The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-22
DEATH OF WILLIAM VI. TWEED.
His Last words II Am Not Afraid
10 Die: Z believe the Guar
dian Angels " III Pro
feet We"
END OF A LONG IMPRISONMENT.

Tweed died IN LudlOW-Strect jail III
precisely II o'clock to-day. He was
attended by DIR. Carnochan, who was
with him from an early hour this
morning, As were also Foster Dewey.
his secretary, Mr.. Douglass, his son-in-
law, and Edelstein, of his counsel.
All hope of his recovery was eban-
doned soon after | 1, when DIR. Carno-
chan announced n clogging of the
heart, and complete nervous eXhaus-
ton. At the time of his death there
was no struggle, rs he passed away III
sleep, with his head upon his arm.
Keeper Kirwin was hurriedly sum-
moncd three minutes before noon, and
on his 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 DIR.
Carnochan were: 81 have tried to do
some good. if | 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 a crowd of curious
people soon assembled outside the Jail,
peering eagerly into the halfclosed
windows.
Tweed had been dangerously i'll for
several days. His death resulted
from a complication of disorders, but
was caused directly by nervous exhaus-
ton and clogging of the action of the
heart. He was delirious last night
and early this morning, when he was
attended only by his servant. Later,
he became calm and rational. He
was conscious till within Il few mo-
ments of his death, and a short time
before drank a little tea, which was
handed him by his brother-in-law, Mr..
Douglass. Most of Tweeds family
are in New Orleans. They were tele-
graphed Yesterday, but have not yet
had time to reach the city. Under
the statutes the body of the dead man
cannot be removed from the Jail until
after examination by the Coroner.
Mr.. Tweed, shortly before his death,
said to Mr.. Elelstein, a lawyer, some
thing with reference to the effect upon
his health and fortunes of his confne-
ment in Jail. and, mentioning some
persons by name, exclaimed; They
will be satisfied now"
No member of his family was in
his room when he died, although his
Mrs. Douglass was in an
apartment. His wife, his
sons Richard and William NJ, Jr.,
and other relatives, near and remote,
were in Europe, where they have been
for some months. His room was
sumptuouSly furnished, but his meals
had been brought 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 reduced.
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 a
reporter of the Evening Post, Mr..
Townsend said he had been told by
Edelstein that Tweed made the follow
ing remark TO him, about twenty min
utes before his death: "rilden and
| guess they've killed me
at last. / have tried hard to do the
best could latterly, but they wouldn't
let me. They will probably be salts
fed when | am carried out of here
O-morrow."
Coroner Mailman and Deputy Cor
oner Cushman went to the Jail this af-
ternoon to hold an inquest, as the Re
yised Statutes provide that the body
of any person who dies during confne-
ment in prison shall not be removed
till after the Coroner's investigation.
A jury was impanneled and viewed the
body, which lay on the bed where he
died. The deposition of DR.. Carno-
chan was taken. and verdict render
ed in accordance with his statements,
in which DIR. Cushman conceded. DIR.
Carnochan certified that death was
caused by pericarditis, inflammation Of
the membranes around the heart,
pneumonia, bronchitis and chronic dis
ease of the kidneys. He added (al-
though this was not included in the
deposition) that death was also caused
by the moral shock produced by the
constant excitement under which
Tweed had been laboring.
The body will be removed from the
jsil to the house of TweetPs son-in law,
Mr.. Douglass, on Seventy-seventh
street.
Alexander Campbell, who was ar
rested some weeks since in Ohio county
is still in Henderson. His destitute
wife and little children were gener-
ously cared for, and comfortably To-
Gated in Henderson by Mr.. Austin,
who made the arrest.-Owensboro