The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-13
InQersOll'y Release.

The scenes OF the release or lngerS0l
from the NewYork Penitentiary are thus
described by an Auburn correspondent;
DR.. Button, prison physician. had con.
Quoted Mr.. Loren 1ngersoll to the hos
pital, where lather and son met. Young
Tngersoll was visibly affected, his em.
barrassment at first making it. impossi
BILE for HIM to speak. His first solicituae
was for his ialher's health, which has
been declining of late. Then he talked
of other matters, and expressed himself
quite freely to Warden Carpenter.
In answer to remark OF a warden to
the effect that he was departing in as
good condition as he came, he said he
was feeling very we'll indeed, but that he
had lost twelve pounds in flesh during
his residence at Auburn. He further
thanked the Warden for having put him
upon q contract when he first came to
the prison, saying he should ever feel
grateful on that account. In this re-
spect his prison history was very exem.
plary. When he came to the prison he
was Immediately put to work in the col
lar shop, where he busted himself in
making horse-collars for some months.
He was subsequently made bookkeepe1
to the contractors, who had purchased
his prison labors, and though he was in
the Institution sixteen months to a day,
being ipcarcerated here December y,
1873, and discharged April B, 1875, only
one hour before midnight, and in spite,
too, of the tact that during most of the
time of his Imprisonment he suffered
from dumb ague, he lost only day and
half from prison duty during that whole
period. His gratitude tor the favor OF
being permitted to earn his prison bread
by the sweat of his brow, while hundreds
Of others are idle, is not readily ap-
parent; but when it is remembered that
a man in IngersolPs position would tim
idly shrink from the observation OF WIS.,
itors his motive becomes plain enough.
The conyicts who are at work are
shielded from the idle gaze of persons
who are able to penetrate the prison
walls without mandate compelling
them to remain, and to be protected from
the eyes OF these was boon indeed.
Though the announcement of his pardon
could not have been a complete surprise
to him, he had never betrayed by his
words or action any expectation of such
an event. More than this, he had fire.
quently told some Of the people about
the institution tnat he never would ac-
cept a pardon at all.
When it came, however, he was glad
enough to avail himself OF its advan-
tages, and was ready dressed and
equipped, even to heavy cane, to go
out into the world once more. Alter the
document which guaranteed his depart
ure had been received and the usual
farewell questions had been propounded
and answered, he stepped forth free
man once more. He had previously
availed himself, however, of his only
chance to distinguish himself, and he
declined to receive the protfered mileage
and his share in the Visitors fund al
lowed common convicts on leave-taking,
the whole aggregating the sum of $40 68.
His conduct during his incarceration
was in every respect good. In comment
ing upon it Warden Carpenter said,
s.We never have any trouble with this
class of prisoners" thus leaving to 9TH
ers the deduction that they are the best
kind to have. Still it was impossible,
even for Ingersoll, to feel at ease, after
exchanging his striped clothes for the
dress OF a gentleman.
10 the prison officials used to such de-
partures and to his friends he looked
splendidly, but to coldereyes his actions
and even his desires betrayed his recent
"Their manner always
tells their story" said an old resident of
this place to me tonight. And Ingersoll |
was no exception. II l had never seen
him before l should have known that he
had just come out Of Copper John IS do
mains.