The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-01
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The grand Jury Of New York recently
paid a visit 10 Blackvrll's Island to look
after Vim. NJ. Tweed under the regula.
tons Of tue new officers, A reporter
says;
Tweed's room, as the grand Jury saw
II, was hardly calculated to excite tlle
eiiyy Of a tenement hOuse family. 1t
consisted Of small apartment eight feet
by ten, partionel OF from the hospital
ward OF the peniteniiary. II looked ont
from the top floor Of tile building ON the
Astoria branch Of the East river. The
Ice in the foreground and tile leahcss
trees in the di tance, the silence aud the
absence Of stirring life, made a lreaIy
picture.
",l'he commerce Of the Sound in the
summer, passing mp and down, makes
tue view little lively" remarked Mr..
: Tweed, with q tinge of sadness in his
voice; "but now it's flat enough"
1.-The Wow from Il prison." observed
a iuryman, .'can never entirely entertain
ones mind"
"Well, never studied tie subject
before, responded the prisoner; "but
there is more in It than you think. III
different M that scene seems to You, II
Is worth more than n thousand other
Injuries to one confined as l am. 1t is
a good deal 10 be able to see the sky,
whether clear or cloudy, anl tile river
or the trees, either in winter or in sum-
mer."
Nobody will deprive yoa of that
small comfort, said the iurymal, sym
patlietially.
"well, think not, replied Tweed,
"iOr that would be making me M excep-
tiOn to the rest Of the prisoners.
He sat in Cane-bottomed armchair
which, along with a small table, bed.
I stead, few books and papers and steel
engraving Of tie death Of Cardinal VOL.
sey, constituted all the furniture that
could lie detected. The prisoner was
clad in Il suck coat Of the "misle-
meanOr" quality, which is Il coarse
wooden fabric Of reddish brown aud
white mixed. The trousers were Of a
dark slate color aud wooden also. As he
sat in his chair, with his spectacles oil,
engaged in writing out tile regular hos.
pital entries Of tie morning, Il was diff.
cult to recognize the Tweed Of former
days, The clothing was one great lar
4 iier to recognition. but the greatest of all
was the listless attitude Of tle man wllO
was wont TO Sit like monarch on lis
4 throne, with eye flashing and every fiber
OF his fnlme strung to its utmost tension.
In his conversation il is correct to shy
lie won the sympathies OF the iuryinen.
There WIS neither seryility nor braya,lo.
HO made no complaint and lie answered
( every question with aprompt aud manly
irankness.
Chow do they treat you here, Nj.
Tweedl " inquired u reporter.
swell, pretty clever, said he. al
ask for nothing, and leave them to do ~
they like. OF course there is nothing to
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4 ways grateful even for small fayors."
1 6You are looking well, Mr.. Tweed,
WIS tile greeting given him by another
iuryinati. And he did look well, to al
appearances, though lie complained o.
trouble in the kidneys. His beard
( which is now all white, being cut close
gives the impression Of his having
dwindled in ilcsh, but his color, d
bright healthy red, testifies 10 the excel
lence Of the atmosphere in which III
lives.
II take four hours exercise u day,
said he, "nnl that accounts for It. .onl,
for this old complaint / should he almos
rs strong as ever"
There lisa difference, Mr. Tweed,
observed one Of tile party, "betweei
looking strong and feeling WE'LL
river, while a shadow Of pain passe,