, 1875-07-10
WILLIAM M. TWEED.
How Pe Iooks-Percspibie thanse III
HIS Figure-Seenes in the Saii'

HIS f1Gure-sctnts IN
To those familiar with the cele.
brated Boss in the palmy days OF
his power the present sickly and ema
ciated condition of Tweed presents a
strong and most piti'ul contrast;
What strange picture the crim'Dai
in Ludlow Street Jail presented yes
ierday to the picture Of the American
King at Greenwich i! A door, care
lessly left open, gave the writer, "h'te
wandering yesterday along The hail III
lbe Jail, a passing glance at the de-
lhroned politician. The apartments
reserved for lin were large, commo.
dious ard very comfortable, but siill,
at the same time, not luxurious. Ihey
have pretty much the same contrast
10 his rooms at home as bis cells at
Blackwell's Island bears 10 his present
abiding place. When the writer OBJ
served him he was reclining upon a
lounge, lying there, apparently not
through any disposition to be lazy
or Indifferent, but because he needed
rest and because bis frame was too
weak to permit bin TO occupy a CHAIR.
His confinement at the Island has
very greatly reduced him in flesh and
has wrought marked changes in his
features indeed, should he be re-
leased today, it il safe 10 say that he
could pass at least one-third of those
who knew him of old without recog-
milton. He is pale and thin and hay
gard. His imprisonment has reduced
him eighty five pounds in weight.
The rich color that u>ed to sufuse his
cheeks has disappeared and left in It's
place a whiIeness like that of alabas-
ter. When he stretched out his hand
nervous tremOr was very noticeable,
and when he left the lounge to walk
to any other part of the room his step
was wavering, shaky and unsteady.
He is at PRESENT suffering from All At
tack Of diabetes. The disease with
him is not eIhemeral, bat chronic.
lie has been a victim TO il for many
months, and hence The maIadv is max.
ing fearful inroads npon his system.
BY reason Of this affiictiOn his phys
icIan, who call> upon him three times
regularly every day, has given The
most Imperative orders that nn one
shall be permitted to see him. Thu
strict decree in the handwrIghting of
his physician excludes not only hi
warmest political friends, but also hl>
nearest and dearest relatives. The
Warden Of Ludlow Street Jail in-
formed he Herd d reporter yesterday
that of The hundreds Of polilici in>
who had within the last forty eight
hours sought an interview with tie
'px Boss not one Of them bad secured
it. The physician, The lawyer and
his son, Ricnard Tweed, are The only
persons that have been permitted To
enter his apartments. Mr.. Tweed
had written upon The same delicate
and monogram note paper 50 familiar
IL those Knowing him in former days
letter as follows -
Mr.. WARDEN.-You will please state TO
all Visi nrs who Il. sire 10 see me that, by ad-
vice Of NY physician, and owing to my own
badly .knes-. am prevented from grant
ing them an audience.
Mr. Tweed lives upon the simplest
possible fare. Mr.. Tweed's counsel
stated again yesterday that they ere
fully confident that the bail of So ,OO0,-
900, in default Of which Tweed is at
present held, will be greatly reduced,
and that before the end Of the week
the Boss will be at large again -
" Y. Herald.