Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-21
Remark able StOry-ltOw Tweed
Arrived in (sisR.

A Herald reporter ascertaining yester-
day that a merchant Of this city, well
known in the Cuban trade, having re-
ceived letters from William NJ Tweed,
Maid him visit. When questioned the
merchant admitted that he had received
letter from John Secor. that Secor was
Tweed and that the letter had been writ
ten in Cuba under promise that his name
would not be divulged. The gentleman
gave the following interesting and graphic
details of Tweed movements IN Cuba:
Tweed Was landed on rocky prom
outory about ten miles from Santiago &c
Cuba by boat which took him ashore
from an American yacht. l have also
heard that the vesse! which landed him
on the Cuban coast was bound Tor Ja-
maica. This. however, is lmmateriai.
Here, much f.t;gued and exhausted,
Tweed was discovered by fisherman,
who volunteered to take him to Santiago
de Cuba. and they marched along over
the rocky paths leading to the city.
Tweed was accompanied by man named
HINT. who, if | mistake not, was for
long time conchman in the service O.!
Tweed. and was note.i for his fidelity
and honesty. Well. Tweed. owing to
his heavy weight. had much difficulty ID
walking TO the city of Santiago. He was
terribly sunhurnt, his face being as brown
"a a berry and very much biisteIed. The
fisherman who accompanied them re-
cejved gold ounce" for his trouble,
and led tine wandering pair. not to no,
tel, but TO police Headquarters had
Twaed and his follower been dis 'overed
by the Spanish troops on the beach Trey
would undoubtedly have bsen shot, after
q drumhead court martial, rs American
fil,busters inst landed from Jamaica en-
route for "Caba Libre.
Icapnot tell you what date this was,
as nv letter does not give it. The police
authorities not being satisfied with the
fisherman's explanation, or Tweed's
statement, naturally made in English.
that he was an American citizen, sent
him aud Hun. on board the Spanish
msn-of-war stationed in the hsrbor as
prisoners, Tweed and Hunt were ac-
cordingly marched OFT to the vessel ana
there detained. While on board Tweed
sen. TO, the United States Consu! at San
.iaco de Cuba, Mr.. Young who is now
in this country, either ut Phliadelpnis
or Washington), and demanded the pro
lection due to an American citizen. DIT.
Young, who is very tiue fellow, IN
stautly interested himself III the case,
and took into his counsel Mr.. Ramsden,
the British Consul. Tweed's passport
was found to be in order as "John Sc
COR" likewise that of his companion
in exile, Hunt" Their release was
formally demanded and granted. and
Tweed then took up his residence at the
Hotel du Shy, kept by Madame Adel'a
under police surveillance. Here he ilved
very quietly. Meanwhile Consul Gen
erai Hall entertained a suspicion that
there was something wrong about
"Secor," in spite of his passport being
en- reggie. kilograms passed frequent,
between him and U. S. Consul General
Hall at Havana. Tweed feeling that he
was looked upon with suspicion was
restless to be off, and engaged passage
in The bark Carmen, bound for Vlgo and
Barcelona. Tweed, through not having
his passport vised by the Spanish au-
thorlties on the 22i or July, caused the
Carmen to be detained till the 2ttn. be
paying demurage for the delay: The
night before his departure Mr.. Young
.eiecraphed to Consul General Hall at
Havana that it was William Tweed who
was using the name Of "Secor," but the
dispatch arrived too late at Havana. Mt
Hail Immediately took carriage ami
went out of town for distance OF eight
miles to find Captain General Jo'eliar to
ask him to send an order to detain
Tweed, alias Secor. The dispatch was
sent but arrived too late, the Carmen
having sailed The authorities, how
ever. both at Santiago de Cuba and ha-
vana were made acquainted with the
facts in the case and the news was con
sequently telegraphed over to Madrid
The rest you know. Mr.. Tweed has
suffered enough, and to imprison blm
further, would, in my opinion, be re-
venge, not justice. seeing that all his
accomplices are at large. That IS ell 1
have to say.