The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-04-24
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/. DEATH OF Nv. M. TWEED.

lenft H DEATH N1E Nv. M.aTW ED, szs
rli. M VII 3A "
f. fhis mornings teie1ra'ns state tiat Mr.
f'fweed died AZ iils LauioW totrsei Jan yes
tttruay, iliM kaag asnais l8arsl iasf
b. MiLLiAM NANCY WEEP was opri, il'.'A ~
Aew iorak, .Apri,o' ~ 80 iie learned .'ie
tfade o. cliairnlaking, andin partnership
WIN MS 'a'her was 'arssiy ensaRta ~
,ne ihfhilufe business. ~ ueaisI ~
fnrnitnre ne was wen kii"wn ai'd much
respected w mefc'aants ~ 1he.sosnW''eie 'I
our eafnhfy years i"pse spassea % 'l'aserf ~
lllie he iw,'s auinitted 70 lhe par, became became
az alderman, me mmelnoei ''sat N q congress, sa
chairman Of the New YORK City Board OF
supervisors, iochool commissioner ", ana az
State Senator. IfisIo Ire was appointed
commissioner issiaP Of the Department OF ruoi'c
Wofks, ana whiie he he'h tha once he
and his friends appropriated vast s,l'nslof
pu6iicinoney To private use.7 The theft aat
last aroused Mr.. o'C"nor and ME- llide'i
to the necessity OF stopping the heaSy
drainon the city,and on OCT, =. 1871. ne
was arrested in y civil suit on charges oi
nlalfeasapce, brought Jhy Charles Ars oConor
| on bel'alfof the people, anu gave pa'i ~
Sl.V0oOO. In November OF ihesame year
he was reelected to the State Senate oht
| did not take hisl seat. on Dec. io nc Was
arrested on crimina charge oi iraun'
but was reieaSeti"n so'ooo iuaii.t9 ohi9ai.'
Il IN l4T9 tllpF first Of tne sSultSs WAS tflett,
aud The jury disagreed On Nas: ~ ne
was found guilty o: frauti. ana Y was se''-
tenced to II years imprisonment OH rs
MANY different counts. ana 10 pay nne
ofsl2,55o. He was sent 10 the pe''.en'
iiary on Blsckweirs lsiald' ana suose>
II inentIy wasdIs6arred. ont AmLtrio'os
a suit was begun y, tI'e supreme eo"st "i
New York on behalf q" tue people 10 'e-
cover %. .ooO,ooo from Him. These were
the principal 81 several suiis n"th c's'i
and criminal brought agail'st nm. VI"
June 10Th tue ConrtofA Ai'i'ealssieeluen l'a'
his further lprisonn'el. PRS m l' was l, i"eea,' gu On
the srpurSd tlat tue Court @ oeiow 's!''h' haa eA
eerdea ~ p'snwelS " I've cu'u'a'i.e p'','., se
tsnee, anu Srpessu hls u'sehase n.a ne
MAS linen ofusfea 70 my hhr oaii " w! .he
aiiiuhtoi ss,vvo'vvo " 's' 'ne pei'u'Ds S'N''
suils anu ~ aesault" " .he sauptie "fa' II se'
10 l,niio~ suse'y"i' ohg peo'. -. "n'''
I visiting ms feslaehee ih sha'se vi wv"
Keepers, he eseapeu 'ro'' cus''s J.
ms escape irpn Jaii was sues's" ~
the unfonde,i report ,oi me asnu. o'smr' :.
o'conor. lie Was engHgea AZ tue u'ne
Ia Negotiations i"r ms release r'oposF
lions 'or restitu'n'h a''a se''.eh'ess wa"
tIe stale oy himsef asu "'s iei'o"-
deilnquehtsiwere Iasorao,y eh'e''aineu'
one ofthe law law partners OF ro"aros fiefI
repont then Attorney oehefai ., 'ne
uailed ~ States, anu nd since MINISTER 10 Eng
lanil hayng l'e nia''er fse' ~ nA'u t, III '"s
eyentM The dscease q W oo'ior' not IWeeu
iet that There was no o.her ~ 4i7sop 47s'ls WIN
whom he couid nope 70 ss'iiel anu 'ne
tolls in which ne was ieit see'nea " nope
less an enlargement lps1 ne 's'' i'.p ny W
Ter despair. ne hau oai''eu ~ tssaNiNs s.NN, -
really without resa'bp except WAi'e "au
s'inandefed his hi-eolssh ilenes upo" 'a"~
yers aud 90 n'ufl', ~ uier1u in'ptfohue"
Il with prospect oiaiile tefh' ~ Luut""
/ Street jaii ~ exchange ior ms previous
= place IN tile i'eilitsntiary on slack~e'ts
Island. Worse ahan All else ne h'.a saeri'
feed biz properly piece w p'ece' ~
r'iihouy ptiess, under tue cpa"i "i iesaI
attachments, Y raise the ices 'of carrying
oIiliis legal battles This had fea"ee"
Ills nea,'sso that ~ View cf the Disastrous ~
shrinkags aud foreclosures, he ioniid h''n'
self brought fsv. To lace i win actuai i pank'
/ rup.cy'i The Approaaehlng trld oi tue
great SIX million suit against him threa'
tened lppn bis cash resources tor fees
which he plainly saw hs should iail To
! answer. His remaining possessipns were
not available to raise ready muncy, an'i
credit. especially with the Awysrsr was
toat OF the qllesti,,il His money gone. his
eeanse broke Down also, aud is resolved
ON fight ss die reinedy 10th for his bank.
! fu,dey aud his hopeless imprisonment,