The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-01
TWEED.
Arrival in New York, of the Boss Thief
The Primary. Cause of His Flight.
TFrom the New York Tribune.l

The Primary. Cause of His Flight.
[From the New York Tribune.a
The arrival of Tweed caused much less,
excitement throughout the city than was
anticipated, but the fact is that his, re-
capture has been 80 long known that the
interest in it hasdied away. Some facts
of sensational character connected
with his flight and recapture have been
learned for the first time, and these give
a new interest to the story.
The primary cause of Tweed's flight
year ago is now known. He had been
released after one years imprisonment
on Blackwell's island, after being SEN
fenced for twelve years by decision of
the Court of Appeals. The difficulty of
getting q jury to convict was so great
that twenty counts were embodied in the
indictment to be tried before single
jury. When this jury found him guilty
he was sentenced to full term of one
year on twelve counts, and fined on all
the rest. He supposed, when the Court
of Appeals, revised the verdict, that he
could not be tried again for the same
oAsnse, but, In July, 1876, the Grand
jury secretly framed twenty.six ad--
ditional indictments against him. He
learned of this, and got list of them.
He found he would have to stand trial
ON each. engage lawyers for each trial,
buying up each jury as the cases came
along. When he saw the list he swore
with tremendous odths that he woy.Ed
pay no more lawyers fees and buy
no more juries, and make no
longer snch an un equal fight
against bis enemies. Thee days
after getting this list, he escaped and
went to sea in yacht which landed him
ON the coast of Cuba, whence ho made
his way to Havana. He says that, while
there, he was under surveillance by the
Spanish authorities, and that he paid
Capt. Gen. Jovellar $500, 600 fon protec-
ton, and then he was finally compelled
to hastily leave for Spain. 1t is true
that he was discovered at gG.disguised
as sailor, swabbing the deck of the
sailing vessel Carman, on which he had
left Cuba. He returns much thinner III
person and much grayer Of hair and
whiskers than when he went away.
When the Sheriff went on, board the
Franklin to identify and receive him, he
found Tweed in the saloon playing soil
taire. Tweed only looked up for mo-
ment and nodded. He wore dark suit
of clothes and light spning oyercoat.
His face was slightly pale. AS he en-
tered the Jail late in the day, he re-
marked to Warden Watson, swell,
Warden, thought / would come back
to you." Words of welcome from the
Warden followed, and Shis was all the
interchange of greeting on ship or at
Jail. The Sheriff, in describing the in
cidents in the surrender of Tweed, said !:
GAS had opportunity to observe my
prisoner more closely, / conld see that
his appearance was nuch altered from
what it was when had last seen him.
He wore mustache and full beard as
formerly, but his beard was more plainly
marked with gray, and was tride longer
than before. His face Was sallow, and
its sallOwness added much to the down.
hearted expression which it wore. He
appeared much thinner than before his
escape, and, in, answer 10 question,
said that he had lost rauch flesh during
the last few weeks. he was dressed In
dark clothes, made in a style which gave
him the appearance OF working man,
aad he wore black felt hat.