The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-27

The New York papers Of Friday and
Saturday last have many details in re.
gard to Tweeds life, first arrest, escape,
second arrest, and present confinement in
Ludlow street jail, that may we'll serve to
point moral and adorn tale as regards
The general subject Of the non.paying
nature OF rascality.
Tweed Is man OF good natural capac-
ly and had he devoted himself to bust
ness a. he has done to dishonest practices
he would have made competence il not
Gfortune. As it is he has not even
sure competence. He has been forced to
put his property out Of his hands and
depend on his family for supplies. A
large amount OF his stealings went into
real c,tate that was afterwards sold out
MasacriGce 10 order to be spirited away.
Other large slices have gone into
the hands of the lawyers and into extra
ordinary expenses connected with his
attempts to eyade the law. Those who
profess to be posted do not think that
his family now have anything like the
amount OF money that he actually stole
from the city Of New York.
Any one who has read the narrative OF
TWeeds lie for the last Eve years, and
especially Of his life since his escape,
will be ready 10 say that he has paid
dear indeed for all that he ever could
have possibly enjoyed in his palmy days
Of power and plumber. He has been, like
Cain, with mark on his brow. He
walked the streets Of New York as q
recognized thiet long before he was ar
rested. Since his frst arrest he has been
the target Tor every species Of animadver-
sion, from the mOralizations Of the pulpit
down to the loves. cpitheh Of stump
Oratory.
1t may be said that Tweed did not. feel
these animadversions, or rather that he
did mol care for them. This Ia no doubt
true as regards any pangs OF conscience
But what he has labored under night aud
DAY for years past has been constant
sense Of apprehension. The hounds Of
the Law have been on HIS track all the
time, aud, waking or sleeping, lying down
or rising up, the sound Of their baying
Aa' been always in his ears. This sort Of
torture has evidently told upon him as
bis present physical dilapidatiOn plainly
shows. His life has been one huge night
mare, from which he could not wake and
Tree himself. There was no peace for
him anywhere on earth, and there was
Also no escape for him in any country to
which he might fee. The pencil Of Mast
bad made his escape from New York i'm
possible, except by some obscure sail yes.
's', such as the one he boarded for Cuba,
aud escaping by such vessel necessitated
al' landing on that Island under such
circumstances as 10 insure his examina-
aon and ultimate Identification.
What picture it is to sec this man
pursued all the time by ayenging fate.
Fi't ConviC. in felon's cell and in a
sion' gNrb-nezt rescued by the power
OF money upon some technicality Of law
md brought back to the jail in Ludlow
Street. Then Securing,an escape by bribe.
y and fleeing from the country in n
,Mall sailing vessel aud landing near a
"AeFnan's hut on the Cuban coast. Next
u'Sa'ed "a asuSpicious character, and so
pea0Ie to give satisiactory account Of
a'l'elI as to be obliged to call on the
American Consul for aid. Thus at last
SsNn identified, but not In time to pre-.
'n'hi' sailing in another obscure yesse
VI an obscure port In Spain, bu, in time
|"Iestaph TO that port to arrest him on
~ arrival, which "" promptly done.
~ had no sooner landed than he was
s"@ SlOss confinement in the town Of !