, 1869-07-21

Prisoners Kcfa4e 10 do Their Work,
and are Locked Up-stniemcnks of
the Prison Authorities,

From tx 3e1r FORK 7f1ak+, J4{I IS
In yesterday Mornings 9.Enkx q telegram Was
published stating that an outbreak Of the constcts
confined In Sing Sing Prison had occurred. 1t ap-
peaIs That for come time baek there has been q
Many sspeea hare been assigned for H. both bS the
pr.so authorities and the Inhabitants Of the yll-
by fcE evil spirlts to whom too much ieaiencI
abolttion d The .nower-oain, c1ucid1
and Other corporal nanshmen.s' t. sno prisoners
ha,ior. However, actuated BY come grievance,
the two gangs employed In quaHytng limestone,
on THURSDAY, refused to wott any longer. Their
resume agsin, but could not induce them Henry
G. Nelson the Warden and agent Of the pr1son,was
posgsd Of ts an ,ss,l he sas came
would ri y ooeysd. NJ: Nelson, aided hy tho
into linc and marched Them 70 their several eells
and locked them up. So long q they
ihs agent determined to keep them
n close confinement. giving them no food but
bread and water. The mat.pcers numbered 100
but fifty keepers to take Of them inside and
th1rty guards outside to act As BentI1ea- Tn Fri
ay he On asnp sy tas snd
learned that they did not Ike the food they we're
receiving, and that they never would so 70 work
piled With Considering the rasioas good enough
and not feeling Inclined 10 be forced Into making
concessions to nu,!neers, vi. Nelson told theri |
that he would keep them Ill IN close confinement
until ,hry came TO their senses. This threIt |
brought three Of ihe eeFen hunirel to terms.
they Tele released from their cells and vent 10 |
WORK. The remaining tour hundred are still OBJ !
slnate, AMI hmnse themselves BY hootnE, hauoo-
Ing. le5!nS taer deeEE, and making al 1ads i o.
Our reporter was despatched to Sing Sing yes
u interview with The warden and other |
officers from whom he received the following |
FrA1KNES1 OF C. c. cu1,pS. H.
Mr. c. {; ChiIts Chief Clerk Of the p!soS, states
that. On Thursday afternoon Information WAS re.
ttlyed at the Gtce that two Of the gangs engaged
In working the 4uarrI, numbering 100 men. had |
refused to 60 10 work. The agent Of the prison,
Henry G. Seison. vent 70 nc GpaEIy aua
There is spring Of water in the limestone guar.
The son boesof s1os !sssc g. Goiina fean n1 thai @
inesease IL he dfsentesy 1hich Id sisedy attacfei
some OF tue men, forbid It's use The prisoners
then demanded thai they should tase !ce-Wates. |
They were told that such request could not be |
era nted the laws Of the prison. And, stil per-
F1srsnG ID ihelr refusal to 50 to wprk, they Tere
Locked N thelr cells, and held there until Friday
On Friday morning the prison Ea5 unlocked as |
Usual, md all the pssoDeFa4 excepting Two dissf.
nom tie ness.roon 10 he wo1Ssnops. Naen
they got there portion Of the men IN each OF
s1e to s. 10 x o.
feest others With The mess beei, md others |
Eould not work when the .est refused. fear.
By those Ttbe.heu5 prisoners We told them We |
could make no CONCESSIONS; thAf tney should |
obey the rules o. The prison; not nat they
contauaGous, the keepers, under the direction Of |
Mr. Nelson, formed the insurgents into lite, and |
The qu]eter portion Of the prisoners vent on with
ther WORK a9 usua), and at the rt9solar hou the |
prison was cl<ed: Saturday morning At The reza- |
taYh nW0fn a rRHa ~ MI EA1 and ali
those who were willing 10 work were tAken 70 /
breakfast thence 10 the Horkahops. The keepers L
Hho were the real rtpglesdtrs and who were drawn
into the trouble b. threats Of personal violence.
Many 9! The atsT werc discovered, and OF being |
St,angt TO say, none Of the Eotortous State |
Prison cnsracters we're found to Be among them
sa uispt e II Tho
.e1art M % IT, JOIN brodhesa. for tie he - same
Thomas B1Ips, for ase2ult for the purpose OF rob
ber5; Martin Costello, for robbery Patr.ck Walsh
To- eu.glaIy.an n.e yeaN A. general thing all
OF assault With intent to rob and Kill
An tncicent occurred during the excitement 4
prisoner emP!oJed II the foundry. named Henry
Palmer, and nor ser1tng ort q term Of four yeAr8
t sin s Iafsse; si fsiased io 10 q ss; thss
&c would much rasocf assist % put down anJ such
movement" he FAs Immediately set Vpo1 oJ
Thompson snd forr othe1t, md ere he eo2ld be
There a.t 1.soo prisoners IN the prison, Of whom
70 1ebssd an : daTFssay s5fnps o. 5ss e.
close confinement In thetr own cells.
The prison authorities ExTe not at any period
during the muttnJ entertained the slightest !dea
Of there being any violent demnns1zsuoo- In |
iact, there Vas no g1tss excitement at a1l
EScAfE OF / PKEoNkK.
During the truubfe on Friday, man ~ tae
name Of teonaSd Drpre dlias Peter Aundy, Who
has hfotheF IN lhis Prison. a9o.hsr T. cin:on
Prison. and Tas himself sent here on the 18Th OF
lGt Aprtl, hastng escaped tEo yeass before, es;
sent here for term Of three years Cd ch1ge Of
burglary He IS great BNtmnet, aod has ne
Eeporauou among hts feltoN.cons!c;s OF being able
to rems!n under water longer than any n.n they
On Ff1day, about II O'Clock, AFTER bis g2ne-ro1l |
Was called and iou1d 10 le correct, previous to |
going 70 pc mes5Foom, he sto'e away unpet-
Ku2li culyers or ahop sewa INTO the rtEer, di7ed
into the water, and kWam out OF eight Of tho
saa. ne ths5 g.: ssno,n s1 s1d nss e,2 70
His trcapture Is hourly expected
EyerrthinH Il perfectly under control, and thefo
Il not the nlightes, anticipation Of any more tEou-
Tie.
TIE cArsI OF TIE oC1BgEAE
In the village people 1sr divided tn their op!n-
ions Of the cause Of the outbfeak Some asse9t
It sad y re aas1s s.
bellerc thni the trouble ties u the memdeney q
the otncets and keepers In fac1, iafJ Afe u new
hands, having been In ONCE but three months md
nze rnsccnstoned 10 prison discipline and routine
Il Is aso boldly asserted b ot the oldes; u
haii:ants that these keepers Ae araid Of the con-
yictz, and, in case Ct any violent 1nsusTection,
rua de potnnE a; ~ M. MaaJ
day there NIL oc bloody wozk witnessed a eln4
Sing !
The CHI e tournament nor IN Session tn New
yorE. has developed 4 genius, IN the shape o1 J.