The New York herald., 1873-12-05
lNGERSOLL, IMMURED
"Trip of the Chairmaker and His
Bookkeeper to Sing Sing.
sHInKInu A PRISON SHAVE
4 Millionaire Convict To BE Put in
Uniform To-Morrow Fidelity Of
FarringtOn-Conduc OF the
Criminals in the Cars.

Yesterday afternoon the curtain fell on the
necono act Of the drama which has resulted in the
conviction OF the Ring thieves. James s. lngersol
and his bookkeeper. Harrington, after many post
ponements, were taken from the Tombs yesterday
afternoon TO the State Prison at Sing Sing to pe
Con1ned and punished there until the terms Of
their sentences shall have elapsed.
[ To prevent any possibility OF being shaved as
convicts, Ingcrson and harrington secured the
services OF q Sixth ward barber named Howe on
Wednesday evening. This criminal artist look on
with q lew clean sweeps all the redundant wnis-
kers OF lngersoll and consigned to the dust the
handsome mustache OF Harrington. Yesterday
morning there was considerable eXcitemeus
dn the Tombs in regard TO what disposition
should be made OF the two prisoners. 1t
was understood that sheriT Brennan had allowed
them more than sufficient time to dispose OF what
property they owned. Ingersoll is supposed to
he worth s2,O00,0O0, and his friends say
that on the day that Ingersol has fulfilled his
term OF Imprisonment he will bestow on Earring
ton the sum OF 100000. All these rumors tended
TO make amusement for the curious looking crowd
who are in the habit OF assembling every day in
the vestibule OF the Tombs. The deputy sherirs
who were to take charge OF Ingersoll and Earring
ton had circulated a story that they would take
the convicts out through the northeast entrance,
OF the prison, while 1t was their Seal intention to
pring them out through the northwest entrance.
Deputy Shields was closeted with Ingerson for q
long while, and the father OF the ricn chairmaker
was allowed to see him. Farrington's father also
had an interview with his son, but the wife OF In
gers0l did not come TO see her husband yesterday.
harrington, happily Tor himself, is an unmarried
sMan.
OFF FOR PRISON.
At twenty minutes after twelve O'Clock Ingersor
and harrington passed through the stone-paved
gateway, whence the bodies Of hanged men are
taken after the law has had its due OF maleactors
Deputies Shields and Won Claim were with them,
and at the gutter Franklin street carriage was
waiting to take the convicts to the Forty second
istrcet depot, where they were TO meet the train
for Sing Sing. few OF the Sherlfr's officers and
few keepers waited around, and there was pleas
ant and cosey, and in fact, cheerful laugh at those
servants OF the public, the reporters, who were
mot supposed to have seen the mysterious, as well
ms marvellous disappearance OF the convicts.
Afterwards II was discovered that the laugh was
On these
VERY PLEASANT GENTLEMEN
who had been deceived themselves. The HERALD
reporter was viewing the scene at point which
was invisible to those clever people, and when the
carriage was driven rapidly Jo Broadway Argus
eyes followed 1t. This carriage contained Shields,
Won Claim, Ingersoll and Harrington. The party
were driven up town, and modesty orbids descrip-
tion OF the places where they went. At one mo-
ment before two O'Clock, when the crowd at the
Grand Central depot were beginning to despair or
Beeing the chairmaker and MS bookkeeper, Depu-
ties Shields, Cahil ana Won Claim made sudden
.entrance at the north end of the Grand Central
depot and made an endeavor TO gain entrance to
she foremost car OF the train. The attempt was
well managed, but the looks OF astonishment on
mo- arQd
was something fearful to behold. crowd Of about
ONE HUNDRED YELLING HANIACs
ran after the prisoners to get a LOOK at them and
"a number OF young blackguards clustered on the
leeats OF the car INTO which Shields had taken his
prisoners. Even grown men ana men with gray
halrs were not ashamed 10 be gazing intensely
NJ the faces OF the poor wretches on their way to
lngersoll does not at all look like a thiei With
Rls whisKers shaved clean he looks somewhat cler-
i5ca, and his dark lace and clearly cut profile
yesterday as much to be admired as when the chair
maker-who has, 1t is said, stolen 81 500, 600 IRON
the city-was the pet OF his company In the gallant
seventh regiment lngersol wore black
coat with trousers and vest Of the same material
ias his coat, and a gray Alpine hat harrington,
has boyish look and is OF small stature, not more
ithan ave feet five inches in height. lngersol is
na ave II feet asG six height but he is quite
trousers that had seen better days and irocK
coat that was buttoned closely around his figure.
When the party entered the car they took seats
ns far forward as possible. The passengers
shields, Cahil. ngersoll and harrington were
.encamped that 1t was almost impossible to breathe.
Human nature Is strange thing. Darwin would
have been justified had he seen how closely the
sm0b gathered around those two poor wretches.
NO DELICACY, NO FEELING,
everything surrounding them was metallic. A dog
you'd have had more mercy.
Then some person, with that refined and pathetic
waste which is only to be found among persons who
do good deal OF railroad travelling, offered Far
rlngton an Illustrated newspaper to read. On the
Hrst page was a cartoon showing that much-abused
depending from her wrist, her arms bare, a naked
short Roman sword stretched the lsngth OF her
white arm, and the lady herself engaged in clos
ing cell door in prison quadrangle the cell
door having the name OF William M. Tweed" en-
graved on It's plate, while in the perspective were
a long line OF open cells and adjacent TO T,yeeds
cell was another with the omnous label,
"NExT.n
There were two men on the train who stood
close by IDgersoll and Harrington all through the
journey to Sing Sing. the duration OF the trip being
an hour and twenty-elght minutes. One was q
brother-in-law OF Harrington named Muller, sugar
rehncr in this city, Dig good-natured Fellow, and
the other a small man named McGraw who
seemed particularly attentive to IpgersolL He
never lelt the sde OF Ingersoll until
ee latter s his cell There Ter Was
lngersol or Harrington on the trip up the
river although the deputy sherrs talked quite
FIeey lngersoll kept up his spirits, and read the
law reports of the HERALD with great interest,
While WI. harrington would every now and then look
Out upon the river and the hills that eternal.
haG the eject OF 80 -. y
MAN wHIsrLING IN A GRAVEYARD.
1he lacc OF harrington is, indeed mobile one.
Any one VINO saw him yesterday could not doubt
Dut that he has loved aud does love Ingersol and
lesser r degree no doubt Ingcrso loves Far
IN the ieatnres OF Ingerson as famshed doc would
watch his returned master. 80 "oN'1
Wnen tne Tram reached point In bend OF the
Hudson Just below sing sing and at the moment
when every open-mouthcd ill-bred and staring
passenger Knew oi the vicinity OF the state Prison
y visible shudder passed through the frame Of
lngersoll. All remembrance OF wine parties All
the thoughts OF the swim lies he had perpetratad
on the city in which he had got his bread and All
The gloss which had covered his forgeries faded
away and his lace was aa blank the grave
Deputy Shields stood up, the whistle blew. Far.
rington gazed iondly at his master. aud, as the
train stopped, the two criminals landed on the
earth. which was varlegated with the IRON rala.