The New York herald., 1876-09-25

HISTORY OF THE CAPTURE OF THE FAMOUS
FUGITIVE AT vIGo-THE NEWS IN MADRID
AND ACTION OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS
MADRID, Sept IL, 1876.
Tweed's arrest has caused the greatest excitement
here, though, as you will have boon informed by tho
telegraph the Spanards had only vory vague Of
the Boss fame. Some OF the pagers had the
name '.Twed" others .Tu,ld," othors "rws,d"
Some said no sccucstrddor-i. e., a brigand OF
chidren-that is, a kidnapper; others ,hst he
large government defaulter The udicrous statement
abort Mr. Tweed being "secucstrador Of children"
to have arisen from the carcature in Harper's
Week,y of July l.
PARTICULARS CAPTURE.
Tho following the particulars OF Tweed's arrest,
tho chief points of which, however have already been
transmitted to you by tclegraph:-On Thursday
ing 9TH, Mr. Adee, United States Charge d'Anaircs,
left Madrid important business for La Grana, the
summer residence OF the King and government On
Friday morning an announcement appeared in the
papers here that William Tweed had arrived at vigo
and had bcen arrested by ORDERS but with
out details
WHEN IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
In July last it was found Tweed was In Santiago do
Cuba. having passed therc from Havana General
Jovelar was applied TO by the American Consul
70 have Twced secured and sent to tho States
Jovellar was quito willing in the ab.
sence of extradition treaty, TO obge the
American government In return for their courtesy
IN tho Arguees case years ago. Tweed in Santiago
advised Of impending danger, sailed 9th July
for vgo Spain, in the sailing vessel Carmen General
Gushing notified and sounded the Spanish govern
mont AMI found them willing arrest Tweed and 70.
turn him to Cuba to deliver him to the American
Consul Every precaution taken by the Spanish
government to Twoed in any port of Spain or
coast lino orders issued to the local authorities
especially those Of the viso and Gacian On the
9th Of September, after long passage Of fortyono
days.
CARMEN HOVE IN SIGHT
OF vigo and was Immediately boarded by the Governor
Of Poatevcdra who at once recognized Tweed from
photographs In his possession He found In
scrbed under tho name of secor, and accomp panied
by certain William Hunt, whom he called his
nephew. Both were Immediately secursd and thrown
into catdbozo under strong guard, but were subse.
quently removed to fortress in vigo, under tho
mand OF the Captain General His luggage seized
and sealed
WHAT THE SPANISH PAPERS SAT-.
The following account appears In the Spanish pa
pers-
The Eotitica says:-"Thc celebrated North Ameri-
ean criminal Tweed, claimed by the government of
The United States, arrested to-day by the Cover
nor OF Pontcvedra and his agents, their arrival
vgo in the Spanish bark Carmen, which has just
reached that port from Cuba In fuInlment OF the
orders OF tho government said authority proceeded 10
the lazarctto OF San Simon and apprehended Tweed
who travelling under the false name of secor
With him, certain Hunt, who accompanied him. was
detained. Tweed is on trial q kdnappcr OF children
and his namc has become u terror in tho United
States"
have just learned that the American government
hns eo nag cd for iho ditfon of HIM
THE EXPENSE OF BRINGING TWEED TO THE
UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, Sept "a, 1879
The appropriation ra ade at the last session of Con-
gress for bringing home from foreign countries per-
sous charged with crimes, and expenses incidental
thereto only $4,000; but will be unnecessary to
expend any Of this bring Tweed and Hunt from
Spain. as the United states Franklin had been
ordered homo IRON the European squadron Just pre-
vious their arrest and not having sailed when the
information of the arrest received by the State
Department she was ordered to proceed TO vigo and
take them on board, by the Acting Secretary OF the
Navy al the request OF the Secretary OF State. Had
the United States would have been necessary send
officers Tor Tweed and his companion aud some cx-
pense, we'll delay, would have been incurred in
having them brought homo