The New York herald., 1873-07-18
Letters Pouring Into the Prison-0fsrs Of
Assistance and Plenty Of Sentimental
Drivel-The Plant Of q Melan.
choly Muse-Iight Reading
for the Warm Weather.
Epistle from "a Poor, Wronged
Woman"
do Not Commit Suicide, Even if You
Are Sentenced to Deathv'
THE RUSH TO SEE THE PRISONER.


Life with Lizzie King in the Raymond Street
Jail Is gradually settling into dull routine The
novelty Of her position Is wearing away, and she
has prepared to pass the interval between the pres
ent and the time Of her trial. next Fall, as pleas
antly and as proatably as may be possible under
the circumstances. She has become quite inti-
mate with the other prisoners In her corridor
Mrs. Fanny Hyde. Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. Simmons
1t Is said that "a fellow feeling makes US wondrous
kind" and It Is probably on this account that LIZ
zie has become attached to Fanny Hyde. In fact,
as Lizzie herself says, "sho fairly foyes
Fanny. This afYectionate feeling Is evidently
recipr0cated by the destroyer OF George W. watson,
for Fanny is constantly with Lizzie, walking and
talking with her. when the latter is not
engaged IN reading or writing. Keeper Con-
raddy allows them occasionally to walk in the
jail yard in company with q deputy and sometimes
himself and tney express themselves as deeply
sensible OF his Kindness to them. 1t Is apparent
that
THE TREATMENT WHICH LIZZIE HAS RECEIVED
is contrary to that which she expected. In con.
versation yesterday she SAID -"Yes, when arrived
here thought would be placed In q cell; but
instead or that have got comfortable quarters
here and pleasant companions" She passes the
greater part OF the day in reading and writing, and
prisoners. Mentally she is Infinitely their supe-
rior, and this fact in itself appears to have I'M
pressed them with strong feeling Of respect for
her. Lizzie Is very fond OF poetry, and yesterday
Keeper Conraddy ransacked the jail building In
search OF mental pabulum for her. The library Of
the jail Is not very extensive one Beyond sew
eral copies OF old directories, Common Council re-
ports, Patent Onico reports and other light ntera
ture of character somewhat akin to these, the
10 Ennr hnW
succeeded In resurrecting q copy OF Shakespeare
and copy Of the poems Of Ossian which he i'm
mediately delivered to tho prisoner, who thank
fully received them. Lizzie first turned her atten.
tention to Shakespeare and was soon deeply at
sorbed in the perusal Of ''Othcllo." She Is never
interrupted in her occupations by her companions.
LETTERS OF SYMPATHY POURING IN
1t is truly astonishing what great sympathy
has been created in the community for Lizzie King.
She Is daily in receipt Of numerous letters (some
anonymous and others containing, presumably,
genuine signaJures) expressing the sympathy OF
the writer's and Offering all the aid in their power.
Some of these letters are perfectly ludicrous in the
way OF essays or sympathetic composition. Others
are sickening specimens Of sentimental drtvel. The
most of the letters como by mail, while In many
cases messengers present them at the portals Of
the jail.
Among the missives received yesterday was an
e s a OF
Miss Lizzie King in her lonely hours Of meditation"
Then the writer gives vent to his or her feelings IN
N' MELANCHOLY MUSE
,3s Alone M sit in in The bush s Of day ~,
T Mhs so ny tMlsa' oa @ ihafH%' Ts s gray
cs%ss sas out S the 81 ss saa oa s aswy night
The sInds lii ith I has faded away W.
A 81 os % thrown
Sne Win ths memories that arons through the past
each
Wien s oases Of 4ss e IF ccaa ssaGw
Tha ny MeS & Of 10y Svs sts Would a%s o TO p
And purest friendship en- earth inightfa.
The writer continues IN similar strain for a
dozen verses and concludes as iollows:-
When the mystic curtain ls swept aside
Shall know His care though often unknown
Surrounds every Life that none alone.
Lizzie waded through these poetic stanzas care
fully, and 10 reported TO have expressed the nten.
tion OF replying TO them in verse II the address OF
the author can be ascertained.
Another communication she received yesterday
"a POOR wRoNGED WOMAN LIKE uERsELF,r
and commends her to a lie Of resignation. The
following Is copy OF the letter as written:-
i, an unknown !rond, deeply symrathizo with you,
Hour Eead the good sGIs Soo a sH
prepare yourself fsr the worst h Put your trust in Col
ssTS ssG that yqa T a hsre % Cn @ & sSsg
oT You ana nd ,hat a Is poor wronsed woman like your
''"' why WY DO MEN TREAT WOMEN AS THEY no
and drive to do such dectsf wonder do they ever
they do everything 10 win a womGns affections and then
cast Tor aside, as child would broken toy! Try and
even If you are sentenced to death. You have suffered
' 5e Be- ITt the man a o Sc Sc
dearly loved.
There was no signature TO this letter.
Lizzie was probably
MOST AFFECTED
by letter from Mr. Howard repete with feel
ings OF sympathy and offers OF aid The letter was
evidently written 10y gentleman CT education.
He stated. among other things, that he had large
library, from which the prisoner might draw at
pleasure. and added that he would only be too
happy 10 assist her in any way she might desire.
After carefully reading the letter Lizzie replied 10
IT, thanking The writer for his kindly feelings and
holding his profered assistance IN grateful remeni-
bIance
But amid this steady now of correspondence,
there came other evidences OF n1endiiness, but OF
different character, in the shape OF books and
papers ana bouquets and in one instance a huge
bunch OF bananas. sent III by some unknown SYM
pathZer. Keeper CoaraGdy Is run down by appli-
cants for admission TO see Lizzie or "kate Stod-
dard' as they stlll call her, but Ee peremptorily
declines to allow any outsiders 10 see her. as she Is
adverse 30 being set up on exhibition merely TO
crafty the
iioRpID CURIOSITY or MEN AND woaEN.
After repuisng score OF applicants yesterday
Mr. Conraddy saw her and tcld her OF the people
who thronged there TO see her. lie added loosely,
al think that 1t would be great speculation TO
exhibit you as there seems to be such great de-
sire 10 see you.n
Lizzie looked at him and naively replied, "po
ycu think so, Mr.. Conraddyr' she said that she
greatly obliged II they would not inirude upon her.
IL Is curious TO see the means some OF these peo-
pie resorted to In the hope OF catching glimpse
al the prisoner. Yesterday a gang OF small fry
ward politicians presented themselves at the jail
with note from Alderman Blank, of the blank
ward. requesting that the keeper would ''show his
mSde sp his mind om previous experience that
these men had come Tor the sole object OF