New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-07

Mr. Tweed, had the latfPr ever yls'tu i"
F1ftyeighthst None OF Tweeds friends had been IN
the habit Of collecting in the rear Of the stable ana
drinking vines VIM Lamb had charge Of the stables In
Forty-ninth-st He said that on Saturday he re-
ceived order by the private telegraph winch
connects the two stabIes for q carriage ana
horses for Mr.. Tweed. Not having a suitable
carriage on hand he sent Mr. Kern whose stable IA IN
Fyrst-st, for q landau. IL had been their custom 10
accommodate each other when either was crowded ny an
unusual amount Of work Two Of Lambs men went TO
Kers office with the horses and returned with the IAN
dau, in which Tweed's driver drove away THIS had
been done twice before-On Nov. 10 and ~ MT Lamp
also stated that the and carriage returned about
o'clock Saturday night at which time 1t was customary Tor
carriages ordered the Tweed family be returned Mr.
Kern confirmed the statements OF Mr. Lamb In regard
to in which the landau was taken lie SAID
It was the third time this had been DONE but on the
previous occasions Tweeds driver came with LamOs
men the time the carriage WAS taken When tue Iah-
dau brought back IL was left outside OF the staOe
and no notice was given the duty In the once
of its return This Mr.. Kern said, unusual. Ile
was not In the office himself at the time the landau was
brought back
Mr. Lamb said that his brother Charles did not pur
chase passage the Spain, nor did he show cket ny
that line His passage taken IN the Celtic ana he
was going TO France the benefit of his health This
was confirmed by visit TO the office of the National
Steamship Company, where II asserted that no pas
sage had been purchased by Mr.. Lamb The faet thaS
these vessels sailed 805 and the other at 94o a.
H. on Saturday, shows that IL is impossible that Mr.
Tweed could have taken Mr. lambs stateroom on either
line.
THE SPECIAL LOCOMOTIVE on LONG ISLAND.
Detective La Rue sent to Hunters Point yesterday
TO the story the hiring of the special loco
motive on Saturday night to oyertake the express train
sag Harbor The detective saw the conductor OF inc
train and several people who were well acquainted with
Mr.. Clarke, who hired the locomotive II was learned
that Mr. Clarke had been unable TO go home to BAG ar
Dor on Friday night His wife in critical condition.
and he felt very anxious about her. He was,
therefore, determined to reach home on satur-
day, no matter what it might cost. He
was detained until late hour by his business and takpg
n carriage he drove the ferry The carriage was de-
ayed by distractions in the street. and when ne reached
the Hunters Point station the last train was gone IN
less lie could ovcrtake the train he would ha e been
Obliged to wait until Monday He therefore hired lo-
comotve and photographed ahead to stop the train. The
conductor told detective Ia Rue that Mr. Clarke had rid
den up and his train daily, going TO and return
ing from hi. place of business. and that nc was well
known by everybody living in that part Of Long Is
land where he had his residence.
POSSIBILITY OF FLIGHT BY THE YACHT lhYRA.
The police have been informed that the stedm-yacht
Thyra was purchased Of Capt Fowler Of Bridgeport,
Conn., fitted for hong voyage, and was cleared
for Porto Rico. 1t s believed by some persons t1at
Tweed escaped this vessel, and 1t is asserted that
longer time permitted TO eapse before giving the
alarm than was stated by Warden Dunban The danger
TO feared by the fugitive, If he were on tile yacht was
that it would be overbauled by revenue cutter as one
Of these Government vessels lies at the Narrows.
the other near Hell Gate When Sheriff Conner
first learned OF Twced's escape, he caused word
10 he sent 10 the officers OF these cutters
as possible They did not observe any vessel pass
them after they the watch, but before that time
the steam yacht might have slipped by IN the darkness
sfnoIf mon SEM
Sheriff 10 verify the statements made about this Yacht
back word that she was sold 10 persons III the
West Indies whose names were not known. she look
no cargo but merely lifted for the trip with ballast
Tue detectives secured the premises about Twceds
house at No 647 Madlsonaye. yesterday but did not
succeed III finding any additional information. The
search for the coacman drove Warden Durham and
his party on Saturday afternoon had proved fruess up
o evening. The police believed That the coach was
Tweeds private carriage and the eoachman person en-
ployed by the family. Nothing new was received in re-
gard 10 Foster Dewey, Tweeds private secretary 1t is
the opinion Of police officials that he accompanied
Tweed In his Fight and that his "trip TO Boston" was
ruse Some thought that Dewey took the Boston train
but went only ID short distance up the Sound and EN-
barked upon the yacht which lay IN waiting
and which, lit was supposed toward night
dropped down to the foot Of East Sixty hrstst where
Tweed was taken board. Then before the alarm was
given he far away Those who believe IN this story
everything for him in this city Dewey had done out
side; that the carriage, private one. was driven along
Madisonaye tho time agreed upon, just at dusk that
Tweed slipped OF the basement door and into the
carriage driven the foot OF East Sixty rsst
where a boat In waitirg by which he was put on
the yacht.
Inquiry the Hoffman House last evening eliclted no
further news concerning Foster Dewey, Tweeds private
secretary He announced on leaving osensiby for B0s
ou on saturday morning, that he would return to-day
No communication has been received from him, and lie
did not leave any Boston address.
HAGAN BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
Hagan, Of the officers who was with Tweed on the
afternoon Of his ape before the Grand Jury yes
erday and It is supposed that he told what no knew
about his flight.
THE SHERIFFS ANXIETY.
WHAT Mr. CONNER has DONE SINCE TIE ESCAPE
NIGHTS tPFNT IN SEARCHING FOR TWEED-wHY
TuR PRISONER WAS TREATED WITH LENiEkCY-