Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-13

alive OF the dSTQLQ Call0Q upon tut
Spanish c0nsul-general, MIR. HippolitC
UriETtr, and asked him il the dispatch
had been confirmed at the consulate
The consul general said it had not, and
If such an arrest had taken pl ce hi;
office would not have bean notified Of
ficially. He doubted the story for sew.
eral reasons. The fact that there was
not an extradition treaty with Spain
would render the accuracy Of such O
statement nearly highly Improbable.
There were onl 2 two ways in which he
might be arrested in Spain. Ooe was
for the breaking Of some local law and
by order Of the king, az the direct re-
quest of the United States government.
Tweed was not at all likely to break the
local law of the land, and 1t was yery
certain that the United S:a;es govern.
ment had made no demand far him.
THE RECORD OF TWEED.
There was q rumor last evening that
Warden Quinn, of the Tombs, who is
directly subordinate of Sheriff Connor,
has been for some days arranging and
looking up sll the details of the NAL.
fesssnces and offenses of the criminal
Tweed by or through the order of Gov
eTnOr Tilden, who is, of course, the su-
peTior Of Sheriff Connor. And it is un-
derstood that these records are to be sent
to Europe that they may be produced in
open court to secure his detention, if
necessary, and compel him to return to
New York.
TwEED's ESCAPE FROM TIE CITY.
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Tweed was held under bail In the
amount of three million dollars in the
State suit agsinst him. After his release
from the penitentiary, under the decision
Of the court of appeals on the criminal
conviction, the sheriff took charge of
him under the civil order of arrest. OF
course he was unable to find men worth
six million dollars willing to go bail for
him to the extent of three million dol
lars, and he was detained in Ludlow
street jail, the sheriff becoming RESPONSE
ole for him. Some privileges were
granted him by the sheriff, when the
city was startled by the news of his es-
cape. Two deputy sheriffs had accom-.
panied him to his house, and though
they gave excuses, he had in some way
slipped through their fingers, and has
not since been visible to them. His es.
cape made the sheriff liahle for all that
should be recovered against him,
though the sheriff in a recent talk with
reporter, insisted that he was only
liable for what could have been collected
from Tweed. The case was pressed to
trial and judgment was recovered
against Tweed for over six million dol
lars. Execution for that amount was
issued to the sheriff, returnable within
sixty days. The sixty days are long
past, but the sheriff has asked instruc-
tons ftom the attOrney.general, to
which the answer was that the statute
prescribed his duties. For q week past
the under-sheriff has been assuring re-
potters tnat the return will be filed with
in day or two. The question of Mr..
Fweed's capture is especially interesting
to the sheriff, as, il default of producing
Mr.. Tweed's body, he is liable for the
amount of the judgment. Mr.. Peckham
yesterday said that if the return of the
sheriff was not made Immediately he
would take steps to compel it before
long.
THE TOWN OF vIGo.
The ancient town OF Vigo, where
Tweed is detained, Is on the northwest |
coast of Spain, facing the broad Atlantic. |
1t is eighty-five miles north of Oporto, |
and is place of considerable trade. The |
town is built on the slopes of a hill over |
looking charming bay, which has an |
inland sweep of twenty miles and is five |
miles wide at its mouth. The country |
in the vicinity is exceedingly rich, and |
fruits, corn, wine, and oil abound. Vigo |
was fre quently attacked by the British |
during the wars with Spain in the last
century. The town of POntevedra,
mentioned in the confused kilograms re-
ceived at London, is northeast of Vigo.
1t is the capital of the province of Pom
tevedrs, and is also q seaport.