The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
TWEED'S FINAL TRIBUNAL.
THE Boss" Ushered into the
Presence of His Maker
Yesterday at High
Noon.
Full Particulars.

New York, April 12.-Wm. NJ.
Tweed died in Ludlow street Jail at l2
O'Clock, to-day. He was attended by
DIR. Carnochan, who was with him
from an early hour this morning; also,
Foster Dewey, his Secretary, Mr.. Doug
las, his son-in-law, and Edelstein, one
OF his counsel. All hope of his recov-
cry was abandoned soon after IL, when
Carnochan announced clogging of the
heart and complete nervous exhaus-
ton. At the time of his death there
was no struggle as he passed away in
sleep, with his head lying upon his arm.
Keeper Kirnin was hurriedly summon
ed three minutes before noon, and on
reaching Mr.. Tweed, the noon signal
rang out and the long prisoned man
dropped back dead in his bed. His
last words to DIR. Carnochan were, II
have tried to do some good. If | have
not had good luck l am not afraid to
die. believe the guardian angels will
protect me.''
The announcement of his death
spread rapily and crowd of curious
people soon assembled outside the Jail,
peering eagerly into the half closed
windows.
Tweed had been dangerously i'll for
several days. His death resulted from
a complication of disorders, but was
caused directly by nervous exhaustion
and the clogging of the action of the
heart. He was delirious last night and
early this morning, when he was atten-
ded only by his servant. Later he be-
came more calm and rallied. He was
conscious until within few moments
of his death, and Il short time before
drank little tea which was handed 10
him by his son-in-law, Mr.. Douglas.
Most of Mr.. Tweed's family are in
New Orleans; they were telegraphed for
yesterday but have not yet had time to
reach here. Under the statutes the
body of the dead prisoner cannot be re-
moved from the Jail until after an ex-
animation by the coroner.
Tweed, shortly before his death said
to Edelstein, a lawyer, something with
reference to the effect upon his health
and his confinement in Jail. Mention
ing some persons by names he exclaim-
ed: "They will be satisfied now.n No
member of his family was in his room
when he died, although his daughter,
Mrs. Douglas, WAS in an adjoining
apartment. His wife, his sons Richard
and VIM. NJ. Jr., and other relatives,
were ill Europe, where they have been
for some months. His room was fur
nished sumptuously, but his meals had
been brought to him from the Jail. His
beard and hair were snow white. His
face was very thin, but the dimensions
of his figure had not been perceptibly
reduced. John D. Townsend, lately
Tweed s counsel, came to the Jail at 1:3O,
and was present at the inquest To a
reporter, Townsend said he had been
told by Edelstein that Tweed made the
following remark to him about twenty
minutes before his death, 'Tilden and
Fairchild, guess, have killed me at
last; have tried hard to do the best 1
could latterly but they wouldn't let me;
they will probably be satisfied when
am carried out of here tomorrow
AT the corontr's inquest, DR.. Carna-
chan certified that death was caused by
pericardites, inflammation of the men,
branes around the heart, pneumonia
bronchitis and chronic disease of the
kidneys. He added, although this
was not included in the deposition, that
death was also caused by the moral
shock produced by the constant excite
ment under which Tweed has been la
boring. The body will be removed from
the Jail to the house of Tweed's son-in-
law, Mr.. Douglas, on 77th street.
WASHINGTON