The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-03

change in the features revealed the iden-
tity of the prisoner, and told him VINO
was and that l had come to make an ex-
animation in order to determine whether
he should be sent to the hospital ward.
He made no direct reply. He simply
kept on rolling his head from side to side
on his thick neck and moaning, oh L
don't know; don't care, repeating
these phrases over and over again in q
moaning way that WAS sad enough to
create sympathy in any human breast.
81 felt his pulse. 1t was low. 1 took
his temperature and found it was normal.
looked at his tongue, which was clean.
Further examination convinced me that
his was simply case of shock that comes
upon all men newly introduced into a
cell, and going out SO informed the war
den. l gave orders that he should remain
where he was. Had | looked q little fur
Their, perhaps, / would not have done this;
but did not think to compare the pris-
oner's figure with the ordinary cell cot
on which he would have to lie. 1t was
far too narrow for a.man of his bulk. But
it is doubtful If he tried to sleep during
that night. However, my duty was plain
before my mind. He was convicted
felon and had no recourse but to leave
him where he was, although 1 am free to
confess that the thing worried me not q
little. He had powerful friends. and q
responsibility such as took upon myself
was not light, for matters We're INCA very
peculiar state in New York in those days.
THE next day, believe me, there was
war on in the Department of Charities
and Correction, and l was summoned
before the board and was asked in any
thing but pleasant language how had
dared to order man of Mr.. Tweed s
prominence into a cell like an ordinary
convict. | was prepared, and told them
l had simply done my duty, nor had
any apologies to make. They stormed
and threatened, and, after explaining my
position, told them to go ahead and
formulate charges against me. That they
did not care to do, and they knew it; but
shortly aferward friend of mine came
to me and begged me for Gods sake to
leave town for time until he excite
ment among Tweed's friends had in a
measure abated. He said that if I did
not / would certainly be killed by some
of the thugs who had adhered to the
Tweed ring. / told him that scould not
see why l should run away for having
performed what was my plain duty, and
that would remain in New York. I had
my practice to attend to and could not
leave. 1 will say thatssI was not deaf to
the warnings, and took all possible pre-
cautions. I avoided dark streets. and
kept an attendant at hand for time;
but 1 was not molested. Months after
WetTu d SGutlCildA oApTosSou nuIpIlSo Ul9u
1 was still alive, for he knew that there
was every intention in certain quarters to
put me out of the way.
That was the only night that Tweed
was kept in cell. The next day his
friends in the Department of Charities
and Correction went over to the Island,
aud he was removed to the hospital ward,
and there remained until the time of his
memorable escape. When he had been re-
turned from his adventures on the sea he
was placed in Ludlow Street Jail in a
very pleasant room next the Warden's
own. 1t was not prison except in the
sense that he could not leave it, and in
that room Tweed died. 1t seemed to be
my fate to be thrown into his presence;
but he would never have any thing to
say to me while in Ludlow street. He
remembered the Island, and whenever he
had any ailment he sent out for his
family physician, and for this I was not
sorry