The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-24

FoR AoENr.
Michael Hoffman, OF Hsrkimer.
FoR KEEPER.
Elan Lyndes. of Onondaga.
FoR PHYSICIAN.
Andrew X. Hoffman, OF Sing Sing.
FoR ASSISTANT KEEPERS.
Abner ". Bardsley, OF Hudson.
James w. Jackson, of Albany.
Peter Topper, OF Poughkeepsie.
Joel Whitney, of Newburgh.
william Brown. ofdo
Janus Banks, of White Plains.
John Mead, of do.
Edward p Aga., of Mount Pleasant,
Henry d. Storms, Of do
Joseph Requa, of do
Burgher Van Horn, of do
Jacob Motross, Of do
Thomas Cottard, of do
Joseph L. Smith, of Sing Sing.
Nathan J. Green, of Nsrth Castle,
James Weeks. Of New Castle
Jonathan Knapp, of New York,
Benjamin Wood, of do
u. Bioomer, of do
James P. Martin, of Sullivan county,
Alvah Colwell, Of Putnam county-2l.
Messrs. John 7. Voc, Frederick W worden, and John
Forshee have been retained for the present. they having
been recently appointed by the old Board.
FoR CHAPLAIN.
John Lucky, re-appointed.
Mrs. Isabella Bard, of sing Sing.
ASSISTANT MArRoN.
Mrs Carpenter Of New York,
Mrs Hammond, of Mount Pleasant
For GUARDS.
James Reed, Of West Point,
John Ackart, Milton, Ulster CO.,
John Jenkins, Of New York,
James Michaell Of do
Christian B. Blanchard of New York,
John Romeyn, of Yorktown,
Ward Acker of Sing Sing,
Philip Whtney,o of do
Elihu Sco6ed, of do
Israei Puniy Of White Plains,
George Banks, of Mount Pleasant
STEPHEN Acker, Of do
VIM Hunt. of do
Benjamin Krum, of do
John ADgevine, of do
William F. Yerkes, of do
Thomas Hitchcock of do
Benjamin F. Brown, of do
samuel Dngee, of do
Abraham Lee, OF Pleasantville,
Joseph Miller, OF Peekskil
James Tanning, Canterbury, Orange CO.,
Emary Dingey OF Bedford-23-
The agent, MICHAEL HOFFMAN, was formerly a
member OF Congress, canal commissioner, &c,
and Is considered an able financier, and every way
qualified Tor the station. Mr.. LYNDEs, the keeper,
appointed in charge of the prison at it's first es
Enlistment, and brought one hundred prisoners
from Auburn to aid in its construction. He Is con.
sdered the father of the pententiary system of this
Sta es. and is noticed by the French Prison Com
mssioners, who visited this country few years
since to examine into our prison system. He is a
rigid discipnaran, and emnently qualified for the
station to which he has been appointed. Mrs Bard
the newly appointed matron, was formerly in charge
of the Female Department, and removed only year
since by the wing inspectors, Notwithstanding the
objections of Gov. Seward, and also severe phil
llppc In the American newspaper published at that
time.
Considering the multiplicity of candidates and the
claims that every man appeared 10 have upon the
feelings OF the inspectors, the other appointments
are with very few EXCEPTIONS as good as could be
made under the circumstances.
The condition OF the prison and the lack of proper
discipline has been made fully apparent to the In
specors during their short administration, and the
recent escape of the female convict Ann Foster has
been found, on investigation, to be attributed solely
to the negligence on the par; OF the matrons fe'
male connected with the prison has been found to
be enciente by one OF the Guards, and other ex.
posures no doubt will follow as time gives oppor
tunity for investigation. The whole amount of
money deposited in the State treasury, being about
$50, 00O placed there through the economy and
proper management of the former democratic in
spectors has be drawn for the support of the in
stitution since the Seward inspectors came into
power thus compelling the State to be taxed in future
for its support unless the present Inspectors can
store II 20 its former prosperity
Among other disclosures made by the newly APP
pointed inspectors, was the following, which ac-
counts uly tor the unknown manner that commu-
ncations have been impaired to the convicts for the
past several months. IL appears that through the
influence OF certain phllanthrOpists, who supposed
they adding 10 the future happiness of the con-
victs, Sunday school was established some years
since, which in due course of time has been per-
verted bv the ingenious minds of the prisoners TO
communication OF evil and concert OF action among
them. The new inspectors, experimenting that this
was the opportunity seized for these communica-
tons, took measures Sunday les; to discover it,
and thus obtained knowledge of the system by
which the whole matter has been managed. The
convlcts arranged into classes in the Sunday
school, and an intelligent prisoner has recently
been selected to act as monitor. Among others
placed IN this situation was notorious, shrewd,
schemlng, calculating woman, who had been sent
from this city for numerous Offences and whose
time had nearly expired She has presided over one
OF the classes OF female convcts for several months,
and in the course of giving instruction in the Bible,
by reading In company with her class, she was
heard to proceed nearly follows, from the 18th
chapter of Exodus, beginning at the first verse:
81" Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this
song unto the Lord and spake saying girls my time is
out the 18th of next month"; ~ II sing unite the Lord"
agong to keep house in Anthony streetJ "for he
hath rixmphed glorously;" Uhe furniture is already
hired and 1.-THE horse and his rider hath he thrown into
the sea-"
a. The Lord is my strength end song ando the rooms
all first and the bed and board will be comfort
able) and he is become my salva tion" Che price of
board will be cheap) che my God, and there will be
plenty OF fellows there with the chink 81 will prepare
him habita,ion my fathers God and l" know that
every girl that comes there will do first rae) twill exalt
him"
"s The Lord is man of VARIES soon az any Of you
come out come to my house right straght) "The Lord
is his name"
This system has been practised by these tutors for
a length of time, and II IL supposed that Monroe
Edwards, who is monitor, communicated his
plan of escape to Davis, who's his Sunday school
class, in something like the following manner,
while reading from the fourth chapter of Reve-
atons, commencing from the first verse;
a. After this looked, and behold door opened
in heaven and the first voice which heard wasas
trumpet talking with me- which said, come up hither"
ers shop land viii" (hen dodge into the
penters shop "and shew thee things which must be here
after"
- And Immediately was in the SPIRIT" land as soon
Of man overboard) and behold throne set in
heaven and one sat on the throne"