The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-18
Sing Sing.
Sing Sing.
Correspondence of the .Herald.]
important from Sing Sing-the " Sober Second
Ihought"-the Riots, E6igy Burners, &c. &c.
SING SING NAV 18th 1913.


Ihoughf"-the Riots, EGgy Burners, &c. &c.
SING SING, May 18th, 1913.
An article appeared in your paper during the first
session Of the new board OF prison inspectors, under
stood to have emanat.d from an ex scissors editor
of the Plebsian," calculated to mislead the pub
lie, by intimating that the good people of Sing Sing
had generally approved and taken part in the late
disgracefu outrages of a few disappointed office
beggars who by their conduct have demonstrated
the discretion of the inspectors, at least so far as
these rioters were concerned. This has been sub
ject of much complaint, and the Herald means to
deal equal justice to ALL it is hoped you will put the
saddle on the right horse.
The smoke of effigies is cleared away, and the
"sober second thought" has got possession of even
the mob, and the question now is raised, g Who has
been the leaders IN this disgrace to village ~
The principal actors, however, are notorionsy
known, but shrink from the responsibility. and are
ashamed 10 look their eghbors in the face.
On the first evening OF the row, the mob held
their meeting at the hotel of S M. Tompklns,
where 1t was harangued by George Sherwood, the
grocer, who was also chairman of the meeting
This Sherwood has brother, very RESPECTABLE
citizen, who was disappointed applicant for the Of
nee OF principal keeper OF the prison But George
should be excused, on the ground that he has not
got brains or common sense enough to render him
an accountable being His brother Is believed to
have met his disappointment like a democrat and
gentleman.
s. M. Tompkins, whohas been principal leader,
is disappointed applicant for the office of agent,
and was chairman of the second Indignation meet
ing. But he also should be excused account OF
certain habit which induces him always to go of
halt. cooked after nine O'Clock A. M. The chief
pyrntechnist was JnO. T. Voc, young idler, who
has been oafng about village for several years,
the son OF highly respectable parent. The stand
ing OF this young man rendered his prospect OF get
ting Office at the prison, through the front door,
rather hopeless, and he undertook to outwt the in
spectors by getting in at the back door, under the
| wings, about week before the new board met
In making their appointments, it seems that the
new board of inspectors made no exceptions for the
back door gentleman, but very softly slid him out
at the front door. OF course he had TO show his in
dignaton and by way of showing his fitness for the
Office of assistant keeper at the prison, assumed the
head and front of the mob These men, with the
grocers clerk, lad about four feet high, who aspir
ed to be sergeant of the guard, and the would-be
agents barkeeper, a chap of similar mould, who
wanted the same Office, with some three or four dis.
appointed loafers and rabble Of boys composed
the effiQy mob. Their conduct is spoken of with
contempt by all respectable citizens OF Sing Sing !;
and wagish old gentleman very properly remarked
the other day, that if the leaders used their
old cohesfor the efgies, it must have resulted IN
terrible destruction of hfe.'' SING SING.