The New York herald., 1876-11-29
TWEED IN JAIL.
he SPENDS QUIET DAY WITH HIS FAMILY
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER VISIT HIA ron

he SPENDS QUIET DAY WITH HIS FAMILY
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER VISIT HIA roR
THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS RETURN.
The "Boss" rose yesterday morning at his usual hour
and took his breakfast Of prison faro with good relish
Having perused the morning papers with his GUS
tomary avldity ho enjoyed in the prison
yard, unaccompaned by any of the keepers At about
ten O'Clock Lawyer Johnson arrived and with him the
prisoner spent couple OF hours In his This in
terview was, OF course strictly private. and Mr. Tweod
carefully rerans from saying word to body about
what this Lawyer johnson has in hand Mr. johnson
halls from Connecticut, and is an object Of
curiosity TO tno friends of Tweed and the
inmates OF the prison What is to become OF Mr..
Field In the prospective suits remains yet 10 be
but whatever legal business Lawyer Johnson has with
tho great prisoner he very attentive In calling
his client and the conversations between counsel
prisoner are lengthy. Mr. johnson would do very
good naturcd thing " he were to inform one
where he could be and talked TO, otherwise It
may become necessary 10 devote serious attention 10
his whereabouts. AZ the present time, unless Mr.
johnson is pounced upon he enters leaves
Ludlow Street Jail. he becomes great "unknown."
Tho "Boss" yesterday persisted in saying nothing
about his personal affairs refusing 10 make any state
mcnt as TO where he Is about to stand in
tho coming legal proceedings Tho question wns
in his baggage detained by the United States officials
there was anything OF any consequence politically
and the captive replied laconicaly the bottom tho
card, 'Nothing.n Early in the afternoon the Tweed
family assembled In the unfortunate prisoners room
and had
A, FAMILY COUNCIL.
which lasted until about Ave O'Clock in the afternoon
Tho prisoners wife and daughter arrived from their
residence in Connecticut, soon after eleven O'Clock
and, accompanied by William NJ Tweed, Jr were driven
In hack TO the Jail IN Ludlow street Mrs Tweed looked
palo and icebo and evidently suffering and bore
scarcely able TO walk the stairs leading &c the prs
oncrs apartments, Once tho door closed upon
this unhappy family Intrusion vcpturcd by
any one and they left their condoings
passing JOY pain. Alter Mrs. Tweed and her chil-
drcn had left the prison tho "Boss remained alone in
his room for tho remainder OF the evening, receiving
no visorsin fact, none called those who were likely
TO do so having become OF the family meeting
during the afternoon. So the distinguished prisoner
was left alone 10 his own gloomy thoughts, solitary
old man with uncertain future before him and
as stubborn Will rs ho had In the days OF his
splcndor and power. In conversation with the
reporter the Warden stated that he had had private
conversation with Mr. Tweed since tho return OF the
prisoner to Ludlow street, and that no entirely
unfamiliar with Mr. Twceds private affairs Warden
Watson further stated that 1t was worry unlikely Mr.
Tweed would speak to him OF his personal
interests, as there never had been any intimacy
between them before Mr. Tweed 10 tho
Ludlow Street Prison and MS Mr.. Tweed had not been
At all acquainted with him until that time Tho day
Ludlow Street Prison was very quiet one, the pres
encc Of Tweeds family preventing all chance OF any
developments that might otherwise have arisen. IL
stated that the Boss' Is not yet ready for action
the plan he proposes pursue Ia tho many pending
gations also that he Will refuse say until
he has all tho preparations made for the coming cam.
paign OF trial and trouble