El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-11

He is Getting What He Deserves, and
That the Sympathy of Some Ameri.
cans From This Side is Misnlac.,,
The American colony in chihuahua
is much offended by the reports pub-
iished in the Ell Paso morning papsr
about the condition of Mac Stewart
the old ex-confederate who has been
in Jail there for several years. tt
| The stories referred to are true in
the main but the tone of the articles
is misleading and the Americans there
contend that it keeps up unwarranted
prejudice against them on The part of
| the Mexican officials.
A Herald reporter while in Chihua-
hua Monday called on Mr.. Stewart in
his cell and spent an hour with him
He is getting old and very weak b,.t
seems to be faring as we'll as a man
could to be confined in jail Sympathy
doesn't seem to be with Stewart in Chi
huahua for he is considered a criminal
by the Americans there. His conduct
In the Jail is not such as would enlist
good treatment from the penitentiary
officials. however he is really treated
better than the Mexican prisoners in
his company.
Stewart seemed very glad to meet
The Herald representative and at once
began talking of his miserable condi-
ton. Il cannot live much longer here y
he said, for my health is failing ev-l
cry day. L have used every effort to |
get out but to no avail and l now feel
that 1 am going to die here. My mon
ey is about exhausted and as 1 can
eat what they give me here I cannot
hope to live long. 1t seems to me that
all my friends in the United States
nave deserted me and left me here TO
lie in this miserable place. / knowt
hey could get me out if they would
ry- L have given money to everybody
Who has been to see me, thinking that
hey could bribe the officers or buy mel
'ut, but they have done nothing. III
ant stay IN this uncomfortable pla..et
nd II something is not done 1 am sure
o die
He goes on for hours talking in this
one and there is little question but
nat he is deranged. He saws he can
ot eat what is furnished, but on ey-
mlnation it is found that his provis-
ons are good and only lack delicacies.
tewart is to be pitied but the author
lies OF Chihuahua are not to be blam-
d- he insults the state by accusing
he officers of trying to starye him I
hd cenSures them for keeping him in
all with Mexicans." Mexico has very
ew Americans to put him with and he
receiving better treatment than the
leNlcans are. He has a room to him
ELI. very poor one it is true. but as
ood as there is in the prison. Stew I
RI S health is fast failing and he will
rooaply not live much longer. but if
Is conduct was better he would he
'ansferred to the hospital and prob Ii
bly, be discharged later.
stewart has some money left and
uys such delicacies as he wants. Hell
oes his own cooking and fares well asI
Ir as eating goes. He will soon BE e
70 weak to cook and will then prob a
'ly be taken to the hospital. His form s.
embies constantly but he has no dis G
lse other than weakness and old age. Ic,
Despalring of getting out Stewart tt
asps at every offer of freedom. rhe /
merlcan tramps have heard. Of this m
I'd every lew days some one calls en- lal
m for money. Three of these cases lin
we come up within the past rwo1t
'eks and he gave them all money lar
ley would tell him that they couidise
lbe the officers or buy his release in Inn
me way If they had the money. He he
res them orders for the money, $2UOI
iece, and that is the last he hears of ur
I'm. IN
Jnlted States Consul Mills has often ba
ltioned Stewart about giving awav att
money but it does no good. Stewart
IDS at every straw and loses ey-
time. Consul Mills has asked MIN
telephone him when one of these
lrkers is there but he seems to ig-
e Mills entirely and seeks assist
,e from entire strangers. He has
nred himself in this way and it will Ca
hard for Stewards friends to do
ch for him. the
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ATE OF MISSOURI is CURSED Itel
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