The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-13

shoy,lv altar twelve O'Clock hundreds OF persons
called al the Mayors ONCE and Alacrmsn,s room 70
passed away. Nothing decisve Was known untii the
telegraph OF the Tweniy-sixth precinct IN the base
ment was put IN operation. the rumor being sub
stsntlated by direct intelligence from Ludlow Street
Jail Then the crowds stood IN the corridors and YES
tibus Of the City Hal. earnestly canvassing tie IN
those who saw Tweed in his frequent visits 10 the
Alder ma MO chamber the OCCASION OF the recent
inyestga on before that body expressed the opinion
that he never looked better in his life The compii-
cation OF diseases with which ne was ,nen aouossss
ception OF slight ianeness ana umcuty IN ascend
Ing the stairs OF The City Hall Thors was The same
Old timc SPIRITED snap his conversation, while his
ruddy countenapce indicated vigorous health. he
laughed and joked with mis- Keepers, Mayor Quincy
aud Deputy sheriff Magonigle, ana MS numerous
trends who called him pending this famous In.
ves,isation. he was then engaged N mai struggle
TOR nherty, but little dreamed that II would come
SO soon and IN such tragic shape.
THE POPULAR VERDICT
News OF the event reached all the centres oil
political resort and was more less the subject OF
comment, discussion and sympathy IL evoked some
little phosophic rehection on the mutaby OF human
power but In Ihe man took q decidedly personal
color. The general expression WAS one Of unques-
tionabls and unqusstonlns sympathy. There were
Piled in that unkind remembrance, "De psortais nal
nit bonun while others pitied the dead mans late
10 ior t as sm ss' nj: 'S sson.msn. By
others again the dead poteniate and prisoner
was boldly champonsd, ana these were rather aus
tyrdom. In spite oil the announced illness OF the
.sBoss"-as people would insist on calling him 10
memory OF his former sway and control-tne news OF
his death rat her in the nature OF surprise.
brought immediate comment In which the deceased
was generally kindly dealt wn His faults were GER
tanly not .'set note book isarn'd and conn'd by
rote - aud In lew instances the weakly apologize
defence was made that If took from the rich be
gave 10 the poor. This argument was once answered
within the hearing OF the reporter ny the
statement that only about one hundred persons
the spols. In some cases the action Of ex-Attorney
General Fairchild was made . side issue and was
n N IN nj IN n
district courts strongly expressed his opinion That
Tweed should have been Released having fulfilled has
compact by giving his testimony hr. Faircnild he
commended nsd the contrary, Jailed TO perform his
portion OF the contract, and ne believed that Comp
iroler Kelly right when ne claimed IN MS letter
to the Attorney General that his predecessor
had promised TO release Tweed he would give his
testimony. This was Of course comoatsd oy Others,
held that Mr. Fairchild had never made any SUCH
compact .
The topic had ceased TO DO new one BY the time IL
reached the large uptown hotels a. night anu Was
hardly more than casually adveried to- In the Fifth
Aven ne Hotel, where all questions OF public interest
are entertained with than feverish excitement,
there was bus gathering during the greater
part OF last evening. aud even IN the Metropolitan,
aweeas oIa %, a. Ins.io roisrencs
Moving through weeds old ward, the Seventh,
which nrst made him an Alderman and elected him
out It was easy to see that the deceased was borne
most kindly reinsurance Il was broadly stated
respect was expressed for the seven handed JUSTICE
which had failed 20 commend the poisoned chalics TO
ward spoke Of HIM rerrotny. and his old friends Of
tho Volunteer Fire Department had none but pleasant
recollectons OF him. aa.51sl N0sf
NrERyIgw WITH NH. DEvLx. m
Mr. Charles Devlin SAID last evening 10 representa-.
tive OF tho HERALD that ne had spent large part Of
the time from saturday last up to yesterday noon
with his old friend william NJ. Tweed, and had had
many conversations With him during Inat
time. Much OF the subject matter OF tho
conversation, he said, was OF q private nature,
and such man would naturally con.
verse about under the circumstances with an old
friend but there were certain parts Of u that ne was
willing to give tor publication .'He reforred SAID
Mr.. Devlin s'aaain and again TO the action Of MI
Farch lid and others, but especially 70 M. Farchid
opposition 10 the release that no was 30 anxious 70
oDtau." s# .N.s....
..Dld he speak bitterly Of Mr. Ea,rchiId,,
the hope OF release until the publication OF Mr. FAIR
child's last letter, and when that came out IN tne
papers he called my attention 10 H. saying that they
had killed him. OF course had seen u 10 the
papers in toe moraing, but would not
that 1t was this thing that 1nally broke
him down, and made up my mind then that he
would not live much longer had occasion to see
Mr.. whtney IN regard 70 judgmsnt Of mine against
the CITY, and asked him II ne could DO nothing for
Mr. Tweed AZ ! was satisfied that he could not
1.-Two II he was kept in prison. He failed rapidly
and on Tuesday asked him TO see doctor, ana sug-
gested Jimmy Wood. He and Tweed aud had been
boys together aud thought w GOD knew his constr
tulion anu would be coed doctor tor him. He said
all right, II saw Wood TO ask him TO come. did
send for some doctor. and be sent Tor Dr. Carno-
chan. believe VI. schirDsr was also expected, but
ho did not come"
..There was one other thing" continued Mr.. Dew.
lin THAT may be OF interest 70 the pablo asked
him shortly before bis death he had any AFFAIRS to
settle up he said he had nothing TO settle except
settle with his God Aside from these matters tho
talk we had was not OF a nature Tor publication"