New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-16

convened for the purpose of hearing the trial OF hen
nv Wyatt Ia convict who came here In ISL, and
sentenced 10 years hard labor in the Auburn state
Prison FOR the crime of burglary and larceny in Llv
ipeston County, who, you know, was indicted ioi
The murder of James Gordon, another convict
Seward Morgan and Bla,chiord are h's able coun
sell and Mr.. Sherwood the prosecuting attorney
All of yesterday was consumed IN getting Jury
about IS Jurors were challenged or objected 10 a.
having made up or expressed their opinion.
This morning one Of the deputy keepers wa:
called TO the stand and underwent long and severe
examination by the able counsel on both sides. Elk
hibted TO the jury and audience the pointed oiadt
Of a tailor's shears which he saw in the hands o
WYATT Immediately after Gordon uttered cry o
distress The mate to this bladewas found, think
iu the possession Of the prisoner
WYATT has a keen intelligent look. small bacf
eyes and Jet black hair delicate nose and ears; his
temperame,it nervous, and withal the mien OF gen
tiemar.
Tn, mex, witness was a convict in this prison
The District Attorney asked him what was the numeci
of his ceI He refused 70 testify saying ne was nol u
der the laws OF the State being (aHd havlng peen more
than Two years. convict in the prison and under nc
obligation 10 answer Judge Whiting asked ham II De
wa- going TO reply to the question put to MN no,
said he II .rH die first ~ Great sensaon-the prisoner
smiled Well" says the Judge, for this contempt OF
Court your of confinement and labor IN inc Stae
Prison will be prolonged or something oil inc same n-
Dor Mr. Seward thought the witness could not be COM
c,ed to testify the law reads enc convict may TESTIFY
against another The third witness was called 70 the
stand "a deputy keeper0 end thronen me ingenuity OF
the prisoners counsel brought light OF the rules
of discipline and the modus oprdnd' Of whipping with
the CAT.
Judge Whiting opposed to this way oil proceeding,
but reluctantly Welded 10 the counsel who said he
wished TO prove that Wyatt by series of Negotiations
and course of severe treatment had become morally
insane and unconscious of the homicide he commit
ted This" said he lis parallel 10 that OF Ro-
gers who killed Lincoln keeper in the Massachusetts
Peniten,sry The trial is still proceeding. j. b. h
~ We have received tho Twenty first Annual
Report of the society for the Reformation OF Juvenile
Deliuquents from which We learn
That the number ochildren in the House OF Refuge ou
,he Let day of January ls45. was. .3OI
There have been received during the year .-.271
Making total for the year lS45. of. s51
The number remaining in the House on the Let
day OF January, ! 9i6, was 81
Leaving the number disposed of during the 297
We learn from the Treasurer's Report that the
balance due the Treasurer the LIST of January 1885
The Receipts January 1916 amounted to 2092s SO
And the disbursements 10 observation-disclosures 2l,lls ~
Leaving balance due the Treasurer OF the $50
Society, ot--.-...-. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S4es ~
We make the follow ing extract from the Report:
Since the establishment of the Newiork House OF
Pcfre there have been received within its walls 37G5
/ children being average OF about lI9 year. tor
the last ten years average number received during
Z
cyprct thai the number OF inmates will increase
each succeeding year. The rapid growth of the City in
population and its still more rapid growth in crime, well
warrant such belief The results arrived at By the In
vestiga,ions of the Prison Association set forth in
their report for the past year present trighu picture
of the great march of crime in midst From the sta
,istics furnished by ;hs Association and which though
not strictly " only in falling short of the truth
il appears that in 1885 there were committed 10 the CITY
Prison. charged with crimes and offences 9o3 persons
in lci4 there committed oUOe. In 1850 there
were committed 10 the City Prisons and Penenilary
after cOnriction 42i in 1874 there were so committed
lag; in lSi0 there OF summary c0nrtc0rs. ln-
Guiding the commitments OF disordery persons anu va
grants 1904 in leiI there Of similar convictions
and commitments 2237. This startling increase OF vice
and crime it will be glance. is far out OF all
proportion the simple increase in population N cor
responding times.
1t is evident from the of testimony presented in
the Report that this Society has been productive of great
good
ATTEMPT To ESCAPE PRlsoN.-The Philadelphia
Ledger says old offender. named John Gibbs, q
colored man. sentenced nj the last November term
OF the Court of Quarter Sessions TO nine years
tnement 10 hard labor in The Dauphin county pris-
made a desperate attempt TO escape from II on
Saturday night last.
that attached TO the LOOM which he used By max
ing one of broom handle. hich he coored to
Bile iron by the of the coored warp in his loom, 20
supply its place and thus elude the viglan eye OF the
keeper By means of the bolt, he dug through the in.
ner wall OF his cell which OF brick eighteen inches
thick aud into the corridor. He then proceeded 10
die down into the cellar, but finding too great job he
abandoned that and turned his efforts In another quarter
Proceeding 10 the cell in which he worked, he cut from
the loom the web upon aud it, with the aid OF long
brace he enabled push one end OF the web, TO
which he had tied his boots, through one OF the sky
light. which closed held 1t fast He then cnled up
the web hch be had taken the precaution TO he III
knots so ~ make kind Of ladder and in the act OF
breaking the glass in the skylght get upon the roof
-, ~ 10 tlnipr WAY
twenty eight feet where he was found by Mr. Watson,
the keeper The attempt came near succeeding II me
prisoner hsG gained the roof with his ladder ne cou'o
easily have descended TO the street In front OF the PRISON
and m .i his escape Bars have since been fixed under
the ,ky-sh,s aud night watch has been established
by the Board o. Oyerseers
pETRoNIA PUNIsHEp.-Yesterday the sentence
of the ,huns in the case of the Petrona car
RED into effect She secured 10 the iron railing op
poste the Cathedral with extended, and written
pacard placed her breast. having the words pun
shed for kidnapping white child. hundreds OF ne
witnessed the public eNhieuon "hich ssteo TWO
hours and -, hope il may have had sautary effect up
them Ia The afternoon the other portion OF the sen
ence inflicted and the slave delivered TO her owner
n. o. Delta, 9Th.
FATAL ACCIDENT on THE EASTERN RAIL
The train which left this city at half past r "
yesterday with distraction short distance
this side OF Lynn Hotel Depot by which the engine was
thrown of the track and master ana brake
man, Mr. Joshua Gardner. instantly killed u Is
supposed the Courier that OF the chairs wncn
connect the rails having been affected by the frost mad
oeeh broken during the passing up OF train snort
ane before, and that the rail being thus thrown out oil
pae espszed the engine the moment they came in con-
tacL lhe engineer and fireman were thrown into the
M 81 anu covered with wood from the tender. but es
eaPeu WIN sght bruises Mr. Gardner II is said. was
stA"oS On 'ue Platform srd thrown of by The
shock when the wheel imfn-a,cIv ran over him cru
ing hiin dresluy. Fortunately the passenger cars
0'i' u'"Sucu,so 'uAt ou little injury sustained
except 20 one oil the cars Boston Trans Saturday.
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