New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-30
Ludlowst Jail called at THE TRIBUNE once on Saturday
and made the following voluntary statement, which 10
published without material alteration or abreviation:

and made the following voluntary statement, which 10
published without material alteration or abreyiation:
Though he has no personal Of complaint against
not Qualified for the Office Of Warden Of the is SecSuss
OF his department rude treatment Of the prisoners and
when the prisoners were pretty good spirits and Ssfs
throwing small pieces Of bread at each other Tracey
up stairs rage, and with the renart Get into your
holes you Of b-s," compelled them all 70 retire
United States prisoners and the debtors locked M
together His first roommate was u g. prisoner ar.
rested for forgery he was WITH him about @ and
though Tse ghd this %nSng Of with
TGsre re Is arse ayaTd Intended for the benefit of
prisoners but only very few Chose who pay for ~ re-
ceye the benefit the poor @ 0 eaeeS by
special permission They are obliged to cleanse their
to the alley" where the cells are very small and un.
comfortable. ,. 4.
themsevcs. ~ man has wife or mistress she can
sleep there ct night for $50 week. Ihere was man
price for 10 weeks OF the three connterfeters arrested
ON Thursday last was permitted to take board ana
SIS week There Is allowed besides, by the County,
certain amount for each prisoners Ga .,, eGS SC
then move Up stairs TIC bosrders down stairs leo
The poor debtors are locked up in their at 81 aud
remain til o'clock next morning sTinding opera.
debtors who are uniformed IN regard to the legal
charges He has known whore charge OF so was
made when it should rot have been ss or So. Tho
charge for release on ball amounts to only S3 for
de! They send b however, of $50 $50 or more.
Mr. Gardiner the clerk In fact they charge whatever
they III TX may be coected they measure NC 'ortingto
81 commenced this insolvent act" he went on to say,
bout the middle OF May, 1871. was told that 1t would
o. July my time was up; MY lawyer toll me that l
WIFE, was given to understand that a writ Of habeas
corpus would he Issued l Eeard afterward that the
clse was adjourned to the 10Th OF July On that day it
adjourned to the 18TH then to the 2sh Adjournment
case came up. got 1t before him. was down three
times examination. They have right TO examine
day and was to return decision the next Monday,
which guess he did do Afer several days discovered
cision given In my favor which entitled me to dis
carried that in nv pocket for ten days; STILL through
some informally could not get DISCHARGED Finally,
by writ Of ha6sas corpus taken out last Monday or
Tuesday a week ago. taken before Judge Barnard.
The called at 10 O'Clock the papers to be de-
LudeW st n until I64S got down 70 the
just llO and the had gone over at 1890 That
down again at an addtonH expense the next day Some
ought be accountable for this writ being obeyed
had been required from me- could not have gotten out
ALL In making this statement do not want censure
Judges Barnard DAILY. There great fault some
where, that held for q months after my time had
expired without money IS buried for life in Lud.
lowest. Jail. 1t Is we'll understood fact, that II
man has not money or friends, he canuot get out:
About hreeourths OF the men up there sre victims Of
shyster lawyers who get their money retainer fees,
and that is the last Of them The men thus robbed
lay neF1 a | had NO @ an IN y
had laid there long that believed that never could
Soycd counsel It must have cost him $50 s20 to get
me out. II had not happened to have friend would
not have gotten out at all and would nave been tnere
There are good many debtors that get there who
honorable men, their first desire Is to get out with
out their friends knowing Of their Disgrace There one
gentleman who expects TO get out next week; ne mas
to conceal tue fact OF his bankruptcy and imprsonment
from wife, aud his daughter reports 10 his family that
hai Of own n
fore my famy-with the exception Of one OF chdren
saSS Sng Rn d ndsn FATHER than to
have 1t known that they are In jail.
what the Sheriff is legally entitled to for bail dis
charge would greatly serve civil suit prisoners they
was over si3 26 and finally did not pay more II
something could be published that they could read
a 4 what it they to gay # "S1s Os up
man Of ST. and they finally took d g. lie So was t0G
It. named Jarvis Brennans office Is the prin
MP. Brennsn's attention was called to this do not
think he knows what Is going on do not tnK ne gets
clerk at tie Ludlovst. jail. collects these swudlins
charges Of Jarvis.
THANKS TO THE TRIBUNE.
The following document has been forwarded
this Office from Ludlowst Jail, and ID published with
out alterations: - ~. ~ So,
We the civil suit prisoners incarceTatea mere assem-
TRIBUNE profound gratitude for the humane per-
disIuterestcd services mas never
render on our behalf form which would present our
unanimous expression Of feeling. The accompanying
rcsoutions which were cordially adopted. mad
equaely discharge Intention; but as they spring
from the very FITNESS Of our heSrts we trust The TRIs
fering men convey In language to a neIdetor:
Resolved That eVat confined IN LudoES jail
g with deepest gratitude the past and present efforts Of TIH
which debtors
eei by the Of V aud the painful
sufer they compelled undergo through the miserable and
lOathsOne Arrangements Of the Jail.
ResoIred in directing for several days the
reporter its who has eyinced for great
pahy Listened patience and consideration TO our stAtemenn
Acknowledgements and the reporter himself We
tenie hearty thanks -, -.
esoIUed That Judge Barnard Of the Supreme Court
promises hearing the h inst and Tor the
equitable legal proceedings the view with intense
approaching Of tbs TRsUSEs beneTo
lentn Intentions
Resolved That respectfully offer TO THE TRIBUNE the ues
measure Of and lasting gratitude
RsoIvsd That thve resolutions be ded TO The TRIBUNE
The CIVIL SUIT PRISONERS.
pIOTors PROCEEDINGS OF GANG OF DESPE-