The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-06

vmrr TO THE srArE Paisor.-By the polhI
ton Of the Chief Of Police visited the STATE d.
ct Sing Sing Saturday last In company with severed
Captains Of police and ocers belonging to that depart
ment We arrived at the dock At about halEpsst II
olock and proceeded at to the prison. whore We
were received by the head keeper, Mr. Eldridgs,
With the greatest poltsness and attention. Our time
exceedingly short from the fact Of the boat sav
Ing for New York again at o'clock We passed around
the range Of cells which unoccupied the men be-
Ing out In their respective workshops. The door Of
each cell 10 thrown open and small pan Of water placed
IN the door way, covered with piece Of board TO
pied for the manufacture Of all kinds Of steel hss this
s let out by contract. and contains the largest number
for which the pays 81 cents per day for each
convict; these convcs are under the control OF three
s an elevated desk about
the movements Of every convict. The next shop en-
ssgsd BY = contractor, is the saddlery hardware
containing % convcs and one keeper under the same
arrangement The shoe shop, we learn, obtains the
hshest price for the labor Of the couvc the contrsct
mani hi. shop IS prisoners s nsy one oE ssch
The shop Is also under contract with SO
onss manufacturing round topped broad brimmod
hats, such worn by not allowed
to make besver hats as formerly 80 convcts
pied in the shop 40 also In trimming and
cutting fur The State shop where the clothing ia prn
cipaly made for the prisoners Of the ms gene
feeble In various other shops the number Of con-
vcts from Is TO 60 men, under charge Of keep
At IL o'clock the bell rings for the convics 20
his control quit work and muster in the yard fall into
single e Qock step and thus march TO the door Of the
prison, where as they each man picks up his bucket
or tub containing his dinner, and they opposite
their respective cells fall out of the rank enter the CELL
and the door 10 locked where they remain for hour
and quarter; whom the bell rings again, and they
marched back TO their work in the same manner. On
passing through the various shops we noticed the follow
ing notorious burglars &c Nat Rhodes sentenced for
10 years for robbing the dwellings, Of Mr. Wander
WORT the clerk Of the court Of sessions-ho working
weaving Barnes the counter fser the fur shop;
old Van Tassel his accomplice, work putting up
looms Monroe Edwards, the forger, has been
removed from the shoe shop, and s now weaving upon
his hands behind the beam Of his loom he appears PALE
and has got very grey: Smith Davis, the notorious
counterfsiter, begins to lock sld-hia term will expire
away in the face and looks quite pale Alick Hoag,
the notorious panel" thief, looks fat and well he
u employed in the saddlery hardware shop at the
ced for II years. the robbery Of Mr. scos lace store
in Broadway looks very pale. and appears to be sick
he works in the hls shop Bill! Hoppy, the pickpockst
for two years; looks we'll and smiling engaged in the
saddery hardware shop James Bennett, the fourth
ward Policeman sentenced for four years and six months
i working in the stone quarry; appears rather sick
seven years, (hs time expires next Septembsr works
in the State clothing shop Henry Ragee sentenced for
i've years. with young Sanders for extensive forgery
he 10 occupied in trimming the lamps which gives him
good deal of freedom about the prison Young San.
ders, his accomplics, looks fat and we'll. Otis Allen,
sentenced for IA for robbing Mr. Sorn In College
Place last summer at work in the 6e shop; looks WE'LL
In the male department there cas- white convicts,
all sa2 prisoners The following shows the crimes and
ages now in confnement:-