Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-13
TWEED.
How the News OF the Arrest OF the
Greatest Thief Of the Age was
Received In New York
City.
What was Said by Politicians Of Both
Parties Fears Expressed by the
Republicans that it was a
sTilden Move.
New York Herald

New York Heraldl
No greater surprise could possibly hay
struck the people of New York city thai
that which came to them yesterday sf
f. ternOon when it was announced tha
, William NJ. Tweed, the mammoth rss
cal Of the century, had been arrested il
Spanish port. "He hes been arrested
in Vigc!n "Where is VigO-what kline
: Of a place is Vigo?" was the first gues
ton asked by every one. 1t was no
credited by the majority Of people il
New York that Tweed had been arrest
ed at ell, and those who doubted il
among whom were 8 number OF the
sy ynapathizsls of Tweed, explained thei
doubts by saying: "Oh, well, he can't bt
extradited for anything; he hssn't done
anything that will bring him back
Those who had some legal knowledge
J and who held meetings in the bsr-rooms
of hotels and in public places, argued
that he could only be brought back for 6
capital offense, and he had not commit
ted murder.
In the Fifth Avenue hotel 1t was s .ated
by O we'll known Republican politician
have forced Sheriff William G. Conner
to execute his mission by finding Tweed
in order that it might hurt the Republi.
can party, and add lsurels to the brow
of the Democratic candidate for Presi.
dent. He also stated that Tilden was
determined to csrry out his boast OF
being the champion reformer of the GEN.
| tury by bringing back Tweed to suffer
ths penalty OF his crimes, but he believed
If Tweed came back he would do more
harm than good to Tilden.
The scene at the Hoffman house last
evening at a late hour beggared descrip,
ton. Thers had been some private cable
dispatches received, it was said by
friends of Tweed, to the effect that he
had been in London week ago, ,and one
man declared that he knew that Tweed
had been in Edinburgh with three Amer
ican friends when the Scottish team left
for the United States. 1t was also stated
that Tweed was short Of money, and had
| become tired of wandering all over the
world. A seventh ward politician, who
mad been intimate with Tweed some
years ago, said to Herald reporter:
Well, / think the old man has met
Dick Connolly somewhere, and Dick
has told him how the Americans shook
him in Egypt and Wouldn't drink with
him, and Tweed, remembering the fate
of Jim SWeeny in Paris, began to have
an idea that it would be better to come
back to Ludlow street than to hear the
Dutohman talk about things that he
didn't know.o
1t was understood that Tweed had
borrowed two hundred thousand dollars
of Ingers0ll before he left America, and
that he had also borrowed from q mum.
Der of American friends other large sums
of money, aad, in view OF his difficulties
abroad, would not be able to pay them
unless he had his property back.
By the Republican National commit
tee, holding its sessions at the Fifth
ACauue hotel, the news of TWeed's ar
rest was Ssalieved to be true, and General
kilpatrick manifested good deal of in
terest in regard to the matter. The few
persons who did not know the tidings,
and who came in in twos and thTees,
became Immediately excited when they
heard the report, and stated that it was
well-planned, long-delayed, and sud-
den attempt Of Tilden to carry the State
of New York. The chairman OF the
Republican State central committee OF
New Jersey, MIR. Colt, stated that he be-
lieved the news to be true that Tweed
had been arrested. And the friends of
Tweed are very bitter and denounce Til
den in unmeasured terms, declaring
that he has forced Sheriff Conner to
'squeal," as they call it, on the sold
man,
New York World.l
The report that Tweed had been ar
rested was generally discTedited among
the habitues of the Fifth Avenue hotel,
the Hoffman house, the Monument
house, and other places where politi-
clans are wont to ocongregate. Ex Sheriff
O'Brien was found at Gilmore's Garden.
He said: "Nobody, as far as / have
been able to learn, believes that there is
a word of truth in the dispatch" This
view was concuIred in by Alderman
Bryan Reilly, who happened to be
present, and who said: "It's all hum.
bug, in my opinion, every word Of it."
General Frank SpinOls (Tammany),
leaning on the arm Of Mr.. Patrick My.
han (anti-Tsmmany), was encountered
walking up Fourth avenue.
"What do you think about this re-
port ?" asked the reporter.
"There's nothing in it," replied the
general.
"Then you don't think that Boss
Tweed is very likely to come home on
that arrest in Spain, eb?"
"The DEVIL No. What do you sup
poee they're going to arrest him there
for? We haven't any extradition treaty
with Spain"
"But they might arrest him, for all
that"
"The rumor is ridiculous" said Mr..
Myhan.
"Yes," added the general with em.
phasis: It's not only absurd, but it's a
roorbsck. Tweed is in this city now, and
there's no necessity for going to Spain
for him. Good evening, sir" saying
which the general and his companion
took their Issve.
Captain William Gleason, political
magnate OF the seventeenth ward, was
next encountered. He said: "You can
bet that Tweed is no man to be caught
like that, wherever he may be. He's
too wise bird to be caught In such
trap"
One of Tweed's old friends laughed
when his attention was called to the
dispatch. "Why," said he, "the old
mau was heard from within the last two
weeks, and at that time he was in eX-
cellent health, and considered his hid
ing place secure one. He is in regular
communication with bis relatives, and
DON'T think he is quite so far away as
Spain. But 1 prefer to say no more on
the subjsct.o
FEELING AT THE sHERIFF's OFFICE.
New York Tribune.l
The news WAS received too late TO see
many Of the public officials at their
offices, most of them having finished
business and gone home. Under Sheriff
Cunning and Major Quincy of the order
Of arrest department, were found in the
sheriff Is office, the sheriff having gone
cut of town eSTly in the morning.
Neither Under-SheTiff Cunning nor
Nsior Quincy had heard any report of
the capture OF Tweed other than the in
formation brought TO them by the re-
porter, and neither were disposed to
credit the story as true. Particular in
duiry was made OF them 81 to whether |
any information In their possession |
pointed to the possibility Of Tweed
having reached Spain. Under Sheriff
Cunning stated that there was no such
information in the POSSESSION OF the
sheriffs fiji 3e. They had had lately
very clear ststement, which led them to
believe that Tweed had at
one time Lesl 10 Brazil,
but investigation Of this clsV
had convinced them to the contrary;
Mr. Cunning stated it as his personal
opinion that Tweed had not left New
York city, or st least had not bean out