The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-12

ample oouxiyance like an Immense bolt when all the
Cell doors on one tier are closed VIII lock them all at
The prisoners always kept locked up In their
cells when they not AT work at divine service
which observed twice Sundayn the morning at TO-
and afternoon at B. Mr. layton observes that whom
thus confined the prisoners glad enough get
the workshop. There IS prisoners the jail le
OF whom men, are for passing counterfeit money
but the majority for vasrancy Mr.. layton states that
ful nine;cnt tho prisoners from Jersey City,
sha nI Ws p, oI these get 70 Jersey Cry from
York boy whose leg is broken, from jumping out Of
bul ware he had gone for purposes Of theft The
most ei te character ever in the Jail New York
bufeiai VIII by some means procured and OF
bot Of three three inch bars IN door making
az ,rro foot square IL the grated door, by means
o. hoh he escaped into the outer passage The beds
N'iethen secured by iron foot instead suspended
chain The burglar succeeded in wrenching on thus
,oot, making avery respectable Jimmy :, winch aided
him IN bending the bars OF his cell He expected 10 be
able 10 get through the outer door with this but the
locks were too strong Tor him, and after working
iruteesly Tor several hours he discovered n
the morning IN the outer passage and agan confined
The prisoners have two meals per day The breakfast
Is eight O'Clock anu consists OF loaf Of AMI
quart OF coffee. The dinner is served between TIRES
tour T. NJ, and consists ~ pound OF beef quart oil
nutritious beef soup, two quarts, ana han lo
OF bread The keeper states that the food Is precisely
the he at his table often and certainly
on day reporters visit tho wnte bread and
savoty soup had most tempting appearance and odor
The rfs partial 10 the soap Than To other
food often rewarded by an additional allowance
in return for diligence at work or good conduct.
description OF the prison could not properly be closed
without noticing the perfect neatness and cleanliness
viii, perysdes every department The example i wor
lily Of imitation.
The Workbouse is story building, adjoining the
mems prison and accessible through massive and
strongly secured doors. The workroom is about
wide. The front part, about twenty-five feet square,
is used FOR an oilce. The jaler, Mr.. Lay
ton, formerly engaged i'll Connecticut in the
manufacture OF buckles has introduced that business
in the khouse the sole employment OF the prisoners
The work very simple, Is mainly dohe by ingentu us
machines easily worked The buckles manufactured
vests pantoons belts ami OF patterns
and made OF different materials The process by which,
IN few minutes piece OF wire Is converter ino heat
buckle Is very Interesting. There are rooms for Japan
ming and occtI ping tue prs ners being entrusted with
the silver in solution With thirty hands Mr. Layton est
he -four hundred gross of buckles in
day He Obliged keep four men at work under pay,
cutting the dos with which the work stamped. The
CINE which prolels the machinery Is beautiful little os
Ciator OF fifteen horse power Fart of the machinery
owned the county though the greater portion owae
by MIR Lay ton. The buckles manufactured are sold al ~
Cortnot street. and though the workmen rausitory
obliged to learn cApeuousy the Work Is generally
The keeper charge Of the Workshop always armed
with a revolver, and the prisoners generally
fenced ior short term and an attempt TO escape Is
State prison offence, they have very little trouble. one
peculiar feature about the wohhouse is that all the win
dows the OF the building The working of pri
has thus far proved not only profitable invest
for the county but has fully demonstrated that the
dver,ng their minds from the ordinary channel and By
engendering love of industry and order
rHE woMxN's WITNESS
Returning through the male prison and the main
trance ascending the staircase before mentioned, the
female prison reached Tits is directly over the mems
prison. and has forty four cells arranged IN similar man
ner 10 the others The female prisoners very
rarely ether than vagrant, and generally
employed picking oakum in some simple part OF
buckle making They are more remarkable for iazness
than thing else, excepting perhaps their nhy pero
nal and the keeper no appeared to very
sensible man declared that he would much rather take
OF a hundred men than five women.
cuE,As ROOM.
The witness situated in the front Of the build
ing on the floor directly the jsers apartments
They are six in number ranged ON each side OF hail.
the heavy iron door of which Is strongly barred and
locked The cells about twelve feet by ten in size
The walls very thick, and the doors and windows
strongly by heavy bars These cells not
les than those Of the main prison De Cueyas
room bore q rather comfortable appearance The noor
was covered with carpet, table contained number Of
school books, novels Nc and pruusion OF writing
erias with loud king clock few chairs and neatly
the prisoners awaiting trial not obliged 10 work, Cueva
has med his during his four months confne
ment Mr. Layton says he has been very regular in his
habits and has diligently pursued bis studies every day
He has been perieCtng himself IN his knowledge OF the
EngRh language. by making "a number OF transltons,
which he EXHIBITS with pride. He seems 10 be very fond
poetry and has preserved number of extracts from
newspapers IN novel Each extract ~ rolled neatly
by tsel and numbered record OF the articles Is kept,
that any desired be found by reference 10 the
index by number. He IL excellent peninin, and has
the persons to whom he has been introduced his
arrival in America He says he has been fourteen months
In this country and that the four months which he has
spent in prison seem longer than the other ten.
1hrou the whole trial he has maintained the most
unyay confidence IN his acquia and ~ 10 be hoped
that h fortunate from ignominiou punishment
will teach him. while he cutivaies his nne talents. 10 be
careful bis passions should again lead him SINH
lar difficulty
Cueyas father yesterday afternoon paid the 81 900 fine
and enough money To the costs Of Court and
corted sona free msn-awsy from the jail where he
had beeu colnned.