, 1874-07-27
TWEED IN PRISON.
Flow the Doss Kills limo Behind
tho Bars.
An Inside History Of Another Convict.

wolA lA1ahd ou Ihnraday Week. An HUI 1nen
nentonoed, eays reporter Of tho New York
Graph!o rho was sent to intoryiow him, to .
torn Of eighteen nonths for folonious asBnnat
md battery, and while sorvlng out Ills aomto,lco
aoted Oh orderly 10 tie hospisnl In which William
III. Tweed In aasiatant-ortorly. Ills story Of tho
daily priaonllfo Of thc s tho ilrst iniuuo
account tia. has reached tho otter world BY a
cLannol which permits it's publication. That
Mr.. Twaoa waa allowed to woar his board hooaulo
known only WHOM ho appeared on Tho witnoss-
privato secretary Mr. foasor Dewey. How lo
pagsos hs timo, Hlsoro llo takos ia meals, who aro
his visitors, how ho drosHos. md, in word, what
special attontlons aro shown him By tho psinon
authoritlos, have hitherto remained mystotioa.
Newspaper representatives hayo froqueutlY visit
Cd tho Island bearing pnsBcs from pr6eidonk 1asnl-
beor, Of tho Board Of oomnissionerB Of Ohnri-
tics and Correction, as g. woll ~ notes from tha.
Tho bearers dill possible favors, but ali was in
vnu, Mr. Twocd Invariably relused to bo Beon,
and whom tho visitor had pressed hts why into
the hospital room. II ho waa forsunato enough
1weod was on duty elso"here. Tho hospital is
building. II oontana accommodations
for twcntty patients, End also for tho
Two ordorI.es: Tho ,a 1atialnE a OF tho xt ro4as
leaves but tllloo windows for tho lighting and
ventilation Of tho .nniu room. Mr. Tweed for
tho pteaent occupies QUO Of tic roomn just man
toned, the ono on tho ground floor. which Is
preparing for him, not b0lng ready for his recep-
tion. Iis Whereabouts thus explained, alr.
DonoIuo procoe1s to moro Interesting letatlB.
And Hlat na 10 what he Inns to do aud how ho
docs It, An aaaatant-ordcrly's duties cous'st IN
waiting on tho phyaloiaps administering 'ncdt-
this l,e Is to keep small book In which record
OF all medicines ordered dnily must bo cntetod.
Mr, Tweed, Donohuo asserss.. Ina mover yot
waited on patient, and nl I,s atorfoz OF th It's
wounds" Of patlonta mud cooling their burn
ing bfows With patient applications ct water
must bo set duwn to tho imnginations Of
writer's who hare had imperfect and unreliable
formed by one Of the convaloscent inmates Of
tho hospital. The record Of medicines ordered
dniy, howavor, In duly ontorcd u his little book.
uo records tlaona once Ia every tuo weeks from
the DOCTORS boot. which IL loft with hin for that
purpose. Sometimes this duty becomes irkson1e,
and It Is omitted. Az, for example, wlon tho
Grand Jury WAS expected to maLe their last
viait. Arr. Treeds book had not booa wrtton up
for four or five Wooks. Mr. Don0hue's book,
Tweed copied tho curious characters Of tho
apothocaryf's tablo from it, until he lad brougle
Up his record to the date Of the visit. Mr.
Tweed rises about z o'clock in the
imon"g sn 'f9r a5 TssS0g F, the ta. morn si4
goes to breskfast This involves q pleasant
walk Of 8 1ittlo Less tlau qnartor Of mila to
the Warden's house. After onioying the socia-
bility Of tho Wardens table until about o'clock,
while, has beon carefully put Ia oraor BY ono Of
his prison chnmbormaids. At half-past his
p,ivate gecretary reports to him, aud Mr. Tweed
transaets buaneas with hin aud conyeraos With
othor visitors who may Gull until o'clock.
Then he loavoa his dungeon and takoa loiBurey
promenade to tho Warlana Louise again. WHARF
his midday meal iy tskont followed by sieata,
which lasts until or oclnck His supper il
BROUGHT down In a basket by q prisoner employed
III tho Watdon's house about o'clock and giyon
to the night watohmau Of tho prison, who
aonas It upstairs to bis room. On uosther
Of tue ocoaalonA Of leaving tia prison for hts
meals Ia ho accompanied by keeper. Tho Com
rnisslonora, Mr: Donohuo says, evidently havo
There is nothing to pravont his escape to d tug
boat, scores of which are passing every day, aud
bcfors the alarm would Ie gtvon ho might DO on
board Of some outuard-bound ntoamor. Doing
estraditod. aud hs rccapturo nould be impossi-
BILE. 1fr. Tuoed ia uaited on every day by llla
sons who bring him wines, liquors, aud all tho
OF tho season, OF Which lie always has
Ill assortn,ent. James Oaroy, tho hero Of tha
few months ago, .po1orms thu duties
boots Keeps bis room In order,
and In eonetal makes him comfortable. This
the river to the cast Is Of Fronoh walnut. There
ia . cabinet Nashstand, desk, aud thToo or four
chairs, all Of tho same handsome material. Tho
ordinary prison bod consists of straw n1attross,
powered with ono sheet. Mr. Tweed ia forced to
lio on springfield with two hair nattressos, =
hair bolster, aud two foathor pillows. There is
q patchwork quilt aud whste counterpane. 4
green rep sofa, which whom ordorcd was found
to be too large to be takon into bis toom stands
just outside ind serves as q co1yeniont aeat to
lounge upon, reminding h!a callera OF tue old
elegance that mot their eyes whilo thoy were
cooling their heels In tho aute-room Of the
famous brown,ssono building on BEoad"ay.
BhoiYos Of q commodious library, and the
loor Is nicely oarpoted Among those who call
upon him iB DR.. Mcdonald. 1thas been reported
Ehat hin ylsits are professional n character. This
him for any diseaso. Tho e1dos Mr. Bartlett,
ono OF bis oounaai, oata generally three tlmos
week. Coroner Kessler has been thoro throo or
four times, Dr.. ahino has called balf-a-dozon
! dozen tinles. His aons Richard Ii. Tweed aud
,ross By tho si1tY-iirst atroot akiT ferry about
o'clock, and atxy until tho "all night"
b' Fngs St ttor t"epg g ans aaea ., Pas s ,..
,all eyory Saturday afternoon about 2 O'CLOCK.
aud leave him about half-past 4,
Mr.. Tweed gonolally meets them at tho boat
house, and occasionally ut tho Wartlen's house.
aud Oapt. MsLoughlip, who has charge OF tic
,kifr iias orders, 1t is understood, to attond to
!te friends and family OF Mr. TWoed to tho ex-
,}usion Of those Of lnss-fayorcd prisoners. Com
missioner Mayer stern Is alao frequent visitor.
On tho 1st or I'd Of July, Commissioners Laim- |
beer aud 8teru visitod tie prison about noon
md aent up for Mr.. Tweed. Thoy remained
oloselcd NTH him for upwards OF an hour Whom
:hay loft certain empty champagne bottos and
;ho remains Of q dinnor Indicated the character |
II the business transacted On afae-tabte
wore w1itiug materials TINT had apparently !
lust boon used. On Sundays MIR. Tweed ro- !
1laops tho old afternoon sfesla III his |
,paoious stables with Flrst-day loaf IN tina |
,oal-yard. Thla IL lia iuyarlabls ratrcat whon !
10 wishes particularly to AVOID visitors or OK
,lule himself. He has loarned to fool an af1oo-
;lou for tho place. Last Fourth. OF July he |
ooked dowuoast, and lis thoughts moro eyldout
y ot the time wl!en be ruled tl.s great CITY from
Which 10 heard the myriad sounds Of rotolclng. |
IN company with Kooper R4rsrtY be loft the |
hospital at 0 O'Clock. aud after. having break |
'aated, went to luis old reetiug-plaoo In tho COAL
'ard. There ho ro1nalnel all day. Several visit. |
IRA called on him, but Whon thoir oarda were |
ent to hia room an answer WAS returnel that tlo
.as aaaiating tho phyBcian In an operation and |
you'd not bo at leisure during tho day. uo re-
itt a.. 1