The Washington times., 1925-08-10

Jack, until about 2 o'clock and
when Duffy woke me and told me
the end had come, got up again.
We went down into the kitchen
and made some black coffee and
talked about what we should do.
Osborne and Johnson were both
absent from the prison, and /
was virtually in charge. It was
the first time in my life that
had faced the responsibility OF
making arrangements concerning
a dead body. None of the boys
seemed to have had any expert
ences, either.
knew Johnson was due back
at the prison that morning early,
so decided to go to New York
and see Osborne, who was at the
Belmont Hotel, having spoken in
New York the night before, and
scheduled to leave for Philadel-
phia at o'clock, with his return
to the prison fixed for that eve
ming.
I advised Duffy not to disturb
the body until the prison physi-
cian had seen. it. In my room for
a moment 1 swallowed big drink
of whiskeN Then / was driven
to the Ossining station, where [
caught the flower train for
New York. The "flower" train
went through each morning
shortly before o'clock, picking
up freshly cut flowers from the
numerous hothodse plants and
nurseries all along the route, for
delivery in the city. 1t carried
one or Ntwo passenger coaches.I
Drink Lures Before Breakfast
1 arrived in New York shortly
after 6--too early to disturb Tom.
I decided to wait until 1880 or 8
before9 calling him up. My UNI
derstanding was that he would
take the 10 O'Clock Pennsylvania
train for Philadelphia.
At first I had breakfastS in
mind. 1 was tired and unstrung.
But instead of turning into the
station restaurant Il went down
to the bar and had drink of
whiskey. After a few minutes I
took another. Then began to
think, or thought / did. why
disturb Tom at all? 1t would
only distress him to learn of
Blackie's death. What could he
do in the matter that / couldn't
do, anyway? There was really
no sense in my having come to
New York. / would take the next
train back.
I had two or three more drinks
and then returned to Sing Sing,
arriving at the prison before .
o'clock. johnson had, not re.
turned Blackie's body was still
lying in the bed where he had
died.
/ learned that some one had
called up Mrs. Field. and that
she was on her way to the prison
from Brooklyn. Mrs. Field was
very emotional l knew there
would be a scene. / felt it was
necessary to have the remains
removed before she got there.
u called up the undertaken at
Ossining. His response was prompt.
In less than half an hour he call
ed and removed the body TO his
mortuary in the village. All that
morning was turmoil. Mrs. Field
arrived and became hysterical
She upbraided me for not having
waited until she got there before
having the body taken away. /.
told her Blackie had looked ter.
rible-which he had-and that /
felt il better that the undertaken
should make the remains present
able before she Or anyone else
saw them. She went down to the
village. / slipped up to my room
for more whiskey.
1t was not until lunch time that
/ awoke to the fact of lecture
engagement 1 had for 3 o'clock
that afternoon in New York The
Women's Equal Suffrage League
was at that time holding daily
afternoon meetings at it's quar-
tiers in Fifth avenue and advertis-
ing a different speaker each day.
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