The Morning herald., 1875-12-06
ESCAPE OF TWEED
HIS FLIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
The Ross Goes to see his Wife and
slips out he Back Way-HOw he
did it-All New Ysrk Excited -Two
OiEcerS Of the Law Outw ittod-A
History of TWeed's Crime

HlSt0ry OIL TWoed's Crime
New YORK, Dec. 5.-Wm M. Tweed e.
capped last evening from the keeper of Lud
low street jail. lie went out for drive
with keeper Durham and Deputy Sheriff
he visited his wife at her residence, Fifty.
fifth street and Madison Avenue. Durham
went into the house with him. Tweed re-
quested that he might be permitted to 20
up stairs and see his wife alone and his re.
quest was acceded to. After an absence OF
some ten minutes the keeper became impa-
tient, and asked Tweed's son to 90 and
call his father. Young Tweed returned
and said! fathers gone" Gone where ?''
asked Durham. "Left the house." rejoin-
ed young Tweed. A search revealed the
fact that the great criminal had indeed es-
capped.
GENERAL ALARM
was sent out by tho police Immediately, but
nothing could be done to follow up the fu-
gitive.
The extraordinary announcement is the
general talk throughout tho ci y. The
friends of the Ex-Chisftain Of Tammaay do
not conceal their satisfaction at the disap-
pearance, but express pleasure at his es-
cape. The police authorities have placed
the entire detective force on Tweed's back,
but
NO CLUE
to his whereabouts have yet been found
The escape from his custodians is matter
Of no surprise whatever to those who are
aware of the extraordinary privileges al
lowed him, although Col. Gardner, Deputy
Warden, says Tweed has not been out of
jail but once since bis removal to that ipsti-
tuition, while the contrary is we'll known.
Tweed occupied apartments in what is
known as the left wing Of the building the
same as formerly occupied by the warden
himself. His family was In the habit of
calling on him daily.
Yesterday morning at 9 O'Clock, Deputies
Gardner and Hughes went on duty and took
charge of the door during the course of the
morning. Tweed's counsel the Messrs.
Fields and Eddlestein called upon Tweed
and the three were in consultation consd-
time when Col. Gardner who is
notary public was sent for in order to
SWEAR TWEED.
to an affidavit. As soon as this duty was
performed he left and went in the perform
ance of other duties to another part of the
prison. Here his knowledge of the "Boss"
ends.
Keeper Durham of Ludlow street Jail who
lad the custody of Tweed, was placed un-
Ter arrest, charged with allowing the crimi-
lal to escape. He was bailed in the sum of
50, 900, 900 and is now at liberty aiding in
he search of the Boss"
Warden Dunham who had charge of
Tweed at the time of
HIS ESCAPE
las offered reward of 10000 for Tweed 8
apture. The circumstances under which
weed was transferred from Blackwells
sland, where he was incarcerated as a .
riminal to Ludlow Street Jail, where he
vas held in default of bail on civil s,,its, as
ollows /: When Tweed was tried and found
uilty of misdemeanor he was sentenced by
udge Davis to IA years, Imprisonment, 7
eing one year for each count in the indictz q
aent on which he was found guilty. This t
,as in December, 1873 He was removed {
} Blackwell's Island. But at the end of the T
ear his lawyers applied to the Court of
ppeals for his release on the ground that
,e law fixed the punishment of
HIS CRIME
one years Imprisonment and fine. !
he court of appeals sustained this appeal 9,
nd in June last ordered Tweed's release.
he lawyers for the people fearing deci-
on in his favor had in the meantime COM
enced civil suits against Tweed for the Il
covery of SG,0C0,0 900 of stolen money n
hen this suit wa. brought, Tweed lawyers N
owed for bill of particulars before ir
ldge Donohue. The motion was granted n
I'd his counsel 10 the general term when 1t p
as quashed, Tweed's counsel then ap- CT
,aled to the court Of appeals. tt
THE DECISION OF THIS COURT, al
leasing Tweed was given June Is. He wa ia
lmcdiate1y re-arrested on the civil suit on II
d of same month was committed to Lud- b
W Street Jail in default of $500, 1000 bail. be
motion to reduce bail was refused by G.
dge Barrett another order of arrest was
ryed on Tweed on the 18th OF October un-
r additional civil suit for 81 ,006, 900 and re
il was fixed at $50, 900. Ga
On the 10th of November the Court of Ap- Or
ais affirmed the decision Of the General
M. denying the bill of particulars asked Je
:, thus sweeping away Bic