Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-14
THE BOSS AND HIS STRIKER.

Everybody knows that Boss Tweed is
on his way from Spain. He is con-
strained to Take trip in govern
ment Ship" The old frigate Franklin
is his transport. She is steamship.
but is crossing the Atlantic under sail.
This may cause her arrival at too late
date for the Boss to participate in the
present political campaign. There is a
quite prevalent belief that he is likely to
peach on his old pal. Little Sammy Ill
den. He could . tale unfold. If he
would, that would make each particular
hair on that small fraudulent Reformer's
head stand on end like quilts upon the
fretful porcupine. Tweed has been re-
markably patient and close mouthed. He
has been made the pack-horse for the
whole gang Of Tammany thieves. Tilden.
after he found his case was hopeless and
that there was more to be gained by
Joining the prosecution than by longer
standing by poor old big Six" fell
down on him and turned States evil
dence. The soft. larcenous heart Of
plunderous New York warns toward the
down-fallen Boss. His old, loving,
swag- hiding constituents would rather
greet him with torch light procession,
anf raihe7 see him President than be-
stow those honors on priggish Little
Sammy Ti.den. Tilden, they think was
lawyer-like and shrewd enough to do
his stealings inside the law and not get
caught by The ragged edge of any anti
pilfering statute: also, what he stole he
kept aud feathered his nest with tie soft
side of soft money. Tweed plupdered
with an awkward haud-used. as We be-
lieve, as a catspaw not uDfrequently;-
but he divided his SPOTS and put bread
in the mouths of the thousands who de-
lighted to own bim their Boss: and
who mourn his downfall as the down.
fall of their most lavish handed beDefac
tor, sympa;hizer and friend. The other
day an old acquaintance of Woodward,
Tweed's old confidential clerk, was
severely virtuous enough to "eive him
away" and he was arrested. OF that
arrest and its possible inducements the
New York Herald says:
The arrest of Ebert A, Woodward. one
of the principal actors in the TammaDy
ring robberies. will give an additional
interest to the return OF Tweed. The
head of the conspiracy will be astonish-
ed to learn. when he reaches New York,
that bis most trusted agent is already In
Jail awaiting trial for his crimes. Wood
ward, no doubt, knows every fact con-
nected with the details of the frauds and
forgeries committed by Tweed and his
associates, and should he make a con-
fession, as he intimates i'll his interview
with our Chicago correspondent he is
very likely to do, the conviction of
Tweed on the grave acknowledgements
still hanging over his head may be an
easy matter. The business of Wood
warn was to present the fraudulent war
rants at the bank. to certify to the cor
RICHNESS of the forged Endorsements and
to divide the proceeds among the con-
spirators. 1t will be remembered that
certain percentage OF the plumber was
never satisfactorily traced to its Te-
ceivers. and probably We may now learn
exactly where this amount was placed.
All sorts of rumors have been atioat IN
regard TO its destination, many of which
are now revived, and it is alleged that
much CONSERVATION has been occasioned
in certain quarters by the intelligence OF
Woodward's arrest. 1t is to be hoped
that the captured agent may make a
clean breast and tell all he knows. The
people would like to get at the bottom
facts of the Tammany robberies, and
full confession is Woodward S only
chance for IA lenient sentence.
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