Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-09
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THE DIAMOND NECKLACE.

/ am married, and long out of business
now, hut some fifteen years ago | was an
aSSlstant-natron IN prison for female con-
yictS | am not inclined to give its partic-
nIar name, though | got good reports and
fair share of promotion in the establish
ment, and left it with the character of an
efficient officer for the story ] am about
to tell might appear somewhat compromis-
ing in the eyes of strict lady-superintend-
@nts if it ever came across them.
Well, had been about year in the SER
vice and got fully acquainted with its du-
ties, when Jewess named Jemima Jacobs
was placed in my ward She was young
not over twenty, should say-but not at
MI handsome, being Coarse-featured, squat,
and of dirty-broWn complexion, which the
prlSon-dress did not improve, as you may
/ imagine Her trial had taken place at the
II Criminal Court on charge Of stealing plate
II and lewery to large amount from wealthy
Jewish family in which she had been kitch-
el-mald. The evidence was clear against
her, the family being the chief Witnesses
Jacobs was convicted and sentenced to one
years penal servitude-a lenient sentence,
as 1t was thought, for her offense. But the
family, while they appeared against her,
We're unanimous on the subject of her pre-
vious good-conduct and showed a laudable
anxiety to mitigate her punishment by all
the means in their power
After her arrival within our penal walls
no vlslting-day elapsed without some of
them coming to see and converse with their
uniucky kItchen-mam. AS my readers are
as | hope without experience of prison-dis-
cipline, may mention that such interviews
take place through two opposite CRATES
the.convict standing at the inner, and her
friends at the outer one, and prison officer
seated in the space between them to see
that nothing is said or done contrary to the
regulations. Frequently occupied that post,
and thus had an opportunity of seeing the
whole family, for they came in turn by one
aud by twos. Let me premise that their
names were Josephs, and their place of busi-
ness notable one in the city, with a Jew
eierS shop IN front, and a pawnbroker's Of
hce round the corner They consisted, as
lar as ! ever knew of father. and son, a
mother and two daughters The father, a
taLi, thln STOPPING man was always rather
stability dressed The son was exactly like
nm, only some inches shorter to me he
= '' looh ilahy years younger, tnOuSn,
ol Course, he must have been; and can
not say how found out that his name was
samuel. Probably it was from hearing his
mother call him So for he came with her on
9le trst day. She was an enormous woman,
dressed IN expensive but halfsoied finery.
iief two daughters were handsome dashing
SII'S, with full faces, an abundance Of Jew
'iy, and very fashionable bonnets. They
,rIloSt'y came in their carriage to the top of
,I ,Ie road IN which the prison was situated !;
u'Ste 1t waited for them till the interview
,o "~o over, and father, mother, son, or daugh
TI r'o never stald more than five minutes
rorn rar Scght OF Jacobs and the exchange of
tboss tbos ie" words with her seemed to satisfy
sar rui' put one and all accosted her with the
cruz rile S0rrowful kindness, as if deeply
o''s'eo oy her unfortunate position. There