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April 19, 1873.

WOODHULL as CLAELiN’s WEEKLY. I A   C Q11

Holding, as we do, all executions as barbarous, and es-
pecially condemning the prolongation of the torture by a
reprieve, we ask of the Supreme Court of Iilissoiiri to spare
this mu1'derer’s life. Vile do this believing it is one of those
cases in which women have a natural right (though deprived
of its exercise) to dictate the law. I

In the same paper (same date) there are reported in one
column no less than three cases of these domestic l101‘l'0l'S.

N 0. 1.—-Catherine Kerwin who died in Centre-street Hos?
pital on Friday night (March 29) from the effects of the most
brutal ill treatment alleged to have been received from her
hiishand, Patrick Kerwin.

N 0. 2.—-The murder of Mrs. Clark and one of her children
by her husband Ed. Clark, in Warren County‘, Georgia.

N o. 3.—The arrest of Annie Adair, of Adams County,
Illinois, Who is charged with having poisoned her husband
with whom she lived unhappily.

The New York Hemltl, of the 30th .inst., adds one to the
list, as follows: ‘ I 3

A DENVER, Col., March 29, 1873.

William Newman, a man of property, residing for several
years past in this city, died a few days since under suspici-
ous circumstances. His wife and a half brother were ar-
rested yesterday, charged with murdering Newman, by ad-

ministering arsenic. The evidence is very strong against

them.

> ‘arr. A
INTERNATIONAL COMPLIMENT.

Some, of what are termed the liberal thinkers of England,
have lately been advocating suicide in certain cases. One of
the ablest of the English newspapers, the I/brtniglltly Re-
oiew, it is believed indorses the affirmative of the question in
its columns. ‘

Under these circumstances, the owners’ of the WEEKLY
feel it to be only courteous in them to pass the hat across the
Atlantic for the editor of the above-mentioned newspaper.
"We have believedourselves previously to be somewhat rad-
ical in our opinions, but we draw the line at lioinicide.

>4@r~<

ONE TIME ONE PRICE.

Before laborers can dictate the price of labor, they must

be united. Ten Unions cannot do it, nor twenty, nor one
hundred. It is very questionable whether the united force

of all the mechanical unions would be sufficient to accom-
plish sucli a purpose. But if mechanical and agricultural
labor unite, laborers can give the law to both distributors and
money holders, This Union of the Great Labor Interest can

can only be effected on the basis of equal justice to all la- .

borers. VVith the war cry of “ Equal Coinpensation for an
Equal Time of Labor,” or “ One Time One Price ” for all
workers, the cause of labor would assuredly speedily
kiumph. 1%, .

HARK! FROM THE TOMBS.

THE LOSSWOE THE ATLANTIC.
MURDER ON THE HIGH sEAs.

Reporter.~——Did not Mrs. ‘Train go out in the Atlantic?

BIT. Trdln.—Yes; and notified me that she was unseawor-
thy and was in danger of foundering. I thought the letter so
important I published it as a note of warning to the owners
in Liverpool. (Published in WEEKLY, April 12.) —Mr. Sparks,
the agent here, is not to blame; it is the reckless action of
Messrs. Innaz, Innie 85 Co., Liverpool, who should be in-
dictedfor murder on the high seas in the first degree.

RepOrler.—Is not the loss of this steamship with so many
lives another of your prophecies?

Mr. Tron'n.——Yes; I was just showing the Train Ltgne to
Stokes to say that aprophet may be recognized in his own
country ‘before stepping from the Tombs to the Asylum.
These are the foreshadowings:

(From the Train Ltgue, N ocember, Suppressed.)
EXTRAORDINARY PROPHECIEs.

November 2.————Mr. Train, addressing ten thousand people
in Wall street, made the following startling prophecies:

1. Burmbig of an Atlantic City. 2. Horse Dtstemper would
soon strike cattle, fowls and wild antntals, culminating in the
plague. 3. VVdll street Panic 4. Death of Greeley or Grant.
5.-_Repudiation National Debt through European crisis. 6.
Revolution placing him in the White House. 7. Burning or
foundering of an ocean steamer with loss of five hundred
lives.

"A TRAP SPRUN G ON THE COMING DICTATOR.

Warden Johnson has been indefatigable in his endeavors
to get Mr. Train into better quarters, and to walk in the
apen air for some time past, and while at the court yester-
day he sprang a trap on the Coming Dictator, as will be seen
by the followiiignote:
SHUTTING HIS CELL DOOR, NEvER MORE To RETURN To

C THAT HISTORICAL MURDER PEN.

He packed up his letters and epigrams, and neatly folded
a batch of newspapers. He was requested by one of the
keepers to step over to a large and comfortable room in the
rear prison. This he emphatically declined to do, writing
the following: ,

Dedr Warden J ohnson——I told you to—day that where they

first put me I wished to remain. I wish to see no visitors,
and will only leave when the court opens the door. They

‘have just come to take away my bed. I wish my cell to be

locked when I go to court, as my papers are loose. While
appreciating your kindness in giving me a large room in the
rear prison, I must decline, as I have from the first, occupy-
ing any courtesies not extended to the poorer prisoners in

. the Tombs. What I have gone through with in this hell-hole

forthe last fifteen weeks I can stand to the end. G. F. T.
CELL 56*, 11:03 A. is, .

This note to the Warden shows how they Oalight the bird»:

gaging the millionaire who insisted on  being ii ‘reaper;

MR. TRAIN To WARDEN JOHNSON.
THE CHIEF MOVED INTO BETTER QUARTERS l
, - BY FORCE, April 3, 5 P. M. 3

To V/Iarden Jo.7mson——VVhen I was taken to the court by
Keeper Daly, at 4, you told me that ‘nothing from myeell
should be removed. But you did not tell me that I was to
be removed» when I returned. Keepers Daly and Henry
asked me to look at the new prison, and I find myself locked
into a new cell. New this is forcing a kindness under false
pretenses. . _

Li ST IN PU_RE'AI.R-.- . «

Fifteen weeks of the peculiar atmosphere of 56 has entirely
unprepared me for the pure air that C0lIl6S'lll from Centre
street. This splendid chamber is so different from the old
cell I hardly know how to manage it; but‘, strange as it may
appear, although in so many prisons in different lands, I
have never had a room smaller than this. <

I do not wish to be captions, but if this change is intended
as a kindness, I can only protest’ in beingtreated better than
the rest. If the prison rules compelza man who has 0.0i1_1lT11i7-
ted no crime to be put on a level with criminals, it IS the
fault of the system, not of the officers, and perhaps good may
arise therefrom. The points I wish to make are set forth in
the inclosed note to Judge Brady. 1 ' G. F. T.

(This note appeared in the WEEKLY, April 12.)

NOTE EROM THE MURDERERS’ Row. .

Mr. Train received a note from his old fl’lOll(l‘S'll1 Murder-
ers’ Row the moment they heard that Warden Johnson had
sprung the habees corpus on their President.

COPY OE NOTE EROM THE MURDER-ERS.
GEO. FRANeIs TRAIN, THE COMING DICTATOR:

Cheer up, Chief 1 Everything is well. Above all things
make no complaints at change of quarters. VVe shall all miss
you, and make our united acknowledgements for many per-
sonal acts of kindness. —

(Signed by eleven names, which are withheld.)

NOTE EROM COUNSELOR MOTT. .
51 CHAMBERs STREET, 1
New York, April 3, 1873. 5
Friend Trwln, Cell 56, Tombs—“The band will begin to
play ” at four o’cloek P. M., what tune I cannot now say. Vile
will then decide whether we dance or not. I have called to
Gen. Chatfield, as you requested, twice sincel last saw you,
but did not find him in.‘ I will see him this morning. I
shall insist upon you being present in court, so please be
ready to come-up. Very respectfully,
’ J OIIN O. MOTT.

EPIGRAM REPLY.
CELL 56, MURDERERS’ Row, 1
A April 3, 1873. 3
To J. O. M., Councellor in behalf of liberty:
' ' Here’s the “ 00’l‘]}Zl8.” “ Haoeas” the show,
Leave a vacuum in Murderers’ Row.
Yes, the elephant is walking round;
The Christian band begins to play.
- Such Beecher hounds as can be found,
I-lad better keep their wolves away.
With Chatfield, Mott, Jordan and Bell,
Hammond‘s heaven will be Phelps’ hell.
G. F. T.,
President of the Murderers’ Club.
A SHARP EPIGRAM TO DISTRICT-ATTORNEY PHELPS.

CITY AND COUNTY OE NEW YORK,
DIsTRICT ATToRNEY’s OEEICE.

The Peopleos. Geo. F. Train—Indictment for publishing ob-
scene literature. v ‘ ‘

GEO. F. TRAIN, EsQ.:

Dea.rSt3r—The investigation as to your sanity will take
place before Chief Justice Daly and a jury on -Thursday,
April 3, 1873, at 4 o’clock P. M., in Court of Common Pleas,
in the new Court House. Counsel in the case have been no-
tified. Very respectfully,

April 1, 1873. BENJ. K. PHELPS, District Attorney.

The lightning Train checked up for a moment, but was
soon started, and Keeper Kilroy received the following, ad-
dressed to the District Attorney:

CELL 56, MURDERERS’ Row, THE TOMBS, l
A1lFools’ Day, 18-73 (Fifteenth Week). t
Benjamin K. Phelps, District Attorney:
While panic crashes through the banks
You-7" notice I receive with t/zonlcs.
If quoting the Bible is "‘ obscene,”
This spark in powder magazine
Jlfayjire the Revolution Train
And prove both Court and 0/‘z-micli, insane.
When low and people once collide
1 Nothing can stop the homlcécle.
Already laborfie 8IfCl’I"?)737L_(]V7l’l(ZSS
Are waiting to shut Q17‘ the gas.
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN, .
President Murderers’ Club, the Coming Dictator.

BROTHER WYNN E, OF IRELAND, AND THE BLACK-
THORN STICK.
AMITYVILLE, L. 1., April 3, 1873.
THE DOWNEALL OE THE TOMBS.

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN, Eso. :

Dear St'r——I sympathize sincerely with your incarceration ;,
at the same time I congratulate you on your success in pull-
ing down the Tombs and giving fresh air and daylight to the
unfortunate inhabitants. What rotten atmosphere, and how
destructive to the innocent and the guilty. Your unjust im-
prisonment has been a great boon to the unfortunate victims
of police suspicion, inagisterial whims and the sterility of the
land. Even murderers, until found guilty, should be better
provided for than in this modern bastile. It is terrible that”
a man of your mind and nobility of character should be im-
mured in the Tombs ; you, who know the Scriptures from
Genesis to Revelatioiis-—niore, I think, than half the theo-
logians of the city—should be, without the shadow of crime,
condemned to a wet, stinking cell in the Tombs.

A line directed to 131 West Nineteenth street, New York,
will find your very humble servant, who presented you with
the black-thorn stick in the Marshalsea bastile in Dublin.

BROTHER WYNNE.
' MR. TRAIN’s EPIGRAM REPLY.

To Brother Wynne, who presented him with a. black-thorn come
while in the Irish bastile. (Ten months for clawing to be Ct
mom.) . I 3

Is it not strange, clear Brother Wynne,

’l;‘,lia,-t one wlclo :ie’8r0O1Yl111itte£l crime

§hould passso many years of life ,
Inprison, where these crimes are ripe?

I never injured man or broke a law,

Although living in perpetual war.

The victim, already, of fozl7“teen jails!

But sending the Bible tli rough the mails

Has been a powder magazine. I

Who wonders that Pin called “ obscene?”

That black~thorn stick you gave to me,

There in the Four Courts Marslialsea.,

Is in my collection of regards,

Sent from __a hundred Irish bards.

Sonietiincs I almost feel aslianied

To think that I have England blamed, g

Vllieri their prison system is far ahead

f ours! , They do not sell tllelr ?7bll’)‘(,l767‘€CZ dead! ,
The Tombs, April 5, 1873. G. F. T.
THE BANKERS To THE REsCUE.
KOUNTZE BROTHERS, BANKERS, 12 Vi/‘all Street.
NEW YORK, April 2, 1873. i
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN:
Y Dear St'r—VVhy will you persist to continue to sojourn in
the Tombs? ‘Why not throwoif your schackles and breathe
God’s free air Once more? "W iy not conseiit? You know
security to any amount can be easily provided. Yours truly,
Y ‘ A. KOUNTZE. A

MR. TRAIN’S EPIGRAIVI REPLY.

  

.:

Beca-u.se I cannot tell Cl lie,

Its nobler far in jail to die,

For naked truth in inanhood’s fight

Than might should conquer over m'{/lit.
Far better innocent in jail, ' ‘
Than a “suspect” loose in_ street on bail.
If force can throw me in Miirderers’ Row.
Augustus Kounlze may be the next to go.
Where forty mllléons are owned by church and state.
Let one man act out the people’s fate.

Dear 

STARTING THE PACIEICVRAILVVAY.

Have you fargotten where we took our stand
To strike the pickax in the sand
At Omaha, in eighteen sixty three,

To build that railway to the Western sea.
Do you remember the speeches made,
Before a single rail was laid, ‘ —
When they pronounced us both insane.
And now they say I’m mad again?

Stand from under! Clear the way!

The c7'adz'tfoncée7* will rule the day;

After the panic the man who dares

Will be dictator of bulls and bears.

When the Boutwcll bankers come to grief,
I will startle Wall street as the Olilcf‘,

Ten millions cash will soon turn the tide,
6% ready, I want you by my side.

G-Eo. FRANCIs TRAIN,
[Founder of .the Credit Mobilier; organizer of the Union
Pacific, and president of the Credit Financier of America]
Cell 56, Murderers’ ROVV,"th6 Tombs, April 3, 1873.

BREAKING GROUND AT LAsT.

The silence of six thousand journals on this outrage on
liberty is the most startling episode in this astonishing age.
But a great newspaper has broken ground at last. In two
articles on our case, although un generous in its remarks per-
sonally, they denounced the arrest, the extreme bail and the
prison in bold terms, when others were silent, and now they
open in a bold article that has brought down Mr. Train with
an epigram, making a suggestion of power. .

[From Frank Leslt'e’s I llustrated, A1J1”tl‘2.]
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN, MADMAN AND ELEPHANT.

It seems that George Francis Train has been declared a
madman, and that he is to be sent to a madliouse. I

WHAT WE THINK OF THE COMING DICTATOR.

This remarkable man ought not to pass away from civili-
zation without suitable recognition. Personally, there is no
“ nicer fellow,” asthe phrase goes, than is Mr. Train. Social,
polished,-humane, active, shrewd, enterprising; “full as is
an egg of meat ” of ideas wide and comprehensive; cen-
trifugal and centripetal in his organization at once an earth-
quake, a storm, a rainbow and a lifeboat; 1" <~ 1‘ r of all
sorts of schemes in railways, “ Credit  . = ers,” and
the like; a poet and lecturer; a d8V()l( i.; 1, ;. ozitieian; a.
journalist; a Presidential candidate; the lltliz of the Com-
munists; the daring spirit of the Internatioiizile : soaring for
ever and ever, on wax wings, in a tempest of his own creat-
ing-—-the fee of tyrants and of priests and of sectarian creeds;
the friend of the people; the hero of dungeons, cis and trans-
Atlantic; the Daniel who boldly enters the den of the Brit-
ish Lion, with a sprig of shamrock as a magic talisman in his
martynhand ; theHoratii and Curatii (both in one) who fought;
the latter end of the Prussian and French war on “his own
hook,” running amuck between the hostile lines, reckless of
blood and treasure, and finally subsiding only at the base of
the fallen Column Yendome; a modern Crusader, who flies,
in complete mail, hither and yonder, with almost the speed

  

‘ of thought, heralding hisapproach, noting his departure, by
squibs, telegrams and epigrams, all instinct with a revolu-

tionary magnetism; a creation of world-wide notoriety-
such, in part, is Mr. Train, who has remained for months in
the Tombs, resolutely refusing ball or even freedom on his
own recognizance; who has been a voluntary martyr in
“Murderers’ Row,” eating and drinking prison fare, shiver-
ing within cold and damp walls; the possessor of wealth
enough’ to afford him J ohannisberger and truffles, and as
varied a menu as prince need covet, for his daily fare.

THE SPIRIT OF THE REFORMATION.

Whether mad or sane, this main presents to the world the
embodiment of Radicalism of all sorts. Tl_iere is point in all
that he says and does; and there is great wisdom and fore-
cast in many of his utterances. His intuitions early probed
all lately discovered public rottenness. Statesmen and jour-
nalist will find themselves in Train’s rear in most of the
noted fruitions and developments of the present hour. He
is no madder in his line than is Mr. Weiidell «Phillips in his
specialty. Train has “ out under Phillips ”-—and that is the
only difference in this respect between those two great men.
Train is a Radical who out—Herod’s Phillips and even the
martyr Brown, whose soul still “marches on.”

Mr.Train shoots his pebbles, David-like, at all sorts of giants.
Mainly he is at war in behalf of workingmen and the free-
dom of the press. He would like to hang a few capitalists to
the lamp—posts and to burn the Christian religion—-as_inter-
preted by its priests——at the stake. Mr. Train would Com-
munize Paris and New York. And yet he is by no means a
Jack Cade agrarian. , He loves law. He would uphold law.
That -is to say, the law as interpreted by Mr. Train.

THE OBSCENITY OE THE ‘BIBLE.
Mr. Trainis not entombed like the Prisoner of Chillon. He

s note Boiiriivawtla lzle walked. into the Tombs l1L,1?i_.QK::