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a very wafn place for a Distinguished
uerson. Wlgiam Marcy Tweed by name.
rle dlg rot take ne town BY assault. but
was conveyed into 81 by benevolent fisher
men. who found him wandering sunburnt
and fori0rn upon the desOlate Cuban
coast. Cottages and huts are occasional
~ pointed out as the abode OF the great
boss who fed from Ludlow Street jail
10 make his home among a strange peo-
pie
Nobody knows exactly how Tweed
reached Santiago when he should have
been in Jail attending to the expiation OF
various sins committed against the treas
ury of the city OF New York
He found that life dragged in Ludlow
Street. and he arranged to make his es-
cape. Availiug himself OF the lax rules
of the prison. he drove up to mis- house in
Madison Avenue for change of apparel.
and subsequently took passage on an
American yacht. which put him ashore
upon the coast of Cuba. after which she
pursued her course TO Jamaica History
jealousy guards the name Of the yacht,
and Mr.. Tweed never cared 10 dwen upon
his adventures IN Southern eIimes.
He landed upon the scorching sands ot
Cuba within ten miles OF our present city
of Santiago The boss was accompa-
MED by man named Hunt, who was
supposed TO have been faithful servant
He was as matter of fact. a relative.
had g.earfr-ad tafar1
his precipitate departure. The document
duly recorded that the bearer was John
Secor,'' an American citizen Even the
childlike fisher folk who first haroored
him suspected John SecOr." and they
watched HIM narrowly. He aroused their
cupidity by Offering them a gold piece to
guide him into the city of Santiago. The
gold tempted them- and they guided him
safely.
He requested the fishermen to lead him
to the nearest hotel They made sure Of
the gold piece which he had offered them
and then conducted him and his cOmpan-
ion 10 police headquarters. The fisher
men were ignorant of the identity OF the
men, yet they felt moderately sure that
they had trapped some one, for whose
capture a large sum might be paid.
Righteous indignation rested upon the
face Of the boss when he was informed
that he was under arrest He sent at
once for the United States consul at San
| tiago and demanded 10 know what il
! meant that worthy American citizen
| should find himself in such predicament
! The consul examined the passports Of
! John SecOr. and made protest TO the
/ Spanish authorities In this he was sec
| Onded by Mr.. Ramsden the British con-
/ sui. Sir. Tweed had in the meantime been
1 imprisoned on a Spanish war ship in the
! hdrbOr. Through the representations OF
/ the PnnGrrls he uaz final "
John SecOr'' took up his residence al
! one of the less pTeJentiGus hotels. He
! and his companion did not n1ing.e much
I in the life Of the oldest OF Spanish settle
| ments in this Western Hemisphere. He
was regarded with suspicion. and even
! his champions. the colsuls. began u
/ make furtiye inquiries about the benevO-
| lent-ioOkng parsonage who had come u
| them n small boat. The news of the
( escape Of Tweed had by that time reach
/ ed Cuba and the United States consul
! general at Havana was making search
/ Ing inquiries.
| Thingz reached such a pass that Mr.
/ Tweed concluded that he did not care
! 20 longer remain IN Santiago. 4 Span
I ish bark was about 10 sail 'Johu Sc
/ cor" applied for his passports. Spanish
/ officials -ralls4-t business n a leisurely
| manner. They tod him that they could
/ NOT give him the documents IN less than
/ four days So from July - TO July IS
/ the Spanish bark was n waiting. Mr..
/ Tweed cheerfulIy paid the demurrage
| charges He secured his passports and
| set sail for Vigo. Spain.
/ Mr. Hall. the consul general, had mean
! time convinced himself that John Sc
! cor was William NJ Tweed His tele-
gram % the Santiago police ordering the
| arrest of Tweed did not. however, reach
/ its destination until several hours after
/ the bark had squared away for the
| coast OF Spain Officers were waiting at
| the dock when The bark arrived az VigO.
| and it was not long afterwards that
Tweed was in a Spanish prison He was
| brought back 70 this country in N0vem-
Der. 1876. on the American man-Of-war
| Franklin.