Year: 1877

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in tho customary hack, attended by
two Keepers, to his house. Ascend.
ing the stoop he saw the sign. 1t
was about half~past soven o'clock,
and q drcary December evening.
The signal at onco aroused him with
O startling shock, and as ho do
scribes tho occurrence, his blood
and his nerves were filled with IN
electrical excitement which


THRILLED EVERY FIBRE OF HIS FRAME.


Controlling himself with somo
effort he led his attendants to thoir
wontcd and welcome feast, which on
this occasion was amply provided in
tho dining room. Tho keepers ato
and Tweed took care, also, that they
drank: At just the right moment
ono of the keepers rose and won't to
the wash basin in tho room to wash
his hands and got ready for his
usual cigar after dinner. Tweed
took the opportunity to riso also,
and saying he would wash in tho
adjoining room he passed into the
hall closing the door As no loft
the room he quickly took tho first
hat and coat and stepped out of tho
front door. He was u fugitive. He
SOW the hack before the door with
out driver, who also took advan-
tage of the occasion in the kitchen.
Not a person or sound appeared to
respond to his appointment. 1t was
not quito one minute past eight. He
had stolen forth from his homo to
place himself in tho hands and
guidance Of a picked gang of des-
peradocs. AS he shrank back under
the shadow of the stoop it seemed to
him a long period of doubt and self
examination until his attention was
attracted by the noise of wheels,
and he saw


COMMON TRADEsMAR's WAGON,


Such as is used by grocers and OK.
press drivers. He saw also mans
arm reach out from the cover, which
was sign that it was for him. As
ho descended the stoop he also saw
q man passing slowly, which caused
him to hesitate, but this person said
in a low tone, GAIL right get in tho
wagon" So he scrambled into the
covered wagon, which drove quickly
around the block into Madison
avenue, bat as they got there, chr
having run off the track, some
mounted police and passengers
stood in tho way and the fugitive
was stopped for two or three min.
utes. The wagon soon started
again and drove zig-zag across the
city toward North River, which
was soon reached, and beside q big
truck on the pier they stopped.
The driver said, "Get out on tho
river side" Tweed got out, seeing
that the truck covered him from ob-
servation. AS he alighted man
stood near the truck also, who in
dicated that Tweed was to descend
into row boat, in which he quickly
embarked and


CROSSED TO THE JERSEY SIDE.


There he was mot by another
vehicle in waiting for him on tho
shore road, when he was driven off
into the region beyond tho rivor and
palisades in q direction and to
termination where he had never
been before and could not now
ascertain or indicate. at on old
farm house Tweed Was. received by
another of his now found friends,
and in this refuge, disgrised> he
continued


OVER THREE MONTHS.


From December 4th until tho first
week in March, he was always under
the control of two men who had
his escape and contracted
for his safety. Ho did implicitly
what they directed, and they held
him in hand like trainers. He
slept, he rose, he walked, no rode,
ate and drank only as they instruct
cd him, and it may be remarked
here that this discipline and relation
were maintained until he closed his
engagement with them satisfactorily
in Florida On March 9Th he left
Jersey, and took up q temporary
abode on Station Island, about one-
half milo from Fort Wadsworth,
at the Narrows, in fisherman S hut,
with his two companions. Here
tho party staid two weeks, making
4 I.