New-York tribune., 1871-11-04
THE" COURTS.
LUDIOW-ST. JAIL DELIVERY.

LUDIOW-ST JAIL DELIVERY.
| TIE POOR PRISONERS BEFORE JUDGE BARNARD
"A MAJORITY OF THEM RELEASED.
A hearing was had yesterday by Judge Bar
nard in Oyer and Temner regarding the release Of the
Ludlowt Jail civil suit prisoners. The crowd Of people,
OF all classes, who filled the badly ventilated room,
proved the continued interest Of the public In these pro-
ceedngs There being special accommodation for
pOrtcrs there the usual struggle between them and
the members the bar for the possession Of the only
table accessible to either The old rule first first
served" being in force here the legal profession, by an
early movement secured the table this occasion, and
LETT the reporters without accommodations
prisoners themselves not In Attendance, but
their written statements presented TO the Court by
Assistant DistrictAtorncy Sullivan who said that he
had made personal examination, and could recommend
certain OF them to the favorable consideration OF the
Court He first called special attention to the case OF
Martin Mcdonald who the physician certified should be
removed To the hospital An order to this effect was en-
torcd. . -, nj,
stver FOR the sheriff objected TO the discharr the
ground that the attorney pd 6m MOT ro on s
Horace Bone had been in prison since the 18th OF April
last for debt OF s146 40 He was allowed to go on his
own rocOgnizance ..,,.n
was virtually OF forgery. The Court said that II
should then be tried Indictment as criminal case
Morris Bernstein was in m on an execution for s5 81
with no of paying. Allowed to 30 Oh his own
jeremiah ODonahue in jail execution for $500
Aee1Ed1g to plaintiffs d S ne 9sa p21fG % te s
he had done with hem On his part it was stated that
but scSness in lis fanny and Of himself
had forced him to pawn two He had wife and three
for disCharsng him, That he his recOg-
nizancc OH telling where the machines were.
Edward p Hewlett, who had boon In since June a.
| was also allowed to go.
was charged with converting almost forced him
| when he was in embarrassed circumstances He was
John p. Crofut, detained for nonPayment of amony
was kept In jail counsel for plaintiff stating aggravated
George W. Hancock was directed to be discharged on
Frank L. Norton was under bail for 1900 The charge
against him was a6St'ncting while bookkeepeI S3,Wo
and allowed to go on his own recOgnzancc.
The order OF arrest vacated.
Julius Lesser was charged with receiving, by sort Of
torgGr for a work from the afer ey ESy
he about 10 receive goods nom Europe For him
released him, for fear he should Eo wholly crazy and Kill
there.
August Reiuhart under arrest In breach OF
promise snt and was at once let 70: ,. .,o ~ 49,.
Henry johnson was under execution for tl7O 90, but
A. X. SCHROEDER was under two orders of arrest the
Samuel Oppenhcimer had been twenty-five months in
jail When his WAS called Justice Barnard said he
Judge had none; lie heard he had tsoCoi besides he
was under Indictment in the United States Courts.
friend appearing for him said that 1t was mistake
to say that e was We'll off, lie had when arrested
s PFSRGf SSsn for n1S 3 tie %
been consumed In expenses He desired trial on his
not ttV n While these orders Of arrest were in exist
Judge Barnard told him that was mistake, and
after his trial in the United States Courts he might renew
Henry Slater was under $500 bail for obtanIuggoos by
n. Hayes had his BAH reduced to d 500 Horace F.
Clarke and Judge Bebee being ready to become his sure
John Kenney, nonresident, was not discharged Tn
less he would make assignment of his Savannah prop
Charles Byos was arrested under an order Of Judge
Barnard On the %sh & OF ar S; aSG was & s
papers, reServipg his decision.
The case OF Eugene Won SchGning was referred to
Court. Court ''-''' "'' A''' - "
United States bond and sold IT, converting the proceeds
to his own use He held IN the 0ivi suit In $500
ball. and in the criminal suit for 5000 For him 1t
urged that be was old man Of Gi that the plain
was ample that the defendant had paid him the money
he having often before business Tor him. The
Court refused to discharge hm but reduced the bail In
william b. Darling was arrested on a warrant from
Kings County, the bail being fixed ut soO lie was re-
In the case Of John sattery the Court ordered the
J. H. BroWn had been In iail since October g. for
board bill up false retenses The Corut let him
Mr. Sullivan said there was one point mentioned
In bis HoDors charge ~ TnSn no ne should
statements that the condition OF the prison was unwhoe
some.
Judge Barnard-ve had occasion TO look into the mat
ter of Ludlow Jail and nd that Is as well kept a.
any jail be, in the point OF health and good treat
ment. The man who IL the chief in that Department.
Judge brennan, Ia not only as kind and humane man
ss any In the community, but Is an honest man. and
when II called his attention he was one Of the first
70 suggest this reform that has taken place MY action
net based that's II based Oh the system OF im-
prisonng man In jail for debt, which Ia dsgracs to
the nineteenth century, and must be stopped In re-
gard TO another thinI have thouEnt ~ all over very
carefully SINCE this writ was issaed, aud have de-
termDed In the course OF four FIVE days. TO forfeit the
bail OF an persons charged with criminal ofeuse
whether indicted or not, whare the wftnessos
against them are In jail, because instances have
been very frequent in this city, county, end State
where has been unfortuhhte enough TO soe the
commission Of oense and has bee9 pug IN js whils
that the men who killed Nathan and Rogers would have
been discovered ana brought 70 trial long before this
tof somebody mnit have ihad uosp psen Tor fear
Tat the party who was wtasss ~ the occurrence would
Mf saivAn stated thathe Ind at any rate the afda-
ANIMATION OF the prison, bpt Aere gss ehe POINT 70 which
ne thought public attention ihpald 10 called embodied
IN hr Traoeyb report namely, thst nem the con-
sSpSuon Of the buifdtne hsef u ueceseartiy became
aatp ip vet weather. Il built of brick, and WITH
OUT tne ordinary nAes and air spaces Fhlnh carefl
Reyeq yns hke spesgs. arA when ths rain beat upoe
" Ud pot fall on but boaked tn TAuAi IN sptta Of
e c4use rheanatsm ana similar Diseases He presented
~ Trscess pepert, and she oourt thon sdtoarisd.g
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p 90 IMPRISONMENT, FOR nEBT, To-, VA. =.
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