The New York herald., 1875-09-01

cALDEs-Ask what you like, sir, Pm quite ready to
tell you all know.
daysS
cALDEs-Came home to-day sir, and damn glad to
get home too.
CALDKN turning round TO the wife with smilel-l
troubled that little lady bit sir Ihey called assault
and battery and gave year for IL I've been up
now three whole years and think know something
about IT, Ono Jerry" said the wife, you were out
two months" " THAT'S SO" says Jerry, put rorgot
it'1
REroRrER-You knew Connolly up there, did you mott
CALBEN-Yes, sir, knew him well
RRPoRTKR-Did you ever see him struck whlle theref
GEARY AT WORK.
CALDES-Yes I saw Geary strike Mike with stick
couple of inches round and three feet long
REPoRTER-Why did he strike hny
CALDES-Because he couldn't wheel the stun quick
enough of barge that came up from the Guy WIN 1lrt
REPoRTKR-Was that the only time you saw MIN
struck
couldn't say how many times saw him hat; they were
ALWAYS AT HIM
REPoRrER-But did you see any one else besides MI
CAiprS-Yes three days AFTER ! saw Geary hit him
saw Mr.. Hardy strike him on the mouth
REPoRrER-why did Mr.. Hardy strike him
CALDBN-It was after dinner; he was standing with
his face to the wall and Hardy struck him for looking
round
CAIDEx-I didn't see any more OF him till he was
locked up He locked up the 6fh tier new
PRISON.
REPoRrER-were you in the habit of seeing him every
CALDES-Yes, l saw him every day
REPoRTER-And what was his treatment by the prison
officials during that timer
CALDKE-As bad as it could be- they all seemed to DO
down on him | saw Geary strike him
AGAIN;
he hit him often couldn't say the number of times
he struck him Connolly was put into his gang and he
seemed 70 envy the man, believe saw Mr. Boyle hit
him too. If he didn't hit him I'm sure he did me-
REPoRrER-Why did Mr. Boyle strike your
CALDES-He hit me at dinner Me and another man
had row and the other belonged to his gang and
/ idnt-thats why think he hit me-
REPoRrER-But did the other man strike you first?
CALDEs-Yes sir; and then Boyle hit me too
REPoRTER-Then tell me what you saw OF Connolly
after the last time he struck in your presence.
CALDES-The last Of him he clean done
They carried him into the prison and set him on pile
Of bricks what they put stove on he was laid out
there on the bricks.
REPoRTER-Did you see or hear anything more oi
him after that?
CALDES-No; the next thing heard OF him was THAI
he dead.
sJAcK, THE SAILOR"
told me that when he there he got up and sang
| song and then they carried him away and he died
spoke Jack to-day about II before LETT, and he says
! they've killed him.
RKPoRTER-rhen having spent three years there, you
! ought to know something about IT,
CALDEs-I know this, that Geary swore me away in
nocent he assaulted him and took his revolver
and Jumped on his breast and said: d:-"You dog, lay
down; I'll blow your brains OUT" and that was all
put up job-a blamed lie
REPORTER-Then you think you know something
CALpEN-Yes, know every turn in the whole
cern and if they'd only believe me I'd make the whole
REpoRrER-wen, Calden, you seem decent man !;
why have you been up there three yearsH
CALDEs-I handled this lady little rough, Sir but
she's been me this last time-(to the wlle)
'haven't your"
Mrs CALDES-Never mind. That's past Be good
boy now and there won't be anything more about it.
The HERALD having Cleaned what could be got OF
the present case was shown down the stairs by Mrs
Calden As he was leaving the room Mr.. Calden
threw himself back the sheetless bed to enjoy his
new hedged liberty.