The times., 1897-06-07
He Says 1t Is Beneficial to Many
of the Prisoners.
CALLS A TRUSTY GABRIEL
A Resurrectionist Who Uses Spade
Instead OF q Trunpet-SadC Case
of a Prisoner in Which He Has
Interested HimseIf-His Last SHa-
day IN Jail.


beginning to have It's effect upon him The
bright ruddiness Of his SKIN, so noticeable
when he reached Washing gton, nearly a
month ago, is little yellowed- His eyes
are ciear still, but not at their best. And he
is little tired
Il do no6 get as much exercise as used
to- 'he said yesterday to a Times reporter.
~ am an active man naturally. andthe con-
finenent OF my close quarters has been
wearing Possibly there is touch OF
malaria in me, too, though you VIII be
surprised at the fine record of ohe place in
this respect, with such a location
There are over three hundred of Us in
mates OF the building and yet tie days are
frequent when there is not a solitary
patient in the hospital. There is many an
exceIIentIy conducted hotel in town and in
New York with record nothing like IS
good. From all my observations the con-
finement is nightly beneficial in most in
stances to the physical condition and the
morals of those who are forced to take
the medicine. The people come heIe from
the cutters and the alleys, sometimes half
starved, nearly always very dirty, and IF
course. usually pretty tough morally.
They are ma de clean first and ale Kept so.
They are fed regularly on good and sif-
flcient food. They learn orderiiness and
civility. On Sundays they JON heartily
in two or three religious services One
can't be sure about the moral good but The
Improvement physically is uDmistakable. ="
MIR Chapman says he has never heard
an oath from keeper or prisoner during
all his stay at the tail, or seen the slight
eat show of INSTRUMENTATION He pointed
18th some pride at the 'trusty' of his
floor and wing, healthy, intelligent
locking muiatto. as an example of mis- idea
Il have named him Gabriel he said,
.sa1d now he Is proud Of the name and is
called by it by every body. DE is a resur-
rectioIist. hut his resarrecsions are pFeT1a-
tHre. He uses a SPADE instead OF q trura-
pet He has promised me that he wIlnev;r
rob another grave, but as he has been here
several TIRES Sor the same offense he may
be mistaken. he is a martyr 70 science -
Mr. Chapnan called attention 10 the fart
that there were numerous other TRUSTEES"
men of good habits and ubetiient 10 the Jail
rules, who enjoy a partial liberty and are
uverseers af their corridors of cells lie
suggested that this reward for good con-
duct is strong incentive and has much
to do with making the inn4a tss orderly and
obedient.
While ne was talking a band OF colO@ed
preachers commenced religious service
in the central court OF the building. This
court is overlooked by every floor Of the
building. and the prisoners gathered under
the care of the TRUSTEES on the stair
ways and landings, within few feet OF
the people whoIsd the service. They were
nearly all coInred and joined IN the hymns,
most Of which were familiar, with 8 vim
and melody that was surprising and most
enjoyable
Il have been at every Sunday service
since caue down." this philosophical
prisoner said. For me it is mostly tire
fine singing, but want to uphold the ln-
stuntion, too. 1t must be good thing
for any of these fellows to Join in such
rousing chorus - He was most cnthIsi-
astic over sotle OF tie voices,
There is great looming bell OF bass
that listen for every time It is a revela-
ton And some OF the tenors are clear
and siIvery, too"
Mr.. Chapman receives a good many
roses and other flowers from his friends.
Some Of these he keeps in HRS cell, but many
There were three large vases full on the
organ yesterday.
While the singing was going on 9ther
visitors joined Warden Leonard and Mr.
Chapman. A gentleman from the De-
partment OF Justice paid Sunday visit
OF inspection. Capt. Mckee, the Journal
Clerk Of the House, dropped In A lady
and a little boy were Interested observers
And finally, Mr. W. B. Eibbs, the Wash
ington broker, personal friend Of the
prisoner, brought letter and a smile to
cheer his loneliness. These people all
gathered In one group, and discussed Mr..
ChapEan's confinement. They didn't any
OF them seem to re gard it very seriously
MI Hibbs shed additional light on the
situation He says that his friend tn cen
flnement has had a most marvellous grasp
of the stock market problem during the
whole month At distance this gentle
man has seen the great bull movement OF
the market during the last few da IS much
more clearly than the brokers directly in
the fight He predicted 1t first, and adj
vised his friends to buy. They bought and
have made large rolls Of money out of
his confinement.
Mr. Chapman hasn't written any "Pil-
grim's Progress but the effect of guilty
Surroundings and concentration Of mind,
always believed in, is here very profitabIy
demonstrated The time that he has had
for meditation, however, is likely to be
overestffna ted In a casual thought. He
says he tas been a very busy man.
"My friends have sent The a stack IF
books. but haven't readene. can hardly
get through the newspapers, "he suggested
81 have a large amount of business cor
respondence, ard the rules down here
won't allow me a stenograpI1er. write
a large part os the time. During the isit
ors' hours, TOO. 7 spend most OF my time
talking to them AndI take as much ex-
ercise as possible"
The Times man made him a present II
d copy of Che New York Sun, andmention3d
the fact chat his bull stock market was ssin
progressing
1.-The boom will continue he said. Il
believe that the beginning of the long
Iooked-for fine advance has come. / see
nothing In the situation TO prevent it. Peo-
pie are suggesting that If President Nc
Kinley makes a strong move in the Cuban
Spanish problem it VIII be disastrous to
business interests, but 1 believe that is q
mistake There might be temporary,
timorous reaction, but that is all 1t would
do good rather than HARM
Mr.. Cbapman's opinion of the outcome of
the trials of Messrs. Havemeyer and
Searles, for offenses somewhat similar to
his own is interesting, and somewhat char
acteristic of him.
Judge Bradley's decision was an EN-
inently Just one The difference between