Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-27
Fcturn-FrOm the Pier
to the Jail.

There was su lden stir and excitement among
the workmen of Pier No.47 when it became wins
pcred about that the long, low, black tugboat
which had lust come to the end Of the wharf was
the Catalina, with Tweed on board. Work was
abandoned, and truckmen and longshoromen
crowded to the foot Of the wharf to get peep at
.'Clc Boss as they called him, whisper ing eager
IL, nudging each other with their elbows and ut
tcrius CALCULATIONS Of interest and satisfaction
when they happened 10 catch glimpse Of the
prisoner. Upon the wAa,f previous to the ami
val Of the tugboat, two carriages and a number OF
policemen were to be seen, but those were shut IN
from tie sight of persons ON West street and the
people outside were not put on the alert
When Tweed entered the carriage Lie took the
ri.At hand corner Of The back scat. The side cur
taus were quickly pulled down, bat the curtain at
the back was neg ccied until the cauiase had
gone full block from the wharf, and through
th, window tic crowd, ono pressing close upon
another, gazcd eagerly, getting generally as sat
jsf4c,ion for their curiosity only look at Sheriff
Conner OF Under-ShcrI Cunning, who were in
positions where they could be more easily seen
than Tweed. There was nothing in the face or
manner Of the prisoner to indicate unusual excite
mcnt, or indeed feeling Of any kind. lie sat WITH
impassive countenance, quietly stroking his long
beard, anl seemed utterly unConcerncd about
what was passing within or without. AS far As
could be seen in the imperfec; light Of a covered
pier he was in robust health, bearing the marks
OF sun ani sea upon his ilcshy face. His beard
was long and fun, and very gray. The strokng
OF the beard was possibly a gesture ofnorSousnoss
but the hand was steady and the stroke quiet and
deliberate. JUDGED, the Sheriff and Under Sheriff
appeared much more uneasy and nervous than
their prisoner. Out from the per into the street
and toward Broadway the two carriages contain
ing Tweed and the officials dashed, closely fol-
lowed by the carriages of The reporters and by the
best runners of the crowd. People on the side
walks gazed in wonder at what they took at first
sight to be a funeral procession on the gailop.
But the cries of Tweed (which were raised
froquentlv--soon changed their puzzled surmises
to opeu-mCuthed establishment, and they stared
after the fast receding carriages in way very
amusing to behold
The route to Ludlow street Jail was up llous
ton street to Washington street, thence to Spring,
through Greenwich to Broome, and down Broome
street directly to Ludlow. The crowd which had
followed the reporters carriages from the Battery
rapidly increased when the real object OF public
curiosity was known to be il the line. The street
opposite the jail was densely tnrongcd, so that it
was with difficulty that the foremost carriage
reached the gateway opening into the courtyard
the doors of which were flung wide open. As the
cauisge entered the people surged forward TO en-
ter with il, but they were pushed back by stawart
officials, and the doors were closed. The strug-
| gle was one which the officers did not care to re-
new. and Messrs. Quincy and McGongal who
followed interceded vain to be permitted to en-
ter with their carriage. They were compelled to
get out and go in by the door.
As the carriage containing the prisoner dashed
quickly through the gate a solid phalanx of re-
porters pressed after; but the officials barred their
entrance, and. crying The other door" closed
the huge gates in their faces, with particular
regard either for their feelings their fingers.
The other door was quickly reached and the bell
loudly Iung, but only a surly doorkeeper and
vet more saHy denial OF admission greeted the
discomfltcd group. Five minutes AFTER Ludlow
street was packed with dense mass Of human
beings full Of excitement, gazing at the walls Of
the jail Us If they expected reappearance Of the
object of their interest. Very little was said,
however. 4 few words of explanation to new
corners, an excited exclamation or two, and that
was all. For fifteen minutes the crowd remained
almost in silence watching the building, then
melted quietly away, leaving only a few groups
OF oilers TO talk the matter over, and half dozen
boys who took great satisfaction in climbing up
the grated windows on the first floor of the jail
and gazing upon the shadows witEin.--NeC York
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