The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-04-12
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Icution. Tweed Understood Ah1t hSAwa1ltol
be taken in charge by well-organized
body of men, distributed throughout the
country, having every facility, their con-
nections and method being thoroughly
tested and well-established. He was fur
nished with . short key for telegraphic
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| to find occasion to visit his house and de-
liver himself over secretly and unattended
at his own door. The execution of the
agreement included his landing in Spain
or under the Spanish flag, and on Span
ish territory. safely and secretly. He was
Eivep the name Of John Secor, by which
pIie &as to be- known 10 hiS mn Gdnnec-'
tions, and his personal identity ana his
own name were to be concealed from all
persons without exception from the mo-
ment he passed out Of his own stoop.
The exact minute of departure was fixed
al EIGHT o'clock .iu.thev evening, not more
| thar Aone miAute before or one minute
after that hour. The date of his flight
wasleft undetermined, but he was TO visit
his house ON certain days. and when the
whole train was ready, . sign was TO be
given by certain mark upon the stoop,
which" lie would see as he assembled the
steps. Accordingly. Tw&dstook occasioa
Ito obtain from the SAefiH and hsheress
Ft6e usual privilege of aAS jsiE yasd' 4 q
visit his family and transact some busi-
ness. Several such visits were made, and
on the evening of the 4th of December,
ElS75, on being driven to his house, he saw
the sign. Controlling himself with some
Effort, he led his attendants to their
wonted. and welcome feast, which On
| this occasion was amply provided
in the dining-room. The keepers ate,
| and Tweed took care also that they
drank. At just the right moment, one of
! the keepers rose and went to wash basin
! in the leoM 10 -wasls s-lantlsr and get
4 ready for the usual cigar after dinner.
Tweed took the opportunity, rose also,
and, saying he would wash in an adjoin-
ing room, he passed into the hall, closing
I the door MS he left the room. He quickly
took the first hat and coat, and slipped out
the front door. Not person or sound
appeared to respond to his appointment.
1t was not quite one minute past eight.
4 He lad stolen. fdrtl fxellt his homcS to
| place himself in the hands and guidance
| Of u pickctcd gang Of dcspcratlocs. As he
shrunk back under the shadow of the
stoop, it seemed to him long period Of
doubt and sclf-cxamination, until his at
tcntion was attracted by noise OF wheels,
and he saw a common tradcsnlan's wagon,
such as is used 4hv grocegs uPnd cxprg6s
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it was for him.
As he descended the stoop he also saw
man passing slowly, which caused him
4 n, hesitate, but this person said in low
tone, All right. Get in the wagon" So
he scrambled into the covered wagon,
which drove quickly around the block
into Madison avenuesbut as the. got there,
lsaq4 having ru9 ~ H1ck, some
u Mo0nted police aka iasdsgsE1 stood in
tsthe way, and the fugitive was stopped for
two or three minutes. The wagon soon
started again, and drove zig-zag across the
soon reached, and beside big truck on
"Get out on the river side" Tweed got
Sbserg sagi stion as hs alis6tsd man nan stood tt
near the truck also, who indicated that
Tweed was to descend into'a row-boat, in
4 which -l0quiekly embafhEd, and crossed
to the Jersey side. There he was met by
another vehicle in waiting for him on the
shore road, when he was driven of into
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he had never been before, and could moi
now ascertain or indicate. At an old farm.
house Tweed was received by another Of
!, his peNyfpupd friends, apd,in this refuge
disguised, he continued from sDeeemherA
l until the first week ". Mazoi, alSEnFGnndal
control of two men who had managed his