The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-09
CONVICTED WHISKY MEN.
THEIR DEPARTURE ron THE pENt7ENi
vI1Hr ar MOUNBsgJLLE, -.
scenes and Incidents nj the Prison ama
mailroad station.

Wnitr0aM statt00.
Yesterday, II being generally known
that the convicted whisky men would
leave on tho 8 y. m. Mobile train, for the
penitentiary ut Monndsville. Va. bad
the effect of drawing large crowd In
and about the Parish Prison
LONG BEFORE THE Houn
for their departure the prisoners were
brought out into the vestibule Of the
prison for the purpose of allowing them
to converse with their families and
friends.
THE aTarrr
in front of the prison WINS filled with y
motley crowd Of spectators. anxiously
waiting to catch Il glimpse Ut the prison.
ers as they emerged from the prison
walls TO enter the stoge nt o'clock.
THE OMNIBUS.
which was To convey them to the train.
drove up TO the door Of the prison. aud
a general buz Of here they come"
could BIO heard through the crowd. Now
aud then the silence. which seemed W
reign supreme, would be broken by
uotne one In tho audience calculating
the name OF some ono Of tho prisoners
that ha would specially like to scan
AT A QUARTER. PAST FouR O'CLOCK,
II. Baker Ppurnm. the keeper Of the
priaon. and one OF the deputy marshals
that was 10 cacort tho whisky mon on
their Journey. told them 10 take fare
we'll OF their Friends aH IL was about the
hour Of starting. At thia iuncture one
Of the priwonerR took from his pocket u
letter, which read M foiows;
10 Captain II. H. rrgfam. Keeper aud Mhaata.
Nikul Clak X, Palmer. and others, officers ~
New ORLEANS. la.
Gentlemen Before departing for Vir-
..nia, we. the Victims OF the recent
w,ialy prosecutions In this city. desire
to give You an assurance Of our appre4
citation Of your kindly sympathy for
us sympathy which has taken the sting
from our sorrow and which leaves ~
under q debt OF gratitude we can never
pay unless grateful minds by owing.
owe not, but etill pay, ut once indebted
and discharged"
Wiphng YOU every happiness. aud.
above all, the appreciation oE your own
good conscioncua In all your acts, we
remain, very gratefully yours.
JonN HENprnpoN.
aTTo H. kAnATENpiEE,
VIM. Iopp.
w. L. JAMES.
Jons II. BrALs.
THEN CAME
the aaddest scene Of NIL. The children
of the different prisoners laid their
heads upon their fathers necks and
wept u last farewell.
THE MOTT HEART RENDERING
sight was the two daughters Of John
Henderson. the youngest ono OF whom
upon entering the prison seemed to look
upon the somhre walls In mute aston.
iahment, and with vague curiosity would
she watch the swinging to and fro Of
tho massive iron gates. Then again her
attention would be attracted by the
jingling of pair or handouts in q
corner OF the room. and the child did
not seem to realize the situation until
her father called her TO take her parting
kiss. sho then placed her head upon
his neck. burst into tears, cle9rly be
speaking IA broken heart.
THE PRISONERS,
as their names were called. fell into
line and, IN company with tho deputy
marshals, II. Baker Pegram, j. q.
I.aine, Bromhergh Reid and Steele, left
the prison and entered the omnibus,
which carried them to the Claiborne
street station Of tho Mobile Road.
THE CROWD
followed the bus to the station. and
there was pushing and showing Of lit
tie people and big people, all anxious
TO catch last glimpse Of these unhap-
by men.
AT THE RAILROAD STATION
almost similar scenes were enacted ms ut
tho prison. There was u hurrying and
scurryingin getting the baggage aboard.
The prisoners gave the last farewell
kiss to their families, and few minutes
more saw them In one Of tho Pullman
palace cars speeding to the scene oi
their Imprisonment In Virginia
THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS or THE pRis-
oNFRs
watched the train as II swiftly passed
over the rails until lost In the distance.
There was also an anxious crowd OF
spectators who watched mt the Canal
street depot, expecting that the whisky
men would board the train at that point,
but they only realized their dlsappont-
ment when the train moved off, and no
whisky men.
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