The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-04-20
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Ham W Tseed The following nee thD
4 ehief points 81 fhe story
The HfpfpaehlhK ffttt ~ the great Hl
2 ntllIian suit against Tweed Threatened
demand eH he iaat resources IN lee
which he plainly aw he shoutd ftl n
ansFef lie remaining povewioBs wefl
not available ~ uise ready Money Hhe
2 credit, especially with lawyers. fff
money gone, htt courage broke dow
als6, and he resolved on aipht re- q rem
ely f1f biz bankruptcy and his hapeIea
imprisonment. Having lost afeat lldee.
and lawyers 0l courts he had created and
controlled, he found himself forced Ia
fall back upon their clients, biz fellow.
pfigpnefs in jail Tweed's mess mate In
, Ludlow street jail Wa Charley Law.
! renee the silk smuggler. whose extradt.
tiOn led n the abf0gati0n ~ The treaty
f, With England. From him Tweed
learned aIl the necessary details Of OK.
tstinR treaties and laws on the subject,
and having decided upon flight lac re-
solved tO reach Spain as the most expe.
dent shelter IN view Of the absence Of
any cxtraditiOn treaty with that cOun-
Try. Another of the inmates Of Ludlow
street prison was q person Of many pro.
f%essional aliases who has since been safely
lodged IN q penitentiary in Vermont.
He is best known by the name of Bliss,
and was engineer Of the extraordinary
Northampton bank robbery. He was
also professionally engaged in the famous
Washington safe-burglarY. This person
lodged in the upper floor and had APP
preached Tweed with a proposal TO avail
himself of the removal of iron gratings
of his window which was on the ground
floor aud which would enable them both
to escape, the whole matter to be man.
aged from the outside by associates of
Bliss.
The proposition had at first been
laughed at by Tweed, but meeting his
professional neighbor daily in the court
yard of the jail where they took exercise
the subject was more definitely discussed,
and outside friends of the professional
being called on, Tweed was persuaded of
the practicability of a plan which they
presented, and for the execution of which I
they agreed to pay a stipulated sum. I
No member of the bar nor his counsel, |
nor any friend nor person, whatever his
previous connections, knew of his pro-
posed flight or had any part in its execu- E
ton. Neither did they know of his .
whereabouts at any time until it had
necessary for him to commune I
cate with them after his arrest in Cuba
by the Spanish officials. Tweed under y
stood that he was to be taken in charge y
by a well organized body of men dis u
,ributed throughout the country, having p
very facility, their connections and lie
method being thoroughly tested and well L
established. He was furnished with a e.
hort key for telegraphic communica- il
and one for postal facility. The u
after included a system of Enclosures m
trough five different envelopes, with m
ddresses at removed points. He was to ST
occasion to visit his house and de. m
yer himself over secretly and unat- o'
,nded at his own door. The execution pr
the agreement included his landing in re
pain or under the Spanish flag and on IL
panish territory safely and secretly. ms
e was given the name of John Secor, fr
7 which he was to be known to his new su
INJECTIONS, and his personal identity |
I'd his own name was to be kept from I'll
'rsons without exception from the mo- NO
ent he passed out of his own stoop. sh
The exact minute of departure was wi
ied at eight o'clock in the evening. rel
lie exact time of his flight was left UNI
termined, but he was to visit his house pc
certain days, and when the whole ha
lin was ready a sign was to be given an
a certain mark upon the stoop which pli
could see as he assembled the steps. all
Accordingly, Tweed took occasion to an
tain from the sheriff and his keepers
e usual privileges of the Jail yard to an
It his family and transact some bust ass
So. Several such visits having been am
.de to his house at the usual hour pos
er dark, he secretly made some prepa- be
ion of personal matters and putting bre
business affairs in as good order as cal
finally reached the fourth of De- gat
nber, 1875, which proved the occasion me
his departure. On the evening of lite
1t day he was driven in the customary sac
ok, attended by two keepers, to his sta
use. Ascending the stoop he saw the aga
n. 1t was about half-past seven tiol
lock, and a dreary December evening. En-
e signal at once aroused him with a of
rting shock, and, as he describes the reg
,%urrence, CHS blood and his nerves SO
re filled with an electrical excitement nal
ich thrilled every fibre of his frame" sur
ntrolling himself with some effort he mel
his attendants to their wanted and the
leone feast, which on this occasion the
5 amply provided in the dining-room. in v
e keepers ate and Tweed took care also recC
t they drank. At just the right mo- II
Mt, one of the keepers arose and went use
,he wash-basin in the room to wash only
hands and get ready for the usual pho
ar after dinner. Tweed took the op- chal
rose also, and saying he would obse
h in the adjoining room, he passed whe
} the hall, closing the door as he left ing
room. He quickly took first hat and to b.
and slipped out the front door. He ton
a fugitive. He saw the hack before any
door without a driver, who also took stric
of the occasion in the kitchen, disc
a person or sound appeared to re- matt
to his appointment. 1t was not vail
te one minute past eight. He had hold
forth from his home to place him only
in the hands and guidance of a fran
ed gangof desperadoes. As he shrunk mem
|, under the shadow of the stoon II publ
led to him a long period of doubt as m
determination. until his attention wish
attracted by the noise of wheels and truly
saw a common bridesmaids wagon, IL
as is used by grocers and express sent
ers. He saw also a mans arm reach FAIR
from the cover which was a sign that ton.
as for him. his
tive
he descended the stoop he also saw i've
,sitate b1t this rerson sa;J in . hnm upon
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