The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-01-26
Misrfllang.
From the New York Sun. 18th inst
THE LOT OF WM. Nj. TWEED,
The Grand Jury in the Fallen
CbfeftAfn'S Cell.

THE LOT OF WM. Nj. TWEED.
The Grand Jury in the Fallen
Cbfeftafn's Cell.
On Saturday morning at 10 Messrs
CHARLES H Haswell (foreman), William
Sloan, Samuel Abraham, Even McIn
tyre, Edward Lambert, T. Tinson, Will
liam P Buckley, David Hoyt, James L
Dannat, ard Richard 2 Dana, of the
Grand Jury, were on board the steamer
Bellevue, at Twenty sixth street, in the
East river, their intention being to visit
NJ Tweed, and learn exactly
how he lives on Blackwels Is'and.-
Commissioners isaac Fl Bailey, Thom-
as S. Brennan, and Townsend Cox &C
companied the Grand Jurors Commits
sioner Brennan was the only one of the
party who was thoroughly familiar with
the management of all the Institutions
under the department.
Everywhere, in the workhouse and on
the way to the oenitentiary, Commiss-
ioner Brennan was hailed by the pris.
oners with "God bless you, Mr. Bren-
man," Warden Fox and Keeper Ne
Donald showed the party through the
penitentiary, and described the govern
ment Of the place Mr.. Lambert, of
the jury, when the party reached the
stairs leading to the hospital, said, CAL
|you gentlemen who wish to see Tweed
follow me-" The jurors and Commits
Isioners soon reached the hospital.a long,
narrow, cheerless ROOM In a corner,
with window on the Long Island side,
is small apartment containing an or
dinary bedstead, over which was thrown
a prison blanket. A cane seat chair
was near the window, and rickety ia
BILE, on which was a rough box filed
with vials, was against the partition =
On the wall at the bedside was a small
cheap engraving, and on rude shelf
were towels and linen. There was no
carpet on the floor. The room is used
by the orderly of the hospital
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED.
1t is dreary at all times, and a juror
said it chilled him to look into it. The
deposed chieitain sat at the window
pouring over the record book. His
clothing was of the kind worn by per-
sons convicted of misdemeanors the
pantaloons very dark and the jacket ol
a very reddish brown, the material be
ing very coarse. A cap such as all con-
.vicis wear was on the window sill. The
prisoner still retains his beard He was
very pale. His face has become thin
ner, and he moves about with difficulty.
He looked through his eyeglasses in an
uncertain way, and bowed when one oil
the jurors peered into his room When
Commissioner Brennan stepped in the
prisoner slightly arose, and extending
his hand, said,
"Thank you, Mr. Brennan, for com
ing"
! Then Mr.. Brennan introduced Mr..
Haswell, the foreman of the jury The
prisoner again tried to rise, but dropped
back in his chair seemingly exhausted
by the effort,
Glow do you do p asked Mr.. Has
well
"Thank you, Mr. Haswell,I feel some
what better to day, but / suffer much
from kidney complaint. I.shalI be bet
ter soon, l think" Then the prisoner
looked out of the window. The river
was full Of ice, ana the wind whistled
through crack over the sash. William
NJ Tweed drew his coarse jacket close!
around him.
81 am glad to see you looking sc
well," said Mr.. Lambert.
THANK you. I wish felt as well a:
/ look"
"You have quite good view from
the window" said another juror.
eyes, but il isnot pleasant now" was
the answer; sin warmer weather The
commerce of the river is more interest
ing. l don't complain, gentlemen,
ask no favors. ! do what | am told tc
do"
"Are You not going in to see Mr.
Tweed p asked juror of COMMISSIONS
Bailey.
"No, sir" replied Mr.. Bailey. g.
must decline" '''ali $50
| Commissioner Cox bowed to the pris
oner, but said nothing. A juror stepped
into the room and inquired, sMr. Tweed
how are you treated here ?"
The prisoner hesitated for a momen
and then replied in low tone, "WelI,
think they have got me down as Ear o
they can get me-" 9o
Several of the Jurors shook hand
with the prisoner and expressed thei
regret at his condition. The Wardel
said that Tweed has no privileges; tha
he seldom sees his relatives or friends
and that he has only ordinary prisol
fare. He thought that Tweed was
model prisoner, as, he always submiss
lively obeys orders
The room that has been described a
Tweed's luxurious quarters, and from
which be was recently removed, wa
! shown to the jurors. 1t is in the sec
ond story and looks out upon the Ney
York side The warden told the visitor
that nothing in the room has bee
changed since it was occupied b.
Tweed. The room is small, ard .ha
only common bedstead, two chairs,
small table, and three shelves, on whicl
are few uninteresting books. Their
is no carpet on the floor. A strip O
} green muslin hides the lower part o
The walls 1t is room such as nigh
be occupied by very poor family in al
! old tenement in the slnms of New York
Tie jurors shook their heads and said
$50 this is the luxurious ROOM Th
warden replied, "Atost assuredly, gen
tlemen,' and three or four jurors STEP
ped out saying, "Foo bad, too bad y
Soon thereafter the jurors and Commis
sioners started for New York.
A lady in Paris attended the last bo
mdsque out of mere curiosity. She wor
pretty pink domino which made he
particularly conspicuous. She suppet
and when she left the ball she found sh
had drunk too much champagne, A pc
liceman put his hand on her shonldel
! and she sank down Mortified at the ide
of being taken off to the station house
| When lhev picked her up she was dead
she had died from fright So the bod
was taken off to the morgue clad in ii
carnival fncry. and there it was recos