The New York Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1876, Page 5

TWEED. A Story of the Wanderings of “Big . Six” in Foreign Parts, + Travels of “John Secor” and “Bilyam Hoon.” The Mystery About “William Hunt” Unveiled.’ TWEED'S COMPANION IDENTIFIED. Son-in-Law Maginnis Pho- tographed. A Night on a Lonely Rock by the Sea’ Shore, TWEED'S WAITING MAID INTERVIEWED The Young Man Drinks Like a Fish— Mostly Beer.” The Ex-Boss at “The Pearl of the Antilles.” A Sail in a Small Boat on a Dark Night. 4 gentleman recently returned from a trip through the Island of Cuba rehearsed yesterday to one of our feporters the story of the adventures of William M. Tweed in the ‘Ever Faithtul Isle,” as told from mouth . 40 mouth among the residents of Havana, Santiago and other cities, with whom the career of the now famous fugitive is a subject of almost endless comment and Gossip, To comprehend his narrative the better it may be woll to explain to those who have no map handy and who have forgotten the geography of their school days, that Suntiago, the place which has been made ‘0 historical already by the Virginius massacre and the mcene more recently of one of Tweed’s more remark- able adventures, is situated on the southern shore of ‘he island, 100 miles or so from its eastern point, in a southeasterly direction across trom Havana, which, as we all Know, is on the upper side, facing the United States, Santiago is a city of about 50,000 in- habitants, in the ‘Oriental Department,” which is governed by a military commandant, a brigadier of the Spanish army, while the port and harbor aro under the jurisdiction of an officer of the Spanish Bavy, in this case a post captain, The Admiral of Marine at Havana, who is only subordinate to the Captain General, Jovellar, is in command of all the naval forces in the waters surrounding Cuba and has Bupreme juriadiction over all ports and harbors, and, consequently, of the marine or naval officers having local jurisdiction in such places. This much of intro- duction is necessary by way of explaining how the feslousy between the two arms of the Spanish service ‘entered into the consideration and disposal of Tweed’s ase by the authorities in the island of Cuba, ON THE COAST OF CUBA, On the night of the 11th of Jast June William Marcy Tweed, late of New York and Ludlow street, “found Aimself,” as the French say, on the coast of Cuba, ten miles or soto thoeastward of Santiago. He was accom- panied by a younger man, tho “party by the name of” ‘Hunt, who has figured so conspicuously in connection ‘with all of Tweed’s subsequent adventures down to the arrest and surrender of the fugitrve to the American Baval authorities at Vigo, Spain. Whatever the man- ner of their coming to tho island, whether they dropped from the clouds or trom ono of Jules Verne’s trans- oceanic bulloons, or whether, like Junah, they were spewed upon the land from the cavernous stomach ot some whale of weak digestion, or whether they ‘were put sshore from some Flying Dutchman of a ship, matier which, until chance or Tweod or his confederates reveal it, must remain a mystery. Iv is Deyond present solution. But whatever their fashion Of arrival or their purpose, they were evidently out of their reckoning and disappointed. The elder of the two was nervous and anxious, if not terrided. He Kept close to the line of the shore, and, piceing out a little table of rock, prepared to camp for the night. He peered into the dark belt ot woods beyond the beach, but evidently dreaded to go nearer lest he sbould eo- counter the beiligeronts, patriots or Spantards, which- ever they might be, whom his fancy pictured peopling the country and ready to resent with their muskets the trespass of any estrangero. He sniffed the dew- laden alr, and dreading the yellow fevor, which his imagination conceived was lurking 1m the atmosphere of the interior, he resolutely clung to bis position cn the little rock and refused to go further until daylight. The Younger man, who was much less concerned as to the possible dangers of Lis position, resigned himself to sleep and was soon deep in siumber. But Tweed sat up ail night’ He wrapped himself carefully iu a warm rug, and bolding an umbrella over his head to avert the dampness of the heavy dow, sat patiently awaiting the coming of the morn- ing «The party were prepared to spend tho night comfortably. However they got there, they were provided with fouror five large leather valises, from which they had taken sha‘ and wraps auough to soften the hurdness of the rock upou which they had pitched their habitation, and with these and puch other accessorics a5 the valises afforded they made their sojourn tulorably comfortabic. Tweed was dressed iu a black alpaca sack coat and heavy satinet pants and wore a light colored felt hat, tall in the crown. His neckerchiel was awhite tie, and the famous diamond shirt buttons glistened on his shirt front, pair of short-legged boots completed his outward at- Mire. The longest night has its ending, and although It was perbups one of the dreariest nights that William M, Tweed bad ever spent, it could not last forever, What & picture tho incident would muke! What a startling Mlustration of the vicissitudes of life that this mau ‘Tweed, lately the porsessur of millions and the di penser of other and many millions, the rulor of Now York, its “Boss,’’ the perennial constructor of the County Court House, should sit perched all night upon bus “lone rock by the sea,’’ unable to sleep, in dread of the bullet or the fever, in communion with Irs own worse thoughts and listening to the beating of the waves of the Caribbean at the base of his strange retuge! TUE PISHRBRMAN’S BOY, Daylight reveaied them to be near a litte fishing bamlet m an inlet, whieh they subsequently learned was the inlet of Sardincro, an indentation in « bold piece of coast, S.ill dreading to venture into the in- terior, and knowing for some reason that they were in the neighborhood of the city of Santiago, they retrained from any t to explore the interior and kept their position on the shore, trusting to tind a passing boat that would tuko them tw Santiago. Up to eight o’clock iu the morning they saw two such boats pass by, but they either tailed to be understood by the boat- men or were suspected of ill intent, tor toeir bails were unbeoded. At length a Jad of sixteen years or #o made his way along the beach trom one of the fish- ermen’s huts they could see in the distance, and youth being less suspicious than age, he readily re- sponded to their invitation to come to them. They got into conversation, Which was sustained by signs at first, or until Tweed, lugging out an English-Spanish diction- ary from one. of the commodious valises already spoken of, pronounced the Spanish as best he could for the “Consul,” the “Americano, jantiago,”’ pointing stward at the same time along the coast in the rection of that city, The boy comprehended, ap- pureutly, nodded bis head and rau off for bis fathor— \be pliscatorial geniieman—who forthwith furnished them with a refreshing repast of coffee and bread, to which the pair of oxiles did, ample justice, The sign language and the big dictionary were again brought a i NEW YORK ‘HERAL | Jmto requisition and another pariey took place, this time of rather longer duration. It resulted, however, in a bargain, by the terms of which the fisherman was to take them by water to Santiago and they, in turo, were to pay bim “two ounces,” a consideration equiva- Jent to two doubloons, or about $34 in gold, The distance was not great, it wastrue, but the estrangeros were evidently rich and 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 ever knew ‘the Koss’? to haggle over a bargainYy The terms were readily ne cepted by him, and bags and baggage, valises and shawls, wraps and umbrellas were all rapidly stowed away in the fisherman's boat, which he rowed and sailed, the wind bappening to be fair, so as to allow of the use of bis canvas a good part of the time, until about half-past two o’clock in the afternoon the party made the port of Santiago, AT SANTIAGO, In the times of war when every incident in Cuba out of the usual course is regarded with suspicion the advent of such a party in the waters of Santiago made &@ sensation at once. Before they could get to the American Consul they were stopped and detained by the naval forces and brought before Sefor Serafin Aubaride, the Captain of the Port, slready re- ferred to. This officer, a man nearly fifty years of age and a veteran of the Spanish Navy, speaks a iittle English, and Tweed made him un- derstand that he wanted to see the American Consul. An interpreter was sent to the office of the Consul, Mr. Young, who, im response to. an invitation, went to the oflice of the Captain of the Port, The latter laid before him the fucts of the case, He further exhibited the passports which Tweed and his companion had tendered in confirmation of their assertion that they were Mmericans. Consul Young examined the puss- men, who were designated respectively the elder as Jobn Secor and the younger as William Hunt. Outside of bis weary look alver bis might’s vigil on the rock at Sandinero (and thore is probably » Spanish pun in the name of this desolate spot) Tweed was evi- dently relieved at. the appearance of the Consul, whom he ‘hastened to assure of his honest purpose in visiting tho island, He was, ho said, travelling for his health and by the advice of his physician, his ailment being diabet trom which he bad long been a sufferer. ‘His physician had recommended bin to go to a warin climate; he had sailed from St, Augustine, Fla, for Cuba, and this was his object in coming out there. This was the only examination the Consul thoughs it necessary to give them. He had looked carefully at the two passports and found wothing wrong or irregular in them. 1t was true, they were not viséd or counter- signed as required by the Consul! at the place of sail- ing of the country to bo visited; but this was a matter to be found fault with by the Spanish authorities and } Bot by the American official The documents were duly signed and sealed by the Secretary of State, Mr. Fish’s signature being woll known to all our foreign service, The wax and ribbon and all the insignia of the passports were complete. John Secor was de- scribed as only fifty-tive years of age, whereas he ap- peared to be a little older, but the Consul might be deceived in the 8 of bis age, and William Hunt was putdown as twenty-oight. How the passports were obtained isa subject of much mystery and syecula- tion among the attachés of the Consul General’s office in Havana. THE PASSPORTS MYSTERY. Their evident genuineness shows that Tweed’s escape had been planned by intelligent contederates, and astar back a Febroary or March, for the pass- ports are dated in the early days of Apri. To procare Tweed’s passport there must have been gollusion with anotary public or commissioner of deeds, and pos- sibly the perpetration of the crime of perjury by the official who attested the application on which the passport was issued to “John Secor.” Such a crime is puoishable under the laws by imprison- ment fora term of years. Those who have had occa- sion to use a passport will remember that 1n order to get it they have tad to file an application to the Secre- tary of State at Wasbingtou, the personal description and identity of the applicant being certified to by the notary, Now, no notary may make such certification without really knowin, sheperson, The Jaw ts strict to the penalty ef disdbvedidace of this reqaimie pro- caution, without which, in fact, the notarial office would be a farce, It is conjectured that possibly some real John Secor, filling the bill nearly enough to sorve ‘as “a good enough Tweed,” was collusively the pro- curor of the passport, but this is of course only conjec- ture, It is bardiy hkely that a twin of Tweed could be so readily found. It is much more probable that some rascally notary, willing to take the risk and Twoed’s money, signed the certificate. There are, ot course, other bypotheses. An bonest notary may have been imposed upon by an acquaintance who in- troduced John Secor” to him, as 1s done overy hour in the day in New York, and the identity or signature certified to without further knowledge on the part of the notary of the applicant than such as he got in the short and momentary ceremony of introduction, Again, the notarial signature may bave been a forgery out of whole cloth, or it may have been that of a per- son who never bad « notarial appointment, the appli- cant trusting that the State Department in the muiti- plictty of its business would fail to discover the cheat—not an uulikeiy thing, in view of the fact that there are thousands of notaries with whose numes, not to speak of hunawriting, it would be next to impossible to become familiar with, Whatever the dishonesty by which Tweed got his passport it will doubtioss be terreted out in due time by the State Depart- ment, to whose officials 1t cannot but be an easy task to trace back from the passport to the origioal applica- tion, aud thence by its notarial signature to the parties concerned in its procurement. 1t does not follow that the passport of Tweed’s companion 1s fraudulent. Whoever the map aod on this point not! is known positively among the gossips of Havana, it was hardly necessary that he should provide himselt with other than a regular document, A DESCRIPTION OF HUNT, . Hunt, whether that oe an assumed name or not, is about five feet and nine to ten inches in height, with full black whiskers and mustache. He was taken for a Spaniard im Santiago and was thought to be attempting deception when he protested he could not speak Spanish. He is difficiently educated, judging trom his language, ava may possibly have been Tweed’s contidential servant or valet. Whatever bis antecedents, he seemed to at- tend upon Tweed rather in the capacity of nurse or valet than as an equal and companion. Fur this rea- son tt 1s surmised that his passport needed no irregular work in its getting, and being correct in all respects it so saved him from the penalty of travelling under a false pussport and lod to bis release at Vigo when Tweed was inexorably detained by the Spanish au- thorities, It is wiso cited in evidence of the ingenuity displayed in the plans for Tweed’s escape from New York that he was instructed to say when he landed in Cuba that he bad set sail trom St. Augustine, at which point there happens to be no Spanish Consul to vis’ his passport, an informality which was accordingly satisfactorily expluwed to his captors at Santiago. OM BOARD A GUNBOAT. Bat, our story being brought back to the point at whieh it digressed to discuss the matter of the passport, the grim Captain of the Port said he wus sorry, but he would have to send the Sefiores Secor and Hunt on board a man-of-war until he had communicated the facts of their strange arrival on the island to the Aa- mural of Marine. It was, to say the ivast, a singular If not suspicious Way ot Visiting tho territory of Spain, and he would hardly be justified in setung them at Nberty without further inquiry, and especially without Instroctions from Havana. Thay wore, accordingly, remanded on voard the Churuka, a gunboat lying in the harbor, a long, low steamer, witb raking masts and smokestack, which had been au English blockade runner during our war, and bad been captured by us, and sold after the war to Spain, who converted her into a gunboat, if, indeed, the change had not been already mado before she passed from our possession. The American Consul insisted that the two gentiomen were for the present deserving of Kiod treatment, and until shown unworthy thereot should receive it at the bands of the Spanish authoii- ties. The Captain of the Port acquiesced in the pro- | priety of this proposul, and in sending them aboard the gunboat promised that they should be weil cared tor, and went so far io seeing that this undersianding was lived up to as to order that two of tho officers of the Churaka should give up their rooms for tho special accommodation and comfort of the “Americanos.” Meantime the american Consul wrote to the Consul General at Havana, Mr. Hall, acquainting bim with the ‘acts vf the arrivai of Messrs. Secor and Lunt, aud ask- ing instructions, This was doubt the oceaston of the original investization of tho part of the State ports and pronounced them genuine, Passing to the | outer office he then had an interview with the two | Department which lea to the discovery that John Secor Was no other than Willian M. Twoed, but as to the motives and successive steps of this investigation, as well as the progress of the negotiations with the Spanish authorities tor the surrefider of ‘Tweed, nothing is known in Cuba outside of official cir- cies, and these latter are us silent and uncommunica tive as the State Department itself. It is only sur- mised that in some way the State Department was ap- prised that Secor was Tweed, but the identification of the fugitive took no little time and necessitated the | long interval of delay between Tweed's arrival in Cuba and his eventual departure for Spain, IDENTIFY Tu response to the communication of the American Consul at Santiago Mr. Hall telegraphed trom Ha: Vana that as these men had ianded upon the island in #0 clandestine and suspicious a tanner the Spanish authorities had an obvious right to inquire into their case and that matters should therefore be allowed to take their course for the present. This inquiry on the part of the Spanish authorities was appointed to be begun on the 13th of June, the di succeeding their arrest by the Captain of the Port, who, for the purpose of making the inquiry, appointed one of the lieutenants of the navy in the capacity ot fiscal or judge. ‘The examination or trial was to be held on board the Churuka, on which the pair of exiles had been quar- tered since about four o'clock in thé afternoon of the 12th of June, Meantime Mr. Young, the American Consul, anxious that fair play should be done them, whatever might be their real character, and fearing that the examination on board tho man-of-war might not be impartially conducted, put himself in communi- cation again with Mr. Hall, at Havana, soliciting through his intercession with the Captain General, Jovellar, permission to be present at the examination, & privilege which the local authorities at Santiago felt constrained to deny bim in the absence of what they believed their power to grant it, Mr, Hall acted promptly in the matier, but, owing to the temporary sickness of the Captam General, who bad retired to his country seat, a drive of some miles from Havana, the permission was not obtained until late in the evening aud did not reach Mr, Young until nearly mid- night of the 13th, TAKING OF TESTIMONY, The proceedings had gone on without him, however, so far, at least, as the taking of tho deposition of Hunt, who was examioed this tirst day, Tweed’s exam- ination being deterred until the 14th, No oath was administered. A simple statement was required, made up of direct and voluntary acknowledgments and of answers to such questions as the Fiscal proposed to them. Hunt said he was a native of New York, and had kept a hotel there; Mr. Secor was his unc'e, and he had come with him to take care of him; Mr. Secor was very fecble; they nad started from Boston and gone to New York, whence they journeyed to Phila- delphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, ana so on down to St. Augustine; they afrived at this last placo Jato in the evening, and while in the office or reading room of the hotel they heard the captain of a schooner say lie was going to Santiago and would start that night; therefore they made a bargain with him to toke them for $50 aplece in gold to Santiago and they went abourd the schooner the same night; they didn’t know whether it was an English or an American ves- sel, but supposed she was an American vessel, because they could seo the end of an American flog banging over tho end of the captain’s bunk; he (deponent) be- lieved she was called the Mary; she hoisted no flag as long as they were aboard of her; he didn’t know what cargo sbe had or what was her other or further desti- nation than Santiago; a little while before they were to reach Santiago the captain of the schooner came to them and said it wou!d be a great accommodation to bim if they would let him put thom off in a boat; it ‘was some distance up the bay to the city, and to fin- ish bis voyage as he originally contemplated would probab.y detain bim two or three days in the fuldiment ofanother plan; be would lund them, he said, where they could find a hotel to stay over night, and thence take fishing smack up to the town; accordingly be putthem ashore, but when they landed they found the place uninhabited, and thoy protested against being left there, but the boatmen put off and they had to make the best of their position; they passed the night there, and next day hired a boat and were taken to Santiago (as already narrated). This was the sum of what Hunt had to say. He was not kept apart from his companion durmg the night, so that the latter was apprised of what he had stated and was enabled to cor- roborate him in every part'cular, which he did on the next day, the 14th. WHAT TWEED SAID. Tweed’s examination was conducted in the presenco of the American Consul, who had been admitted to the vessel by virtue of Jovellar’s order, The deposi- tion of Hunt, taken the previous day, was read over to him and Tweed was then put upon tho stand, He said bis name was Jobn Secor; he was a native of Connecticut; his father’s namo was s0-and-so and his mother’s name thus-and-thus; he bad retired trom business some years beforo and was travelling for his health; he had been advised to come to Cuba, &c, The rest of his statement was, as intimated above, a com- plete corroboration of Hunt. This ended the investiga- tion on the part of the Fiscal, and the papers wero transmitted by the Captain of the Port tothe Admiral of Marine, while the prisoners were still to be detained on board the Churuka until their case was disposed of by the authorities at Havana. THR NAVY AND ARMY QUARREL Meantime the military authorities at Santiago, tho Governor and his subordinate officers had been quite anxious to get possession of the pair of exiles, who, they insisted, were in Jeague with the insurgents and had m:ssed their communication and made bold tocome into their enemy’s lines. For this reason they were really within the jurisdiction of the mili- tary forces, But tho naval officers refused to give up their custody, and thereby greatly inceused ther brethren of the naval arm of the Spanish service, The documents had been gone about a week to Havana, and, as usual in such cases, wor slow to. be acted upon. Tweed and his companion began to suffer severely, par- ticularly Tweed, from his confinement on board the mub-ol-war, the atmosphere of which was so warin from the smallness of the rooms and the glare of the sun from the water that he entreaied to be allowed to go ashore, The Captain of the Port laid the proposi« tion before the Admiral of Marine, and, haying re ceived discretionary power, in ai rf said if tho Amer‘can Consul would gite his guarantee that the two men would be forthcoming when word was received from Havana he would cheerully concede the privilege. Meanwhile, at the instance of the American Consul and to reat kindness of heart, ho had the condition of Tweed examined by two physicians, who pronounced him too unwell to be kept on shipboard and advised his romoval on shore. THR EXILES ON SHORE, When, therefore, the guarentee was received from Mr. Taug, and which he gave in accordance with the sanction of Consul General Hall, the couple were.set ash, at Santiago, Delighted with their freedom they sought out quarters in the largest and costliest hotel of the place, the Hotel de Adele Lescalle, kept ly and named after an old mulatto woman whose cuisine 18 the fame of Santiago, Here they domiciled themselves.1n the most comfortable way, awaiting the verdict of the Admiral of ne, between whom and the Captain of the Port correspondence was kept up for several weeks, or until, as will appear further on, he decided to release them unconditionally, Butit was only a week after Twoed’s removal to the land that he again began to complain. His ailment and the prostrating heat of the weather combined to make his suiferings very great. TWEED WANTS TO GO TO SPAIN. He again made application to the authorities and begged to be allowed to go to Spain by one of the regu- lar line of steamers which, as well as the couniry of his destination, was £0 clearly within their easy reach that he could be retaken and brought back to undorgo any penalty that might be imposed as a consequence of his clandestine arrival in Caba To this request they turned a deat oar, and time again resumed its slow fight while the exiles drawied out a monotonous and weary lifo at Adeie Lescalle's Hotel, THK RELEASE, A month passed, and at length toward the close of July a message came down by telegraph trom Havana, from the Admiral of Marine to the Captain of the Port. lt simply said, ‘Secor and Hont released—to go where they hike,” In expianation it was swd that the Admiral of Marine had been convinced that they were innocent of any connection with the insurgents, and that there were no grounds for their furtuer detention, Gossip had it that the eluerly gentleman was concerned in some sort of an American scandal, It waseven reported that he was the ex-Secretary of War Beiknap in flight, and was anxious to get away from bis country and publicity. Re tha reason whut it may. the order for reiouse was | given on the 25th of July and was communicated to the exiles, who made their preparations to get away at the first opportunity. Indeed, so anxious were they to leave the island and so conddent were tuey of ro- lease that they detained a bark, the now famous Car- men, which happened to come into port, and paid her captain a demurrage of $25 a day to wait for and take them with him to Vigo, whither be was bound with a cargo of rum, They went aboard the next day, the 26th of July, aud the American Consul, who was instructed to keep the Consul General posted, telegraphed Mr, Hall that they would sail for Spain that night, 1 was now that the American authorities began to exert themselves in what has since become evident was their pursuit of the fugitive from Ludlow street. Mr. Hall hastened to the Captain General and procured an order for the detention of Secor and Huut, which was telegraphed to the Military Governor of Santiago, who flew to execute 1: as he was desirous of gratifying his spite against the naval authorities, by whom they had been set at liberty. It so happened, however, that the order did not reach him until the ext forenoon, July 27, and the Carmen had sailed about daylight, THR PURSUIT AND THE EscarR, ‘The Governor sent Jor the Captain of the Port to get information about the Carmen, and was chagrined to be told that she had gone to sea. Ho then asked tho Cap- tuin to send a man-of-war after the departed vesssl and have the two men taken off and brought back; but the Capain replied that he had no man-ol.war ready to goto Sea at once, but he would telegraph up the coast to the Churuka, which had been transferred to another station and was lying off the port of Guautaaamo, m Cumberland harbor, about fity miles to'the eastward of Santiago, This he did in tulfiiment of his promise, and the commauder of the ‘Churuka was ordered to cruise for the Carmen, and if he found her to bring Secor and Hunt back again. The Churu! cruised out jor two days, and although she lay where it would have been the easiest possible thing to inter- cept the siow sailing Carmen, which hud to make short tacks along the shore betore getting out inv the open ocean and laying her course for Spain, she failed to find the wanted vessel, and, putting back to land, tele- graphed her ature. This evident indifference on tho part of the Churuka ributed to the jealousy exist- ing between the navy and army in Cuba, and in this instance afforded Tweed a respite from the fate which was iu store for him and enabled him to enjoy a tran- quil voyage across the Atlantic and an interval of mofe or less peace of mind before the law again put its baud upon bis shoulder and claimed him @prisoner. ‘This is tho story of bis adventures in Cuba How he got to the island is still an unfathomed mystery among the gossips of Havana and Suntiago, 1t is supposed, however, that he sailed in a schooner from the neighborhood of New York and had got as far ag the waters of the Caribbean when the heart of the captain of the vessel failed him through fear that he might be captured by a Spanish cruiser and con- demned as an accomplice of the insurgents, tho fate of the Virginius' victims inspiring him with sudden ter- ror, In this pauic he deceived Tweed as to his where- abouts, put him ina small boat and landed bim in the dead of night on that inhospitable and lone rock by the sca, THK VIGO ADVENTURES—TWEED AND ‘‘HUNT” IN THE FORTRESS—THEIR JOURNEY UP THE HILL TO THE CASTLE—A TALK WITH TWEED AND “HUNT'S” WAITING MAID—TWEED ON BOARD THE YRANKLIN—DICK TWRED AND “HUNT” EMBARK FOR SOUTHAMPTON, Viao, Sept. 28, 1876, Early in the morning of the 24th of September I as- conded tho hill bebind the town of Vigo, whose summit is crowned by the fortress or castillo of the Castro, ‘The view from pear the top was superb, taking in the broad bay, which, passing the town, runs into tbe in- terior for two or three leagues. With the exception of Port Mahon, in the island of Minorca, there 1s, perbaps, no such harbor in Europe, Here may ride the navies of the world in perfect safety. In tho dis- tance, if to protect the bay from the storms of old ocean stand a group of islands known as the Ciés(cids) or Islands of Bayona, a natural breakwater, between which and the mainiand on the left a broad channel gives Gbeess to the harbor, To the right about two leagues beyond the town, inland, can be seen tho little island of San Simon where the buildings and quarantine are located, Behind mo further up the hill stands an old fort, apparently oc- tagonal In form, and peering above the moss grown walls rises a mansion, visible only irom the second story windows upward. Along the pari aro sta- toned soldiery, at tho present time regarding with ap- parent interest all ny movements. Scaward as far as tho eye could reach thero was no sign of the Franklin, and after enjoying for a time the magnificent panorama I determined to see how tho officers of the fortress would receive tm. I therefore approwched the nearest sentry andasked to eo the Governor of the place. Presently an adjutant came out, and I repeated to him my desire, whereupon he requested me to remain where I was till bis chief could be commanicated with. Tnat officer was not found in- side, and so our adjutant began to search for him without the walls. Presently, however, he returned, followed by the personage I desired to sec, “Good morning, Your Excellency.’’ “Morning, sir.’’ “I desire Your Excellency’s permission to visit the two American prisoners within these precincts. ’’ “Can’t give it; have strict orders to let no one pass Can't bedone.”? (A pause.) “Do you really believe, Seiicr Commander, that there are no means by witich an American correspond- ent could tal with tnese mon in your presence ?”’ +] know of none except you bring mo an order from the brigadier commanding this post.’’ “May lask his name and where he is likely to be found?” “His name is General Ignacio Chacon, and he lives in the Calle Real No. 4, first floor.’” “Thank you, my Governor, and since you bave been s0 politg, perhaps you would have no objections to auswer me a few questions touching these prisoners f"’ one atall, Ask on.’? “When did they come to this fortress?” “Why, you see, they arrived at Vigo the 6th of this month im the bark Carmen. That vessel anchored off yonder in the range of the second tower of the ehureh, avd the vessel was at once ordered to San Simon (quarantine) 48 coming trom Santiago de Caba, an un- clean por, There the ship and ail aboard bad to re- main ten days wll the 17th, when they were trans. ferred to this place, “Did our prigouers make no attempt to get off?” “How could they? The Governor of Pontovedra came down at once and put troops of the regular army on guard in place of the ordinary civil torce in attend- ance.” ‘How did the old gentleman stand the journey from quarantine to this place ?”? “Oh, he was brought to a retired point in the bay nearest to this bill Ina boat and only walked up the hill, Me made rather bard work of that, but the guard allowed him to sit down on the rocks and rest from time to time, and so he at last reached my house, though en verdad (much exbausted).” “Thank yuu, sir, for your amiabiiity; did they allow him any clothes from his luggage?” “Yes, they let bim open his: trunk and take out some clothing, after it was carefully inspected. Then all was sealed up, He haahad liberty to order what he liked from town, for which he gave a receipt.” “How aid he sign those receipts ?’’ “Juan (John) Secor.’? “And the other, how did he sign?” “Bilyam Hoon (William Hunt).’? “May I ask where they are placed in your house?” “Oh, yes; they have a good room, good beds, and food. “Do they bi books, newspapers, pen and ink?’” “Ob, no; nothing of that sort is allowed. ”? “Do they seem to bear their lot fairly #” “They are very cheerful, laughing and talking all day.” ltook leave of the Governor, and returned down the bill into the town, I went straight to the briga- dier’s house, and bad no difficulty in gaining admis- sion. I found tim a very genticmanly mon, appar- ently about filty years old. I asked his permission, as before, to Visis the prisoners, and of course was de- nied, as I had expected. He was a man of few words, but of decision. There was no uso of talking with him, WHAT THR WAITING MAID AID, My next course was to the American Consular Agent, Mr. Moline, He was oat of town, which I regretted the more asfhe had telegr: nd letters ior me, Re- turning home to the hotel, howevor, I dis covered that the meals furnished to the prisoners were from thence. and that one of the dependents of D, SUNDAY, OCTOBEK 22, 1876--QUADRUPLE SHEET. tne house carried the food to them and acted as ser- vant in their nt. In due time | got acquainted with this servant, whose name was Soledad, and with whom I had the following pleasant cha‘ “Well, Soledad, so you go to see the young gentle- man in the Castillo, do you?” “Oh, my, no; 1am employed to take up their food three times a day and to arrange thelr room.” “You take their food, do you? Ever take any little notes up for anybody, uicely packed away in a loaf of bread?” Dear, no; wolfldn’t do such a thing for a milhon, Besides I have to undergo two examinations every time { go up; everything is turned over and carefully searched, While lam making their beds and doing their work there 1 always an officer present, | “Do they live pretty well?” | “As well as you do here; the same feog,”” “Do they have wine and cigars “The old man don’t ever drink and only smokes oc- easionally; the young man smokes all the time and drinks like a fish—mosily beer.” “Where are they located ¥” “On the ground floor of the house; they were very cold at first, and suffered a good deal till they were | allowed to have some pieces of estera {inatsing) put down on the ground.’” “Is their apartment large, and have they alcoves?” Here Soledad got up and went in quest of # room about 12 by 14, whereupon she said, ‘There, this is | about the size of their habitation, so you can imagine | the amount of space they have considering the amount taken up by the two iron bedsteads,” “I see, Soledad, thoy must be very restive under such severe treatment.”” y ‘The young man is very restive and frets all the time, but the viejo (old man) is always quiet, calm and Pleasant, The other never laughs and only scolds con- tinually, though I don’t know what be saya.”” “Do they understand any Christian (Spanish) ?”? “Only a few words, but wo make no difficulty in comprehending their wants.’’ “Have you any bills, lists or washing accounts signed by them.” “Hero is one I have in my pocket,” [It was a list of underclothes and shirts, at the foot of which I read, “I huve received all these things, JOHN SECOR,”) “Have you any objection to giving me your whole name ?”’ “Oh, | know, you want to put me in the papers. No, Ishun’t tell you, I’ve omly done my duty, for which I shell be paid by the Governor, and there’s an end of at’? “By no means, Soledad, I assure you, I only felt that you have becn very kind to these poor people and administered to their comfort as far as it was in your power—so I should like to tell your name,” “Well, whero do you go to mags?” ‘here.”? “Thanks, I see you are. called Soledad de Ia Iglesia (Solitude of the Church)—a very sad name, but it 1s no fault of yours." This name indicates that the girl was a foundiing, On ail such in Spuim the State or the ecclesiastical au- thorities confer the appellation they are to bear, NOT FOR 4 MILLION, I saw Soledad every day and tried to get a package— containing writing paper, envelopes and a pencil— smuggled into Mr. Tweed’s hands, witn a note asking questions in the interests of the Heratp; but ali to no purpose, Soledad was a pattern to her masters, “Not for a million’ would she do such a thing. TRYING TO INTERVIKW “'R, SANDS”? In the evening the consular agent called on me and delivered my despatches, I found hima very polite, intelligent Spaniard, a merchant of the town. Through him I found a rather interesting character was lodging at the Hotel del’Europe, whom a certain Spaniard who lives in New York, passing through Vigo had recognized as the son of Mr. Zweed. From subse- quent information it appeared that he had made re- peated efforts to get an audience with his father, but all in vain. With these facts the next day (the 25th) I made bold to call at the hotel and ask tor the register, among whose names I at last found one that answered my purpose." It was “R, Sands.” Lat once sent in my private card and was admitted. Excusing my bolu- noss I pleaded my loneliness in a foreign port and my nationality, As soon as reasonable I introduced the subject of our friends on the bill, but although my host bad beard of tno affair be gave me no clew to any per- sonal intercst in them. I kept a sbarp lookout, how- ever, and waited. TWEED'S LIVE IX CUDA The Franklin did not arrive. 1 was about a good deal on the hills trying to get a first sight of her, or wandering about the quay looking up information, I do not say from what souree, but while thas wander- ing I obtained the story of the prisoner’s residence in Cuba. It appears that our friends enjoyed a plen- itude of freedom in the ‘Pearl of the Antilles,” and it was oaly when orders came from Spain to take them that they made off to Santiago by invitation, and that there finding no steamer for a foreign port they wero compelied by prudence to embark on tho Carmen for Vigo. A8 soon as they were fairly out to sea it was communicated to the central government in Spain that they had escaped. HOARDING THE PRANKLIN. T arose Tuesday, the 26th, at six o'clock, and strolled down to the quay, At seven in steamed the Frankiin, and rounding to about a league off trom where I stood fired @ salute, which was promptly answered by the fortress, Prea- ently along came the health officers, and I implored the favor of accompanying them, which was immediately granted, We at once pat off in the official falua to the frigate. About half way on our course we saw the Consul coming in a small boat and waited fur him to come up and jom us. The santdad boarded the Frank- lin, and we ascended the lofty sides of the ship and were directed by the officer of the day to where Cap- tain Franklin was standing. I, of course, gave way to the Consul, and then presented myself as correspond- ent of the HxRaLD and was cordially received, The Consul and the Captain retired from sight, and, biding my time, I walked about the deck, ‘As s00n as it was convonient I was received by Cap- tain Franklin and made my roquest. He was very kind to mo and expressed his personal desire to favor the Hexaup with any information, but that positive orders forbade him to receive on board any representa- tive of tho press, even inthe harbor of New York. He anticipated, he said, a great rush when he should get over to tho other side, but that all press men would be forbidden the dock till he had handed over tue prisoner to the authorities, I pressed my case as well as I dared to 0 gentleman who kiiew what he was saying and what were the limits of his authorization, He told me had his permission to say, “Captain Franklin sees no objection to the Herat correspondent accompanying him to New York it department permit,” which { telegraphed to London. 1 learned the orders of the United States govern- ment were confined to Mr, Tweed, there being no order for the detention of Huat. TWEED BETWEEN TWO GUARDS. My duties pow were chiefly on shore. The Governor of Pontevedra arrived in town about noon, and during the afternoon he, with the Brigadier Chacon, the Mayor of Vigo and Captain Franklin were in close conversation at the house of the Judge, near my hotel. I sought the Consul in vain; he could not be found, My station was between the quay and the consulate, though about mile separated the two points, At last! espied the Consul, and | learnod thatthe surrender of tho prison- ers would take piace at half-past ton P.M, He advised me to be on the quay at fifteen minutes past ten, and [ would “see the show.”” Tho sealed baggage of Tweod and Hunt hed gone on board already. At eight o’clock P, M. I was at my station on the quay. The proposed rendition had got bruited about town and a crowd was already collecting. A detach. was placed on tho wharf. 1 o’elock Mr. At hait-past wrance, Walking firmiy between two civil guards, Huut being im the rear with a few soldiers who came on after tim, The Governor was pot present, only his Tweed made his ap- secretary. They entered the faiwa of the health oifi- cers and were slowly rowed aboard in the dark aigor. Mr. Tweed looked grave and venerable “as he stood among the Spanish oilicers who surrounded him. He was received on board by the Captain, who shook bands with bim and conducted bim to his laxurious quarters, those of Kear Admiral Worden, An officer put in charge of him and another at the door of hits staterooms, AN INTERVIEW WITH TWEED, In the short interview I bad Mr. Tweed utterly ro- fused \o communicate anything. He complained bit- terly of the press. Mr. Tweed indulged in one philo- #ophical remark, which I feel it my duty herogto ohroo- and that was, he jound “‘adversity much easier to ‘MR. HONT GORS ASHORE. Mr. Hunt was not detaimed, but informed he could it he chose, He decided to go wht Ire and Mr. Huns to the shore, | invited Hunt but he suid ho had a friend who was wait! 1 put a few questions to him, bat he answered pet- ianly, saying be only knew Mr. Secor; ne aidnot know Tweed, I saked him if he didn’t think it about tine to give up that story since Captain Framkiin bad addressed Mr. Secor as Tweed and the latter bad made ‘no correction. Bat he aftirmed his former statement and [letitdrop, lasked him if he was going on io the frigate, and he said, “No, | am going on the business that brought me te Kurope. Any further inquiries he resisted, and, seeing his spirit, atthe mvitavion of the Consul lL desisted, On landing be met Mr. “Sands,” of the Hotel de l'Europe, and the twain turned in there and I retired to my todgings. “NO; IF WoN?? DO, IT WON'T D0." The following morning (Wednesday, the 27th) was to be the last of tue Vigo drama. Ll wenton board at ap carly hour and renewed my request to see Mr, Tweed, Finally it was agreed that it he consented I might be allowed to goto lim, Word soon came back adverse to my suit.” Tweed positively retused to see me. 1 seus back word with such arguments as I deemed suiliciently cogent, and in answer the officer reported that Mr, Tweed bowed bis head for some moments between his ban Js, but on raising it again shook it slowly several times, saying, “No; it won't do, it won't do,”” SHUNT’? AND “DICK. " Presently Hunt and “R. Sands’’ came on board and were admitted to Mr. Tweed, Daring that interview Tweed called “Sands Dick, as the Captain told me, and on taking lwave of the Captain subsequently the Jatter called tim Mr. weed,” at whieh the youug man winced not little, “Diel and Hoot then went ashore in their boat and I in mine. Arrived on the quay, I sat down on a pile in full view of the frigate on one hand and the Hotel de 1’Europe on the other, Presently a large AUantic steamer cae steaming in, be was the Mondego, of the Pacitic Navigation Com- pany. pel how noticed some luggage on the wharf, and on ex- amination saw it bad no address anywhere on it. In a few moments a small Bt » tug came up to the quay, | the lugeage was put aboard, and two men who hid suddenly appeared stepped on the tug, which now steained out to the Mondego, 1 watched Tweed, Jr, and Hunt, for it was they, til they got aboard tne steamer, which soon after Jett the harbor for South- umpton direct. 1 went to the office and found their names registered for Southampton, Thus ended that cbapter by the discovery that R. Sands was Richard Tweed, son of the prison: After - lelegrapbing these facts to London and ordering some photovraphs of Messrs, Tweed and Hunt trom tho hegutive used by the government I returned to the whart, It was wow late in the afternoon, ‘The ship had not sailed, as was expected, at twelve M., for a man had died oa board and the burial on land would detain them till the following morning. I wrote Captain Franklin urging oace more my suit and re. paired to the quay to send iton board. On the anny I met the chaplain, who invited me to dinner, and so 1 went out in the frigate’s boat, sending in the lett 0 my arrival. After dinner the Captain sent for m it was evident he wanted to oblige me, We paced the poop deck some time together, and [ thought Captain franklin the most engaging man I ever met. Ha, however, could not forget his duty to bie supertot officer, the Minister of the Marine, and with great re- ret Was compelled to say no. t was late, J said goodby, went ashore and to Fost. ‘The following morning at’ ten o'clock the Franklia Put to sea, TWRED'S PORTRAITS—-A STRIKING CONTRAST. Wo have vefore us a photograph of John Secor, takon at Vigo on September 1876, and also of William M. Tweed, taken some six years ago, when the present fugitive from justice was at tho height of his political and social power—we say, also, social, because, although the respectable and exclusive cloments of New York society always eschewed him, he was then already straggling into social considera. tion among oven the better elasses by tho sheer force of his. tremendous politieal power, which made him almost the dictator of New York. The contrast be- tween the two photogrphs is indeed striking. We all know that a man who is prosperous, free from care and getting up in the world, has an ease, @ freedom, an independence about his look which at once betokens his condition, The same man, it depressed and crushed by the cruel fates, looks another being. The features are the same, but the head, which was once carried so high, seems to set limply*and dejectedly upon his shoulders; the clastic, quick gait has become halting and stumbling; the erect, compact figure seems to be weak and almost bent; the clear, fearless, open look of the.eycs is gone, and there is a timid, averted expression in his gaze, as though he ‘WISHED TO AVOID OBSERVATION. Such seems to have been also the fato of William M, Tweod, our whilom Mogul of New York politica, In the one picture we see his cheeks fat and round, wo know that they were rubicund, too, though the photograph conceals their rosy color, Theso fat, heavy, baggy eheeks—why, they scem to be stufled with partridges and pdte de fore they evidently belong to “good liver’? a anda ‘prince of good fellows”? New look at the other portrait.” The cheeks are still those of a fmt heavy, stout built mau, but they aresunken, and ther¢ isa hardening and stiffening of the facial muscl which has blotted out the Itnes of ease and jollity, ani has substituted the hard, stifly drawn lines of anxiety, care, siceplessness and mental suffering, Nothing could be more striking in the two photographs thaa this change, unless it be the wonderfully different e: pression of the eyes, To any one who has know ‘Tweed in his old ‘great days this change 18 periectly appalling; tt 8 almost pitiable. Tweed days of greatness, always were the best feature of his face. They were shallow, ounning cyes of @ clear, bright blue—almost worthy of beng called Iimpid in their purity—of a mild and apparontly straightforward expression. They were shifting, laughing eyes, too, quick to change, and reflecting like a mirror the varying moods of the ex-Boss, ‘When he was hilarious bis eyos fairly sparkled with his own, good humor, Now, what a crue! change! ‘That opef, stsaightiorward look is entirely gona. The eyelids are sulkily and heavily knitted over the eyes, as though they wanted to conceal the latter from the gaze of the curious There is something fartive, abashed and yet dogged and searching in the look of the eyes, They are « THE CRIMINAL’S RYE, soch as you may seo 1p any rogues’ gallery. At the saine time there 18a bitter, almost revengeful expression in the eves, as though he felt that he bad been hounded down like 4 wild beast and would like to tarn upon his pursuers urd assail them. Tho wrinkles under his eyes andthe crowsfeect are much heavier than they wore six years ago, Then they were only such as any man of bis age would naturally show, while in the photograph of the Vigo prisoner they are deeply drawn, as though stamping his face with lines of hardship and suffering never to be effaced. The head ideptly much balder now; his enormous forehead 1s shown in the Vigo photograph with bat a slight fringe of hair at the back and on the sides, There are deep, cruel lines in this forehead, lines which tell @ sad story to one who looks at the other photograph of six years ago. The whole face has wondertully fallen away—1t cnly seema the spectre of what it was on the other picture, A CHANGED MAN. ‘There is something inexpressibly pitiable, touching, this haggard mask of suffering, in thie which has evidently been fairly pinched and nipped and beaten out of ite jormer shape and substance by the remorseless batterings of retribution. That taded look of the eyes, which is so striking as to fix your gaze im an instant, even extends to the mouth, which is stiflly and tightly set with deop fur- rows above on both sides to the nostri, It needs no very lively imagination to picture these firmly sct teeth griuding with bailled rage and remorse. In tho dress we soe but little difference. The old white sik cravat, with its graceful little knot, which used to give tho ‘Hoss’ a wedding day appeurance has du 1d und given place to a gret loose neckt with a great flowing knot lapping over both sides of the vest. We miss also the huge diamond pin which in the other photograph just peeps above the vest, | The spectacles which, tn the old New York photo- graph, hang suspended from a ribbon round his neck, appear also in tue Vigo likeness, and otherwise the dress is the sume—loose and comfortable, The Vigo photo- graph sbows him im @ sack coat, unbuttoned, and a vest buttoned rather high. Tbe cut of these garments is somewhat lacking in elogance, and they look some what old and worn. “WILLIAM HUNT'S” PHOTOGRAPH, The HxRarp bas received a photograph of ‘William Hunt,” the companion of Tweed, This gentieman, it has been said by the Tweed politicians and the “inti mates” of tho ex-Boss, is the son of Richard Tweed and nephew of “Big Six.” Other faded political eeled- rities were quite confident that the companion of Tweed im his Journeyings In Cuba was none othe than “Billy King,” of great ronown in tho lower ciroies of the Americus Club, but now a distivguisned exile from the land of his nativity. The kuowing once are, however, wrong this tims, Tho photograph in nowige resembles either the nephew of Tweed or bis late confidential clerk in tho Dopartment of Pubtic Works, “Billy King.”’ It ts an admirable portrait of a gentioman who has had litte or nothing to do with city politics, and who 18 only personally known to the relatives of Mr. Tweed and 4 limited circio of his personal iriends--Mr. Arthur Ambrose McGinois, of New Orleans, the son-in-law of Mr, Tweed, and who became familiar to the New York on his m of May, 1871. Th pearance of the brlaegroom at this historic wedding is thus doscribed by one of our contemporaries :— the arvons was attrired in full dress of black broad- cloth, bis coat paving # lining of white satin. He re white kids, white satin necktie, « bunch of white flowers, tied with white satin ribbon, in his button- diamond shirt stads. This Ape e will probe er be forgotten in Tammany The bride recived more thao 000 worth of gitte, and in the of those who presented these gitta, Published in the Herat on the day alter the mar- o names that suggest to-day quite other mom. ories than the gay and festive scooues of that memour- ablo evenin, Judging tom this photograph the bridegroom has seen days Of woariness aad great anxiety—that jovial, fresh, lightsome, wanly oxpression that ‘was characteristic of his teatares 19 bappter times has given place to tndifference as to personal adornment and a carclestness as to his facial expreasiou that will be instantly remarked apou by those wno knew bim be year of bix marriage. The macn-mooted topic as to Who was tho companion of Tweed ia bw travels is now set at rest by the enterprise of the son-in-law of the Boss will become