The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-03
The Sing Sing State Prison.
SING SING PRISON, Agents Office,
March 81 1894

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Sir -AJparagraph, which appea red in letter Of your
Albany correspondent in the HERALD Of the oath inst
s calculated to create the most and injurious
impressions to the actual indebtedness Of the Sing
Sing Prison. The part allude to Of your correspon
Clerk of Westchester received in the Senate, in
to resolution, by which it appears that there
are in his Office records Of against agents Of
of hundred and eighty thousand dollars Why don't
the Legislature at once issue to the proreors
Of the Asor Metropolitan and st. Nicholas for the board
Of the State prisoners?' A few words of explanation
will show how unfounded the facts and differences
here stated In the s nd mt only
lowing official report of the Clerk of Westcheser county
He having reported instead of the enormous amount Of
$780, 000 stated ST. 1922 co. amount of judgments
remaining unsatisfed Of record in his Office.
The following the communication from the Clerk Of
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pur:.ance Of = resolution Of your honorable body,
Is correct list the judgments decksted in my once
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when dockstsd, and in whose favor.
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2ainSn McM.stsr and jacob Ierrits agt. Agent Of
ee wg
A6j.h Fitch Thomas n. Hunt and Henry Cooley a..
as 1855 warren
.Hesses AotsSisssad WIN. + Smith .st Assn. q the
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President Directors and Company q ws'sohssssr
%, 1898. VIM r. Nelson, attorney:
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supreme Court s57l 81 doeksted October "a
Alfred Of sing
dd jung ~ 5 sesns
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stephen sssS ana John Stevens Agent Of the
sns Prison Judgment Wsss5s's.T s.p;s"s GSgrt
zs!non KeM.ster and Jacob T. Merit. -. Ag.n. Of
Court Soos ss dooketsd November IS 1851 D. Wright,
Robert R. OAKLEY clerk Of the county Of westehe.ts
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f.. 81 day Of March, A. D. 1854
Tim. of fling ana doete.insDiss4 March a. b. o''fA
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Name in whose favor judgment has been obtained
Attorneys nsme-John J: Ci.pp.
Damages and costs-0o0 ".
Westohester county-Supreme Court.
certify that tho foregoing all the
Supreme Court for the county of the above
N
Ali but three Of the Judgments named in the above re-
the Legislature in former years. and paid to the respcc
tive creditors by the Comptroller himself He, no doubt
not been ed in the Clerks Office Of wesehester county
am unable to state well as to enforce It is out Of
my province The three judgments remaining unpaid in
the above list are the following, viz :-Abah Fitch
Thomas NJ Hunt and Henry H. Cooley against the Agent
Of the Sing Sing prison Judgment for ss 526 SO DANA
ges and costs This judgment was obtained for alleged
damsges by fire, which Gre occurred long before my OIL
cal connection with the prison.
Horace Hotchhiss and Wm. p. Smith against he Agen,
Of The Sing Sing Prison.-Judgment for damages and
costs s. $50 49, This Judgment also obtained for alleged
violation Of contract was long before my agency OF the
prison.
Daniel Quinley against Agent Of The Sing Sing Prison
Judgment for damages and costs $3.50 3s. This debt
for coal and has lately been put in Judgment in
der 10 tho interest This debt also reported by
In compliance Of the Board of Inspectors part Of
the indebtedness Of the prison up the 3st OF Decem
pOnden of issuing proposals. to the propretors Of the
Aston, Metropolitan and St. Nicholas hotels for
the board Of the State prisoners A single
expensive such joke would be to the State if Il were
capable of being carried into effect The cost Of raop
the year past exactly nine and half cents This null
plied by S65 days, gives as the product thrtyf
dollars and g , a e. the cost Of
10 greatly mistaken II he supposes that the mere subs
ence Of the convcts is the only item of expense in sup
porting convict. They must be watched and guarded
by thirty three keepers and thirty guards whose sala
res together with the other affairs amounted, the last
year, 10 $50 226 90. They must have clothes shoes
and stockings in cold weather bedding and large guam
y OF fuel to cook WITH and keep them and also
shops TO work in We have expended the last year about
sl7o00 in buildings and repairs All these expenses
deducted from the earnings of the prison labor,
charged upon its income.
trust that this statement will be sufficient to diss
pate the fog which has been inusrousy created for
some time past this subject The real indebtedness Of
the Sing Sing Prison to the sst day Of December last
was correctly stated by in my report to the Inspector
in charge after deducting the available and unavailable
debts due TO the prison. to be about 500 go The udg
ments for damages by fire not included.
have, fear, trespasscd too much already on your
valuable space; but Of justice to nv or
to The interest Of the state and &c myself has compelled
ne 70 make this appeal 70 your candor.