The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-30
THE NITR0.GLYCERINE CONVICT.

ewes Allen' Makes an Unconditional
Surrender and II Removed to . Cell
in the Sing Sing Prison Where he
Can Do No Harm-Allcn Gives His
Reasons for Desiring to Remain At
Sing Sing-He Il To BE Sent I'm the
Next Draft to Auburn.
The "nitrogIycerine convict' yves Auenn sub
mitted to the inevitable Consequences Of State
Prison discipline yesterday, and at the request Of
keeper voluntarily left the cell in which he had
displayed his theatrical bravery and was removed
to one on the ground moor, where a repetition OF
Mondays heroes will do no harm to anybody. In
a conversation that reporter Of the HERALlLnad
with Warden HlbbeIl Yesterday, h9 said that It was
arranged to send fifty OF the convicts to Auburn
Prison on Monday last. In consequence of the
trouble that always arises when a draft of prison.
ers is about to be sent away, caused by desire on
the part Of nearly every convict to avoid the draft
the names OF the convicts designated for removal
was Kept as secret as possible. Each man was
taken from his cell and privately shackled. About
four O'Clock "Wes" Allen received Information that
he was among
THE DRAFTED CONvTcTs.
and he sought an audience with the Warden to In
duce him to revoke the order. This was, Of course,
not complied with, and he went back to his cell,
OF defiance described exclusively in the
HERALD yesterday. Warden Hubbell said that
1t would have been very easy to nave taken Allen
from his cell. despite his knife and his glass bottle
OF nitro-gycerlne, but 1t feared that the trou
BILE that might arise would delay the departure OF
the other fOrtyn men, and the train lett at five
O'Clock. 1t was, therefore, decided to send
THE FORTY-NINE MEN
without Allen and put him on punishment disci-
pine at once This was done, and yesterday morn
ing Allen proposed terms OF capltulati0n. He was
good enough TO explain that he mad decided OBJ
lection to the discipline OF the Auburn prison. He
had been there, and did not desire To go again.
or course that, lie said was an objection that he
did not expect any consideration of but inasmuch
as arrangements were making IN New York by his
counsel for a new trial, in about two months,
1t would be greatly to the convenience OF himself
and counsel II he were at Sing Sing instead Of
Auburn. Warden Hubbel replied that he could
listen to no terms OF surrender; it must be an
unconditional surrender" lie gave orders that
nothing should be done IN reference to the removal
OF Allen until this Wednesday morning, but before
this order could be carried into effect Allen had
told MS keeper he would go out quietly, and he did
SO voluntarily and without any trouble Allen was
then moved to q cell on the ground floor OF the
prison, where there will be
in two minutes, of electnally subduing
any belligerent propensites this notorious
Allen does not appear to be regarded by the
prison Keepers as very formidable convict in
any respect. He is very c0wardly, and it was only
the interference of the Warden that prevented
with Allen, when he went into the nitro
and carving knife business on Monday.
Allen will unquestlOnably go up with the next draft
OF cOnvicts to Auburn and will have an opportunity
VISIT the retrospect OF which he says him SO
much terror.