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在這幅由奈斯特畫的漫畫中，特威德穿著囚犯制服，使西班牙當局能夠認出特威德
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特威德老大 (Boss
Tweed) 於1875年12月4日逃獄了
特威德本來想要用金錢賄賂奈斯特與瓊斯，希望他們不要再窮追猛打，但是失敗。後來特威德在1873年的11月19日被控犯下偽造文書與竊盜罪。雖然他在1875年1月被釋放，但是隨後又立即被逮捕。紐約州指控特威德竊取6百萬美金，因此下令將特威德收押，直到他付出3百萬美金的保釋金之後，才能與他的家人會面。在獄中，特威德被允許在監獄看守人的陪伴下出外散步。在1875年的12月，特威德藉著一次出外散佈的機會，順利潛逃到西班牙。在他被西班牙警方逮捕之前，特威德已經在西班牙逃亡了一年之久，並在一艘西班牙船隻上擔任水手的工作。特威德能夠被逮捕，都得感謝奈斯特的漫畫。特威德後來於1878年4月12日在獄中去世。
Tweed unsuccessfully attempted to bribe both Nast and Jones to leave him alone, but on November 19, 1873, Tweed was tried and convicted on charges of forgery and larceny. He was released in January 1875, but was immediately rearrested. The state sued him for $6 million, and he was held in a debtor's jail until he could come up with half that amount for bail. In the debtor's prison, he was allowed daily trips, accompanied by the jailer, to see his family. On one of these trips, in December 1875, he escaped and fled to Spain. He was a fugitive there for a year, working as a common seaman on a Spanish ship until he was recognized by his likeness to a Nast cartoon and captured. He died in a debtor's prison on April 12, 1878.
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