The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-26
that the INST luton work the men from i've In the
morning Ill, n five in the evening" giving them only

TE,/oR FIFTEEN MINUTES FOE DINNER,
which y. very mean fare; that the coffee Is dumped
i th same pans from which the prisoners take
NO KNIVES NOR FORKS ARE GIVEN
In prisoners lest they win use them on their
low, who would not be shook of until he had bor-
/rOwed twenty cents to ride home to Morrisania.
prisoners, who are employed in cleaning the yes
sci. One OF them reported that the females who
live on that ferryboat are well treated, and have
privileges not accorded to Others, among which Is
THE BOON OF GOING ASHORE
when they lay up at night on the New York side OF
prisoners the character OF the food given them
In the Workhouse, remarking, in her quaint way,
ats a crumb OF bread, frightened with molasses,
and soup made OF cabbage strained through water
and greasen
.sTALLY-Ho" THE GRINDERS OPINION.
II is not at an unlikely that some OF the returned
''drunks and disorderesn as the police term them,
may exaggcrate In their descriptions Of life on the
island, and knowing that II they were aware
that they were conversing with the representative
OF great newspaper like the HERALD, they would
he prompted to mlsrepresent the actual condition
there, the reporter thought 1t advisable to win their
confidence by kindness and small contributors OF
money to supply their immediate wants, rather
than to uncover his real object. This was the course
pursued with all, with the exception OF tho young
politician who was so grateful to Commissioner
brennan. The same policy was carried out in con-
TIE OLD HABITUEs OF THE ISLAND
that the reporters long attendance at the public
courts OF the city enable him to recognize daily on
the streets Of the city One OF these Ia tall Irish
man, whose appearance shows him to have been
man OF fine physique before rum sowed In his con-
stitUtion the deadly seeds OF disease. This man is
q well known east side character who is only
known by The name OF .Taly-no, the Grinder,' from
the fact that when on one OF his periodical sprees
ne roams about the streets yelling .'Tlly-hol'' He
stands over six feet in his shoes, and swallow
more fusil oil than any four east side topers. Tai
ly-hO IS NOT always drunk, however After chronic
spree OF some weeks, that usually ends by visit to
the Island, he comes out and tramns to the c9un.
ANOTHER ''BOUT AT THE RARs.r
Sometimes when he finds himself in need of bath,
and request the barkeeper to turn on the water
and give him baptism from the hose. This Is
usually the turning point IN Tallyho's spree and,
make q heene for Westchester county for work.
gentleman familiar with the antecedents OF
this celebrity says he was an expert poacher on the
domain of Lord Parlarington, in Ireland, and four
years ago. ne was sent out to this country at the
would be safer by putting the Atlantic between it
and Patrick Delany alias "Tallyho, the Grinder"
On Wednesday morning, about six O'Clock, IN the
low in front of a saloon receiving his usual Croton
dose OF pure water. Waiting until
~, THE cnRlsIENtSG HAD I ZEE PEsroRMED
started up First avenue ana was overhauled by the
reporter, who spoke to him kindly, and invited him
to take some soda at street fountain
'Well Tally-ho, drunk again9 When are you
going to dultr
going TO Norrisania now. II stay here III get
pulled IN before Scott and sent to the Island, We
know, ana that's not the thing, my honey"
mo. suppose you do not like the Island. How
often have you been there Z"
Dunno exactly; perhaps twenty times"
Glow did they treat you ?"
clothes and physcked the gin out OF me every time
tell We it does on old blister like me good to go up
"But are there no acts Of cruelty practised there
DO they not punish the prisoners too severely some
times z"
"Oh yes; but, We see. always do just as they
want me to, and when them Keepers commence
growing and cursing at me Just laugh at lem, and
good humor, and they let up on me, as long as
hey the rules. The other feliers don't get treated
that way always. Some OF them, ye see,
DON'T KNOW THE R0pEs
and, bain's they're men OF edercatOn and proud,
when the turnkey damns em they'll turn and give
him chin Music back That's bad and their goose
Is boiled Mt once. That makes the turnkey mad
and he'll pick and pick at that Teller till he gets him
SO mad he does ISIS, to violate the S rules When
last up Tom Howell named
THE PORTrCo or HE'LL
Them dark cells III take the wind out Of feler
Then they'll put him on bread and water and place
In his cell IN an oyster can or slop bucket One time
when was there, over year ago. Teller they put
In the cen tried to knock the door down and made
such racket it brought the keeper THEY tied his
hands and feet together so that he could stand up
but couldn't use lem agin the door. But his dander
was up, and with his back he pounded on the door
harder ian ever, and shook the whole corridor. Ar
ter threatening and cursing him they found it no
cards. with small teeth in them, which they use to
card wool out in the country, and, taking or that
iellers brooches, they pumped 1t ON his hips aud
tied it fast there. Then they left, when the teller,
not knowing but 1t WAS
A STRENGTHENING PLASTER THEY'D PUT ON HIM.
turned around and give the door a hell of clip
with his hips that made 1t shake on its hinges; but
you better believe he yelled and cussed, for the
teeth OF the stun went deep into his flesh. You can
bet the drinks he didn't punch that door any more.
But they kept him in all night. Next morning,
when they opened the door, he was insensible, and
dnctpr nj IN I'm hos ifu1 vhara
he died; but that mayn't be So you know, as them
fellers up there do some tall lying III tell you
what did see one day myself as true as I'm a bum
mer. youngster from the Sixth ward gave one
OF the turnkeys some sass for
BEING SWEET ON HIS GIRL.
that used to come down to the edge Of the mems
workshop and chat with him on the landing She
was pretty girl from wooster street, ana the
turnkey was jealous Of Jimmy and used to abuse
him. Well, Jimmy talked back to him, when away
he goes, and comes back with pair OF bracelets
and two of them patent .clothespins, He put the
rooster was gon' to do with the clOthespins.
Pretty soon he got behind Jimmy, and d0ublin' up
his ears, PIT one Of them clothcspns on each ear.
Them clothespins held his ears as tight rs tur-
ties grip, and Jimmy gave up the girl after four
hours agony. I've seen the turnkey kiss that girl
often after that'
THE HERALD DETECTIVE BADLY SOLD
Coming over on the Mirnahanonck on Tuesday
the reporters notice attracted to a man sitting
in the stern of the steamer VINO, he was satisfied,
must be discharged prisoner. lie wore shocking
bad clothes, dirty AMI souched hat that looked
as II 1t had been in q pig trough for month; his
skin appeared tanned by long exposure to the sun,
and on his forehead he wore two sticking plasters
Edging up to him the re pOrtel dropped fifty cents
into his hand, with the remark
"There, old fellow, you doubtless will want some
money when YOU get across 10 refresh the inner
man. You've been on the Island, see." The man
looked up with peculiar leer and with Hoosier
accent responded
"Wal, stranger, I've had leet!e experience over
there. Thank We for the stamps. I've not had
drink for month, and III smile over in First
avenue.n
lie was drawn into conversation rs to the treat
way narrowing tale OF outrages and oppression,
OF whipping and bucking and gagging OF prisoners,
giving names and dates In some cases. and when
the reporter left him at the dock lie telt that he had
made q good Investment OF the fifty cents, and
would embody the information here had not SUBJ
sequent encounter with his strange acquaintance
blasted his hopes badly. The following day, while
standing at the Charity Hospital pier, fashionably
dressed gentleman with cream col0red Kids, gold