New-York tribune., 1875-12-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE TWEED MYSTERY.


DETECTIVES IN VARIOUS PARTS or THE COUNTRY
AND IN CANADA REPORT NO REsULT-rREPAR-
mo FOR TuE STRUCK JURY.
Sheriff Conner yesterday received no trust
worthy intelligence concerning the escape OF "m NJ
Tweed He s daily In the receipt of communications
from various persons suggesting that search be aoe NJ
Greenwich In various places in westoheSer County, ana
NewJersey Most OF these places have been watched ny
conneten men since Saturday night Reports were re-
ceved By the sheriff from various subordinates, nut
none of them had any important news The sherifis
strl OF the opinion that Tweed is In tho city or It's Vlc
ity and hence daily imposes upon his subordinatcs
the necessity OF the utmost wachfuness. Dispatches
baye been received detectives in various parts OF
the State and from Canada hut nothing of importance
has yet been learned concerning the place where tweed
Is at present.
suporntendent wang stated last night that their had
been no new developments in the search WHICH Is sun
kent up by the Police Department with vgor. Several
persons called upon President MatSc and assured hnl
that they had received information that would enane the
police 70 lay their hands upon the fugitive mmeoae
Upon following up these asserted cews tho de'ecuNes
found that the information had not been Trustworthy
Several houses searched but no trace oi the iugi
five yas discovered Several anOny etteTswere re-
ceyed and the information acted upon as far as possible
Nothing resulted the search superintendent wall
ing said that he believed that the telegram signed
Lover Of Justice which was received Oh THURSDAY hsh
and which stated that Tweed was in Norfolk, Va
where he is living incognito" false report, or was
Intended 20 draw the officers upon foolish chase
THE STRUCK JURY.
Notice was served yesterday by Nj. PccRham on be-
half OF the Attorney General. that the Jury for tho
Tweed eases would "sruck that Is, selccted-by
the elisors." Dec II, at the County Clerks Office
The law under which the proceeding l. taken requires
tina; the party obtaining the order for struck jury shall
give notice eight days previously OF the time when he
will attend before the Clerk of the county in which the
benne I'm such action is lad for the purpose OF having
such Jury struck At the time appointed the CLERK Of the
county shall attend at his office wih the original Isis oi
the Jurors returned to him by the officers OF the several
towns who then liable TO serve, etc The Cef1 Is 10
select not draw from the list and each party
"a to be ut liberty strike of II names, and II either
pay does not attend the Clerk TO strike ont the 10
names for him. NewYork, the Commission Of Jurors
instead Of County Clerk has control of the jury sts
and a habit has grown up of furnishing, from time TO
time daring jury year. partial lists Of jurors so as 70
keep the petit ury-box in the County Clerks onice req
sonaby full instead OF turning the whole list at the
beginning OF the year. Some question may he raised ID
consequence OF this practice Us the list from which
this Jury is to bc selected to the other matters the
two elisors substituted for the County Clerk
EXECUTION OF WILLIAM L. DELANEY.
rHE PENALTY ENFORCED, AT NORTH HENPSiEAr
FOR The MURDER OF CAPT. LAwRENCE-THE
MuRDEHER's EMPLOYMENT PREVIOUS TO TIE
TxECUTIoN-THB SCENE AT TIE GALLowS
Lawrence on ard the Joseph L. Potts while
the vessel was lying in Cow Bay Kings Point, Long
Island, Friday evening. Aug. n. Yesterday lac was
executed the yard the Queens County Jail nj North
Hemrstead The circumstances OF The crime the puf-
suit Of the murderer capture trial, conviction, and
sentence aIc too to be forgotten. His regular
keepers have been Augustus RushnOre eOn of Under
Sheriff Il. f. RGshmore, who has charge OF
to iah, aud Samuel HenlfCkson, appointed a
Special Oflcer by the Board of Supervisors, ana
assigned to the duty Of night Waterman Delaney has
exhibited great deal Of animcsity toward all those who
were in any dercc instrumental in procuring his arrest
conviction. and the keepers have consequently been
Obliged 20 lie very careful about permitting suc per-
son 10 approach his cell His spiritual advisers, Father
sheridan of Rosyn and Father McShorry Of Hempstead
were with him a great part Of Wednesday, which was
about the first day passed by him without some exhbi
tiOn of his violent temper.
On Thursday morning Father Sheridan visited the PTS
oner at early hour and remagcd with him untl about
noon. He would have remained with him all night, but
Donney lie did not desire it. About 10 o'clock he
called for Under Sheriff RusmCre and said u him. rs lie
had ssid To sheriff Samnis the preiOus dav that he was
sory all the trouble he had occ5Sioncd. aud hoped to
be forgiven. lie further said that no had given up
all hope OF life ready 10 die and was determined 10
"die Ike o man" He refused 20 see Mr.. Henrietta
Titus mcmber ~ the Local Visiting Committee for the
Queens County Institutions About 4:3O r. m the death
warrant TIE prisoner In the presence OF sew
erI ytuo sss lie listened it very atentivcy and at
pretty tling-wcl gotten up-good enough to 60 to a
BAH with" During the remainder OF The day lie was
uuiet. About u. his irons Were cut of at his own
rgu ST. m he he desired 10 exercise his limbs with
iGore freedom. His arms were pincncd behind lin by
means of strap and he allowed to 20 into the cor
dior with four or five officers constantly with him dur
TAG the night. lie walked up aud down. or sat and
ohattcd apparently the most uIconccrned Of all He
frc3ucnty indulged in such remarks "Tomor-
row night | shall bo walking in a different place"
he spoke Officers Saith and schmidt OF Flushing. who
aade the arrest in Philadelphia, and said that II he
"Lad rot been caught IN te was IL prison al the
tine on the charge o burglary lie would not have been
taken: he would have killed them both" His entire
duct indicated that he entirely mcOScerncd H. 10
his situation did not at ali realize the position in which
be was placed.
Delaney in the early part Of the night expressed
40 0sslre TO sleep. but kept on talking
bis conversation frequently tending to vuS1rity
ono Of the prisoners recognized Delaney as
Al old shipnae aud two told stories and songs
together. At usual time in the evening he ate very
hearty supper but nc became hungry again about IL
o'clock nnd asked for lunch which was provided iOr
hima plate Of cold roast beef be'd ana cheese with
cup OF tea He dltcrward smoked cigar. Az abOnt H.
III. yesterday he ay down. ~ me said TO rest himself INC
strap stii COntiiug MS arms behind, hulninhg nag
rnrnts Of "A sailors song. He continued talking III the
same careless until $40 m. when be finally
dropped asleep. Among TIE remarks previously maze
was one 10 the effect that If he lad known what fix he
would be caught u he would have finished the two boys
as we'll as lie He slept with brief intervals until
45 m Father Sheridan had arrived the jail about
hour previously but awaited Delaneys awakening
before going 10 bis COLI where be spent some time win
him. where previously arranged, all The religious
obsoryanccs OF thc day took place
Mcautime the sheriff and his dcputies busy IN ar
ringing the prelminares Of the execution, and making
division Of the duties 10 be performed at the eao"s
necuty sheriff Bennett and the constabuiary OF tine
county, to whom for the time were given the
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