The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-31
TWEED & CO.'S PAYMASTER.
ELBERT a WOODWARD LTBERATED
FROM THE CRY PRISON.
6ivcn his Freedom on his RccoGniznuce-nis
Flight before the Mast FROM Boston Va
iS7t-A Wandcrcr in n strange Land
Returned 10 hi. Family In Norwalk.


iS7I-A wandcrcr in n strange Land
Returned 10 hi. Family In NorwaIk.
Elbcr, woodward Nyho used TO he
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NJ, 49,. ,o.,cr,i,, tts.n,r,ed unon hia own
,,,,,pt,,uc. he pi.trict Attorney phelrs. and
v.,.t Tram, tAe .romba. where nc had teen "A pris
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oner Tor twelve weeks. When the downihl oi
the now rfuI Ring " ~ assured. Woodward. who
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was among TIE HIST VINO shOok the aust ~ tue
METROPOLIS from their feet.
nc was "ss'7'""' ''''H >" Wv "'"'" w
vsors, and IN that cap city was not to he
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"he'nei RnhS VI ""' " "'N '''"'o :" 80
they participated, he was man much
priced hy them lie was undoubtedly q hard
80 80. ,l ,,s
,,wors a, HE co't joseph II. Young.
,i,,L D., tho ,,.r1 ,.,a "A utiic, uerspn ,ge who
,eemea anxious TO avoid any notorietv. and he
permitted much Of his work to fall into the
bands Of woodward. who. consequently. was
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,eldom Idle III woodward was guilty oi COM
pcity In the frauds he WIS certainly forced to
'ept tue lambs share as he was never repnted TO
possess oue-teuth of the wealth enjoyed by the
hons. lie travelled much in the society Of those
~ 49,, 49,, -, ,n - NJ,
'"'s' ana was a Jo''y' wnole souleu 'e',o". n'
~, mia v,s h,s Uif.'s pron.rtv. She having
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Na,uro,lv a cau,ious man he f,resaw the doom
~ tho piny and saw s,fetv only in flight lie
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and the separation almost unnerved him, and
lis devoted wife became III and has continued
NE N''''" "''' 80 " 80 49,
40 durinf the nearly SIX years whlch ne was n
w,nderer: ., 49, D.. .., c....,,
He At ir-t turned bis race toward tanani.
Then he Thought OF an escane 1" Cuba lie
seems 70 h We neen nuch impressed WIN tne
notion that officers were on MS rack. as ne
went TO Boston IN disguise, and there shinped
before ne mast a. cor"n seaman dor ouua
he knew that he must escape the
vessel. and he planned 70 enter tn city as an
American gentleman. lie succeeded III NJ ven
tufe, and IN Havana became acquainted WIN
co yr W One Ttch Vi nier ln,ired him
n nj spsnua piSsS 1u.S,uS e weeks
M ho y was n ns sa,i.ned Of his security
IN Cuba. and desired to 20 to Spain. out he
The ul-Genpral was not disposed TO treat
him kindly and wondw ward at length spoke 10
sentIeman perempt"rily ordered the Consul to-
give Wood ward the required pass. Then Wood
ward started for Spain aud landed in Nigo the
place made famous by Tweed In his guise Of
Secor
Woodward was not pleased with vieo. He
said afterward that IL was miserable ri zee for
a"G Francs and men Stayed IN Paris for seysT
months. There he met James VI. Sweenv the
brother Of Peter Il. Sweeny. James Sweeny
was likewise n fugitive from Justice and nj.
niirery was so great that he III nix to excess
lie was insane upon the subject Of re-
forming to New York, and through his
Excessive dissipation he died woodward
visited London. ana there saw his agent. IL
was dissatisfied with England's metropolis. and
after one DAVIS stav IN. 70 returned 10 paris
Life m the latter pl.ce was gay enough for
Woodward. but there insecurity there
Tor fusitiyes that was not agreeable. There
upon he went tn Belgium, and there encoun-
tered Thomas c. Fields, who employed much Of
ms I,snre moments IN STUDYING International
II.
and said 80 to Woodward. VINO replied that he
should prefer incarceration IN the New York
tr yelled all over the Continent. and went into
Africa
from his counsel IN thl- city that there a
strong PROBABILITY that he might escape punish.
ment should he return mere. Certain arrange
> i.cnts with the prosecuting officers were made
PLAIN tu him. and he ventuted to RETURN lie
VISITED his home ~ N"r"sik u" n'ss"'se' Hpu saw
he wiis ana nVie ones. men ne dlscnV-
e-cd that there was a .ngerous mitch
IN tne arrangements. and that he might Tee
triH', anu ne nttln h'.i IN. Country. ne
ROAMING 'hr""sn ne ""riu among sttdnser, n
.uSs more eh,'r Wt3 'u'i'nnuic'ei =
WIN ms LAWYER nI. Jphn - l"NMnSenu'
anu Wa avdln NHNlstu 70 return, re Sau'
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~ -pr!'' INTENDING 10 unuers,aln tn"rvusnS
the situ.llnh ~ inns clf' M "'d acquhlht
ance saw him. nd the news vs.
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o,,,int he New Y"rk oflcers Win ths fact' and
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