The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-29
HOW TWEED HIS SUE
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His MoceHcHtS in Cuba-SHodotced by the /
Police 1JteI. his Release From, Prison.
The escape of Tweed from Cuba was,
it seems, accomplished with difficulty, !
and indeed the ex-chief of Tammany
seems to have been peculiarly unfortu-
nate in his exile The following recital |
published in the Herald details his
in Cuba and il indicative of
hissuffeungs. The narrator is a merchant, |
an old-time friend of Tweed, and has re-
ceived letters from John Secor," the
name assumed by the fugitive, and from
these letters he learns the story of Tweed's
movements, of which he gives the follow
ing summary:
Tweed was landed on rocky promon-
tory about ten miles from Santiago de
Cuba by boat which took him ashore
froEl an American yacht Here, much
fatigued and exhausted, Tweed was dis
covered by fisherman, who volunteered
to conduct him to Santiago de Cuba,
and they marched along over the rocky
paths leading to the city. Tweed was
accompanied by man named Hunt, who
if mistake not, was coachman for a
long time in the service of Tweed, and
was noted for his fidelity and honesty.
Well, Tweed, owing to his heavey
weight, had much difficulty in walking
to the city of Santiago. He was terribly
sunburnt, his face being as brown as a
berry and very much blistered. The
fisherman who accompanied them received
a gold ounce" for his trouble, and led
the wandering pair, not to hotel, but to
police headquarters. Had Tweed and
his follower been discovered by the Span
ish troops on the beach they undoubted-
~ would have been shot, after a drum
head court-martial, rs American tilibus-
tiers just landed from Jamaica, en- route,
for Cuba Libre." The police authori-
ties not being satisfied with the fisher
mans explanation, or Tweed's statement,
naturally made in English, that he was
an American citizen, sent him and Hunt
on board the Spanish man-ofwar sta
toned in the harbor as prisoners
Tweed and Hunt were accordingly
marched off to the vessel and there de
| tanned While on board Tweed sent for
the United States consul ut Santiago de
| Cuba, Mr.. Young (who Is now in this
country. either at Philadelphia or Wash
| ington). and demanded the protection
| due to an American citizen. Mr.. Young,
who is a very fine fellow, instantly inter
esUed himself in the case, and took into
| his counsel Mr.. Ramsden, the British
consul. Tweed's passport was found to
be in order as "John Secor," likewise
that of his companion in exile Hunt
| Their release was formally demanded and
granted, and Tweed took up his residence
at the hotel de Shy, kept by Nine. Adelia
under police surveillance Here he lived
very quietly. Meanwhile consuLgeneral
Hall entertained a suspicion that there
was something wrong about Secor,' IN
spite of his passport being a regle.
! kilograms passed frequently between him
and United States consulgcneral Hall at
Havana. Tweed, feeling that he was
looked upon with suspicion. was restless
to be off, and engaged q passage in the
bark Carmen, bound for Vigo and BARGE
Iona Tweed, though not having his
passport cised by the Spanish authorities
on the 22nd of July, caused the Carmen
to be detained till the Goth, he paying
demurage for the delay. The night before
his departure Mr. Young teIegraphed TO
consul general Hall at Havana that it
was William NJ Tweed who vas using
the name of "Secor,' but the dispatch
arrived too late at Havana. Mr.. Hall
Immediately took a carriage and went
out of town for a distance of eight miles
to find captain-general Joyellar to ask
him to send an order to detain Tweed,
elias Secor. The dispatch was sent but
arrived too late, the Carmen having
sailed. The authorities, however, both
at Santiago de Cuba and Havana were
made acquainted with the facts in the
case, and the news was consequently tel
egraphed over to Madrid The rest you