Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-04-18

uneasily the covering was thrown
down little from his chest. His
His sighs became more prolonged,
his breath came feebler, and at length
his right arm dropped from his breast
to the bed. and he was dead.
BiooRAPHICAL---s-,---- -
William Marcy Tweed was born in
New York city April ,, 1928. He
learned the trade of a chair-m.iker,
but followed it with indifference, his
talents being chiefly for schen,ing,
wire-pulling, and working" the po-
liticai machine. Accordly, he began
the study of the law, and was admit
ted to the bar, and from that time
his public life really dated. Sum-
married. briefly it is this: In 1923
he was an alderman, in 1883 "a con-
gresham, in 1856 supervisor of the
city and chairman of the board, in
1867 q school commissioner, from
1861 to 1870 deputy street COM
missioner, from 1867 to 1871 state
senator, and in 1873 convicted thief
in the penitentiary. 1t will be OBJ
served that he has lived in Jail like a
prince, his wife and her two sons
have spent the years in luxury and
idleness, and are now making the
tour of Europe, and his two daugh-
ters live in luxurious homes. Un-
doubtedly Tweed sacrificed a great
many of his stolen thousands in his
frantic efforts to turn his property
into such shape that the law could
not reach it. He has also sunk q
fortune in the litigations and harass-
ments of the last six years, but it is
believed here that the property still
CONT oiled by his family, is considera-
bly, in excess of 81, 100000. In the
civil suit against Tweed to recover
the millions he had stolen, judgment
was rendered in favor of the people
in the sum of Sc, 100000. In default
of the payment of this sum he was
sent to the debtors prison in Ludlow
| strnet- and he WAS held on this COM
mitment until his defth. or--es-s=s.
it Is not pected by the attorneys
for the people that he will be found
possessed of an estate, for it would
at once be seized in partial satisfac-
ton of the peoples claim. The pa
pers in the suit will grow dust-core--
ed in their pigeon-holes, and it will
be years beforethe case is declared
finally closed.
THE BOSS APARTMENTS.
Since Tweed was brought into Gus
tody from Spain he has had for his
exclusive use in Ludlow street Jail q
bedroom, dining-room, and bath
room. They were the quarters OF the
| old warden. Two narrow windows
looked out from the bedroom on
| Ludlow street. The prisoner WAS ai-
lowed TO fit up his apartments in a
sumptuous manner. The walls were
/ frescoed in bright colors; the heavi-
est Brussels carpet covered the floor;
the furniture was bright, SNOWY, and
expensive; all the corners and sides
of the room were filled with tete-a-
tetes; easy chairs and sofas Of heavy
blue rep trimmed with gold; and
handsome French mit rors hung from
the walls. The bed on which Tweed
bleathed his last was of the. richest
mahogany. By its side was an inva-
lids cane bottom chair. Marble-top
tables were covered with his medi-
cines and tea. His wardrobe was
contained in two great bureaus. A
handsome bookcase was filed with
the best known novels, poets, bio
graph IS, and law books.
HIS POLITICAL CAREER WAS VERY COM
/ PLEFE!
/ He attracted little notice up to the
wear 1870, except as a shrewd caucus
manager and manipulation of votes.
1t was in 1870 that he was made q
commissioner of the department oil
public works of the city, and it was
in this position that he made himself
master Of New York, clutehed that
gigantic municipality in his grasp,
welded it tn his purposes, owned
. everything, managed everything, or.
ganized ring to plumber the pub
, lie funds, and successfully engineer.
/, ed one of the most monstrous frauds
that ever started mankind. with it
E exposure. In an evil day the cit,
t decided to erect magnificent court
house, aud the day was evil becaus
Tweed was running" the depart
! ment of public works while the build
: ing was in progress. He and hi
y partners in the ring drew . percen
q tase Of the money that was paid 70
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