Year: 1877

man passing slowly which caused hin


to hesitate, but this person said In low


tone: All right, get In the wagon.


so he scrambled into the covered wagoI


which drove rapidly around the blocl


into Madison avenue, but a. they go


there car having run off the track som,


mounted police and passengers stood il


the way and the fugitive was stopped 70


two or three minutes


The wagon soon started again anC


drove zig-zag across the city TOWARD


North river, which was soon reached


and beside a big truck on the pier they


stopped. The driver said sect out OF


the river SIDE" Tweed got out, seeing


that the truck covered him from obscr


vation. As he alighted. a man stood


near the truck also, who indicated tha,


Tweed was to descend into row-boat, In


which he quickly embarked and cross ed


to the Jersey side. There he was met


by another vehicle in waiting for him on


the shore road, when he was driven of


into a region beyond the river and


palisades, in direction and to a termi-


nation where he never had been before,
and could not now ascertain or indicate.
At an old farm house Tweed was re-
ceived by another of his new found
friends, and in this refuge, disguised, he
continued from December 4 until the
first week in March, always under con-
troll of the two men who had managed
his escape and contracted for his safety.
He did implicitly what they directed,
and they held him in hand like trainers
He slept, he rose, he walked, he rode
ate and drank only as they instructed
him, and, it may be remarked here, that
this discipline and relation was main
tanned until he closed his engagement
with them satisfactorily in Florida.


On Dec. 5, Tweed left Jersey and took
up temporary abode on Staten Island,
about half mile from Fort Wadsworth,
at the Narrows, in a fshermans hut
with his two companions. Here the
partyetayed two weeks, making prepara
tions. Tweed not only lived ut this
shadman's hut for two weeks. but even
made visit across the channel and stop
ped night in Brooklyn.


During his stay on Staten Island,
light and fast.sailing little schooner was
fitted out and manned by himself and
two companions, with q negro boy.


He started at last from the pier in
front of the fort in a row boat in the
night, and slipped away upon pleasant
breeze.


In due course, and without anything
noticeable, they reached lagoons on the
coast of Florida. At one Of the light
house stations they made definite stop
page again, Tweed taking board with the
keeper of the lighthouse as John Secor,
an invalid gentleman, seeking a restora-
tion Of health and recreation of fishing
and hunting.


Here, too, he parted with his guides
from New York, closing his contract
with them at that place. Here Tweed
was joined by the person who is known
as Hunt in the reports of his subsequent
arrest. This man was Florida guide,
and with him Tweed spent long time
in the interior, camping out, hunting and
fishing. Subsequently he returned to st.
Augustine, which place he left in a fsh-
ing smack for Cuba, and he and his COM
panion Hunt landed ten miles utside the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba.


The remainder OF the story is devoted
to an account OF Tweed's adventures in
Cuba, his subsequent sailing for Spain,
the arrest at Vigo and return TO the
United States.


AN INTERESTING LETTER.


Appended to the above story is the
following letter:


LUDLOW STREET JAIL, Dec. 8, 1876.
To CHARLES OCoNoR, Esq.


SIR take the liberty Of addressing
you this letter in view of the fact that
your position as counsel designated by
the state authorities in my matters has
professed solely the public good, regard
less of any factions or personal interest.
Heretofore have met my troubles with
every resource at my disposal. possibly
in mistaken sense of duty. Ihave stood
up too long to shield others, as well ms
myself, bearing such losses and punish
ment as were meted out TO my transgres-
sions and my misfortunes. 1t was truly
more in the interest of others than in nv
own that litigation and resistance were
prolonged Viewing the manner OF my
return to the wards of this prison, real
izing the taunts in the city, state and |
nation which am brought here to con-
front, it will not, hope, seem TO be pre-.
or insincerity in me to say that
| am indeed overwhelmed; that all
further resistance being hopeless have
none now TO make, and only seek the
shortest and most efficient manner In
which may make unqualified sur
render.


1t is not my purpose to dispute or ap.
peal or further resist the suits which you
have against me in the name of the state
and people. | propose forthwith to
place at your disposal full surrender of
all have left Of the property or effects
and respond at once to such examination.


In this connection may assure y,u
and the public of the good faith of this
as well as show the entire
amount and disposition of all ] have
10 far as you may wish it to
be detailed. ] am an old man greatly
broken in health, cast down in spirit and
,sn no longer bear my burden. To miti.
gate the prospect of hopeless impri,on.
ment which must speedily terminate my
life | should, it seems to me, make any
sacrifice or effort. During the early
stages of the suits and proceedings
against me was ready TO make restitu-
lion aud reparation as tar az in my power.
with interests Of counsels
Of Others delayed and defeated this.
raorat that nv means have now hecon,s