The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-04-18
THE NOTORIOUS BOSS TWEED DEAD.
He Gives Tildsn and Hairchild Credit for Hav-
ing Killed Him.

NEW YORK, April IA telegram
was received at the sheriff's Office, at
noon, stating that William NJ. Tweed
had died in his room in Ludlow street
Jail at twelve o'clock to-day. He was
attended by DR.. Carnachon, who was
with him from an early hour this
morning; also Foster Dewey, his Sec
rotary; Mr.. Douglas, his son-in-law,
and Mr.. Edslstion of his counsel. All
hope of his recovery was abandoned
soon after eleven, when DR.. Carna-
chon announced clogging of the
heart and complete nervous exhaus-
ton. AT the time Of his death there
was not a struggle, as he passed away
in sleep with his head lying upon his
arm. Keeper Kirnan was hurriedly
summoned three minutes before noon
and, reaching Mr.. Tweed's room, the
noon signal rang out and the long
prisoned old man dropped back dead
in his bed. His last words to DR..
Carnachon were, 81 have tried to do
some good, if l have not had good
luck. | am not afraid to die. be-
lieve the guardian angels will protect
me-" The announcement of his death
spread rapidly, and crowd of curl
Gus people soon assembled outside
the Jail, peering eagerly into the halt
closed windows.
Mr.. Tweed had been dangerously i'll
for several days; his death resulted
from a complication of Disorders, but
was caused, directly, by nervous ex-
haustion and clogging of the heart.
He was delirious last night and early
this morning when he was attended
only by his servant. Later he became
calm aud rational, and was conscious
to within few moments of his death.
A short time before his death he
drank little tea which was handed to
him by his son-in-law, Mr.. Douglas.
Most of his family are in New Or
leans. They were telegraphed yester-
day but have not had time to reach
this city. Under the statutes the
| body of the dead prisoner cannot be
removed from the Jail until after an
examination by the coroner.
I Tweed, shortly before his death,
said to Mr.. Edenstein, lawyer, some
thing with reference TO the effect up.
on his health and the fortunes of his
| confinement in Jail, and, mentionin g
some persons by name. exclaiming
"They will be satisfied now" Nc
member of his family was in his
| room when he died, although his
daughter, Mrs. Douglas, was in an ad-
| Joining apartment. His wife, his sons,
Richard and William NJ, jr., and 9th.
| err relatives near and remote, were in
Europe, where they have been fol
| some months, His room was sumpt.
| uously furnished, but his meals had
| been brought to him from the Jail
| His beard was snow white and so was
his hair. His face was very thin, but
the dimensions Of his figure had not
been perceptibly aeduced. Mr.. John
ID. Townsend, who has lately been
Tweed's counsel, came to the Jail at
| about half past one O'Clock, and was
present at the inquest. To reporter
of the evening Post, Mr.. Townsend
said that he had been told by Mr.. Ed
enstein that Tweed made the follow
ing remarks to him about twenty
| minutes before his death: "Tilden
| and Fairchild, | guess they've killed
me at last. | have tried hard to do
the DesJ C0ulu, .latloiis, Uue ehoy
would not let me. They will prob.
, ably be satisfied when | am carried
out of here tomorrow" Coroner
Mailman and deputy coroner Cush-
man went to the Jail this afternoon to
hold an inquest, as the revised stat.
utes provide that the body of any per.
son who dies during confinement in
prison shall not be removed until at,
ter coroner's investigation. A jury
was impanneled and viewed the body
which laid on the bed where he died
The deposition of DIR. Cornachan was
tax ell, and verdict i'll accordance
with his statement, in which Dr.
Cushman conceded. DR.. Cornachan
certified that death was caused by
pericarditus and inflammation of the
membranes around the heart. pneu-
monia, bronchitis, and chronic dis
ease of the kidneys. He added that.
although this was not included Ill the
deposition, that death was also caused
by the moral shock produced by the
constant excitement under which
Tweed had been laboring.