New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-18
PENITENTIARY GOVERNMENT.

The question of whether or not VIM. NJ.
Tweed in any wise concerned in the attempt
Of two Penitentary procure their removal
from the Pententiary Hospital to the Smallpox
Pavilion on BlsckwelPs Island, and, by leading the
Commissioners of Charities and Correction to believe
that there OF smallpox III the
Penitentary Hospital, procure the revocation Of
the order remanding the hospital orderlies, in
Guiding Tweed, TO their usual quarters in the
hospital wardrooms, discussed at length yeser-
day at the meeting the Commissioners. was felt
that after the extensive publication Of the case
gravity Of the charges, should be thor
oughly investigated To this all the Commis
sioners professed their Willingness. 1t
deemed proper that Dr. Macdonald Chief Of
the Medical stan OF the Charity aud Smallpox Hos
pitfalls, should make a thorough Investigation OF tho
matter and report the result to the Board. Accord
ingy, on motion OF Commissioner Lambeer, 1t was re-
solved that Dr. Macdonald be directed send to the
Board q full history of the socaled smallpox cases.
namely: Time OF coming to the Penitenary Hospital;
of coming there; the date OF removal from the
Penltentary Hospital to the Pavilion; upon whose
order they removed what the condition of the
three prisoners this day is there any danger in the
Penitentary Hospital from any cause and
such other information present the officers who
have soimposed upon the confidence of this Board"
Commissioner Laimbeer also presented another
luton. that Warden Lscomb be directed to send TO
the Board all information in relation to the material for
a saiibOat in the basement OF his dwelling aud
lately removed from the carpenter shop thereto, by
whom the labor has been done, by whom the materials
been furnished and by whose order the boat is
being built also, how many tables other pieces OF
furniture or woodwork that made the island he
has sent 70 NewYork and where he has sent the same
That adopted
prominent official connected with the Department OF
Charities and Correction. who did not wish his
used said that he believed that the first Of small
poX Ieportedthat of John DOye-was veritable
The proof OF that the fact that the ia st
patient in the Slnal-p Hospital The other two he
believed had COnCOcted the scheme OF stimulating small
pOx by applying crOtOn OIL In order that they might be
removed TO the smallpox pavilion and embrace Ihe first
opportunity afforded to escape. This they could do
there much more readily than from the Peniteutiary
Hospital In the latter place all the avenues OF escape
are securely guarded, while IN the smallpox pavilion
there il only Waterman, because II Is not likely that
patient suffering from that disease would be likely to
deayOr to escape. II there any concerned
with the prisoners in their attempt 10 deceive
the prison officials ne thought IL would prove to an
orderly, named johnson. He physician from
JefeTsOnyle. and when convicted and sent the Pen
Tertiary he detailed orderly In the hospital This
discharged a day or two after the removal OF
the cOnycts, and before the fraud discovered his
term OF Imprisonment having expired. The speaker de-
claIed his believe that tins all there IN the
matter, and that Dr. Macdonald, his medical staff, and
the warden were innocent of any attempt shield
Tweed.