When was boss tweed sent to prison

Franklin brought Tweed back to New York. Tweed returned to prison, having now committed the additional offense of attempted escape. He confessed to the charges against him, and what was left of the Tweed Ring was either arrested or, if they returned their share of the stolen money, allowed to fade into obscurity.

Of the tens of millions of dollars embezzled over the decades, however, the city recovered only a fraction. The rest had been frittered away in high living by Tweed and his cronies, spent in maintaining the Tammany Hall organization, or lost to the gangs and criminals affiliated with the Ring.

In , when Tweed was still firmly in power and the public and press had just begun to challenge him, a reporter confronted Tweed and asked him about the charges against him.

Tweed answered arrogantly, "Well, what are you going to do about it? Tweed's power was forever broken, and he died in prison on April 12, Gustaitis, Joseph.

Lynch, Denis Tilden. New York: Boni and Liveright, On Tweed's behalf, Graham pleaded for mercy: Your honor, we are taught, from the time we enter this world, to ask for mercy; and those prayers which we put up in our own behalf must teach us to render deeds of mercy to. Prosecutor Tremain retorted: I cannot but feel, and I am sure my associates feel with me, indeed, all must feel, how terrible is the position of this man, who has been so high and who has fallen so low. Tremain turned to Judge Davis, and reminded him of the notoriety of the case: The law has placed in your hands the responsibility of the matter.

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