Evening journal., 1914-01-19
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Nan Who Would Not
Betray Boss Tweed
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Judge Frederick A. Hubbard, OF
Greenwich. Connecticut, as a young
man was familiar with the country
home and life OF william NJ. Tweed,
better known as Boss" Tweed. For
it was in Greenwich that Tweed,
when at the height Of his rule. es-
tablished a country home. having
made choice OF most attractive
piece of land from which a vista of
these and in clear weather the dis
tant shores Of Long Island could be
obtained. This place was a mile and
a half to the north of the notorious
Americus clubhouse where the Tam
many men of Tweed's day used to
gather for summer outings. Mr..
Hubbard was frequently brought into
personal touch with Tweed. who.
when at his country home was a very
agreeable, kindly hammered and SYM
pathetic man.
Many are the anecdotes of Tweed
and his country life in Greenwich
which Judge Hubbard is able to mar
rate to his friends. He recently told
me the TO lowing. which is associated
with the last years spent by Tweed
in Greenwich.
Tweed had escaped from Jail, Gre
ating thereby tremendous sensation
not only in New York but throughout
the country. He was at last appre-
hended at a port In Spain and given
up by that country to the United
States authorities as an act of cour-
tesy, there being at that time no ex-
tradition treaty between the United
States and Spain
so great was the Importance of
the recapture OF Tweed regarded by
the authorities that reward of
$4,000 was offered tor his apprehen-
sion or for Information which would
lead to his capture.
"There was at that time a young
man of Greenwich In the employ of
the New Haven Railroad To him
Tweed had been very kind He had
been especially considerate upon one
occasion, and for this and other acts
of kindness the young man was very
grateful.
"A little way east of Greenwich, on
the line of the New Haven Railroad,
there is a drawbridge over the Mia
mus River. All trains stopped at this
drawbridge for safety The stop was
made directly in front of what for
some years was the summer home of
Edwin Booth.
zone evening day or two after
Tweed escaped. and after the an
nouncement OF the reward of fifty
thousand dollars for his capture had
been made this young man saw
Tweed with a friend jump from the
baggage car of the night train from
New York to the tracks in front of
the Edwin Booth house They went at
once to a narrow road nearby, where
q carriage was in waiting. They were
driven rapidly away. About two miles
north OF this stopping place was a
home which Tweed had bought for a
man and his wife. the wife being a
niece OF Tweed. The young man pre-
sumed that they were going to this
house. as. in fact. they did. They
stopped at the house q little while
and then we're driven across country
to Tarrytown, about twenty miles dis
tant. There Tweed took a private
yacht and made the voyage first to
Cuba. thence to Spain.
81 asked the young man, who was q
personal friend said Judge Hubbard.
why he did not at once commune
cate to the New York authorities, for
had he done so Tweed would easily
have been apprehended and the young
man would have received the reward
OF ffty thousand dollars.
''He looked at me in astonishment.'
Judge Hubbard said simply saying.
DO you suppose | could do that after
all the kindness Tweed had shown
me?"
Copyright 1914. by T. j. Edwards.
All rights reservedl.
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