New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-20

vsif few d.ys when the maker of the note would b. in
Nev York and be should be arranged 70 hsir entire
satisfaction To this they would not hstsn Thee inn ,di
sEly arrested si5ed my trunk papsrs and ri ting,
and incaroe-sted ia Eiddgs a. Js 10 which
been sirce-a period of g months When ,hs
ker Of the note 70 the CITY they seized hs %
ery 10 the ~ 600 for fhe mt aud ons -
500 ne owed them b. sde although had paid then SOD
mysef days before 'hey arres'1d mo-
II was necessary fst should have lawyer ana e.
gagged Mr. Shay He told me was ilez iIy inor.onel
and that for $50 he would ge' relessedba he in.S
could bot accsde 10 his demand and no mora
In February, 852 received $40 from the co1nry and
Engaged lawyer Of Chambers 81 who after eads
t. get from tbs keys Of my tru1k vanished. rer
sfing $50 and saw more Of him Eight mon'h.
after engaged the services Of saot1 l.EYer bg III
accommodation e gsntem ~ho kindly and hum sney
int. rsefed himself in my behalf TINS aTFer s;.f-f
l Illegally impri oned ard he would nn7d l,sly y
ny case before the Judge ard ge. me dssh,rg-d
| paid him $50 ard this he declared bs bad done 4
complaining Of bis opponent thro wing Obstacles n the
NY til Re bad exhausted a psriod OF nine m11tl--
sb~f, worn OFT mentally and pny'ic2iy. aeeas-f
tio' of D. Tgraitable usage sod nszl-c-iJr h. had
declared should be RELEASED r. u-d4y - Saturday
curIg the whole q ne mont s. aad whsu | cassl
lin q slsehood, Re Acknowledged he bad d)ne hnl
and h.nded M ny pap r, but retAni'g the $50 pad
him ! nfxt DlOseo dr Ot, and w1en h. ma g tn-
eppic.nn 70 the Court the opposing AttDrnsy got tn
case adjourned FIVE va aud 4possrsd At TIA ent OF 1
time with sd Wit from ny former counsel 70 The esc
I bad Instructed him not - al w the plaintiffs T. get
Judgment ard they succeeded 10 consequence Ia getting
further delay tinthe nth Of September which is noata
from tbaitime.
Ona.king the counsel b,no'ivesf for mixing sucA si
dsvt he declared ~ Rad done from motives o rsvenZ
and grosy inIued me- from which my grey hairs sl'ae
hon have Or tecfed ms and era-pera'e the shame
fu and d.grsc4f r4strn had recsvsd dnring
year. imodsoDmeut robbed Of my mO1sy by SIT Of l
lows Called lawyer snd insuted into the ba-gAn o'ld
no. refrain f. sss,uiug him in front If his Office o
am, ~ The hope OF being gwen mo custody for
ASSN sDd by thai means give my >ss publicity
For eighteen months, under The last s ors sdnnis'r
ion Robert Rue) allowed to coms into the
Jail 10 and all communication WAS Gu: OF fro n
frends yss treat Ia every respect sfson evan
lawyer was comped 10 confer through the bars Every
systen Of contemplate espionage and bad trstnsn, -
e1io' money from hi- helpless vcims prs9ii'sd Ny
oou ing denied me N by the ilor add s1erif VI
suffering II fiji rult - describe My nearly sixty
years psspor for mitigation. The present ABR
MIR Smith has proved binselfs men OF humanity C'uJei
N that &C Mr. sherd O,er the condition Of prispnsrs
ard er degrading bumiising position 10 considerably
niiigated and have to thank that gentleman for pr
SCI prospect OF release JOSEPH Turner.
By this and the following statement the reader will
perceive that il still possible to be imprisoned for debt
CASE or HENRY sTURLA
Myself and young nan / mad suJgn for soma Ysus
proposed, in 1851, lining 10 business TINS condition,
wereto give NE Oneha profit of bis business and fni
- 600 cash capital for the one half profit IN mins Tns
81 900 to from the property of his WIFE who,
being minor had ntr over II Der eli her brother
being her eusrdsD; and be dnsy refused - advance
money until shs of age therefore was cpnp-'et
10 manufacture end * purcha for that pu p ,se with
NV own oa-h-sbout $50 This vent on rom NJ ~ til
October He then met with Al accident, tr n1s1 X IN
his DEAN. during ue lew Gays prior u MS Ilu-r&,
stated 20 the administrator one PellintOn, the state
of Aars between mye aud tbs deceased, my intention
If carrying the store II then Occupying part of the
premises and the lease being niue the prOprry OF n
M daely account # stock paying the creditors tnd
h. ndne over the balance 20 the wldov, II any To all
which he aud said wido Y agreed | con lid sr,d had
reit 10 nterfspe believed his creditors would consider
a partner, aud bod me liable for the trade debts which
~ fact many did and sued me TO recover His stock
tskenand valued 5000 They then insisted tax
irg my stock. claiming srght to the whos though my
bills ano receipts sho 8d 70 the contrary and insisted
my vacauR The premises aud en- Favored 10 eert ma by
force A suit wss commenced by the Administrator. bat
cropped ~ they had discovered by his oks of which
every facility given the deceased died nsOlvent 10
the Interim had paid his cr d)rs sum. amounting 20
over $500 snd ing hrrecepts as pad on the
,o1ount The administration alter applying 10 the cred
tors Of the deceased and asceri npg from them the
amounts had pad applied in the month Of February
1852 four months ser this man DEAN tr An order of r
res alleging On affidavit fha frau iae1ty reaoei the
property to the injury Of the administrator an tae
cree itOrs
The Judge granted The order fixing the bail 5000
gave bsi. Of bonds sorye iphl~l tl-n
Of L, Artist under United Stats Hotel buiuOg Of B-Dat
way and the ether friend % his This tate OF things
manned about months Fhe said g. ,Orge Rspi iel
g+tiipg INTO my debt about $3.50 pad me in psrt
With binding ot, CHARGED q 900, situated at d.
ham Mass about which diicilty arose be- VEGA us
ter 4nd-avorng e. the mater I'D him. gh IN
b. immediately surrendered me and prevented my -
tins fresh bail and have been pr' IN rhis all
seven months he Administration refusing under svery
possible preexi trial. and has been KEEP. out of
Cout now twenty mouths. My position Is not sfvsncsi
two Ness aud there is very prospect Of remaining 20
vests longer The proceedings, and the cOndI,t Of All
parties concerned in my mprsnnne1 such As to r.
H. not only dscreoit AID disgrace on hem' Ives, bat
stigma the age live ia am charged win frilt
never committed the One hand-sgludled O1' Of my
property on the 9th 10 jail and solely
prevei seeking redress and for further extorons
system too frequently pursued by unPrncpled ella suts
t-ward their victims Henry SrURLA
PS Men are sometimes confined here for tins .liry
amount OF dollar. One remained nine or ten DAYS
for n pstry of s. h~r five or Fix Ne Ks ir So,
and iis wife IN utt dtsltgon the wl!A shl MENTION
another cass--of who confined sous e 70
months liz owed 500. whi- be vas 81 far S)O0-h's
wife and fsuy ct three ohidrsu the while IN the grsa-s'
ce.iiiuon and nDeed 60 resort t. shoe binding ant
washing for the subsistence they eked out Fndly,
through The Intervention Of f-nis his prosecutor con
seut.d let him Ont the condition Of consulting =
Ax1,ef fen nte ra.ic aHa0nat sued tr and he iei al
after mouths Of cruel imprisonment aud sl greater
elty % Ms site and family with load OF unjust debt %
cripple his future rons May suoh instances could
furuish from eNpsrien gained dun my residence 10
ihs wrsched abode during the last seven months H. 5
On being questioned 10 their present treatment,
neary all of the prisoners returned reply favorable TO
the existing administration. But did not fail ob
serve that hese given in presence either
of the TAILOR or of his SOD. The Oldes' luha5tans
a warm euoest OF Nc Smith. Bat when he began 20
describe the prison paradise he aroused 10 our
mind suspicion Of bis being actuated by selfish mo-
tive. We feared in every answer the oiicsr-the
presence Of desire u serve his interest 1t VIII
presently appear that our suspicious we're We'll founded
Mr. Three Years spoke with great ind gnty Of the last
TAILOR and in proof of truth of his charges
him. placed in our hands doggerel ballad composed
alter the election Of Mr. Smith, and manuscript
titled Prison Bars" written by Sir William n, the
celebrated comedian Ia November last. The Bsr0ReJ