New-York tribune., 1871-05-30

'S S.s,rcss for himself He doing very Wen "non
t brother made bad failure ms aneo'ou -, ~ 90
ed,t He could get no goods on time win "i M.
ON his busness and was eventually compeneut 70
scn all his effects for the benefit OF MS creul'oi0'
into Indlowst Jail eighteen months ago
", coon spcceeded in getting out on ball. and ior SUN
time held situation in dry goods store IN ~. +bo
1,bioh enabled him 10 maintain his FANNY! o. are |
ositors have beet unable 10 obtain any dlNiSoH -
,,Dds In hand from assignee, and TO reNcHe hIr,
~ ilU9 - ,o-sra6c6 the moor fellows bail to pun nm
hock again in Iudlow-st. "They cant ua" ~, at |
trou a Stone" he sand TO me one % ord |
cave them up everything had and now so Of the
children must starve and be imprisoned A., ,nbonnv
duatorness or dishonesty of the assignee NJ o,4 o,t
little lew too is there for o second uH r, In ,bo
rnder the Fourteen Days act havins 0 ooodo,,
,a ~ creditor found out that py SUNNI "0'"UH"
the LAWYER had obtained his release - a.a
court and from sheer malice ne 10" H, - - - -. ,,, |
rostod and imprisoned. The poor rloO" aS y
the mn again U 80 Law, Is persecuted by dishonest
N t,..rcb the son OF a wealthy man. is dis
~ tis family IN consequence OF meSdH'anee' flnd-
inc his mariner dishonest no ehuea'oreu W pioVeo'
80, - irteresfs and quickly found himself In LUDLOW
u' ',nstely his father in-aw wanted his daughter
" % - rom him. and conspiracy was soon entered
,tb The partner 10 procure 1t. They kept him q
er for over Fix months. till they al last succeeded
n him 10 fabricate evidence sufficient to OBJ
,n the divorce, promising to have him released he
aid so The divorce granted on his evidence and,
, DAYS afterward he again arrested, and has re-
NAMED in prison ever since These stories, Of course,
are sided as regards their telling but, they are
trre they show TO what purposes public jail may be
mt one Of the most heartrending sights rs TO see the
wives and children Of these unhappy prisoners toiing
baartbroLen up the winding iron staircase, to the cells
70 visit hem bring their clean clothes, or, when pos
able some little thing eat and in order to bring which
they have very likely starved.
SUNDAY
OF all the days in the week Sunday appears the longest
and most mouotOnous in prison life. There Is no Click
NJ the billiard balls friendly soldier grnds his organ
outside there are no afternoon papers. young clergy
man performs the Episcopal service in the biardroom
ian odd re,,ue y and before his arrival the prisoners
amuse themselves with building the bibles and hymn
books in piles and betting cents as TO which can raise
the highest The barroOm is kept pretty busy 1or on
tell it Gath, Mr.. Tracey's bar actually dlspenses
Bouor on Sundays But, perhaps, Mr.. Tracey considers
himself above the law in this matter Visitors not
allowed in the prison Sunday, unless they come to
see Mr. Tlaceys bOarders. Consequently the day is
very long one ana the prison is generally quiet at
night two or three hours earlier than usual
So great the impecosity OF Of the prisoners
and so imperative is the necessity of doing something TO
Kill time on Sunday, that much to my amusement, two
men, who companions, started on a cruise
through the corridors, the one to borrow pipe the
other to beg smoke Of tobacco" Returning with
their prizes they retired to quiet where they
"a
H. till their magazine of enjoyment was exhausted
PILTNS on THE AGONY.
soon found that my steady refusal to board down
stairs wac bar the good will and cvilty OF the au-
rhorties refused permission 10 go into the office
10 write letter my friends and roughly told 10
write IN my cell wanted to write, although it was
well known had neither pens, ink paper. However
for 10 cents bought sheet Of paper and envelope and
q city postage stamp of fellow prisoner, and sue
ceeied in getting it posted. When THE TRIBUNE
reporter called upon had great difficulty in persuad
ing the TAILOR allow him TO accompany me TO my CELL
Twas asked. Is he your lawyer and other questions,
and only secured sulky acquesenoe in my request
when assured my prosecutor that the gentleman had
come with the sole object Of getting me released And
yet the friends OF the poorest prisoners nO chance OF
their being boarders) ordinarily allowed TO walk
straight mp without let or hinderance! found
too that when wanted tO'gO TO the barroom 10 get
a cigar or stand a drink, the keeper always had 10
60 away at the moment. These, however, were but
petty persecuti0ns. In the course OF day or
two I found out the real horrors OF prison lie
An insuiclency Of food, the sickening smell OF the
paint and the drinking Of so much wretched Aops,
brought on violent attack Of diarrhea one day soon
after lad been locked for the night. My situation was
unbrable For five-and-thirty minutes suffered in ST.
ence and shouted for Mr. Sawyer the attendant OF
nv tier After calling repeatedly, that gentleman made
bis appearance, and testify inquired what wanted
told him my ailments and requested TO be allowed TO
10 bucket and told that could not leave the cell ND
der any pretcnse whatever For two days and two
nights was i'll; so much so, that when TRIBUNE re-
porter called me, he was quite uneasy as
20 my condition. The agony Of those two nights
was indesc ribable. My sickness, the cold, cutting
draught he'd hardly dare lie upOn-for in spite Of my
complaints 10 the keepers had not been chaneSd-the
horrible smell the paint miniature open cesspool at
the foot Of bed and above ALL hungry, empty sick
ened sensation which weakened me fearfuly made ex-
istenoe at that time and such place perfect agony
How got along till morning hardly know. PoorQ Qurk
found me, when he came with my water, soap, ana
towel m a miserable state, and would have done any
thing for me 1t was O'Clock in the afternoon before
could crawl down stairs and blessed the sight of
fnan III my life it was when TRIBUNE reporter called
me down 10 the Office, informed that the papers
IOr the release Of the amateur prisoner" then in
the hands Of the iailer
Such bref sketch Of life in Ludlow-st, Jail. Some
unhappy prisoner Of six months standing might write
thick octave volume about it.
Irecoect standing few years ago watching the hOr-
Tbe process Of paray yzng dog with the gases which
eIhale from the ground in the del Cane, Poz
ZuO the shore Of the Bay OF Naples young French
lady Of the party remarked 10 the custodan "The poor
dogs existence must be misery IT." PoSsblement!'
replied the man; "D'dis ne ripe pas longtempS"
The half ironical, half philosophical reply Of this
trader in canine suffering applies well 10
Audlowst. Jail strong able-bOdied OF the lower
classes might survive long Of Imprisonment in it,
but man Of refined nature and sensitive mind and
accustomed to hardshps, though he might exist there
for while would certainly not live long The probable
fate Of such pictured to the life by the pho
sophical and yOlube Mr.. Jingle Lie in bed-starve-
ne-lnquest-htlo bone house-pOOr prisOner-commOn
-necessares-bush uIgenemen Of the jury-Wardens
1Fadesmeu-keep it snug-natural death-CoroneIs order
-WorkHouse fuHeral-serve bim right-an Over-drop
She curtain" POOR PRISONER.