, 1873-12-24
TWEED.
Ellis Ltfe in PrisUll--Nyi1l nat$ Tkccollcc-
ttons Of II 1Busy Lixc xio GtVcn to tho
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Ellis LtfC In Prts01l~-Ni i'll 4A1S lkccoSlcc.
lions Of u Isusy Lixc uo Gtvcn to tho
pnbltci
From As Moo York Uortd, Dec. ao.
William NJ. Tweed. Trough conf1al In tho
pcnitoutaty on Dlaclkwell's 1slaud, las by no
mears ceased to 10 au object Of iutorest to tho
citizons Ut Now York. In many Instances it is
bcllevei that interest Is deeper and moro oare.
ful tlluu would willingly DO admitted. but gu tho
part of the innocent eson 1t il folt to groatar
or lcss extent. From conversation With gon-
tloman who has accoss ts tho prisoner In
resaIns ns lis day III e ssondon I'D "i IT,
"Doss," having almost entirely rcgained
his, formor good, health. is now actively
employed in the prison hospital IN tho oapaoty
aro not, in QUO scnae, arduous. but ooIige him to
mix medicines, wait OH patients, aud plaY a gen-
e,al utility part in TINT ward. In addition to
this, he ID expected to "olean things up, under
seen: a great amount Of very distastefal work
may bc included. Notwithstanding this, le is
uncomplaining. willing, aud energetic, perform.
lag his humble role iii satisfactory manner aud
without any attempt to shtsh LIS appointed i task
those Of Ills friends who arc permitted to
visit him ho shakcs hands hoartily, talking
aud laughing freely quito in lis old
fashioned style. hut. notwithstanding his
manpoG tnoso %3 hno~ o n n0ss
f.ar ho will not long be able to keop up this ey-
dent effort. Ills ACTIONS annoar to bo tho result
of strong determination. This constant strain,
1t is fsarod. cannot be long ondured; then ho
his grip" Tho prisoners wife, sous, aud dangh.
tor are among Ills frequent ylstois. The Gem
oral Inns by tut tie most inluenoo ovor Tweed,
Anl comes frequently to visit hitu, His family
cd to show Linn every kindness consistent with
duty--to bring with them any little doltoaoies for
tho priBonnr but ho iB obliged 10 cat tho food
thus brought Of once, and his flienda have
to remove tue s'leayngs" themselves. Tweed
is worry ANXIOUS to ha aule to ouplny Lila loiHuro
timo In reading, sud the Warden is dssposud to
think it proper that hs family should be permit
ted to supply him With such books as ho may
want, OH ono OCCASION recently Tweed attond-
cd'cllapel in tho Penitentiaryg, aud during tho
performance Of tho service closa observers saw
tcnrs trichlinE down his deop-furrowoa checks,
and noticed considerable depression md eyi1onoa
of foeling IN hiA manner. A few days slnco
conversation took pIaco between Tweed and the
writer's Informant, regarding subject OF very
gravo importance doubtless to number of gon-
uemen who would probably sloap mitch Rouudcr
Tonight had tile " BOSS replies been MORO lo-
assuring.
the Informant alluded to, ''nhout tue hook it
Inns been said you wore about to write or dctato2
DO you lenily propose to publish book giving
full account of nil the questionable traneactiona
in whlcl, certain promnons gentlemen were en-
gaged ?n
:No," said Tweod, shaking his gr1zzled, head
orniuously from side to side. ''Oh, no oh, uo; ;
! l think not; but ll.cn --"-(lcre he set his
,toeth together, giving biz featuras o iook Of
voice settled to a grow)-'Well, I don't know;
| I don't kpow." Just at thus point tho con-
| yerHution was interrupted, aud what more lie
| intended to add il left to conjecturo.
There is widespread desire to know tho
secrets locked up III this mans rotontivo memory:
Many trombIo at the possibility that the cool
reBurvo which alone stands between them and
their just doom may at longth bo brokon. Tho
fear that persistent sllonco luay finally Giye way
before ob1oQuy il prevailing sentiment in cer~
i taiu quarters at proHout. y
! In ths oonnoct,on it mny be mentioned that
| Tweed IL In receips of propositions from pub
lishers, not on]y III ths oountsy, but in England,
who ve with each other n their efforts to secure
tue publication of Ills forthcoming work. 4
woll-ltnown London editor Las written o lcttcr.
| Ia WHICH Ae yenturos the opinion tint the
| iuuuu,aruAle editions OF 'Uncle TOMS Cabin "
would sink into insigniioance compared with tho
probable salo Of Iwcea's confessions in Lon
don. How long ho will be nhlo to Withstand this
pressure remains to bo soen.