The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-29
Meeting or the Prison Association.

The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Com
mitee of the above Association held last evening,
May rs, in their committee room, No. Is Clinton Hall,
Astor place. Present-Dr Jno. 81. Griscon, Chairman
The minutes of the last meeting read and ap-
proved. From the diary Of the agent it appsarsths
Glowing have been their operations during the month
Four hundred and forty EIGHT persons have been visit
ed in city prsonsthey faithfully and kindly
eproved and encouraged their various
seemed to requre 1872 complaints examined some
few abandoned on savcs Of the sgen 4s perons have
been discharged fIom custody their ndaon
not one OF these could tie recognized old oendsrs
AZ 6fcharged prisoners has received assistance in
ney which enabled many OF them to get into the coun
try where the temptation to vice and crime is less pow
erfu and where they may be better strengthened in
their desire and efforts rsform 10 discharged persons
from State and ctuhty prisons and pententisres
placed In situations, away from the cities, and
where they NAV be eL sble to earn their bread Don.
nations of cast off clothing having been more limited
curing the last month"; only IL persons coald be sup
pliec. Contributions of thus description solicited
behalf of this frienoess clasp.
Diary states that John Gray, Esq, Warden o. the City
Prison has eremptory forbidden the admission Of Law
yers into the interior OF the prison in their professional
capacity. An has been fitted up in the War.
den's Office, and extra keeper engaged by the Ten
fer the purpose of escortng prisoners to and
from their cells, who express deers 10 consult tneir
counsel This rule impartialy carried out will tend
ter1lly lessen of ths monstrous evils long
prsctited in the romps
The suboined cases will very clearly show that the
SHINING operation 80 long reprobatsd still full blast
irrespective of the abevs .xcel!ens regulation.
May II, poor, aeplorable looking arraign
ed in the Court of Special Sessions charge OF
larceny Her husband nterposng to prevent her bslng
taken 30 tbe police station alko arrsigned they
conyctso and sentenced to the Penitentary each
for one month.
As The was leaving the Court room 1T asc<rtaned
ST. had mil, OF three small children. Shs
called and by the Court In reply she stated
Consequence sband being unaoe work they
were crest dft7ess enable pay her counsel
his fee OF 81 she had pledged her blankets
The Recorder she representation of the woman, al
lowed her % go home TO her wretshed family.
Diary sayss-hsy -, three srraigned in
Court Of special Sessions charge OF petit larceny;
Of theee acquitted and the others convicted
and sentenced by his Honor the Recorder 10 BacswePs
IslGp6 for month The OF the latter
by the agent court they stated counsel had been
engaged 10 defend their hus epds 70 whom order
given (undtr the influence OF ignorance and fesr to
taken from them when they we're arrested.
Subsequent TO this another hal visited these
wives at their homes from his of getting
the discharged one had been induced to psy hum
Sb the other Fold useful clock for So the proceeds Of
which che handed to him.
These persons complain that no assistance has been
received from proe talent Of the first
ss their husbands we're not discharged. The second
neglected them altogether and was not in Court when
called up for trial.
a,eo stated and could be OATH that the latter
counsel had made indicate proposition to Of the
three wouep. which Was Indignantly Hpurnec.
these German women speak English very imperfectly
but sufficiently ineligible TO convey the idea that
they felt eeced Of their property and that too BY false
preteLces.
The names of those gentlemen designated skinners,
shsrks Tcmbe shy st<rs who they say, inflicted
these wrcpfs, are withheld for the present