St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-18
Convict Tweed.
\ SHARP INQl IEl To EE MADE INTO His
PRISON TREATMENT.

PRISON TREATMENT.
There is IL fair prospect at last that
the luxurious Il \ L. of living uhich has
been allowed to Convict Tweed at the
pcuitcntiarN ON Black wells island i to
bc brought To Il termination. The in
,icationS. ut least. point that way. The
prospective reform had its origin in Il
little note from Gov. DiN To the late
Mayor liavcmcNcr, Il week since. IN
which the governor called attention to
the magnificent style of IWccd'S li.ing.
charactcIiIiug it rs IN outrage and Il
disgrace. The late mayor was much
a>louudrl at the information 1t Wa>
news to him. and in The fist burst III his
Indignation he >Hr down. Saturday
evening. after AaNing signed something"
like II Thousand warrants. ~ Il pant at
his days duties. Aud iuditrd the follow
ing significant rpi>rlc. which he direct
eel to the president of the board nl
charities and CORRECTION. h" have the
supervision "i the pcn'trntiaIN. and
like correctional Institutions:
am informed from reliable auth"ri
~ thal William VI. Tweed. VIII" | sup
posed Was rmpluNrd la the hospital "n
El'chuclr> island on account al his
hralIh oI hrydri>t his services were
needed. Ii.t~ Il room furnished With all
the nNrnIcIcr~ and rnmtrit> nt life {;
and he i allowed Ia Nr.Ii hi ordinary
dress . that he has the hhcitN of TIN
pcmltcutiIri grounds. often without the
presence of &. kccprl l. permitted Il"
receive lI~ituI> 1T pleasure. aud. in
short. that while, this mllcturtnI. Win
with his cnmtcdrIalr> has pluudcrcd the
city of millions. l. thus shielded from
the chl>ti>chcut of the laA. humdi',-
of hl- fellow prisoners. undcrgoIm" sen
fences ioI stealing property of tlilnG
value. are subject 1" ali the restraints
of prison discipline. This distinction
between Il man who has ncc"mc rich
10y public plumdcI. and a man who.
perhaps IL r"llr," Il pressing ply steal
Want. has appropriated /" hi> own use
an iucon>llcIdhlc sum of money. on
property of little value. l. Il disgrace to
the riti. Il criminal violation of duty
10y those Who have granted the mdul-
gcncc. III utter contempt of the law
and the determinations of jIrir> aud
counts. cannot tail To lrin. la>iin" dis
grace ON all 10y whose official iu1crpo>i-
'i'iI wv 'i''''~' ''''.N ~ WI " ~ VI
would thank You. therefore. at Nour
earliest convenience /" report To me
the facts of this east. Yours truly .
W. +. lllNEMEl liz.
Actin" Mayor Samuel Is. Vance, in
consequence of the death of Nh. Have
MEYER. has taken the matter in hand
and addressed Il communication similar
in character To the above To the com
miS>iomcr>ut charities and corrections.
in regard to the case of Tweed. Nh
Vance. however. adds: "I"u are here
10y afforded the opportunity of hcim"
heard aN to the matters which, in my
Judgment. if true. are c,iu>c Suiliricnt
ior your removal from office. What
ever You choose to SAY as Ia this mat 70
ter, ! will communicate on or before.
Monday the 9Th instant" In conS,-
qurmcc of this action. Commissioner
LIimhrH sent Il letter to Manor Vance.
rr>i%niu" his office as commissioners
In the letter he quotes numerous in
>tHnCc> from the minutes of the cXccu-
tive meetings of the board. shown"
that he had expressed himself aS avcrS,'
to tn" laNitN of discipline in the east.
of Tweed. and had introduced rcSolu-
tiun> to cause the prison rules to hc
enforced upon him.