Evening journal., 1914-02-13
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
TWesd'S Hostile Reception
In q Spanish Port
B, Holland.

The late Judge Noah Davis, who
presided at the trial of William NJ
Tweed and who after the latter's con-
yiction sentenced him to imprison-
ment told me a story which came to
him, he said, shortly after the trial.
from one OF Tweed's friends. 1t re-
lated to the manner IN which Tweed
was finally captured after he escaped
by the commandant at the port Of
Vigo. Spain.
There were many very dramatic
episodes associated with Tweed's ca
reer," said Judge Davis. but l think
the story as it was told me and which
| am now going to tell you was the
strangest OF all. You know, OF
course, that Tweed escaped in sail
ing vessel and afterward, landing at
Florida, was taken on board another
vessel and landed somewhere on the
northern coast OF Cuba. As soon as
possible after he landed he engaged
passage from vessel which was to
60 to Spain, stopping first Of all at
the Port of Vigo.
Tweed did not know that the sec
retary OF state at Washington had
been informed by the New York au-
thorities that q Spanish vessel had
taken him on board at a Cuban port.
Probably If Tweed had learned that
the secretary OF state knew where he
was and intended to ask Spain to de-
liver him over to the United States
authorizes, he would have attempted
to enter some one of the Central
American or South American coun-
tries, where he would have been able
TO bribe the officials to protect him.
'ie chose Spain, however, because
he knew there was no extradi.ion
treaty between the United States and
Spain.
"Tweed's friends told me that he
was lucky to have escaped with his
life when the vessel arrived at the
port of Vigo. for the people of that
town were very much incensed on
account Of the crime of which the
fugitive had been guilty in the Uni-
ted States.
Secretary Fish received word
from Spain by cable that the COM
mandant at Vigo would be instructed
TO arrest and imprison Tweed until
an American vessel arrived there 10
take him back to the United States.
THE Spanish commandant at Vigo,
however was very much disturbed by
his orders. He did not know how he
was going to recognize Tweed pro-
vided the latter was in disguise. He
was told that ifNhe sent to London he
could get a picture of Tweed which
had been printed in an illustrated
periodical He did send TO London
and got the picture by return mail.
What do you suppose that picture
was? II was Nast's cartoon of
Tweed, which represented hln as
Furnishing a child, the child being
symbolic Of American justice
The picture was shown TO the
people Of Vigo and they were told
that the cOmmandant was TO arrest d
man who would arrive on a vessel
because he had kidnapped an Ameri-
can child
This report inflamed the popula-
ton and they made up their minds 10
deal summary vengeance upon this
kidnapDer. It was an angry mob that
awaited the arrival of the vessel at
Vigo. The cOmmandaRt was COM
PEELED to plan some strategy by which
he could protect Tweed. He recog-
nized Tweed, although Tweed was
disguised as a sailor and was actual
ly engaged at some menial duty as
sailor when the commandant went
aboard. That was fortunate for
Tweed. The mob expected to see
man in the garb Of a gentleman
marching with the commandant.
Tweed was told that his only safety
was in preserving his disguise, so he
sauntered ashore as any sailor would
do and passed safely through the
mob until he was beyond it's reach,
when ne was locked up in prison
when Tweed knew what the tenn
per Of the people of Vig0 was he was
only too glad to go from the prison
TO the American ship. surrounded by
guard which protected him."
(Copyrieht, 1914, by e. j. Edwards.
All rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell OF