The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

It has now been three months since
Theodore p. Haughey entered the doors
of the Michigan City penitentiary. With
his retirement from active business upon
the failure of the indianapolis national
bank there has been no niche in the
business world for him to fill and affairs
have long since adjusted themselves to
the changes effected by his disappear
ance from the whirl Of active life, so
that he is remembered as almost some
thing of the past Like the dropping Of
a stone into the sea, the hole made by
its descent has closed and the ripples
have died away; so has I. P. Haughey
retired.
Without the walls of the penitenuary
the busy world has gone on in its seeth-
ing turmoil; men have been scrambling
over each other and fighting in the mad
way that characterizes the course of
business in this progressive age; the
country's business has been passing
through the ordeal Of a national panic,
while hearts have quaked with fear at
the possible outcome; fortunes have been
jeopardized and in many cases the saw
ings of a lifetime swept away. But
within the walls of the institution, far
removed from the clamOr and clash,
with even the sounds Of the passing
lake breezes muffied by the frowning
shadows Of brick, iron and stone that
encircle the prison, there has been the
usual quiet and even continuation of
the daily routine. Men have arisen at
the same hour each day, marched TO
their meals and their daily tasks, re-
turned to their cells in the evening, and
after the echoes of the creaking doors
and rafting bolts have died away in the
corridors, silence has Teigned until an
other dawn
There has been no fight for daily
bread, no expenses to incur and bills TO
meet, no worry of business-nothing but
the placid stream Of existence.
Within the heart Of the prison where
the cosy and comfortable hospital has
been arranged and furnished new and
clean for the sick, from the privileged
confines Of which even the sounds of
the marching steps of the convicts are
excluded that all may be peace and
quiet, L. =. Haughey has spent the past
three months sitting at the open window
with a bible in his hand, assisting the
physician in charge in the care of the
sick. pacing with regular step the long
corridor Of the hospital. chatting with
the officials in charge. writing letters.
receiving occasional calls from acquaint-
anees and visits from friends and occa-
Slonally walking To the front gates of
the prison to Look out upon the sunlight
and flowers, inhale the pure lake breeZes
and gaze across upon the green fields
and long stretches of glittering sands.
Mr. Haughey is changed physically and
mentally-perhaps morally. His flowing
white beard Is gone and his face is kept
cleanly shaver, with the exception of a
brlstling white mOustsche. The stripes Of
the convict hang about him and tell the
story Of his presence. His manner is
nervOusly pleasant, but there is a restless
moving of the eyes that tells Of an in
ward struggle in time that has passed.
He walks with a brisk, regular step and
shakes hands with a firm grasp that be-
tokens good health. His voice Is slightly
infirm, but this is partially concealed by
his quick md almost restless annuncia-
ton.
MIR. Haughey's Daily Life.
He rises at 6. eats breakfast with the
other convicts in the hospital, walks
straight to the front gates Of the prison
to receive his mail, spends a few minutes
in conversation with any Of the officials
who may be near. is let through the
ponderous gates again and returns at
once to his room. He is not allowed to
being confined to coming out for his mail
and on any other errand until noon. After
dinner he is not allowed out of the hos
pital. the doors of which are locked He
spends his afternoons in the sick wards,
reading or in any other way he may
choose. He retires at and sleeps soundly.
until another day brings the same routine.
Several times during the past summer
Mr.. Haughey has come out and wandered
for short time In Warden French's
flower garden, just outside the walls, and
has even paid visits TO the vegetable gar
den. He accepts his few privileges charity,
however, and seems to be constantly fear
full Of imposing uDon good nature. Should
the warden visit the hospital, or should
he meet Mr.. Haughey in front of the
prison, the latter rarely addresses the
head Of the institution unless. first spoken
TO. In this he has displayed a tact that
has been remarked upon by the other Off
Gals. For Warden French he has the
highest regard and cannot find words
sufficient to express his admiration for the
kind yet strict official.
His Belief in Sanctifcation.
Mr.. Haughey has for a half-century
been a prominent member Of the metho-
dist church, and is a thorough believer in
its doctrines. One Of these is the doctrine
Of sanctifcation. Upon this subject Mr..
Haughey- spoke in a recent interview with
a Sentinel reporter.
81 do not go to the length that some
have" said be, Gin the doctrine I do not
believe that a man can become so sancti-
fed by grace that he can commit no sin.
I think there never was a man lived who
absolutely could not sin. But there Is an
other degree Of sanctifcation by which
man, through grace, is sustained in time
of trouble and affliction." To this ex-
tent Mr.. Haughey intimated that he
thought he had been sanctified, as he
had been sustained during mis- troubles
and been able to bear up accordingly.
The report that he had become, in his
own estimation, so thoroughly sancti-
fled that he thought he could commit no
sin, and the further report in circula-
ton here that he was even studying
medicine for the purpose of travelling
over the country healing the sick at the
expiration Of his term after the manner
Of Christ. are both wholly untrue and do
Mr. Haughey an injustice. He is sane
and rational as when he entered the
prison. though il has been observed by
those who are in constant intercourse
with him that he Is getting a trihe child
ish This. however. Is not TO be mar
veled at, considering Mr.. Haugheys age
and the circumstances under which he
has been placed.
He asked about affairs at indianapolis
as soon as he had shaken hands with
The Sentinel representative. and his
first inquiry was as to whether there
direction of Mapleton. He seemed TO
have in mind a possible increase in the
value OF the property.
W..