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and upbradcd tho witness allowing tho man TO escape
az he had been the principal offender
The thai Was adjourned until Friday at p. m.

The tria was adjourned until Friday at p. m
CITY CARE OF CONNECTS AND PhUPERs
INVESTIGATION BY TIE SENATE CoMMITrEE-IEs-
TIMoNY OF COMMISSIONER BRENNAN AND
WARDEN FOX.
The Special Committee OF the Senate ap-
pointed to Investigate tho city departments and com
posed OF Senators James W. Booth +. NJ. Tobey and
George T. Bradley began taking testimony at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday morning John l. Davenport
acted counsel Thomas e. Brennan, Commissioner OF
Charities and Correction and John NJ Fox, warden OF
the Penitfntiary Blackwell's Island we're tho only
witnesses examined At the close Of the Testimony OF
N.Y. Fox the Committee adjourned until to-day at 1880
u. m.
Commits sioncr gave testimony In regard to the
work OF the Department Of Charities ond Correction
The Park Hospital, in the City Hall Park, Is now only
used as a reception hospital because or Its unsaie con
dion Patients brought there and are immediately
removed to Bellevue Hospital. We have boon expecting
to procure building Beeknanst which was formerly
used az staonhouee but have not been successful be-
cause the Controller refused to sign the lease ana our
Board did not feel able to assume the annual rent WHICH,
believe is 80 300 In the Park Hospital can accom-
modate from 80 to 35 patients We have made appica-
ton FOR hospital 70 the Sinking Fund Commission
ers homeopathic hospital has been established on
BackwelPs Island At this hospital there are now about
I35 insane patients and nebrates who are all under the
charge OF the hospital staff
On BackwelPs Island we have between 5,3co end
$500 paupers, prisoners, lunatcs. and patients We
have never hal oer5 to DO outside contract WORK we
do not believe that have tie power to DO such work
On the Island we are erecting u largo workshop,
3Oxl00 feet and three stories high All the HD1r - per
formed by prisoners. IN the shoe shop we make shoes
for al the males under Our are; We nave quiz W,s
Island there Is abort 800 feet OF wall - re cOuplcu
and some earth to be iled IN 'In ege y he
prisoncgJ The number Of inmates III the mar
Us in le Hlr,l.onse 1ie3; in hS lncurabe Hos
pltal 100; in the Norkholsr, 81 ~ L9 ip'aio
5:3 in bellevue Hospital: 57l in the H%neG 9
Hospital SO in the Ne@cgork CITY Ao{tnn lHr tII IN
Hospital 4o4 in the l;andas Island ,;'useiy, GoJ; ~
ie infants iospi.l 90 and IN the 5oS S n
Iiarts Island the coming winter VINO were 10 &c nh
pioyed n bu!ldns se2-waI took ~ men, az ~ ~ ,g
Into tc street. All ut tEree took the street E'at
number as this show conn = rs Wrey TO KY bot n
iG 900 tons OF coal during tho Wint1 exclusive OF that
needed for the poor In Nil, necl aboGt 10000 tons
by 0r charter, prevented from btJ i1s Goa! |hen
it's cheapest, We cannot encroach upoI next yen
appropriation uui the ils Of January Our e9iimate
foi is year $l,lS0.O0o; for next year IL "I ~
pis5n, - 38c per head This year it as cost ne 1t
the Lunatc Asylum, bui next year IN consequence or IN
improved diet. ii viii cost Doc per mead - II NOT u"
dat Te discharge prisoners con,nted w foi'o '""
Join S. Fox, Warden 0f the Pententiary gave tesii-
mpny regarding the WORKINGS % th&e Institution NC
have iU.cc, lie SAID, OF about huglNO icH On '"s
divided into three classcacO&sN WINS glafuSaIa
Keepers Three ;ccpCrs have charge OF te prison it
D. H. Onc-han OF the keepers remain w the prison an
night During the day mat the men are az work.
and thai the prDptr number OF keepers Over c men
when lie in OF 10 or 20 have one EeepcriO
the gang. but where there aIc U0ncn tOE ci geciaiy
have 6out three keepers them. In tie room win
- sh0cnacr> and tulOrs have two Keepers iEe h!ch
20 about Gi5 and sop WCrh al $50 p ~
When the come IN to supper We c0ilu lhell, ana
after suppe, that every man Is iCc@ed IN ms cen
before ie night keepers take charge of TIE prison Ny
residence is the prison, ana IS connected with II ~
Telegraph. The Islands, also connected WIN ne tenta
Ponce Cce, headquarters OF the tpinili79ontlr %
Charities and Correction ana the fiJ--eSciib cieft
tltini-lO,Se Ny salary = SfG)u. ago nave resi-
deucc. for M family, and convict serI ants
Tho suar5, receive $3.50 ti.e keepers 5000, and TIE
coxsvGius $500 per year, wlth their board We
can ACCOMMODATE about LOO. although 1t crowds
very badly ad have ~ put tbe cote one above tAe
ut.i.r rs on steamboats,. There - nOw arter number
women tho Institution tnan tLero has "sei 't any
Cine in. have Seen idcrc. " the number OF prisoners
increased larger quarter, muse oc provided Ia lew
years e only gay 1t Viii be possible 10 Keep tntlA ON
The Island Wlil ia to build "A wall cntircly around T.
would ai-O gest that have at nlgt three extra
g9lds whose viii be To patrol ine islaLd "Gd
keeu Ia. thoyr. stealing our tools, etc AZ present
have daring the day trc boats latr0iug e2ch side 81
the Island. Ihr rOats ere" ~ NO c0nVcti Hlu
a CO.'S .a, and their duty - to that 30 prisoners
leave Tic AMI t4at 10 boats effect lauiiIls