The New York herald., 1875-10-27
THE COMMITTEE ON CRIME.
A BRIEF SESSION YESTERDAY AT LUDLOW STREET

A BRIEF SESSION YESTERDAY AT LUDLOW STREET
JAIL.
Yesterdays session of the Assembly Committee on
Crime a remarkably brief one, lasting only from
half past eleven till shortly after On many
sions Mr. Campbell was the only member who prose-
cuted the investigation but he reinforced yester
day by his colleagues, Dcssar and McGowan. The
first witness, Deputy Warden Gardner, testified to
little piece OF extravaganza the part of the city gov
ernmcnt which is thoroughly characteristic of
costly municipal service It appeared that for United
States prisoners only nfty cents per day paid while
New York city pays seventy lvo cents The other wit
ness, Demzak, was a prisoner the story OF whose
wrongs is told in another column The following is the
gist OF the testimony submittcd:-
Deputy Warden Gardner was recalled In regard to
the sanitary condition Of the jail he testified that there
had been only three deaths In the Jail 1t was
buit-viz, a Mr. Fold, Beden, who committed suicide
and Zimmerman, who was found dead in his bed
morning In regard to escapes, he stated that man
named McGath had escaped from the prison two weeks
ago, the manner OF escape being that Downing,
keeper had passed him out as visitor, not knowing
that he was a prisoner; that others had attempted 10
escape both In male and female attire but their at
tempts had always been frustrated and the escape
McGrath the only instance OF Its kind record.
AS to the safeguards to prevent escape he said no
door locked between the Office and prison. and that
visitors could and go they pleased and their
doing so doubt led to the escape Of McCrath; the
prison had good library attached to il, which
open the of all the prisoners and the prisoners
made good use Oi IL Nnen asked II no could give
reason why United States prisoners paid only fifty cents
per day while with other prisoners the
ty-hve cents per day, Mr. Gardner confessed his ina
bility TO do SO.
MISCELLANEOUS STATEMENTS.
In regard to the prison yard the witness said that it
was in safe condition for large number of prison.
ers to be in time; the witness said that cell
doors left open except In OF prisoners
being sick that doctors attached to the prison.
but do not reside in 1.-THE physicians being Drs
Hogan and Frankn-and that they Visit the prisoners
every day or two but that prisoners can have any
other doctor they wish and that Warden Dunham Is
liked by the prisoners Tho witness said in regard to
City Marshas fees, that when an order of release
handed him he always discharged the prisoner ire.
spectve of the City Marshal's wishes that there
present in the jail three United States prisoners.
Victor Dcrnzak, prisoner then called. III had
expressed desire to testify in regard 10 the Intcrna
tona Bank Company and in reply TO questions stated
that for days he had been an agent OF the
pany that tho bonds which they sold were false foreign
bonds and United States bonds they purported
TO be; that numbers Of people had been vicmzed by
tho company, which conducted on tho plan Of
corrupt lottery swinde and that when he discovered
the fact he Immediately resigned At the conclusion
oil MS testimony the committee adjourned 70 meet To-
morrow morning at eleven O'Clock in the City Hall