New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-24
vr1TrREs N THE Toxss.-Ay. 10 be sure

winged Vulrlres. rho have natural instinct 10
scent carion. and devour ii. They do what God
has appointed them to do, and re find no fault
We mean certain animals who haunt cur CITY
ToTnbs. otEcririss Hs1Ls OF JUsT1cE,t TO prey upon
the poor. HELPLESS remnants of men and women
that are confined there. These vile wretches
orowl abou, this miserable place, extortlng the
ist few sllilngs from those Of lts pess inmates
v.bo are grsen enough to think their service Will
be Of anT u>e. and large eesfrom those who have
resources and in7pahence. In the morning, you
NAV see tIlel1 tumble in there in schools as hun
qrv sharks surround ship. Their practiced eyes
run over the new comers OF the night at q
glance. They know every class from the siIshll-
inc victim up to the S-l0or $50 bidder for Their
tender mercies.
We happen to have some knowledge OF Their
doinrs IN these matters, and with a very
li,.le labor could gather what would make one
Of the richest exposes Of moral honesty and integ
rty that the New-Y FORK public has been favored
with for a long time. As an instance, we recol-
Iect the case Of man who was taken to the Tonbs
one evening during the past w.nter in a state OF
partial intoxication. He had money in his pocket.
had never been there beiorc-waS impatient and
would have purchased instantrclcase at any price.
No charrc was found against him al the ex-
animation the following morning, bat friend who
saw him though, it might do him rood to remain
twen,v-four hours, and 50 got him taken back
Whiic he was chafing under the restraint. one
Of these harpies pounccd upon him, and know
me- the man was as free to 90 out as himself
whenever he chose to. very maguanimously offer
ed 10 take his case in hand and clear him that
night for $50. The money was paid; the VII
lam stepped out iokcd pleasantly with his friends
half an hour or 50, and went up and informed his
ellen; that he had succecded!.
We saw boy Of some twelve years there last
winter who might have sat for a picture OF the
Araul Dodgcr. Hc was a most iaiquitous little
cIs. bcrond all question, trained to stealing and
any other means of getting bread. 1t was the
first time he had ever been incarccrated, and bold
and wicked as he was. he did NJ Ike tic heavy
stone walls over him. a magistrate had gwen
his discharge to gentleman who accidentally
found the boy there and when he visited the cell
he asked HIM bow he expected 10 get out. O. he
had employed lawyer (IIcavcn save the mark ,
and was gong to give him dollar If some body
would 90 to old - the Jew who received his
stolen goods and get it for him. He did MT
owe him, he said, but he would GO to work for
him as soon as he got out. And tins vile harPy
!, 4 l,l,o Of
for any service that he expected to render him
ltherc would then have been some show OF de
cency in the mattcr,l bat because the boy was
shut up, wanted to get out, ard after he had
pocEcied his foully-won dollar, and left the CELL
could have no possible means OF ascertaining that
he did nothing for him. In time the discharge
would come, and the boy. thinking his dollar had
bought it, would next time, as his fortunes grew,
give him five or ten!
But the most aggravated case we have heard
OF is that of poor coorcd woman, as honest and
proper a one as may be found III the city. a
stranger here, with helpless family dependent
on her labor, she had been out one evening last
week, looking for work and on her quiet way
home, between 10 and II in the cvt;.ing, was
rudcly accostcd by police officer Had she en-
tertaincd him with amiable words and led him TO
her house all would doubtless have gone well !;
but. as she informed HIM that his absence would
be much more agreeable than his presence, and
she wished TO 90 or unmoestcd, he was suddenly
stirred with Ct Of virtuous horror that such a
character should be abroad 10 disturb the quiet
ness of the nocturnal guardians of the peoples
welfare and So, summonng to his aid valiant
assistant, after due abuse of words and blows,
though no resistance was made By the prisoners,
they marsilaie3 herself and her friend to the
,Tombs. In the morning she was pouncea upon
by one o those harpics, and, although no charge
could be sustained against her. and although the
officers ought to have been punished for arrestng
her on her peaccabc return home, tllis william ex.
toztcd from her FIVE dollars, the last penny she
had-a httle iund that had been laid by, and
held sacred Tor some pressing emergency, We
have our eye OF this officer, and this wretch who
styles himself lawyer too.
Moreover. these fellows throng the female side
Of the prison. and disgust and shock any remains
of modesty or virtue that may be cit there and
there are occasionally females detained there as
WITNESSES !-ay, and some prisoners, too-of as
much real delicacy oar richer citizens wives
and daughters, by their profanity, blaspheny and
lcwd jestings. Now we ask, is there no way OF
excluding these fellows Cannot the authorities
devise some means by which prisoners may be
protected from them At least, can they not be
excluded from the female department? 1t GER
taia'y seems feasible tous. Try it, ana we VIII
close with a suggcetion which lady friend requests
Us TO make, VIZ that the female prisoners be put
undsr keepers of their own sex. We do believe
tlao;r cnnditinn would be much lrln-nreE Il III.