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WASHINGTON. June lL.-Elverton r. Chap
man. the New York stock broker, who was SEN
fenced to ono month In the District Of Columbia
Jail for refusing TO answer questions asked by .
Senatorial committee, was released at IL o'clock
this morning. His term Of imprisonment OF.
pired at midnight, but Mr.. Chapman decided to
remain In durance until to-day.
Shortly before 10 this morning an open car
riaRe drew up In front Of the Jail, and ave
youngsters with smiling and eager faces
alighted. They were the children Of Mr.. Chap
man. He kissed them in true fathorly fashion
and took them 10 sec the cell he had Just va
Gated. They seemed much interested In every.
thing about the Jail. and inquired very earnestly
as to how the father had spent his time andi no
had suffered from his confinement. Mr.. Chapman
was all smiles at the sight Of his children.
and 1t was with apparent delight that he told
them that he was treated as an lex.
traordinary" prisoner. After seeing their
stairs and were shown sbout the Jail BY Warden
Leonard. Mr.. Chapman superintended the pack
ing, OF his luggage while the children weres sight
seeing. After things were in readiness for the
expressman Mr.. Chapman came out into War
den LeonsrdIs office. mounted o pIir of Howe
pounds of solid flesh since May II, when his i'm.
prisonment began.
As Mr.. Chapman entered the, carriage after
turo OF health. His face was aglow, his eyes
sparkled, and his checks were ruddy. He was
dressed In the same Scottish cheviot suit that
hat Ss ~ sSss S9 HS 81. i, hss and h II: :s%s Whit" Hass t nsSis
polished. bis trousers were creased. and alto
Rethcr he looked as though he had Just come
from the hands OF q valet. The drive from the
remain until Sunday was without Incident In
orier that the young C%hapmans might have q
look at the library. and the Capitol. Mr.. Chap
man directed the driver to take In these build
ings on route.
There was some talk among stock brokers yes
terday about hiring a tally.ho coach and driving
out to the Jail, inset Mr.. Chapman at midnight,
take him to Chamberlain's, and give him a swell
blowout. This proposition was preached TO Mr..
Chapman, and he Immediately put his foot
None of this blowout business for me" he
said. I've had enough OF II In my day. and
there's nothing in II. anyway. l want to get
of this brass.band and foghorn business for me-
Mr.. Chapman's stay, In prison was made as
comfortably gifted out by Manager Bennett of
the Arlington, his meals were prepared under
ing vas done by the Arlington. Hotel chef, an
old "trusty" was detailed to look after Mr..
Chspman's wants, and on the whole he was well
taken care OF.
~ was always q little gloomy about dark, -
| lonesome
Under the prison regulations all lights in the
cells must be extinguished at 8 p. NJ. but an
exception was made for Mr.. Chapman. He was
long as he chose. II usually retired about
9:3o," he said, land never had the slightest
trouble in getting q good nights rest The air
was pure and the sanitary conditions of the in,
chloride OF potash smell about the Jail that Il
usually noticeable in jails and prisons"