The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-09
boss TWEED.
The Herald has fonnd nina sklrmish
with Detectives,

The HeraMh has a letter from Midland, Georgian
bay. Canada stating that Boss Tweed and two
companions spent ths winter on Mnskoka river.
Toronto. II appears that Tweed aud two man
loaded q small steamer last November. 1dft
before the close OF nnylgmion with great qonn- q1
which had not been running, Tweed end his
companions lived in cottage oil wpter the
Boss Keeping dumb and IL being given out
that he had received paralytle shock. On the
twenty fourth ofApril the steamer that took theQ
no last fall arrived here again with a lot u pr1
visions on board but did not leave fora tow
days On Friday April ~. two detectives left
Midland aud won't to Parks mills. re1elins
there Saturday. On being discovered the whole
of TWeeds party fed on board tho steBuer by
small bouts the one which the Boss embark
ed being sunk by the ice and he getting q duck
some four men on the steamer with reyolvers,
and shots We're exchanged with the detectives
who wore on the dQ'k The steamer escaped
with Tweed to Georgia Bay the detectives being
unable to follow. They expect .sopR to capture
him
The Liberals. -
The Liberal Republican National Committee
called . convention. to meet al Philadelphia on
the 26th 0fJuly next
Interruption In the st. Pierre and pIa-
centia Line.
New YORK May s-Communication between
st. Pierre and Paeeptia has been interrupted
since midnight last night, |. is supposed the
trouble m ~ % + eaus w by repag pa party workng Ing
order in the course Of a few hours.
sub-Treasury Balances.
Gold si6.2oi7i2. currency. s39.O6ssU. The
Sub Treasurer paid out $4,000 on account Of in.
terest, and $1,000 for bonds. Customs receipts to
day 1921 900.
THE nELFRy MURDER.
Piper Confesscs His Guilt-He Pleads
Partial Insanity.
huy is taI he
fessed to the murder OF Mabel Young and also
to the murder Of the Bandregan girl OF which
he was uspected two years ago.
Piper's statement.
The confession OF the murderer Of Mabel
Young says: took bat from the lower room y
before or about the commencement OF school. to
kill somebody: ut that time ] carried it Up into
the auditorium. but during the session of sun
day school took to the berry After the close
u school came down stairs and opened the
doors then went up again. Attlris time sent
bule. After the boys hal gone out. was still in
the vestibue, when little girl came u stairs.
and induced her to 90 with me into the belfry
there struck her with the club two or three.
times: she fell where the blood was found and
! picked her mp and carried the body to the
place whore it was discovered.
His confession OF the murder of Bridget Ian
dregan in December 1873, was equally explicit.
He was tnder the influence of whisky and
some one. He saw Bridget GU the street and fol
lowed close behin her. He saws: struck her
immediainly: she fell down and ] struck hef
a2ain While ! was STOPPING over the body
saw Il man coming ! started up and ran away.
got over fence anl went along toward the
railroad. When was at the railroad Somebody
called out to me. and then turned back. took q
roundabout course and got home. On the way
home 1t occurred to me that had Il knife In my
pocket which might be recognized In some man
ner. and SO ! threw il away
The Eneniug Heraid says there j. D feeling
abroad among lawyers. detectives and the pub
lie men, generally that the contradictory state
ments now put out by Piper are the result Of
cool reasolhug on his part, and of such in
genuity rs he is possessed OF, in order 70 throw
doubt upon his sanity in general. or elseto show
that he has an uncomfortable mania for blood.
for which he is not responsible, and u change in
his statement, either in confession Of more mur-
ders or denial OF all. would not at this moment
astonish the community.