New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-16

nr;sous are or should be- reformation Penitens. not
e" c,oeIs 40 long ns Won retain tie hash But few
wears ego Austrian General, who had acg9irea an
fame the field was booted out OF England,
and Harnan "a name doomed TO eternal infamy after
passing a few wretched years through pllOry o. n
cnrses, hidden by charitable grave from the
frowns of mankind Aad why, what had tarnished ms
fmef He had dashed the women OF suplngated
Province Of the Austrian Empire. Not one month nas
elapsed the moral sensibiities Of this community
were shocked by poor boy being logged to death In
the House of Re fnge at Randalls Island
The disgusting cat No longer disgrsces mr NAVY
the lash IA banshed from State Prisons and yet the
cowhide remains part Of the discipline Of the Kings
County Penitentisry. II is disgrace TO humanity; II
is lack of genius 10 contrive human inode
it Ia persistence in wrong against the i0rce Oh eA
ample; it is an obduracy toward wrefchedness ana
misforunei 1t Is relic OF barbarsn' ana " shou'u 10
abolished. H.
vsors Cropsy ard Kirby and Supervisor raioot eacu
saa they ssSo Ibis would seemingly
throw the responsibilities upon the keeper But ex.
Supervisor Cropsy also swears that ne Ss
predecessor Of Mr.. McNeely. he (Mr: Homes)
telling him that he could not preserve discipline VAIN.
ont them. shall never stand up as an apologize LOT
IT, the whip Was out into the hands Of Mr. McNeey as
q the discipline truly G =. suS.5 d ,ns, vI tSs
RosyS wil abolish It. Mr. Bats undoubtedly Of
the very best keepers that ever ~ the prison. ana
stsrn dscipinarian, has told your Committee that ne
thonghtle lash ought to be Done away WIN a,n,ho1r
wills that he had 10 stop whipping them for Tear 81
killing them aud finally had TO sublime them by smut
ting them in dark cell and stopping 'n .he
iasn is able to kill. but is impotent 70
subdue There IL another reason why your Commit.
tee must dissent from the report Of the m,r,y: ioh
because il dsregards the tcrn of the res lnon when
created them, viz. For the purpose Oh coDSiosrns
tho foregoing charges. and Of making thorough III.
yestgation iBto the management OF the fentsnuar!
| II no n
others connected Herewith. and any abuse they may
find on the part Of the officers, which they may deem
det menai to the interests OF the Conty thry snouu
in their Judgment. suggest remedy for the same.
II the report Of the majority sh' ud be adopted Nr
rMcNeely would stand exoneiatei ana NY Jones con-
deninec ard everything remain without change
sUBsrANIIaTrON OF THE CHARGEa.
Your COMMITTEE cannot conscicntious.y subscribe 70
that. particularly after Mr.: McNee'y had admitted
several Of the charges in which charges nuch hpusc
toward this county has made manifest, and which
| 1t was Understood by the Committee should be
remeded. which the majority. in their paste
to reach conclusion entirely o'e,iookeI.
This Committee would note instance aud that In
regard 10 to the manufacture ~ this article that the
soi was taken off the premises OF IN adjacent property
that the teams were used that hired men drove
did the work (Which of course took
two keepers) and that they were employed long time
ut II. lis this matter to he tyerooked IL an anuse
10 be continued; Is this nohng Has the moral vision
If the majority become so obscure that they can see DO
wrong to the county In this trensictiont Must one
individual have predinence over the on TINS
county WHY here il laI"ehy, the sOil of private
prcpetv taken 10 manufacture annre. sLd that by an
II sIon erected for the punishment OF ihfcenyi inc
thing Is so outrageous that reason nnst have become
dethroned ere II could have arrived at sueh c"ncu'
sion. A. A, ..,,..
urges tho following suggestions;
! That the perqnistes OF the Office be limited and
fixed an in view Of the testimony Of the witness GUN.
hat when he went job outside Of The premises he
took lumber, laib naik. glass. peint oil and turprn
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low ed TO be used or or the premises without re-
QUESTION from the keeper upon nc Penentiary Corn
rnittec foi tie same; and that the bookseeper be Sp
That The rawhidc be abolished, and something else
substituted
That no prisoners be allowed 10 be hall door men
/ in the future
Not TO have infants committed a. prisoners.
That the keeper reprove his assistants nor even
give an order aond in the presence or hearing oi
That they have some competent person TO examine
tire food before Ia cooked and see that none enter the
mess but such as Is healthy.
That the keeper other employer. OF the prison.
be allowed 70 hire prisoners.
That no mechanics, work be allowed 70 he done
on the premises unless IL be part thereof or appera'
And in view Of the testimony Of Mr. Butts that when
the Committee expected to visit they the keepers
hid clearing up time. that they make suggestive OF
instituting another sort IL time clearing out time
and that the Pententary Committee carry out these
reforms. -,
4 Asa simple act Of Justice some mention should be
made OF James T. Jones Your Committee DeyeT spoke
to the gentleman until about a month aeo. and then
upon this matter; his fellow keeper tes'es Ia bis fde
ty TO his trust snd to his efficiency keopcr In Us
locality he bears the reputation 81 being man OF IN
tegrty and sincerity, and the Committee learns that
be- has made this expose for the public good; bn'
whether he made II from that or from personal mo
tive 1t Is the fault of this Board II the public be not In
! cidertaly benefited by IL.
lie has been abused bis locality and elsewhere for
this exposition and the most Of his party seem 70 DC
| arrrytd sgainrt him.
Your Committee deem IL 10 be q solemn duty 10 pro
tect and defend him. not Ony All act OF Justice but
also All act If pubic policy Tor II every man Is Ia be
crushed that exposes either real or apparent wrongs
practiced upon the public then there viii he none w
viii dare 10 expose them and frauds will be multiplied
and reve with iupuny fearless of dctectiop, In TACT
the pnbls should feel Itself Indebted 10 James T. Jones
in the language Of a martyr. with malice TOWARD
none. with charity for ALL
/ Your committee has moved In this matter and has
deavored to rail about the songh OF party The char
acters Of two men. Jones and McNeeiy. have been
brought into conflict and " sustain one ehd not mind
| the other has been the desired consuInmation
Between Jones and McNecly-and also OF person q
fcenes-there arose third party which overshadowed
the others and before which they sank into insignia
cance II was tho people Of Kings County and the
aneioraon Of the unfortunate ard wretched that youi
| committee has lab0red.
! The following resolution is subjoiDed:
| Resoleed That James 4. Jones has substantiated hi
charges and that t. suggestion In TIL. report be referred
the Penenisry Committee and that tho Committee be dis
Charged the further coasiderson Of the matter
| All of which Is respectfully submitted ny
STEPHEN =. CLARK, Committee
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