Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
WYMAN'S FIRST WEEK
Behind the Bars Leaves Him in a
Pleasant Frame of Mind.
STILL TAKING PART IN POLITICS.
Important Conferences With Local Leaders
Held in His Cell.
HE HAS BUT ONE CAUSE OF COMPLAINT

Warden McAleese has no more agreeable,
obedient or contented boarder in his stone
hotel on the Hump than James g. Wyman,
Allegheny's ex-ch ief magistrate, whose sec
ond Sunday was spent in the institution
yesterday. The ex-Mayor is the same
pleasant fellow in Jail as out of it. For the
first few days after he took up his present
residence. he was nervous, irritable and nat
urally down-hearted over the separation
from his family, but before the first week
was over he had adopted himself to the re-
straint and other circumstances surround
ing him, and Wyman was himself again
The only thing that seems to worry him
now is that he cannot see and enjoy his
children. He has six of them. all Of tender
age, but notwithstanding his great desire to
see them, he has decided that they shall not
see him in prison and consequently he has
given up all hope of being with them until
the expiration of his sentence.
One Regular Daily visitor
Mrs. Wyman visits her husband almost
daily during visiting hours, and their meet
ings are most afectionate. Occasionally
she brings with her basket containing
fruit and dainties of her own preparation
with which the ex-Mayor varies the mon-
otony of the prison fare.
His wife, however, is not his only visitor.
During the past few days nearly his whole
time during visiting hours has been taken
up in receiving calls from old friends, polit-
ical and otherwise, who seem not 20 have
lost confidence in him and do not forget him
in his disgrace. Among those who have
called were Controller Brown, Chief Murphy:
ex-Recorder Graham, Mayor Gourley and
others OF equal prominence.
In the routine life of the Jail Wyman does
not suffer much from ennut His time Is
largely occupied by few light duties che
Warden has given him for exercise, and the
performance of these occupies the morning
until visiting hours. After that time elapses
he sets to work writing letters and keeping
track of his business interests. He practically
looks after this as much now as before
his imprisonment and keeps posted through
correspondence and personal visits OF MS
managing employees in the enterprises with
pondence is finished he turns his attention
to the daily papers, but most of his leisure
is devoted to the perusal OF periodicals re-
Mayors hobby and he seems to enjoy con-
versation on that subject more than any
other. not excepting Allegheny politics.
May Possibly Be in Politics Again.
Just before his sentence MI. Wyman told
several friends that he was done with pol
itics forever and that as soon as he got
through with his present trouble he would
settle down and give his attention exclu-
sively to matters of business. He may have
been sincere at that time. but the indica.
tlons are that he has changed his mind
since he has had leisure to think 1t
over. An intimate friend who has stood
faithful in the belief that Wyman is VIC
tim of persecution talked about his inten-
tions in this connection yesterday. Said he:
Jim Wyman will walk out Of Jail as popu-
lar man with the people of Allegheny as
he ever was in his life. There never was
earnest sympathy from people everywhere,
without regard to social, business or politi-
cal standing, and from what have observed
who are now his friends. He is not a man
who can be downed by misfortune, and
when he regains his liberty You can rest as
sured he will follow out some plans he Is
now formulating to get square with some
persons who have been after him. He will
turn the tables on them rs sure as he lives.
Still Consulting With Leaders.
81 have no hesitancy in saying that Wy
man will have something to say in Allegheny
politics even before long, and there is no
better indication of it than can be
seen at the jail any day when
suited by leading politicians, who have been
his friends and advisers in the past, and 1t
is not likely their conferences have no
An effort was made to secure a statement
from Mr. Wyman at the Jail yesterday, but
he declined to submit to an interview, and
the only opportunity of seeing him was
through intervening bars during the Sun
day afternoons religious services. He, with
ex-Market Clerk Hastings had been seated.
at their request, a little apart from the other
of the institution, and out of q
direct line of view from the door. Both the
Allegheny men were attired as
neatly as if ready for the street,
both looked cheerful and listened
attehtively to an excellent sermon by Rev.