The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-21

''OOJeCC. TO hVOlU WOFk, 10 get
moved to II county prison to be tried
over again-to escape the cross-irons
he, is just now wearing on his legs
What is it, Mr., Bayliss?'' This to a
warden who came to the door.
''The moose, sir; that which yon
Twoshoes wanted to hang himself
with Ss
..What of Ait?' #
ssD'ye see this knot, sir? The rogue
never meant the moose to run tight. ;"
+ ssHe never meant to hang himself!''
inquired the Chaplain, eagerly, but his
face fell
"No, sir; he was only'trying it on. -
Once more Twoshoes had missed his
mark. although tho Chaplain was not
satisfied about the Tooley- street crime.
At his persistent representation, T.
full statement OF. the confession was
forwarded to the Home Office. Mean.
while, Twoshoes returned to his work
and chains. 4 sEt
A week or two later, the warden,
who'll special charge of him spoke
as follows: 's,-.
81 don't know what to make OF
that Twoshoes gets talking to him.
self all day, and, when check him,
he looks that wicked hardly burst
trust him to handle pick or shovel"
The mans conduct was certainly
strange-sometimes moody and silent,
at others perpetually jabbering to him
self generally his head downcast and
eyes on the ground, except when, now
and again, he upturned white CLEAN
ing eyeball, with wicked side-long
glance. Once or twice he yelled with
,derisive laughter, then stood on his
head, so that his leg chains hung like
a necklace round his neck anon he
took to devouring clay last of all he
came to Mr.. Tightlock, and said he
wanted 10 go home.
81 live over yonder,' he pointed to
= distant village, with spire and
chnrchyard visible. 81 want to go
home" -.
After this he was sent into the hos
pital to he watched. He was doubtless
''doing the barney" pretending to be
mad, but of this only the doctor could
give positive proof. The Chaplain re-
turned with renewed vigor to the cry
of remorse. It was the memory of the
murder which had driven Twoshoes
out of his mind.
Shrewd old DR.. McManus was not
so ready to admit the madness. To
feign insanity is a common practice
with convicts they do it with more
or less ingenuity, and with more or
less persistence, according to- their
knowledge and force of character, and
if Twoshoes WAS s'doing the barney, -
he did it extremely well. The doctor
might have his suspicious. but they
were not very readily confirmed-the
imitation was so good-the part so
long sustained.
At one time Twoshoes took up a
parrot-like cry, which he repeated in
an unvarying, ]achrymose sing-song,
rising now to full diapason of sound,
then sinking into low howl, like that
of a woe-begone cur baying at the
moon.
'.Twoshoes Twoshoes oh poor
Tommy Twoshoes - This was the
burden of his refrain-centinped day
and night-till he drove the other pa.
tients in the hospital nearly distract
ed; and it was necessary to remove
him to the ''dumb CELL" a place con.
structed especially, a cell within a
cell-tbe space between rammed with
sand, so that not a whisper from with
in could reach the outer air.
TwoshOes might be mad, but he was
wise enough to know that shouting
would not avail him in the :dumb
CELL" His next act was to refuse all
food. Every scrap they brought him
he rejected at first the regular diet
then, in order to test him, the doctor
sent up sav0ry stews and toothsome
sweets. TwOshoes was not tobe caught
in trap. Even glass of champagne
he indignantly knocked out of the
nurses hand. ~~-
But he could not be suffered to
starve himself to death. After five
days they fed him with a stomach
pump, although he resisted violently.
Again he showed wisdom, and relin-
pushed an attempt which he found to
be futile. He went to the other ex-
IRENE and devoured all on which he
could lay hands, including his blankets,
stones in the exercising, yard, and part
of the soles of his shoes. This diet
before long made him excessively ILL.,.
and he suffered such torments from
indigestion that he returned gladly to
more wholesome food. Now he had
excuses of violent rage; he threatened
every soul that approached him, he
would kill the doctor as he had already
murdered that woman.
"There,' said the Chaplain, who
was told of this speech, 81 felt could
not be Mistaken o.,.r g.. .-
But he was for just about this time
a reply was received from the Home
Office o.o Satisfact0rilY showing that