The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-08

Throughout yesterday the gloomy walls of Moya-
mersing were a barrier beyond which cou d pass no
hut Prison Inspector, the priest, other per-
peculiarly favored with the talism mic "open
sesame" 70 see for tens of thousands of curious
ard interested cit zens, the wrItec obtained admit.
inLCe, and Will try to sketch what passed inside f
Il lose massive gates.
= he true Iumor that spread widely about, OF the
clOIng OF the prison to all visitors until saturday,
Fought at all hours of the daY groups OF callers
malnly women, who mostly seen ed des Ious of
VsiuDg some imprisoned Trend But dear ear and
leremptOrY refusal were gwen to all their plead
itps So strictly were the orders of Sheriff Howell
obey ed, that even the suppers oi necessar es the
OF ice, requested to leave double por
ton, that 1t might last until Saturday.
As much comment has arisen upon the imposs
through fear, or favor, or money, we append the
Official record upon which the sheriff bases his
aCuon;-
AR Act AbOtshag Pablo Executions passed Aprtl
conGemned suer death by hanging ior any crime Of
Meh he or she 81 shall have been convicted 1e aid
aus OF yard Of the jai Of the county n which he or
OF the sheriff the said attend and
be present at such exeeg ION to which he sha invite
attorney genera g the c0uEty and twelve reputable
said heria shall, at the request OF the cimna permit
su ministers OF Il Gospel, exceeding two he
tves to attend and present such execut On toge
Th s1S osefS @ o o. so the and such Of e
discretion NAV think it exDeoient to have prssen and
to witness the E
person un0er age shall be permitted on accou0t to
section g. Alter the execution, the said sheriff OF
he TToceeGed to Execute the said cma WtD the
val or yard aforesaid at the lime designated by the
MED in the office OF the Clerk OF the Court of Oyer and
pubishe d in two or more newspapers one at least Of
which shan be printed in the county where the execu
ton tool place.
PRIVACY WITHIN MoYAMFNs1Na
10 the many VINO Will lOngingly wish to be within
those alls 1t may be q consOla ion to know that
hundreds who are with n will be as blinded to the
scene they. The ofic ais will have their proper
duties to discharge and their post ons by no means
necures, will IN some cases have additional duhe
mp sed
as TO The prisoners confined for various ofC,nses
it IS impossible to keep them Ignorant OF an in.
ten ed execution Though the officers DO guardedly
silent ct the entrance OF new conVicts from the
keep. them well posted in regard to such
| exciting matters. Yet even, with regard to
In n, have effic ent measures been adopted to pre.
vcLt the gTa ifcariOn OF their curiosity Hereto ore
staltoi have been erected IN the north corr or
OIUosl to a range of ce ls from which hund reds
OF cOnvics could stare down upon the ghastly sight
Thus wa ex cuted young Armstrong
snce sheriff Howell has assumed the duties OF
his Chce, TWO murGerers have been ssutencsd to
Centh, Ihe first, Gregory, was res pited and died
le'o.e the day OF execution; while Christian Ber
Pe's death under sentence ia too recent not to be
wei remembered. Thus at hi first OVERSIZE mt OF an
e., cuhon the Sher1f enforced hIs construction
OF ihe strict e ter OF he law, by or0erIng reOrma-
iiCu OF tile Old usage.
he gIllows ordered TO be erected close bv the
tAt!eme western wal, aud in ITS W location but
Iew cell " ndows can look down u pom il. Even from
l6cse few cells the inmates are o be removed, that
he stiiot reauing of IL act may be faithfully en-.
lOlccd
THE PLACE OF EXECUTION
10 understandlngy locate tine position of ths
seaiold, brief description of the ground plan OF
MoYamensing Prison il necessary. The extreme
nor hern building is called the Doctors Prison. and
IS not an integral part of the penitendary. 1t is
assigned to securely retain witnesses, sometimes par.
ties convicted of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, and debtors who have cheated tler distant
creditors.
Immediately adjoining Is the main prison which
is divided INTO the north and the south corridors
These are separated OY the keepers apartments.
which lie between
The south corridor holds the uniried prisoners and
those who are sentenced 10 Imprisonment for their
crimes The north corridor cOntains the cOnyicts
and those sentenced 70 hard labor.