The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-05
YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT IN
ENGLAND
SAFE NOW IN NEW YORK.
MEN TO REACH THE UNITED
STATES.
SAYS HE WAS HARsHLY TREATED.
Delicate Physical and Mental COndi-
ton Tell the story of Hard
ship and Suffering.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Dr. Thomas
Gallagher, who was liberated last
week, after serving thirteen years
penal servitude in Chatham and Port
land prisons, arrived here this after
noon on board the American liner ST.
Paul. He was met at Quarantine by
delegation of representatives of Irish
societies in this country. Among those
who went aboard the ST. Paul to greet
him was James Gallagher, who is
brother of the released man. DIR. Gal
lagher recognized his brother at once
but he was in very excitable mood
and acted very strangely Dr. Anthony
Mcbride, who accompanied DR.. Gal
lagher across the ocean, would not
permit any of the newspaper men to
speak to his charge. 1t was evident
that the doctors mental condition was
total wreck. He looked to be fully
twenty-five years older than when he
left America little over thirteen
years ago.
When the members of the delegation
OF Irishmen were presented to him, the
doctor was unable to recognize any Of
them, and Immediately ran away
through the corridors, shouting loudly
and incoherently. He was followed
by two Of the bedroom stewards, but
before they grasped his arms he threw
handful Of pennies through one of
the port hole windows and shouted:
Il have got my fare over the ferry at
any rate" AS soon as the attendants
got him under control the doctor turn
pd tn rcIx
God, is this the way an American citi-
zen must be treated?"
He broke away from the attendants
again but they finally locked him up in
room. When he quoted down, one
attendant was left with him and DR..
Mcbride asked all the poor fellows
friends not to disturb him for some
time. When asked as to the doctors
condition, DR.. Mcbride said:
81 have not examined DIR. Gallagher,
and cannot say whether he has suffered
any bodily injury from his treatment
in prison. He complained frequently
that he was treated very harshly and
said that three of his ribs were broken
in Chatham prison. His general health
is in a precarious condition, and men
tally he is in very delicate state. 1t
will be necessary for him to have abso-
lutte quiet for fully twelve months and
then / am not quite sure that he will
recover sufficiently to have the use of
all his faculties.
Il never met the doctor until I was
introduced to him on board the ST.
Paul at Southampton last Friday
morning. ssIIe was liberated from Port
land prison last Thursday week and
Chief Warden White brought him to
Winchester jail. Both of them re-
manned there until Friday morning,
when Warden White brought him on to
Southampton. I was notified by Mr..
Hodson of the American embassy and
requested to accompany him to this
country. Mr.. Hodson introduced me to
him on board the ST. Paul He has been
very erratic during the voyage, but, all
things considered, he has caused very
little trouble. The poor fellow has
suffered good deal but I hope that
with the care which will undoubtedly
be given him by his friends here, he
will become physically and mentally
strong in course of time"
AS soon as the st. Paul reached her
dock, the doctor, accompanied by his
physician and two intimate friends,
drove from the pier to an uptown
hotel, from whence he will probably
be taken to a san1tarium tomorrow.