New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-23
The Other side of.hc Story.

The Hudson Rirer ChrOnicie OF the 10th INST.
published at Sing Sing) stated in the mot posi-
tive terms, and with somewhat unusual parade
of ltalc and Capital letters, that convict of the
Sing Sing Prison, by the name of Whiting, had
recently died at an Insane Asylum "of the severe
floggings he had received at the Prison. The
story was os,cnsby told on the authority OF the
Physician OF the Asylum, who, it was alleged,
had declared that he would take MS oath that
Wh,tiao udS logged to DEATH" And this,
adds the Chronicle, ." is fair specimen Of the
humanity that is dealt out at the Prison." The
same story, in substance, was also published IN
the Sing Sing Protector Of the 18th inst and is
now going the rounds Of the press, and, original
ing as it did at the place where the Prison is 10
Gated, it will probably obtain wide circulation
and be extensively received for truth. We did
not publish it, feeling confident that on cIamlna-
ton it would turn out to be either entirely false or
at least grossly exaggerated, and we rejoice that
our impression is now confirmed by evidence OF
the highest authority. We have Just seen let
ter from Dr.. EARLE, the Physician of the Bloom
ingdale Asylum, on whose authority the story
was ostcnsiby told, who, after abiding 10 the az
ticIc in the Chronicle Go may therefore
assert that ii IS not my opinion, and consequently
have never stated il as such, that the death Of
the aforesaid Theodore P. Whiting resulted from
punishment inflicted while he was in Prison.
For the honor of Humanity we are glad OF the
opportunity TO contradict report, which, II true,
ought TO awaken the indignation OF every citizen
of our State; but we arc deeply mortified that
any conductor of press could 50 far forget his
duty 10 the pubic,-to say nothing Of what is al
ways cue 10 an accused party,-as to publish so
Outrageous story without careful investigation
of the facts On which it was supposed to rest
Having seen that the principal allegation OF
The Chronicle and The Protector is unfounded, II
is very natural TO infer that the other parts OF the
story may be equally false, and this inference is
fortified by the positive assurances made TO
us BY the accused parties that such is the fact.
We are told that Whiting was not flogged with
great severity at any time, and not at all for
the last thirteen days before he was taken to the
Asylum and for more than month before his
DEATH We are also assured that the wounds upon
his BODY were made by himself in his efforts to
throw off the s,rat-lacket with which 1t was
found absolutely necessary 10 confinc him. and
that he was not logged at all until after two
competent Physicians had pronounced his de-
rangement 10 be fcigncd. We make these state
aents on the authority OF the accused parties,
who are alone responsible for them, and who
are at least entitled to the privilege Of putting IN
their plea OF not guilty.
u The Omnibus nuisance increases every
day. 1t is really dangerous ior any body but g
veteran pedestrian, who sup to taking ali sorts
OF advantages OF surrounding circumstances and
passing wheels, to attempt crossing Broadway
great many plans Of reform have been thought
Of but mostly impractlcab!e.
LOOK OUT, FAST Dawes Mayor Harper. We