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Show TELEGRAPHIC The 31 n 11 who Kouutl IV o o tl -nnrd. Chicago, 5. The gentleman whe caused the arrest of Tweed's piirtner, E, A. Woodward, hero yesterday, is West on, an old schoolmate of Woodward, Wood-ward, aud for iomo years an intimate fripnd of his. The original reward of $:;o,tXK) 0 fie rod for thearrcstof Woodward Wood-ward has never been withdrawn. A telegram sent fo the New York police headquarters just before the arrest, asking what courao to pursue, was answered: Arrest him and hold till we send. At first Woodward denied his identity to the officer, but finally, I when confronted by Weston, gave hiinsell t:p and confessed that he was formerly secretary of tho board of supervisorsof New York under Tweed. He tclla very little about himself, and his stories are contradictory. It is believed he has been in Spain, Italy and southern Europe moat oi the time sinco he left New York six years ago, and that lie arrived here direct from Europe on Sunday. New York, 5. Reqniaition papers in the case of E. A. Woodward, who was arrested in Chicago yesterday, have been obtained, and the officer is on his way to Chicago for the prisoner. later. Woodward to-day denies that he wan over secretary of the New York board of supervisors or private secro-tury secro-tury to Tweed or in nny other position to perpetrate any frauds. He was an under clerk of the loard of supervisors, super-visors, and hia duties were purely clerical and not in any way administrative. adminis-trative. As regards Governor Tilden, he wished it noted that ho had no ' personal acquaintance with him, and Tilden would not know him if they ; should moet. Ho denies that there was ever S30.000, or any other reward re-ward offered for his arrest, and Bays 1 lie has come homo from Europe and come lo Chicago for the express purpose pur-pose of compromising his aflaira and 1 relieving himself of further embarrassment. embar-rassment. He has not seen Tweed mice ho left New York, but has no : loubt it is tho boss who is now on his way (0 this country. |