The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-30
The Fashion Course.
THE ToxBs.

A Visit 70 the City PrIssn-Prisener. Charged
with Capital O0ences-Numbor Of In.
muses.
",hs Tombs," How suggestivsy appropriate tho name
Of the nausolsum-Ike prison Of The metropolis whose
gloomy walls unreiieved by single windov loom up on
and the square bounded BY Centre street the
east. Elm street the west, and Franklin Leonard
streets the north and south respectively. tomb
indeed has been 70 thousands Of loving hearts and
den, hopes have crushed and blasted By the
ansgrsssions OF those who have BEEN in Instances
tho idols Of the affections Of fond relatives and
friends I;s sombre walls, that limit the vision OF those
whom they restrain Of liberty, have circumscrbed the
lives OF hundreds OF beings whose nrst Maynard and
tcrupuous acts have brought them within is confines
wrought the III that weak and gDoble minds could
brook 70 overcome by remuneration Of vice, and the
strong and noble Tcsolvc 10 obiteras the shame by
life Of high and yindcatory rectituda
walk along the corridors OF the great City Prison Is
m rror Of human nature, il nhcS e Isrosn into bold
relic The Of The evil and The good The pain
wns wss erect on either hand. are relieved a. regular
ers cells. Every day In tho week. with the exception
OF Sunday the pris,n Is open " visitors OF course tue
larger unmoer OF visitors tho friends OF those sho
afe imprisoned and Of them The greater proportion are
Tho fact u noticeable tina, the ratio Of male
Offenders against laws four or Eve limos In excess
Of that Of females, and that among women sympathy
predominates 10 greater extsnt than among Tue
correctness Of shis theory was not more slrikinriy
the csse, although time there female
visitors three males Most the inner doors or the
verse through the grating Of the outer door Thess
visitorR In most cases. bad brought some little
article Of comfort and luxury TO their friends aud
engaged In earnest and IN some cases aectionac
vsssaiion WITH them. In Of the cells confined
youne q intellectual and respectable srp-sr-
whose yps Of feature indicated most clearly Tat
they fully apprscialve Of tho wrong they had
miticd and which had been the Of barring them
up 10 Those strong wills A. the cell door wers two
nes and who were evidently relatives OF the immurcd
gentlemen. For long time and earnestly ttess parties
converted together thrust through the bars
and cas- oaly the approach Of the hour ~ which
prison doors 70 the pubs THAI the ladies'
Kisses che report O. Which cracked through he long and
lofty corridor These young men had once held trust
worthy positions; fcrxory had been the OF briog
ing them 10 cell IN The fombs aud had necesstated
theee ladies' end relatives shoad thus face dis
grace and kiss those they love In feon's cell These
are shs Kind messengers Of hope and sympsiny
70 the sex which nature has ordained 10 bs
their prosectors One lad alone q al the prisoners
complained that no one hal visited him. He had. he
ssatsd, relatives ikat be knew OF except mother
and did not know whether she had heard Of HE arrest
connned since Monday last and charged 9th bury
larry. seven Or eight counts being pcniinx against
sSs oss, Su ssd
them IN the crime, though they have not yss beeu
rsstst He vas mild lookins Nd, and evidently not
before and that occasion only for drunkenness
o. this second Of cells Of The ms.s prison
Sss ssS: made cns o. Ss snd.e
81 death and the other three are awaiting trial.
Maurice IAnsrKan has occupie1 esu here since the
esrsd his vile, Della Lansryan By beating end kicking
bsr while he intoxcated On the 10th OF June lest
be sentsncse 10 b executed the 9th day Of
August Then ensuing uay Of proceedings ass how.
ever. granted and his cas- new On appeal bsfore the
esun Of ass resort LAnersan man Or about forty
egbt pears 81 ago. Of Irish nativity, . tall aud well
developed frame and wearing full sandy brown whsksss
and beard He bears he imprisonment well and does
Dot exh bt she least suenness m0rusenes 81 dpos
ton. % frequently The case with criminals charged
With, csd Of capital onsncoa
On The same tier though further along and % the op.
pcsls side of The corridor cell sS7 confined two
men, one of vhou h Of tall And wisy phystQue. she
onsr II sh0fs snd muscular build. fhs taller vviscnsr
10 evidently a German extrscslenL Hs compsexfen
somewhat darker than the usual reutonc type ana ex-
his,ss dsughy pallos. HIS hair n q psonnar dusky
sAms hus covers his shlA asd iacA Hb syes are 90
ssyish blss ard have psssliary reseeee sspsssees