Year: 1875




private carriage and, entering the Jail
ceived In Tweed's old room by the Warden.
| From nine A NJ until eleven O'Clock the two officers
were cioseted None OF the officials for by
the Sheriff, except the keeper, Edward Hagan, and
warden William Dunham, both OF whom with
Tweed when he escaped. At eleven O'Clock A. n.
Warden Dunham left the jail and was absent all day.
sherin Conner remained in the jail until two O'Clock IN
the afternoon, and then drove Police Headquarters


During the day but few persons were admitted to
Ludlow Street jail, except reporters few friends OF
prisoners, and the Row Dr. Carter and choir.
the latter party entering the chapel OF the
Jail and conducting the usual religious service
Every reporter who entered the iai was asked
| whats the latest, have they caught Tweed 20
Until late In the evening the office Of the Ludlow Street
Jail thronged with reporters anxousy awaiting the
arrival Of the Warden, thinking that he had been
anxiously searching for some cew to the fugitive in
order relieve his own honor that of his superior
officer from the imputation Of having permitted a
prisoner OF much Importance to evade their custody


DISTRICT ATTORNEY PHELPS VIEWS.


District Attorney Phelps found at his home last
night by HERALD reporter who called to learn what
that Official would take in reference TO IN
| dotments against Mr. Tweed for forgery which have
been pending tho in tho civil suits In reply TO
numerous questions Mr.. Phelps gave the following in
/
Every clear the position in which the fugitive stood be-
fore the the time OF his fitting and what 1t
that decided him withdraw from jail at this particu
/ lar time


"In the first place." said Mr.. Phelps, ''you know
there several suits brought against Mr. Tweed TO
| recover large amounts Of money They we're prose-
cuted by Charles oConor and others In behalf Of the
4 county Of New York. At the time there
criminal proceedings commenced against him on
| variety OF charges, being msdemeanors and
| others felonies The indictment upon which II
thought best to try him what known the
| omnibus Indictment which involved q large number
OF misdemeanors, Upon that indictment he was tried
twice. The first time the jury disagreed. He was
placed on trial second time, convicted upon twelve
counts OF the indictment and sentenced years
Imprisonment on each count besides the payment OF a
heavy fine. He served out years. mprison-
ment and then began proceedings by habeas corpus
have the additional terms of Imprisonment over one
year declared illegal In this he succeeded as the
Court ofAppeas sustained him. and he discharged
| from further Imprisonment upon that conviction In
the meantime the Court OF Appeals had also decided
that the suits brought behalf the county could
be maintained Just before he discharged from
custody by the judgment of the Court of Appeals
suit was commenced against HIM under the provisions
Of an act of the Legislature passed. think 1874 and
an order Of arrest procured holding him bail In
| S3,o00,000; so that when his Imprisonment
| on Blackwells Island terminated and he was
| discharged he Immediately taken into
custody by the Sheriff under order OF arrest and
beng unable to give the amount of bail required was
confined in Ludlow Street jail His counsel made two
efforts to FREQ him from this latter suit First they
made motion to have the people compelled TO furnish
| a bill Of particulars specifying all the items upon the
various claims upon which It was alleged he had de-
frauded the city. Had this motion been successful
would have practically ended the suit because very
large number Of the bills containing those items had
been either stolen or destroyed. At this period it
seemed as If he to be freed for Judge Donohue
granted the motion. The question, however was
brought before the General Term which reversed Judge
Donohue's order. Mr. Tweed then carried il TO the
Court OF Appeals which sustained the General in
| refusing to order the bill With unabated energy Mr.
Tweed's counsel then made motion to vacatc tho
order OF against him have the amount Of
bail reduced They carried this motion also to the
Court of Appeals and again defeated These de-
| cisions were delivered two three weeks ago. had
nothing to do with those civil suits, but understand
that counsel for the people have been pressing them
with great vigor just now, and that motion was to
have been made to to have ''struckn jury
drawn to try the case. l believe that Tweed,
| finding himself unable to have the bail
reduced, and being unable to obtain the
|
pressed against him rcsoutely with every prospect OF
speedy trial which would probably result In judC-
ment against him for five six millions OF dollars,
| which judgment would involve an execution against
his person, SO that he would be liable Imprisonment
| on It'll believe that finding himself in this POSITION
he made up his mind that the thing he could do
to get away from hero now chances OF
his being released becoming more and more re-
mote Not only these civil suits being pressed,
but there probability of his being brought to trial
| on other criminal indictments which were pending
against him. Upon of these indictments he would
have been tried this had it not been that
| the people in the civil suits thought it desirable
to press their suits before any further steps taken
in the criminal These indictments in the latter
charged substantially that bogus warrants issued
| In payment OF various claims made against the city,
taken by Mr.. Tweed, who indorsed them aud OBJ
tanned the money for them In all these cases he
| was admitted TO bail The bonds are now in my
possession and amount to something like 500 Oo0 The
indictments are laid in the Court Of Oyer and Ter.
miner and on tho opening of the next term OF that
court will probably proceed at the
| feiture of these bonds"


with respect the civil SUIT which was to have been
called for trial to morrow see any reason
why II should not proceed just II this had not oc-
Cured for Mr. Tweeds personal presence is not req
uiste at all"


In answer to several questions Sheriff Conner's
relation to the escape Mr. Phelps expressed his belief
that that official is liable for the full amount for which
| judgment may be obtained in the civil suits


As whether Tweed be extraditcd in case he is
found foreign soil the District Attorney could give
no decided opinion, as it would depend altogether on
the nature of treaty with the government OF the
country in which tho fugitive may be found As gen
era rule of misdemeanor are not extradta-
BILE.


AMONG TwEED's CONSTITUENTS


HERALD reporter, despatched to ascertain the dis
position Of the people touching Tweeds escape the
Seventh ward where OF the lower classes are in
cIned To remembor only his favors and forgo, bis