The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-07

"Ihave been twelve years In this country" said he,
and am now thirty eight years Of ego, and never be-
fore brought up for any offence before Judge or
magistrate"
couple OF sympashixng friends came up and Joined In
the conversation. They encouraged him 70 keep up biz
Spirits and 20 through With bravely There yet
chance len in the pArdonins power Of The Governor He
told them that he would try 70 bear up against h cad
fate Ike man. BE did not place much hope In the in
reference Of the Governor.
"At all events" he said, "h only takes . few years
from my life. would not last much longer than that
People talk to me about the comfort k 70 70 know
that Innocent but either Of you three were in my
place. nnocenty sentenced 70 DEATH that would MOI be
such great consolation 70 you. could only I've 10
Gee the public mind set right about my case, and To
my innocence established In the face Of the world would
be content 70 Co."
After some further conversation Of the general
character reporter bid him good bye and proceeded
TO cell No. T. where poor Quimbo Apo, the Chnaman,
confined. The intervening cell occupied BY Robert
Macdonald under indictment for the murder Of his mis-
trees, Virginia ssewart
oUnD0 AFRO
Of the veest and peasantest faced denisens Of
the city prison. His round ove-ooorcd face was beam
ing with good humor he returned the sauatons Of his
visiters His person and his cell scrupulousy neat
and clean. Remarkng how unusually wel for foreign
or be spoke the English language he accepted the
plment and said that he had been for couple Of
years the Chinese interpreter in the Court Of Sessions To
the question as TO whether his wife-an Irishwoman--
visited him, and whether they were on good terms,
he replied in the Affirmative, and went 10
bear testimony to Of her good qualities. The prnc
pal Of these her good heartedness. The only difficulty
with her was that she could not get rid Of her aOquant
that he used TO talk TO her about the bad
habits Of her friends and try and make her discontinue
their society but while she would acknowledge the justice
Of his remarks she pleaded inability to get rid Of her
pany.
"we then" said Apo, 81 said we must move, and
did We got nice in respectable house in
Twenty seventh street, for which paid nine dollars
month, and everything went nicely there. But after
some time took these two n the house where
the ARRAY occurred), for seven dollars month The To-
cation convenient for me when wanted
an interpreter and account Of my business in the tea
store But my wife got into her bad habits again. and this
misfortune happened"
Some remarks made as TO the utter injustice Of
convicpg poor Appo Of murder while hts offence did not
tons not very complimentary to the intelligence Of New
York urcs and the ability Of counsel learned in the law
were INDUCED in. Apo smiled pleasant good bye AZ
we wished him release from his present trouble and We
passed on to the cell Of
FELIX SANCHEZ.
It will be recoected that Sanchez, in fit of uncon
roabc jealousy with he wife, ireating her. when
her cries alarmed her father and mother who lived In the
same house. They ran 70 the door Of her room and
opened it, when Sanchez rushed at the old man and
stabbed him. The wife and mother fed to some place Of
safety and Sanchez escaped from the city person who
aided his escape sold him as slave in Baltimore,
and he again disposed Of and sent further South
Whether through the agency Of remorse because sa
very was less toerablc than DEATH he made known his
real condition and claimed fugitive from justice.
He was tried convicted and sentenced but stay Of pro-
ceedngs was granted and he has application pending
for new trial. There is nothing 70 be wondered at in his
being bought slave for he has all the appearance
smart mulatto lad. He chats gaiy with visiters, and
does not seem be much terrified the idea Of the
rible position he is placed in.
JAMES SHEPHERD.
The next cell visited was that Of James Shepherd. Al
these cells open the CORRIDOR which the
ground floor Of the building The Warden or some of the
chief turnkeys have large desk in the corridor where
they transact clerical business. The place is wei
heated by large srove and is also well lighted and
there are always persons around the prisoners these
cells need not be very lonely. Shepherd engaged in
reading . newspaper as our reporter addressed him.
Perhaps he spelling out the words in which tho dc
cision Of the Court Of Appeals granting him new trial
stated At all events he was in good humor, and re-
turned pleasantly the saluaton 1t is now nearly three
years since he became inmate OF the Tombs on the
charge Of having set FIRE to his own dwelling house,
small wooden shany the upper floor Of which
pied by himself and his wife the lower floor being
yed by another family The fire In his part of
the dwelling. He jumped out Of the window, but his
wife could not get out, and 30 she lost her life.
The result Of the Fire Marshas investigation pointed to
Shepherd as being himself the incendiary, and he
was indicted tried and convicted Of in the FIRST de-
gree, which Is a capital offence His application for
trial has been granted by the Court Of Appeals the
ground it is sad that the fact of his being himself the
owner Of the house which was burned affects the law
under which he was convicted
Shepherd is On extremely ekctable individual The
staple his conversation abuse Of his COUNSEL whom
he denounced a very bad member Of the community
In fact according to his account the lawyer ought
cupy place in close juxapositoo with the client Chow
is It possible" innoccnty asked, that you have
been here three years and been only tried once2 Why
the delays GAN the lawyers doings," he replied, abb
rupty; che first got $3.50 from me on his promise to get
me out; then he brought mo paper after paper TO
sign, telling me to sign il and be would have me dis.
charged In this way he got the trial put of from time
tme as to be able TO get all my money. At last he
brought me deed Of my house. which he wanted to
sign, making the house to him. took the deed from
him and tore in pieces, telling him he thief and
robber Sec here, said he, producing from among
books and papers the remnant Of legal looking docu
ment "here is the deed he wanted me to sign am glad
did not tear IL all up, for viii make Of against
him when get out Of this But he went to the Recorders
ocend got my deeds, and sold my property and pocket
cd the money. The first thing do when get out Of this
will be TO have him sent to Sing Sing"
OF course there cannot BE- any truth in this statement Of
Shepherds If there was any lawyer in New York ad-
diced to such practices thcseawyers that would 60
to prisoners and under false preences get hold Of their
md apdE all lhoisco