The New York herald., 1876-10-13
His Arrival in New York
Yesterday.
ARRAIGNED AT THE BAR
He Pleads mot Guilty" to Five
Indictments.
IN THE TOMBs AT LAST

William NJ Tweed arrived in this city at ten o'clock
yesterday morning and 10 now safely ensconsed In
i cell No. 4 OF "Murdcrcrs' Row. /" in the Tombs
The HERALD has already laid before ts readers from
day to day the incidents attending the trip OF
prisoner eastward from Chicago. which he left at half
past five o'clock Tuesday evening, to Harrisburg
! Pa, which place no passed through at midnight Of
Wednesday, as announced IN these columns yesterday
| by telegraph from that city. During tho whole
trip Woodward has been tho Of Sergeant Keay
| ana Detective Dilks, OF the Central ONCE. Wood
wards journey from Harrisburg characterized by
| nothing extraordinary. shortly before tho tram
reached that city he went to bed, taking the upper
berth Detective Diks took the lower one. kealy
stationed himself in the forward part of tho not
more than ten feet distant, keeping his eye all the
while on his charge. The occasional rustling
Of the curtains OF woodwards bcrth showed that the
occupant lay awake.
Whenever tho train stopped for considerable
time he peered through tho opening of the drapery TO
learn the the detention. Al Philadelphia Ser
gcant Kcaly relieved BY Detective Dilks, who
watched and smoked Increasingly. Woodward fell into
a sleep at this point, but awoke at Railway and
ously inquired the name OF the station. On reaching
Trenton he arose and made his toilet with much care,
after which he occupied himself in smoking When
the train came 10 standstiE ne jumped OF briskly,
carpet bag in hand and soon joined by his keep
61guLSCerS CO0gr0gAteQ
Jersey City depot and the noted prisoner passed
forward TO the he followed by people
Tho stare OF the crowd seemed 70 annoy him. and he
| moved uneasily toward the Terry landing
| on tie boat he took mp position on the forward
deck and gazed ior tho first time since the fall Of
Tweed upon tho city plundered by The Ring. Land
/ ing in New York tho trio jamped in o carriage and
were rapidly driven to Police Headquarters, arriving
there haltpast nine A. NJ. Superintendent wallng,
| wno had been anxiousy looking for them for three
hours frightened up as they entered, and extending
his hand 10 Sergeant Keay, congratulated HIM his
safe arrival few minutes private conversation be-
| twecn the Superintendent and Mr. Woodward hero
sued Al its termination the officers re.cntcred the
carriage with prisoner and to the District
Attorneys Office. Woodward's demeanor en- route was
OF subducd caimness. That he kocnly felt the gravity
| OF tho indictment awaiting him there could be no
doubt Reaching Broadway he frightened up little,
and gazing out OF the window, remarked, "New York
has improved wonderfully IN SIX years, Sergeant"
Tho end Of his long journey reached at hafpast
| ten O'Clock, when he entered
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE
| He was Immediately led into aprivate room tho
Same floor with Court OF General Sessions Part
where the officers guarded him zealousy from all in
| quiries. Many reporters and other persons begged
tor admission. n only for moment but all wcre
pcremptoriy refused.
tho prisoner led within tho railing OF the court
| room. where nc remained seated between the Two
vigant officers OF the law who had cung 10 him like
| his clothing for SO many hours. Here the prisoner
was joined by a gentleman who seemed to be an in
tmacrlend, and who was furnished with contiguous
| seat
The prisoner excited but little attention, Indeed tho
Court officers themselves did not know VINO he was
| quietly had the officers entered with him. They
not long lett in ignorance, however ior Chief Clerk
Sparks aitor calling the names oil number OF petty
| larccnes, wno wcrc arraIgncd, cried,
"Eibcrt A. Woodward
trace Of nervousness and awaited tho usual questions
"Elbert A. Woodward" said the clerk, .you
charged upon Ave indictments for forgery The third
degree and grand larceny jointly with William H.
Tweed i Do DO you demand 'r'a'r'
Shave YOU couuscls"
ssThc gentleman friend OF the prisoner, who proved
to be General William r. smith, OF Connecticut, here
arose aud said IL am Mr. woodward's attorney pres
ent sir; but other counsel viii DC engaged"
Aiormal plea Of "Nos guilty" was thereupon entered
~ now move that the prisoner be committed with
out bail. SAID Assistant District Attorney Rolling
The motion was granted Dy the Court and Woodward
| resumed his scat while the commitment papers were
beng mate out, and when the documents were placed
in tho hanus Of his Keepers no bcwcd 10 tho Court
with debodir carriage and accompanied the officers
from the room. ioiowed ey the gaze OF
every. oro IN tho court room. whicn had
by that time become crowded No Irons
werc placed upon his hands anu he walked quietly be-
the officers up Cenlrc street TO tho Tombs. On
the way no recognized by several Iormer acquant
nnces but manifested desire speak to them At
the door OF the prison no met by Warden QUINN
who shook hands with him and accompanied him in
SIDE.
Arraigued before Justice Duly, Woodward, in an
the customary questions, stated that he was
fsrtytwo, that hts residence was Al Norwalk Conn;
he was Protestant in religion, and had no business
during the whole examination hc was perfectly calm
and collected, Notwithstanding the greatest excite
n,ent prevailed IN tho court room. He was sccompa-
med by the detectives to cell No. A. in Murdercrs,
Row." and throwing his carpet bag into corner
snook hands warmly with the ofncers thanking them
for the cour,cses extended during the trip. He was
w
eyes fixed mcditatively upon the floor
A ittle la,er he was visited by OF reporters
but he implacable In his determination not 10
speak. The detectives declare they never before met
so rcticent prisoner.
WHAT WILL BE Dosx WITH wooDwARp7
District Attorney phelps stated yesterday, In answer
inquiries, that he could tell when he prisoner
ens .. the couri Of General sessions; possibly
not until the next term Of tho Court oyer and Ter
November
1t is thought BY officials that Woodward win not be
tried al frs. any OF the indictments to which he
pleaded yesterday. They were hastily drawn in the
FIRST nush of the Ring crmnation for the purpose OF
having the prisoner committed, aud consequently
not well adapted 10 withstand the microscopic ex
animation Of long and technical trial some six
or seven others which have been found and filed
In the Court of oyer and Terminer, and In which
Woodward Is jointly indicted with Tweed. Upon one
OF these latter It Is thought Woodward viii be placed
next session OF that Court
| rHE INDICTMENTS
10 which the prisoner pleaded "Not guilty" yestcr-
day. although nomnslIy i've In number, are really but
tour, one Of them being simply duplicate and they
ALL as has been stated for forgery in the third
degree Two Of them acge that crime and two grand
larceny An indcimcnt, filed February 3 1871,
charges Ebert A. Woodward with forgery In the third
dogree IN countcreiling the endorsements, .Kcyscr
Co." upon the back oil order, which reads fol-
lows:-
To the COUNTY TREASURER Of New York the National
| broadway Dank -
No ls6 -Erw YonK june s7. 1870. 4sss 81 100
Pay kcyser Co order fortyIour three
drcd eighty eight and 67 doiiars for plumbing
'r"''''' and ErcAsS E T. T.
Comptroller
This was signed also BY the Mayor and tho Clerk Of
the Board Of Supervisors
The Indictment contains two counts. the 6rst for
forging as above and the socond ut,ering the In
strunsn, and iweed 10 jointly indicted as having sn-
cted ccunscllcd, procured and ndedn tho forR-
ing and uttcring OF It. Upon this il based also an
indetment dated December IL, 1871, for larceny in