Year: 1876

them by water to Santiago and they, in turn.
to pay him 1.-TWO ounces, consideration equiva-
lent to two doubioons or about s34 in gold. The
distance great it true but the
evidently rich aud there was the risk
OF doing something wrong in taking them the fisher
men didn't know exactly where, which needed extra
compensation. But who knew ''the Boss 10
haggie n bargain The terms readily
cepted by him, and bags and baggage, valises and
shawls. wraps and umbrellas all rapidly slowed
away in the hshermans boat which he rowed and
sailed. the wind happening be fair, to allow
OF the OF his good part of the time, until
about half past o'clock the the party
made the port Of Santiago


SANTIAGO.


In the times Of when every incident In Cuba
Of the usual course is regarded with suspicion tho
advent OF such party in the Santiago made
q sensation at once. Before they could get to the
American Consul they stopped and detained by
the naval forces and brought before Senior serahn
Aubaride, the Captain OF tho Port. already re-
fcrred to. THIS officer, man nearly fifty
years OF age and veteran OF the Spanish
Navy speaks little English, and Tweed made him
derssand that he wanted the American Consul
An interpreter WAS sent TO the Office OF the Consul
Mr. Young, who, response 10 invitation. went 20
the Office OF the Captain OF the Port The latter laid
before him facts Of tho He further exhibited
the passports which Tweed and his companion had
rendered confirmation OF their assertion that they
were Americans. Consul Young examined the pass
ports and pronounced them genuine. Passing to tho
outer office he then had an interview with the two
men, who designated respectively the elder as
John socor and the younger William Hunt Outside
his weary look after nights vgii the rock at
Sandincro land thcre is probably Spanish pun in
tho of this dosolate spot) Tweed was evil
IDENTIFY relieved at the appearance OF the Consul
whom he FASTENED OF his honest purpose In
vsitipg tho island He was no said travelling for his
health and ny the advice of his physician, his ament
being diabetes which he had long been sufferer
His physician had recommended him 60 to a warm
climate; he had sailed from st. Augustine, Fla. for
Cuba and this his object In coming out there
This the only examination the Consul thought il
necessary give the He had looked carefully at the
two passports and found nothing wrong irregular
them. 1t true, they not vised counter
signed required by the Consul At the place of sail
ing OF the country to bo visited but this was matter
be found fault with by the Spanish authorities and
not by tho American official The documents were
duly signed and sealed by tho Secretary OF State Mr.
Fish's signature being woi known to all our foreign
service The and ribbon and all the insignia
of tho passports were complete. John Secor was
scribcd only live years Of age whereas he ap
peared TO be little older but tho Consul might bc





put down twenty-eighL How the passports were
obtained is a subject OF much mystery and srecula-
ton among tho attaches OF The Consul Generals office
in Havana.


PASSPORTS MYSTERY.


Their evident genuinencss shows that Tweed's
escape had been planned by intelligent confedsrates
and as back az February March, for the pass
ports dated In the early days Of AprL To procure
Tweeds passport thero have been oollusion with
of oodc and
siby tho preparation OF the crime OF perjury by
the official who attested the application
which the passport was issued to John Secor y
Such punishable under the laws by imprlson-
ment for term OF years. Those who have had occa-
sion passport will remember that IN order to
get they have had hlo application to the Secre
tary of State Washington the personal description
and identity OF the applicant being certified to by the
notary. Now. no notary may mako such certication
without really known tho person The law is strict
as TO the penalty dsSbsdtnce or this requslse pro-
caution without which, in fact the notarial office
would bo farce Il is conjecturcd that possibly
real John Secor filling the bill nearly enough to
as ga GOOD enough Tweed" colusvely the pro-
the passport but this is OF only conec
ture II IL hardly likely that twin Of Tweed could
be readily found IL is much moro probable that
some rascally notary, willing 10 take the risk and
Tweeds money, signed the certificate. There are, OF
course, other hypothesis. An honest notary may
have been imposed upon by acquaintance who IN
troduced .John secor" 10 him, done ovcry hour
in the day New York, and the identity signature
certified without further knowledge the part OF
the notary Of the applicant than such he got tho
short ana momentary ceremony Of introduction
Again. the notaral signature may have been forgery
out of whole cloth, may have been that of per-
son who had a notaria appointment, the app
cant trusting that the State Department IN the multi
plicy Of its business would fail to discover
the cheat-not unlikely thing In view OF the
fact that there thousands OF notares with whose
names not to speak Of handwriting, 1t would be next
to impossible 10 become familiar with Whatever the
dishonesty by which Tweed got his passport it will
doubtless be icrrecd out due time by state Depart
ment to whose officials 1t but be easy task
back from tho passport to tho original appca
tion thence by noaral signature to the parties
concerned in procurement 1t does follow that
the passport OF Twecd's companion Is fraudulent
Whoever the man is and on this point nothing is
known positively among the gossps OF Havana. 1t
was hardly necessary that he should provide himself
with other than regular document


DESCRIPTION HUNT


Hunt whether that pc an assumed name or not is
about five feet and nine 10 ten inches in height
with iuli black whiskers and mustache. He
was taken for spaniard in Santiago and
was thought to be attempting deception
when he protested he could speak Spanish He is
efficiently educated, judging from his language ana
may possibly have been Tweed's confidential servant
or valet Whatever his antccedents he seemed to at
tend upon Tweed rather in the capacity OF or
valet than equal and companion. For this rca-
son surmised shat his passport needed irregular
work getting, and being correct in all respects 1t
also saved HIM from the penalty OF travelling under
false passport and lod 10 his release at ylgo when
Tweed was inexoraby detained by the Spanish au-
thorcs II is cited in evidence OF ingenuity
displayed in the plans for Tweeds escape from New
York that he instructed TO say when he landed in
Cuba that he had sail ST. Augustine at which
point there happens to be Spanish Consul to riss
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