The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-17
SAYS he WAS DRUGGED
Perry, the Escaped Convict De-
elares He Was Cruelty
Treated at MatteaWan
Asylum.

teawan Asylum and was apt
Yesterday morning in Weehawken by
Edward Clifford. a West Shore Railroad
detective, was received at the county
Jail yesterday afternoon at twenty MIN
utes after three O'Clock. He was con-
veyed from the police station in Wee
hawken to the Jail in a coach and was
escorted by Chief of Police Simon Kelly.
Perry. as he was helped from the
coach. excited the pity of those who saw
him. He was so weak and haust
that he, could not stand. He had to be
half carried from the coach into the
building. He was suffering severe paan
from his lacerated and swollen feet, his
drawn features showing the torture ee
was enduring. His clothes were dirty
and ragged. his hair d~isheveled and or
his face was a beard of several days
growth. When he entered the warden
Office he looked every day of forty years
Did. although he is but thirty-oae. HIS
record was taken by Clerk MersheiEner
and he was assisted 10y Warden Mitchell
and Keeper Stocknnan to cell No. 2 on
the lower. ter whsre he will DE confined
until taken back TO Matteawan. This
cell has been occupied for some months
by Paul GEM. the murderer of Clara
Arnim. who is awaiting trial. Perry re
uuested. before being committed, that
as possible. Chief Kelly told the Warden
not to give him I'D until the reward
money is paid over. No that l want
see the men that caught him get what
belongs to them.
Perry will compel the New York au-
thorttfe5 to get a reQuisiton before he
will go back. Keeper James Coyle from
Matteawan arrived at the jan at four
O'Clock. and positively identified Perry.
The train robber was allowed to talk to
Coyle in the corridor. He was guarded
by Constable Shannon. Upon Coyle's
entrance. Perry stood up and extended
his hand.
"Huilo." answered Perry, L know you,
you're. a little out of your latitude
"You are mistaken. you don't know
me-" answered the keeper.
Perry answered, oh, yes / do, you're
day He told coyie that in the event
of his being taken back to the ASYLUM
snd receiving g the trea6men ne received
Dr.. Lamb of the Matteawan Asylum
called early IN the morning. He saw
the prisoner and learned from him that
possible. Lamb LIFT word with Warden
Mitchell to tell Keeper Coyle when he
called this morning to return Immediately
his remaining about here. Coyle stayed
last night with friends at No. $50 Erie
REST AND FOOD DO WONDERS.
All reporters and others who called to
see Perry last night were refused ad,
4 good night. Before retiring he took
clothes by Warden Mitchell. This morn
! New" reporter . called at the Jail,
Perry was sitting in a chair in the cor
ridor.. He was smoking a cigar arg
laughing and chatting with Constable
Martin, who was dressing his foot. He
looked, ten years younger than ne do
y~s IS erdag a= 1resmen Sarars me With r fbe
wonders. in his appearance, He was in
keep eaesiie He helped Martin to bandage
his sore foot. When Martin poured the
linament over the bandages a lot of II
at must be cheap remarked Perry
s'or you wouldn't be so generous with
Cent?, who seemed to be on most eE-
cellent. terms with his cen mate. assist,
ed in dressing his feet. Warden Mitchell
cnatted with Perry for several minutes
that although the American EXPRESS
Company CLAIMS to have lost only 5000,
hs S got q ta great It d d fae more; a., He lsss5 53if fod tas
With With the exc Of lis feet. fine con,
| yersaf5on over Martin and Cent? carried
n. No Visitors will be allowed to see
| prisoners in the criminal corridor until
Friday. This is partially because Perry
| the prisoners are being punished fer at
TPIIKs OF BEifNG DRUGGED. J.
During the conversation with a News
| reporter, Perry condemned the institu-
| ton from which he had escaped, and said
that he and the others confined N the
isolation ward were much abused men.
He said that on two occasions last
| summer ne had been drugged by. one of
| the doctors in the as~ylum-once because
! he wanted to witness an entertainment
I in the asylum and ct another time for
nothing at all.
Each time, he said. he received a ny
| the frst occasion four Keepers knocked
him down as a preliminary to the drug
giDg.
| influence of the drug for about, three
quarters OF a day. Perry said he n1i
not been allowed to go out OF his cell
B T5nte he su dIdn' 'ss tell how he tired to ere
ate trouble of all kinds among the other
inmates, and that he was the very worst,
has ever been committed to the institu-
ton. and that those actions, We're not
| because of any insanity but because ne
| much trouble as possible for everybody
Perry refused, however. 60 tell where
| he had stopped between PeekskiH and
aevh,1n was on the usual lines of pro-
! rest of those in mis- p~osition--tnat society
was all wrong and that he was all r-ght.
Requisition papers will prcpapiy pc
made out Today, and he will be taken
back to Matteawan Io1norra asn~r1zp
Perry and Warden Mitchell are on ex-
celent terms. The Warden asked him
| about his history. In response Perry
wrote him the following, letter, when
the APRIL Il. 1895.
"Kdnd Sir-Though 1 am a poor con
Wet. / wish to express my thanks fol-
your kind treatment at you hands !
have been abused so long py the prutes
| this place seems a heaven to me. MY
J capture has caused SO much excitement
! and you having asked me my history,
etc.. / wish to say was porn n Eul-
ton county. n. q. September Z, lsO6
York State but once. that being in 1892
February 81. I was captured in Wayne
| county, and on May 20 was sent to Au-
burn Prison IN. Y. STATED for forty-nine
years n three months for the robbery
| December rs, 1888. I was sent to the State
J Asylum at .Matteawan. and Gagged IL
i 4. living tomb until on the 10th of April
Ii escaped by a desperate effort. which
was the only hope of saving my life
OLIVER CURTIS PERRY.
April II. A. d. 1895"
Detectives O'Brien and McCauley OF
/ Superintendent Byrne's staff called on
Perry this morning. AT one O'clock the
members Of Corps No. Of the Saliva
ton Army, In cha ct Captains yir-
inal corridor. The Salvationists stood
i and kne1t to pray in front Of PerTy's