New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-30
THE POOR PRISONERS.
PROBABLE DISCHARGE OF THE DEBTORS IN
LUDLOW-ST. JAIL.


LUDLOW-ST. JAIL.
ALL THE INMATES TO BE TAKEN BEFORE JUDGE
BARNARD TO-DAY WITNESSES
AND OTHERS HOPING ALSO FOR RELEAsE-A
GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY LOOKED FOR.
The Assistant District Attorney, Mr.. Algernon
Sullivan has taken deep interest in the examination
and release OF the debtors and other civil suit prisoners In
Ludlowst jail, whose suerngs have been described In
The TRDUsE and to-day will bring not only the Debtors
but all other prisoners not under criminal charges and
under United States Jurisdiction, before Judge Barnard
Tor examination Mr.. Sullivan in conversation yester-
day with TRIBUNE reporter declared that Jail de-
liVeries were the kind Of work he "most delighted
In" and 1t was encouraging to see that
the humane order Of Judge Barnard was to be carried
out by so enthusiastic official He visited the jail
Saturday afternoon and completed the examination of
the prisoners, and will submit their statements to-day
In court The list, published In Of the papers,
Furnished by Warden Tracey and was refused publ
cation by THE TRIBUNE because it incomplete and
perverted in the interest Of the who had done most
10 make the prison life Of these poor fellows uncomfortable
Since the publication Of Warden Tracey's incomplete
list Of prisoners who deserve the humane consideration
OF Judge Barnard and Mr. Sullivan numbers OF other
civil prisoners have been anxious that their cases
should have attention. Some are there the victims OF
malicious prosecution for assault and battery breach OF
PROMISE and failure to pay aimony; others as wit
nesses detained an uncomfortable time without SUN
Client cause these should also be called before Judge
Barnard. The wives and daughters OF some OF these
have applied to Mr. Sullivan for action In their cases.
and some Of them have personally appealed 10 The
TRIBUNE to urge their release. Mr. Sullivan has per-
sonay assured that not only those named In Trateys
list, but all over whom lie has any control shall be
brought to-day before Judge Barnard and that he VIII
extend his official inquiry into all the prisons, houses OF
detention asyums. and all other places OF ncarcera
ton in the city and county, that no person whose rights
or personal freedom have been unjusty eurtailed or
abridged shall be further held and detained.
Persons detained by the United States Courts suffer
great hardshps in this filthy den Mathew Goss, de-
tanned Witness is compelled to live on the same floor lin
tho adjoining CELL in fact) with the murderers against
whom he is to testify. He has been kept there, illegally
as Ia believed, and inhumancy is known, for more
than five months although assured that he would not be
kept more than FIVE days. Two others, VIM. Johnston
and George Crane, detained In the way. and
compelled to work servants, receiving pay the lib
cry to remain at large until H. One detained witness
is Sick and has been time, and he Is literally
rotng In his CELL they do not keep his bed in decent
condition. They cat the food the murderers,
and are compelled to pay for 1t out of their
scanty allowance witnesses They locked up in
small cell each day, at 81 p m and kept thus confined
az the murderers are, until next morning. Although
promised and entitled to 81 80 day they never receive
more than SO per month These ptiable which
the United States authorities should look after at once
submit to cassed with the oppressors Of these
unfortunate On Saturday, after the visit Of a
reporter to the prison to inquire after the
don Of detained witnesses the United States prisoners
were separated from the debtors.