The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-06

tone, "All right. Get In the wagon"
SO he scrambled into the covered
wagon, which drove quickly around the
block into Madison avenue, but as they
got there, "a car having run of the track,
some mounted police and passengers
stood in the way, and the fugitive was
stopped for two or three minutes. The
wagon soon started again, and drove
zigzag across the city toward the North
River. which was soon reached, and
beside big truck on the per they
stopped. The driver said, "Get out on
the river side" Tweed got ou., seeing
that the truck covered him from obser.
walton as he alighted.- A man stood near
the truck also. who Indicated that Tweed
was 10 descend into row.boat, in which
he quickly embarked, and
CROSSED TO Thu JERSEY SIDE.
There he was met by another vehicle in
waiting for him OH the shore road, when
he was driven of into the region beyond
the river and palisades in direction and
TO a termination where he never had been
before, aud could not now ascertain or
Indicate. A an old iarm house. Tweed
was received by another Of his new found
friend, and in this refuge, disguised, he
continued
ERoN DEC. UNTIL THE rIRsT WEEK IN
MARCH.
Always under control OF two men who
had managed his escape and contracted
iorhis safety. He did implicitly what they
directed, and they held him in hand like
trainers. He slept. he rose, he walked.
he rode, are and drank only "a they in-
structed HIM, and it may be remarked
here that this discipline and relation was
maintained until he closed his engage.
ment with them satisfactorily In Florida
On March 3, Tweed lett Jersey City and
took up his temporary abod, on Staten
Island, about halt mile from For,
Wadsworth, at the Narrows, in a fish.
erman's hut, with his two companions
Here the party staid two weeks, making
preparations. Mr.. Tweed not only lived
at this shadmau's hut tor two weeks,
but even made a visit across the chan
mel and stopped a night in Brooklyn.
During his stay on Staten Island, a
light and
FAsT-sALLISG LITTLE SCHOONER
was fitted out, and manned by himself
and two companions, with a negro boy
lie started at last from pier in front OF
the fort in row-boat in the night, am
slipped away upon pleasant breeze.
In due course, and without anything
noticeable, they reached the lagoons on
the coast Of Florida. At one OF the ligh,
house stations they made definite stop
page again. Tweed taking board with the
keeper Of the light as John Secor. an in.
valid gentleman, seeking a restoration 4,
health and tho recreations of fishing and
hunting. Here he parted with his guides
from New York. closing his contract
with them at that place.
Here Tweed was Joined by person
who is known as Hunt in the reports OF
his subsequent arrest. This man was a
Florida guide, and with him Tweed spent
long time in the interior. camping out.
hunting. and fishing. Subsequently he
returned to st. Augustine, which place
he left
~ A PISHiNG-sMACk
for Cuba, and his companion, Hunt.
landed ten miles outside the harbor OF
Santiago de cuba.
The remainder OF the story is devoted
10 an account of / weeds adventures in
Cuba, his subsequent sailing tor Spain.
and arrest at Nigo. and return to the
L nited States.