New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-11
JAMES D. FISH EATS WELL.
TAKING HIS LAST DINNER IN AUBURN
PRISON.
TO BE RELEASED EARLY THIS FoRENooN-HIs
NEw GARB READY FOR H11i-sALLY
REFERS DAUGHTER.
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REFERS DAUGHTER.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE1
Auburn, Y. Y, May l0-James D. Fish ate his lhse
meal In the Of Auburn Prison at noon 10
day He ate his~upper in his cell. and that IS whoro
he will take breakfast tomorrow morning Dilhot
IS the only meal that Fish has taken IN inc Phsoh
mess.room in many months. He has eaten MS ore"A
fass and suppers In his roon and the fool ea'eh az
these meals has been sent to tho prison by hS dauE
fer Mics Anna Fish Fish avoided the mess-room
breakfasts because did not like the hash ~ dinner
today Fish occupied the first seat AZ the secohu o'o
In the annex at the southeast corner oil the
The annex is used only when tho prison Is ero"uen d
il is at present To-day being Friday the menu con-
sisted OF eggs and Goldfish, cooked In milk Fish looked
we'll and he certainly tackled the Goldfish as thoush
ssnd rood The movements OF his head and hands, as
be 5iSnose6 of his last meal in the meSsroom, wcre
rarId and indicated that he had lots OF energy left
ard that he will be able to handle bcefsteak when he
c,ts IN his future homo at No. 272 Henry ST., Brook
I'm.
Tho seat next to Fish at the mosstable was vacant
to-day at dinner time II is usually occupied by
Inns King who is doing Iifo.sontence for the
der of man named ONein, In NewYorR City, in 1869
King is the happiest in the prison, and is ono OF
Fish's particular friends.
Fish cleared his cell to-day OF a few personal
effects and packed them in a little box which was
taken 10 the storcRccpcrs room in the prison When
one of the keepers passed In front Of his cell this
afternoon, he saw Fish untying bunch of knotted
strings.
Captain" said Fish, "I always had desire to
save things Here is this bunch OF strings that have
saved up They VIII como handy now. Here, too,
IS little box Of nails. took them out of hN In
which some things were sent me by friends. Now
YOU see how handy they VIII DO when pack up my
box"
stories were floating around the city this evening
nNfa NrR m
and that be would be driven to Port Byron with his
daughter where they would board tho limited express
for New.Yorh II IS not at all likely that any such
attempt will be made Warden DuBton stated
positively this afternoon that Fish would not
be released until the usual hour between
and O'Clock in the morning II
Fish goes out In the usual way, be will be visited al
O'Clock tomorrow morning by Billy Burgess the
convict walter IN the office Of Storkeepcr D. II.
Mcneil who will inform him that he is wanted When
he reaches the storerOom he will remove his prison
clothes and put on brSnd-new suit OF citizens
clothes. They were furnished by his daughter, and
were sent into the prison this afternoon From the
storekeeper's he will go TO the clerks ohIcc.
| where his discharge papers will be made out ard
signed by Warden DuISton. After shaking hands Win
Mr. D,uston he will pass out Of the main entrance
into Safest. As he IS United States convict h"
will not receive any money from the prison officials
TO pay his railroad fare out Of Auburn. There Is no
foar however, rhai he will be unable 10 get out OF
| town for the lack OF funds. IL Is not certain
whether Fish will leave the 10 az train or not 1t
is quite probable that order 20 get out Of the PRISON
city quietly his daughter may have q carriage In
waiting to take him to Port Byron or WeedspoH'
| where q West Shore train can DO boarded.
! Fish has been a member Of Captain T. Z. spaIld'
! Inc's company FOR two years. II is dis
| tnglished company, too. among its members are
| jimmy Hope, the bank rubber, and 1--WE muTuerers
! in for nfe The most distinguished member OF the
| company 20 follow Fish from the prison Is HOPE.
| He will 20 out In August next Fish IS the only
convict I'm the prison who is invariably addrcs sed As
mir HIS little daughter, by say Reeer; Is r Hio
| She IA about ten and a half years old, and IS a
decided brunette. Miss Fish has been busy TO-DAY,
| prcparng 10 leave the town. She refused 10 sce
| reporters. She has been living with Mrs. Neyhart'
| in JOhn-St.