The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-21
w A SHIN GTON.
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.

wAsuxGroS, April 20. 1871.
TwyED's CONFESSION AND now 1T Is REGARDED
AMONG WELL INFORMED PEopLE-ARE THE
PUBLIC BEING PLAYED WITH?
Tho explanation by Nr Carolyn O'Bren BRYANT.
who wrote the interesting history Of rweed's escape
thar his object to s'cfect some sympathy Tor Mr.
Tweed" has not surprised well Informed people here,
who know that Mr. Bryants taic, though striking and
exciting, was far from accurate When the truth be-
comes known, II il ever does, It Will be found that
Mr. Tweed's romantic Florida adventures were mere
Invention; that he never In charge OF such IN
organized band New York rs Mr.. Bryant de-
scroed that his escape was managed and his conceal
mcnt maintained with much less difficulty and by
lew personal friends, and that Tweed never left New
York until he departed for Cuba. The state Depart
mcnt here had occasion 10 trace up his movements
while trying 10 discover how he procured his passports
and white the officials at the State Department arc
very rcticcnt aoou, their discoveries It Is known that
thcy had possession OF all Tweeds papers, including
tho notorious diary, and that thcy coulI tell pretty
accurately who concealed Tweed atcr his escape from
the sheriff; whcrc and how no concealed; the
name OF the vessel In which he sailed Tor Cuba the
persons who procured hun passage on this ship and
made the arrangement that he should be landed on
rock near Santiago.
Welt informed people hero seeing how completely
tbs actual history OF Twced's cscapo had been sup
pressed and how vgilany and successfully all that
material In his has been kept secret believe that
Twcci ~ still secretly protected by his old associates;
that no and they only playing with tho public and
that his so-called confessions amount nothing
than y threat, intended to iDcite those VINO fear
a real and truthful confession to protect
him and procure his liberation. II there
n sincere desire to g.vc tho public facts regard.
Ing Tweed, It is hero asked. why has his diary
been kept sccretg That and other papers, which AFRO
no doubt in the possession OF the authorities In Now
York. would enable any shrcwd person 10 discover
that Mr. Bryants story OF the escape we'll calcu
latcd 10 throw the public and tho authorities on the
truc scent, and, as its author now acknowledge 10
create sympathy Tor him. II It should become known
that Tweed concealed In the house OF friend in
New York during tho whole limo when the police
were looking Tor HIM this might mako the police feel
foolish. But when the truo story OF his escape be.
comes public IL will appear that Tweed half
milo from Forticth street after his escape until he
embarked, In tho harbor Of New York,
vessel bound 10 Santiago; that arrangements
had been mado at Santiago before he sailed,
for his reception and care; that foreign consul
Santiago know OF his coming and WIS prepared 10
assist him; that the landing on tho ROCK outside tho
harbor merely TO tho vessel and sus.
pclon from Twccds New York friends; that tho
American Consul aitcrward taken into tho secret,
aud that tho Consuls made every effort shelter
him, prevent his capture Cuba and get him or
safely to Spain.
II those who prosecuting Tweed were In earnest:
II secret and powerful influences were not NJ work
New York to shield him and his release without
frank confession, people here ask. how that
tho truth in comparatively unmportant matters,
is SO carefully conccaed In TACT there is here an in
crcasing suspicion Twoed's secrets are mpor-
and that their revelations would compromise too
many persons TO allow Of hrs being pressed TO the
WALL and that, therefore, he will be allowed TO mako
partial confession and to attack innocent unnnuen-
tlal and to get Off without any cncctual thor.
ough revelations