Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-04-20
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
DODGE CITY. sATURDAY. APRIL 20. %
Death of VIM. NJ. Tweed.

Ludlow street prison. New York City. III
was little over fiity-fye years of age,
and under other conditions might hav'
lived u a greater age. Bnt the moriifica
tisn OF his downfall. his confinement fo
months aud years in various prisons, ana
the excitement aud exhaustion OF thu
Efforts he made TO extr,cate himself from
the law ard from prison. all concurred Il
promote his disease and TO kill him. TIN
most obvious reflection over thu death bet
If this man is the contrast between hi
greatness when he wa> the dictator o
New YORK City. and the utter misery an,
mesaness of his death. While he has
power he was the greatest public plumber
sr Of that period. His punishment. though
by the ministers of the law. was complet,
and exemplary. Tic particulars OF hii
death are thus narrated by the New Yorl
Sun:
HIS imprisonment has been gradually
mjuriug his health for sumo time. aud OF
wednesday of last week his CONDITION
changed decidedly for the worse. IL va,
cold ana bronchitis at first. followed BY
pucumphlo ana btdIt uisrdSS
tie gradually grew worse. and on FRIDAY
morning about o'clock. when the
mairon's daughter visited hun he said: 81
am feeling terribly" His physician called
soon atI-rward. and alter examining him
seemed 10 give mp all hope and SAID be
could not live until IL o'clock.
During the morning TWeed's
daughter, Mrs. DoDgtas, called with Ler
husband. Both remained until about II
o'clock, when Mis-. Douglas returned 10
her house to bring her father some beef
tea and ice cream. which he had expressed
a desire for. Foster Dewey. his private
secretary. and Mr.. Eddlestein also called
and remained.
lust after Mrs Fiizsimmons. the matron.
mad given him q drink he said TO her
MARY, | have tried to do good TO every
body. and If have not u II not nv fault.
| am ready to die and l know God will
receive me"
He law on his back breathing painfully.
His ewes were sunken; his face changed
for the worse from hour TO hour. The
bedclothes were turned down from his
prrast. those about him could ace the
troubled action Of his heart bv the ittul
rise and fall OF his night dress above his
breast. HIS hands lay bv his side above
the bedciothes. At IL 20 Mr. Douglas
stepped into an adjoining room aud
Told severs, friends who were waiting
there that the end was near. All
went INTO the bedroom where Mr.. Tweed
Law. The diving nan sigued to Dr. Carno~
chan that he wished uim 10 approach.
TIE Doctor leaned over the bed. aud Mr..
Tweed SAD IN a faint voice:
Doctor. I've tiled to DO some good il
haven't had good luck. l am not AFRAID
toSre. Ibel,eve The guardian angels will
protect me-"
Az this moment Mr., Edelstein came to
the bedside 10 give the dying man drink.
MIR. Tweed called HIM by bis first name
aud said. faint smile coming over i'is face
We'll Tl!den and Fairch'ld have killed
me. hope they ar. satisfied now"
After TINS he breaI ICED regularly for
about ten minutes. ID. Carnochan arOus-
ed him once or twice, but he clearly midi
catad b, the expression of MS face that
he waD,sd 10 rest. Al Is minutes before
II o'oiock be lost Consciousness. Thence
forward. Till the time Of his death. he
bresthed steadi,v. and with out little ac-
cornpanpiug moi ION of the heat.
His bed was near The southeast col ner o.
the room. TIE head was against the east
wal. Over it. on me wall, was picture
OF his wife. Above the fout of the bed.
on the south wall, was picture OF his
snu William. Under his wi.-'s picture
was a piece of cardboard on which was
worked IN blue worsted the Inscription,
Watch and Pra,." He had fastened II
on the wall himself. To his left. on the
south wall, on a similar card. weIe tine
woIds: LET not vour heart he troubled. "
To hiss right was a third piece OF cards
beard bearing tho words: TO one j dear
~ love"
just before he end came, Mr.. Charles
Deyhn won't out t. send cable despatch
to Mrs. Tweed. Mrs. Douglass had not
vet returned iron her house. His brutber.
Richard had not Vet arrived. HIS sol.
William NJ. Tweed. weat 70 Eurole seveI-
al weeks ago with his mother; IL IL sand
they are travelling under the name oi
Weed. H,s second son. Richard. has heei,
in EuInps. for several months. H,sdaugi,-
ter. Mn. Mctirniss. ~ living in New Or
leans. There WAS. therefore. no relative
nj Twe~Gls ~ dside uEsh he breafbed his
last. At The bead of ibe bed stood Luke
Gianr. a c4lored servant NJ the jail. " hon
Warden v son had detaIied especially to
wal. upon the prisoner. He had not hau
an, slice, for tour nights. NexG e. him