New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-02
The Blackwell's Island Frands-The Impris-
eus& Witnesses.

10 ~ E9sSr-es 4 ~ lf.S-Hts
fie r,rsams,aness under which ! am placed
make i: .ncam5eEs on nae TO introduce TO the no
nee OF the Psofie some Of the outlines Of The III
tended fraud al our late GabernsioFia Election
The Grand Jary during their session in the month
OF November found Bills Of IndictmeD, sgains. -
OF oar public officers connected with our Pealtentis.
~ on Blackweils Island for aiding and abet,lns IN
the escape OF prisoners. his fact IN Itself IS
enOa "a 70 prove. beyond al reasonable couot, that
tie o.hccrs thus aiding and abet,srg had some Oh
icct IA view n.0re than simply setting those unior-
tanafe aud de.udsi Iaen az liberty there have al
ready been different rumors in circulation IN rel2
tlou 10 this matter, one Of which Is that became
necessary to discharge some OF tie Police Prisoners
70 mike room for Court Prisoners and thus secure
more erectuAy the lives an1 property Of our eikcns
This story carries is rtuston upon is face irom the
fact that many OF the men discharged on that DARK -hi
@. the a OF November Cart Fris0Egs. sld I'm
prisoned tor crimes wi ich in lees lenent community.
would have ubec,ed them 70 other and scverer punish
II ii sail appear On evidence OF ine most IN
DOUBT ted authority that tie tcie object OF tue occFs in
dsehsrsns and bringing OF thosefTsoncrs wss TO pro
curc their 10 ether words % poison our ballot
box their stories however rscuio0s they mny be viii
assume quite another aspect
an aware that Political lutr cue i stl AZ work ant
ibc ark VI. public safety Il not yet secure Exefuons
are now being made for the destruction CT the testimony
upon whc- those indictments were found sni unless
may rest assured thst those indictments VIII tall 10 the
ground And the Only WY BY which the cham Of c'-
dcncc already given can Dc secured IL 30 place the VII
nesses on a par with other men. am Wing and /
call upon every honest ia th. City 90 come ~ the
rescue OF those men In our City Prison who sre deisin
ed Witnesses OF this shameful outrage uron our sisic
Election. There rnany reasons which might ee IN
PRODUCED agsins, thciy imprisonment one H. and
think sufficient one that they should Dc placed be
yond tho influence q fear. They brought on the
Island by Loco 0cos az brought on 81 alb and be.
ncve many II not sil OF them under the apprehcn
sion thai Il they the whole OF The facts connected
with that they will be sent back aud subcc;
"a % the discipline Of the ash until the vengeance OF
their keepers fully satisfied here have been several
efforts made for their release The Recorder has been
pctiuoneG Hsbcas Corpus has been issued but 70 no
effect The District Attorney has refused their dcposl
tons 80 bone csse thus u appears from concsfcna
ton OF circumstances that 10 s the intention of tie 10.
fOcO party 10 continue the misery 81 those men by
close confinement and sufcr the accused TO roam al
large putting oh their tria from Court y another
until they shall have finally used up the patience OF The
witnesses and reduced them % the necessity OF hold
ng their tongues n Witnesses thus eircumsanced can
b. free and fcarss. then l. for one very much de
ce.vcd IN the organization Of man. Now let the truth
come out Let those mcr be baicd Tor myselt I sni
poor but will procure bail tor one OF them and am
not afraid that he wiz absent himself neither DO think
any o them win b. al sent the trial should they also
he ba.lci wish an who feel interest In the rEh ct
this matter 90 make am0vc for The rcci OF the wit
ncs-.s 4 WING.