The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-11-08
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pc ON and Secretary Fsh's Acute
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Special Dispatch 10 the New York worid.I
Washington. Nov 5.-The arrival Of
Boss Tweed is almost BOmentarily ex-
pected by the authorities here The navy
department regards the Franklin as now
overdue. The fact that he will soon be on
his native shores again induces the
state department. TO make pupiic all
that il knows of his escape and
capture, which. compiled from official
records. is 10 the following effect Tweed
escaped from New York ia q schooner and
was landed in small boat from this schooner
in an obscure spot, known as & fishing town,
| ten miles south of Santiago de Cuba The
vessel that brought Tweed from New York
merely put into the small port for the pur-
pose of landing Tweed and a young man
who accompanied him. After the two were
placed on shore the small boat returned TO
the schooner, whose name is unknown 10
the officials, when she headed about and
stood out to sea again. A Cuban fisherman
witnessed the secret landing OF these two
/ men. and az once suspected them Of being
men coming with aid and comfort for the
Cuban Insurgents. The suspicious Of the
| fisherman were still further increased by the
two men approaching him and offering him
q considerable sum of money to convey them
over 10 Santiago de Cuba, where they wish
ed 10 go. He complied with their request.
pocketed their money and then Loyalty turn
ed them over to the Spanish authorities
as suspicious characters, who had landed
upon the island in such a secret manner that
their presence certainly demanded an ex-
PLANTATION. Tweed and his companion as
serted that they were travelling for their
health, but told so many conflicting stories
as to still further accumulate suspicion
against them. Tweed also exhibited passports
made out at the state department at Wash
- l. Al.
and Hunt Tor his companion, and which ap-
pear TO have been obtained some time before
Tweed's escape. Tweed said he was a cti-
zen of Florida and his passport confirmed
him, and he was very indignant at his arrest
Notwithstanding his explanations and his
passports, he was placed in the custody of
the admiral of the Spanish feet AZ Santiago
de Cuba, il being thought that Tweed Was
captured while travelling by sea he belonged
as matter OF right TO the naval authorities.
! The American consul at Santiago de
Cuba, Alfred y. Young, reported all the
facts of the capture of these American cti-
zens to eonsul-Genera Hall at Havana. Hall
at once reported by telegraph 20 the state
department here all of the facts in the case
as they had been sent TO him. The state de-
partment at once examined its records. and
found that the passports referred 70 We're
regular, and had been obtained. rs the records
showed. in due form. 1t theo
was familiar with the many sensational
stories that had been published in. New
York concerning Tweed's escape. that these
two men. Secor and Hunt, might be the
missing ones. He at once sent on a photo
graph of Tweed TO Hall to have Secor. IL pos
sible, identified. This of course occupied
some time, but Tweed was meanwhile kept
in custody Promptly upon the receipt Of
Tweed's photograph, Hall dispatched il to
Santiago de Cuba, where Young At once
identified Tweed Hall then telegaphed
to Secretary Fish that the man calling
himself Secor was Tweed. and asked for in
structions. Secretary Fish at once sent back
word to the consul general TO the Captain
General Jovellar and present ohm full
statement of the case and request that the
Spanish government deliver him up TO the
United States authorities. To this Joyellar
replied that ii would give him much pleas
ure to grant the request He AT
once issued an order addressed TO the sd-
miral of the Spanish fleet requesting him
to turn Tweed over to the consul general at
Havana, who was to hold him in custody un-
til United States vessel could be sent for
him. Secretary Fish recounted to Robson
what he had done, and the latter directed
war vessel lying at Fort Royal, >. C.. To 60 TO
Havana for Tweed. But meanwhile il APP
pears that Tweed had strong friends in
Cuba who aided him again in making his
escape An influential resident Of
Santiago de Cuba, not a Spaniard or an
American, whose name is withheld by the
state department, was instrumental in per
suading the Spanish admiral 10 release
Tweed upon his parole to visit Santiago de
Cuba. OF course he violated his parole at
once andagain escaped. Consul Young then
found out which way he had gone. and that
he had taken passage upon the Carmen, a
Spanish trading bark, bound Tor Nigo,
Spain. Han, at Havana. reported the
m wi
dignant He at once communicat-
ed by cable with the government
at Madrid and it promptly responded by
saving that a careful watch would be kept
for the Carmen at Vigo, and upon her land
ing there her two passengers would De ar
them BY the American authorities. This
was in accordance with Jovellar's
demand and regarded here
as satisfactory as II made 1weed'S
capture a mere question of time. The
very day that the news arrived here OF the
arrival of the Carmen at Vigo and Tweed's
arrest information was received at the navy
department that the United States steamer
Franklin was at Gibraltar, upon the eve OF
departing upon n homeward cruise. In
structions were at once cabled to her officers
to proceed to vigo and take
Tweed on board. and bring him
along. II j. supposed that Tweeds COM
panion was his nephew, although that point
Is of secondary importance 70 the state de
partment and no information concerning
him has been sought.
The passport which was obtained for
Tweed in the name of Hecor, accurately de-
scribes him. and was granted upon the ap-
plication by letter of Seeor, who wrote that
he was a citizen Of Florida temporarily
i'm New York and desired to go abroad.
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