New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-14

ard weeks were cArousing in the village in the city.
and did not come ner the prison TO speak ~itain
bounds should cay there are and have been a. msay
a. eight or ten keepers in this prson al appointed By
General Storms who hsbituslly ntsmPsrate and
| unfit to perform the duty of keeper.
a. remember Storms invited regiment OF troops
from New-York 70 visit the prison they went through
the prison in Iage bodies and sll collected 10 me mss
room, and theirs up the rsops prepared Tor 'ne
| next meal FOR the convicts."
How Lockwood. the Agent, got continued in offce
by Inspector Storms, is told TO US by Aioer
G Clement. Brooklyn broker and particular friead
OF the Generals. He svears as follows:
"ShoItly after the election in the fsll Of 1881, or
about the time that Gen. Storms entered upon the ds-
ties Of bis Office 80 Inspector Of Prisons, lockwood,
the Agent of the Sing Sing Prison, called upon q
my Office in Nswior city, snd ascertsined that
wss acquainted with Gen. Storms; he wanted 10 know
If had influence with him, he said he very
anxious 10 retsin his position IS Agent at the Sing
Sing Prison; said if had any influence with Gen:
Storms he wished would use II; told nm would
do so as faf a. could consistently; that did not
know what influence could exercise, IS we were OPP
posed politically but that had money transactions
with him OCCASIONALLY hsd one or two interviews
with Storms in regard 20 the appointment Ell tue
Agent: told him would consider It personal favor
If he would retain Lockwood for two or three inter-
views Storms was very committsl, SO that loouA
not tel what be would 60 and 50 reportee the matter
to Lockwood and he Lockw )od said that Storms was
corrupt OLD devil or s)methIDs OF the kina and tnas
NOR ey would fetch him.
Lockwood stl seemed exceedingly anxious 20 re-
tain the office. Storms had spoken to ns about
moving 10 Sing Sing he thought there WAS chsace
for political promotion in the country. told Lcck-
wood of this ana Lockwood requested me TO say 20
him that IL be, Storms, was gong TO move TO sing
| Sing, he lockwood, had very tine house which
would suit him. and which he would like. snd that he,
Storus cOuc have the use OF that house II he would
| retain him, Lockwood, in office as agent. told
| Storms that the General lockwood. hsd house that
would suit him and which he could get pretty cheap
ii he would retain him, and that he could probably
Get bis house-rent for nothing if he kept Lock wood
10 office the agent. Storms says, AIN disposed to
keep him in, bat there great outside pressure and
that he Storms disposed 20 keep hun IN, bat tbs
! other Inspectors had something TO say shout It.
About the time of this last interview, lockwood told
NE that he had loaned Storms some $500 or $500.
Several months after that, | asked Lockwood If he
had ever got his pay from storms lie laughed, and
said the old devil was slow pay, or words oil sm'-
lar import. Subsequent TO that Storms Informed me
that be had retained Lockwood in office, and said he
had done eainst the wishes OF hts political friends.
and thew were very much dissatisfied and that il It
had not been for HIM Storms, Lockwood would have
| been turned out long ago.
The most important officer about the Prison is the
Chief Clerk, next To the Agent. This worthy Is de-
| scribed thus by the Commissioners:
"His frequent absence, his vicious habits and care
less discharge of his duty, fashioned him 10 bs tho
thing he confessed himself gatekeeper Tor Lock
wood; that Lockwood had been spending the money,
and that he had been vouching the truth OF his ac-
counts that he youched for 81 900 when It was not
| over .
| IL.
| following words: 49,,
IL have heard 5. ms say in reference to Childs:
| Cd d--n that fellow be is never here, can
never find him told his father, when ap pointed
him. thst he had got TO attend TO his duties, and
smust 90 down and see the old man. and tell him he
has cot TO attend to his duties or will have to re-
move him That ID little cuss has given me more
trouble than all the affairs of the Prison These
| and similar complaints OF Storms In reference To
! Cbilds were frequent and continued to be made by
him all TIE time remained in the Prison. and Chiids
was during all that time, uniformly neglecttui OF
DUTY absent Often and more or less dsspsted in nus
habits; at the same time Storms appeared TO be en-
trely under the influence OF Chds, who had possee-
sion of many of Stormss private papers wrote inucn
of his core spondence, and at tunes, to consaer
able extent dictated TO Storms IN RELATION 70 frison
management; if had object wished TO accom-
plish through Storms, invariably went to Childs to
| intercede with Storms 10 effect II.
OF the last Democratic nominee for the Office OF
State Prison Inspector, the account, partly OF other
Witnesses and partly from his own mouth, IS rather
SAD one: . 80,
~ remember that monument was made for w.
r. Andrews the Warden, to be sent away Tor his
fathers grave and Il was partly clipped when the
| Agent and the Warden got into quTrei at Pete
Davis porter house and the agent got the worst OF q;
the Agent then ordered the monument be taken RON
the sOop, and would not LEI Ancre"s nave NJ ~ suh
! in the yard"
This witpess. William Z. Andrews, then produced
| and re sd TO the Commission statement 10 which No
alleged that the contract in question was the result OF
! a previous understanding aud agreement between
| Whker the Contractor, lockwood the Agent, Angel,
40 Inspector and the witness who was then the War
den by this arrangement Lockwood was to use the
prooer means 10 obtain the favorable seton OF storms
Who was not to know that Angel was cognD snt OF tho
eIterpre and an order 10 advertise was then to be
obrsnsd when Lockwood was 10 award the contract
to Walker ard Miss l.. E. Hesmer, tae latter, was
understood, representing Angel, Andrews and Lock
wood interests. Subsequent to this arrangement,
Walker called the parties together and objected to
the use Of Miss Hosmers name az II would Dc eaicu-
lated to excite suspicion, she being relative OF ina
Warden, 10 whose family che was then on visit.
! ibis appeared reasonable, and the contract was
awarded to Walker. In pursuance OF the previous
arrangement, il was approved by the inspectors a.
their next Getting and coon after LOCKWOOD sofa ana
conveyed 10 Walker all the broken ana cut marble,
! tOos and property pertaining to the Stone Depart
! meDt, for 81 3-3 O5.
! walker. having secured the contract In bis own
name refused to recognize the interest oil the other
| members Of tie firm, excepting Lockwood, and this
! he could DO with great impuny, IA LOCKWOOD Kept
Storms right and Angels term as Inspector expired
before the contract took effect, or the State property
waa purchased This is the substance OF the state
mept made BIZ Andrews which he requested the Com
nssioners would not ask him 10 testify 70, until he
escertained whether Walker would comply win the
| pre-, iOus arrangement and pay TO hlss hoSmer ner
share of the contract. Andrews also stated tnat ns
wa a candidate for the office of Inspector Of State
Prsors and he desired to defer that particular sta,e-
Ioent. until after the then approaching election The
Commissioners consented 70 this request but Andrews
has not since appeared before them.
| Il il not amazing that the officers OF our State
! Prisons should be engaged ia regular business OF
snbornaiion Of perjury with the miserable conyicts
while in Jail awaiting sentence let II appears from
the statements Of the COMMISSIONERS lhN suon ITO
fact. They cay:
A very rcprebensible system has existed at Sing
Sing and We are informed 81 Auburn Prison, 10 pro-
curing conycts be falsely certified a. TO their prey-
GUS trades occupations, IN order to have them as
signed TO particular prison contracts. IL appears from
,he .estimonv of George w CrOut, that one Joachim