reported the escape TO Capt. Mount and
asked TO have general alarm sent out.
This was done at precisely 7:l5 p. NJ and q
few minutes later, the news was flashed all
over the city and by telegraph 70 Brooklyn,
with q request to arrest Tweed
wherever found. Warden Durham and
Hogan then drove In search OF Sheriff
Conner, and not finding him,
subsequently, went to the police hesdquar.
ters, where they reported the facts, az 1880
P. NJ, to Inspector Dilks, who was In charge
OF the department during the absence OF
Superintendent Walllng. The inspector
ordered Detectives Riley, Dunn, Adams
Dickson, Kelley and Doyle on duty to in
vestigate the facts. The Inspector then,
with others, drove about s o'clock to the
house of Tweed to make further search OF
the building, which, for two years, had
rarely been opened, and looked more ike
q gloomy prison than the palace it Is. It
was ablase with gas In every room, and the
son and son-in-law of Tweed invited the
fullest search of the officers. The inspector
satisfied himself that the escape had not
been by the root, or back doors and yard.
Tweed could not have got
THROUGH THE sCUrTLK-HoLE,
and no footprints or other marks betrayed
his exit by the rear yard. There is hardly
a question that, II he escaped at the time the
officers say, 1t was by the front entrance
The search, which was kept up during the.
night, appears TO have been for a clew with
which to begin. Whether or not enc was
obtained which promised success. could not
be learned. In fact, the officers seem to have
proceeded only on their various theories.
President Mstsell disbelieved Dunham's
story entirely, and held that Tweed may
have left the city week ago. But that he
was at the Jail on Saturday morning is as
sured on the evidence of David Dudley
Field and Mr.. Edelstein, his lawyers. Both
MIR. Matsell and Superintendent Walliug
were convinced that the escape was
q deliberately planned conspiracy, In
which the officers, OF course, were
engaged. Sheriff Conner heard of the
escape late in the evening, and was greatly
excited over it. He was also convinced that
there was COLLISION with the officers. He
Immediately offered a re ward of $4,000 for
Tweed's recapture. When the news was
told to Governor Tilden he instantly sent
word to Mr.. Conner that he should hold
him personally responsible for the escape
In receiving the message Mr.. Conner Is said
to have mutteIed to HIMSELF: "rhen / am q
ruined man." The sheriff can be removed
by the governor, and it is stated that be can
Court, although innocent OF direct negligence
IN the matter,
THE SEARCH FOR TWEED
was prosecuted throughout the city to-day
by the entire police force aud the whole
corEs OF the sheriff's Office. President Mat
tell and Sheriff Conner visited Twee1's
residence, on Madison avenue, and sent
special officers to every house where there
was any probability OF securing information
of the whereabouts of the escaped convict.
Others were sent along the wharves and
among vessels to learn whether or not any
boat bad been seen to depart with Tweed on
board, but all searches have 50 far proved
Ruthless. Capt. Mount last evening placed
| his men all about the block in which
| Tweed's house Is situated, aud vigilant
| watch WAS kept of every portion OF the
premises. A thorough search was
made OF the house adjoining Tweed's,
occupied in the basement only, the
/ other part Deing vacant. A rigid search was
made of the house aud its approaches, but
| nothing of importance was discovered. A
wstchman named McGoldrick, who has
charge of the building opposite Tweed's resi-
dence. stated to the police to-day that, al
about half past five O'Clock on Saturday
night, he saw a carrisge draw up to the side
walk in front of Tweed's house and stop
there. A stranger got out first, and then
| Tweed alighted, aud after that, smother stran.
ger. The Waterman stated that he recog.
nizad Tweed positively. The three mer
walked into the house in the order in which
they had alighted. The Waterman went
into the house soon after, and then noticed
| that the carriage had been driven to the
| corner OF Madison avenue and Fifty-ninJf
street. An hour after that he noticed TIA
the carriage was still there. Another gen
tleman residing in the vicinity corroborsteC
this story. The police lave not gained thu
slightest clue to Tweed's whereabouts.