The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-05

/ NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Dr. Thomas
Gallagher, who was released Inst week
after serving thirteen years penal seryi-j
tude IN Chatham and Portland prisons,
Arrived here this afternoon on board tho .
American liner st. Paul N y " 8 81
\ He was met at quarantine by d delega.
tioniof representa- yes of Irish socletiesi
In this country. Among those who went
aboard the 81, Paul to greet him was
James Gallagher, his brother. & Dr.ss Gall
but he was In n very bic mood and
acted very. strnnEely. Or. Ant thonyS Nc
Bride. who accompanied DR.. Gallagher
across the, ocean, would not permit any
OF the newspaper men to speak to his
icharge. II was evident that the Doctors
mental condition was a total wreck. He
looked to be fully 25 years older! than
when he left America a little over thir-t
teen yearsiago. When the members OF
the delegation OF 1rlshmen were present.,
ed to him. he was unable to recognize
any OF them, and almost Immediately
ran away through the corridors. shout
ing loudly and incoherently. He was
followed by two of the bedroom stew
ards, but before they grnsped his arms
he threw. q handful OF pennies through
one of the port-hole windows and Shout
ed. z have got my fare paid over the
AS soon as the attendants got him
under control the doctor, turned to them
appealingly and eaid - My God! Is this
the way an American citizen must Sbe
He broke away from the attendants
again, buttthey finally locked him up In
a room. When he 'quieted down one att!
n nh 1aft ,t-trt, -sar, I0r-aN fr-.
Bride asked all the poor fellows friends
not to disturb him for some time.
~ When asked as to the doctors eondi-l
tion. DR.. Mcbride said: s ~
II have not examined Dr. Gallagher
ana cannot say whether. he has suffer-
ed anv bodily injury from his treatment
in prison. He complained frequently
Il that he was treated very harshly, and
said three of his ribs were! broken In!
Chatham prison. His general health Is
In a precalious condition and mentally
hesis q very delicate man. It will be
necessary for him to have absolute quiet
for fully, twelve months, and then I am
not quite sure he will recover sufficiently
to have the suseS OF all his faculties. T
never met thesd doctor until was intro
'duced to him on board the st Paul last
FrIaay morning att Southampton. He
was liberated from Portland prison last
Thursday week, and Chief Warden
White brought him to Winchester jail.
Both of them remained there until Fri-
day morning, when Warden tWhita
brought him on, to Southampton. II was
noticed by Mr.. Hodson, Of the American
embassy, and requested to- accompany
him to this country. Mr.. Hodson In;
troduced 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 aboard.
The poor fellow has suffered great deal,
but hopeiwithS the care that will un-y
,doubtedly; be given to him by his friends
here he Will become physically and 'men-
tally strong in course of time.
As soon as the St Paul reached her
dock, the doctor. accompanied by the
physician and two intimate y friends.
drove from the pier to an up town hotel,
from whence he will probably be taken
: to q sanitarium Tomorrow X !,