The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-11-22
Last Scene of All.

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den Russell. as "Dr." Rosenzweig step
ped up to the desk in the ante room
of Sing Sing prison, tears in his eyes,
and a cigar stump in his mouth.
R~osenzweig Cleaning %curiously for
ward, in .sorder TO see through the
hole in the glass, and speaking very
softly)-My name is Yacob Rosenz-
weig.
Warden Russell Throw that cigar
stump away.
Rosenzweig walked cooily up to the
corner of the office and threw it away
indifferently.
Warden Russell (while Rosenzweig
viewed him eagerly)-Whats your
occupation?
Rosenzaeig (emphatically)-1 am a
physician.
Warden Russell-EmploYed when
arrested?
Rozenzweis-He? Yes. What
you say? No.
Warden Russell, without looking
up, wrote a word and passed on
While he scrubbed his snowy cuffs
appeared to advantage, and his eye
quisitcly formed white fingers tripped
over the paper with ladylike grace =
\ ring sparkied on his hand. Ward
en- Russell is one OF the best dressed
prison Wardens in this or any other
country.
Warden Russell-Doyou ever drink
intoxicating liquors?
Rosenzweig Gas though not under.
standing him)-How Quickly.
No, sir.
He had swallowed n cocktail a
quarter of an hour before. lie was
so faint that kind Mr.. Shields, the
deputy sheriff, allowed him the privil-
eye Of taking his last drink for seven
years.
Warden Russell.Can you read
and write?
Rosengweig-How? (Laughing:)
L should guess So
He looked hideous as he laughed.
his big green eyes glaring wide.
Warden Russell-Anything in your
pockets?
Rosenzwcig-No, sir.
Warden Russell-Nothing at all
Rosenzweig Gnnocent as a lamb)-
Nc, sir.
A quarter of an hour. after, on
search, a number of papers and other
things were taken out of his pock-
cts.
Warden Russell-That's all.
The doctor stood back against the
wall and cried. 1t was then he i'm
plored the Sun reporter to ask that he
might receive better treatment than
the other prisoners. When the repor-
ter promised Linn he would do him
the favor, he pressed his hands ca
gerlv. His eyes filled with tears. In
a voice smothered with emotion he
murmured: ''Thank you, my dear,
darling sir" (mein theurer herzeasguter
terr).
i The young doctor of the prison then
came and marched the four prisoners
into the bath DOM. Rosenzweig at
first had some scruples of modesty at
undressing himself, but the attendant
said, grufiy:
Quick, quick, take off your
clothes
The keeper, who viewed Rosenzweig
quite pleasantly said:
Crush it through; 1 don't give you
more than fifteen minutes for all the
four"
Rosenzweig dried his eyes as he I'M
dressed himself. He remained a min
ute or two in the bath. and laughed at
some Jokes of the keeper.
ssHe has a desperate face" the
keeper remarked to the Sun reporter /;
she would be a dangerous fellow if
he should have the chance"
Rosenzweig was quite good hum
ored when the grotesque garb OF the
prisoners, the coarse striped wooden
Shirt and pantaloons was pulled over
him by one of the convicts who at
tends the bath room. 1t lasted but a
minute during which his sadness had
so entirely vanished, that a man
asked:
Has he already hope of getting
out ?"
Then he was marched into m OF
the little stone cells for new corners
He will probably have to work in the
stone yards, in accordance with his
own wishes.
"All I wish is to have plenty of
work, plenty of work." he said, on the
way to SingSing, bathed in tears.