Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-12-02
THE ARREST OF TWEED.
The stsry Tsld by tho Piist Of the Hay I
Vigs.

A correspondent on the Franklin tell
the following story relative to the arrest
Of Tweed As the Franklin came tc
anchor in the bay OF Vigo she found her
self beside little bark which few the
merchant flag OF Spain, but showed nc
name on quarter, stern or bow, but evi.
dences Of her name having been painted
out. "This," said the Franklin's har-
Dor pilot sis the Cannon, the ship that
fetched them two Americans what calls
themselves 'Seoor' and Hunt from
Santiago do Cuba. This isn't their
names at all. The big fellows name
with white hair and beard is Boss
Tweed, but they don't know the name
Of the little man with black hair, but
they think II isn't Hunt. They was
rested for beatin' little 'Merican girl.
They'se both in Jail in the castle now ;
not the one in the town there, but the
big one you SEQ way up there on top OF
the hill, over the town. Nobody is let
speak to 'em, and nobody can see EN-
but one old woman that takes up to 'em
from the hotel what they gets to eat,
and they lives mighty good too, for the
hotel buys all the good things in town
for 'em. That ship, the Carmen, was
put in quarantine as soon as she come
in, not cause she had sickness, but
cause she had them two 'Merioans on
board. Up yonder you see, way in the
upper bay, where them ships is, up TO-
ward Ponteredra, that's the quarantine |;
and she was kept there long time till
them two men was took out Of her. The
governor hisself, with his secretary and
q guard, went aboard OF her there in the
quarantine. He had picture Of the
big man that called hisself 'Secor : and
though tho old fellow had no coat on
nor any shoes or stockings, and bad his
trousers and his sleeves rolled mp and
was scrubbin' the deck of the Cannon
he knowed him right away and he took
the little picture out OF his pocket and
looked at it and then looked at the old
man, and said mister Tweed, put on
your coat and shoes, we want You to 60
with us, We are going ashore. Then he
told the soldiers to take him, and he
went to talk q little with the captain, and
he and the secretary got the luggage OF
both of 'em and sealed it up and gave it
to the soldiers, and they took the two
men and the luggage all ashore, and
then the Cannon was let out OF quaran-
tine and coined down here. There il
two n. ore men in town, one of 'em 'Meri-
can, That tried TO speak to the man
when the soldiers was takin' EN- mp to
the castle, but they was not let. Them
two men has been tryin' ever since to
see 'em in the castle but though they
offers the soldiers plenty of money they
can't get no chance, for the governor
hisself gave or iers to let nobody see
'em or speak to 'em without written
permit havin' his seal.
"The old man," continued the pilot,
evidently enjoying this rare opportunity
of airing his knowledge Of the English
language. "offered the captain plenty
of money if he would let 'em go ashore
at night, for he said he was afeard Of
them other ships that had fevers and
SIGH like, but tho shippers wouldn't let
'em 20. That captain must be mighty
honest for he says this old man offered
him big pile of gold if he would run
to some other port instead of coming to
vigo, but you can't tell if that isn't only
a story made up by the captain to make
believe he's very honest. Them two
men on shore tried to bride the quaran-
tine officers to let EN- 60 aboard the
Carmen, but they were afeard, jest as
the soldiers at the castle is afeard, they
would be shot dead ; and they would,
too, in q minute if anybody was to speak
TO them men,"