The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-14
RELEASING THE PRISONERS.
now some Terms Of imprisonment nre ON.
ciaIly Cut short by Discharge.

""hS t"t short by Discharge.
Regarding the story told by Charles
Lawrence, who recently escaped from tho Tt,usa
Vi Deteht'on' to which place he had been conn
",'',eu as "'thess In case Involving charges
OF oHclm corruption, Justice kastnire s,ys;
! have never seen lawrence. heard ~ Inn, c-.,
tew weeks ago lhrouh riend in business in Bieecaes
had asacd MIN to become e bond IMAM ne taat II cnds
Lawrence but that ne was unwuhng. 1 alVised Hin,
he should prove be sWind aud run s%SV, ana !,
Of his Dond Won d. RnrseenSsac 2g t ts saaa.
GUIDED by my advice, AMI when 4Wr nc real char C.
That letter was published In TnE sun In connccton
VITA the report Of tue arrangement OF Lawrence. so
A fellow who admits that he perJured himself oefore
h we Jury and was 19,eI to await r tor
man Of respectability that he may nlaign.
Justice Flammer was about to enter his road
wagon to take an airing when the reporte or
asked what reply he desired to make to Law
renoe's accusations.
They carry their own refutaton with them. ssid
ne 10 any Que familiar with the process through
which dischlrRes must pass Lawrence's statementfs
after his commitment sound Tor his discharge
BY signing warrants i0r me dlsenlrge OF those VINO
should Do releised inc Police Jus,ices san Inc same
end. Tney signed when Comm ssiOner OF Cnari-
ties and CorIecuon recomm nds tue signing. or rela
inst have saia refers 10 OF ntoxlcation and
h.rmess disoT erliuess Tue GIand Juy dd not credit
mat police magistrates regard ie.r places As among
- q a
essvn ihelr tenure OF tnen Iny nave done all IN iner
power to improve the system Of auJldicalna ponce
Justice Morgan, at whom the greater mart of
the force Of Llwrence's attack was directed,
said
Lawrenccs story IL made out OF whole cloth He was
recently nOusht before me as the Of sara
MOses. He said under oatn mat sid had stolen dia-
NOM FIX Ii, ssu 'oHa,efa !, cam IRON ni. ine IA
yicSsr, daughter OF Manager McvicSaf, EdSin
inen In the sturtcvaut House. received he impr sson
mat lawrence was pns, ans % did several VI Tue ot-
Lawrence 70 tne stutevant House. ana iearled that
OF tue winter. J. wf'Gce had not tne appear.
alce OF aman whO could afford TO wear nne ddmond
ana carry more than one nunurcd dollars IN his
pOcAets sara Moses sad lhat Lawrence mad brought
her from the isand ana PROVIDED ncr with a lille
clothing on The condition that sne should 1--we with
HIN lie Was too exactng aud che wished TO leave him.
charge VI robbery Az hat Junetglu AZ officer nauded ns
ten Don't take me before otterbolrg. I'm afrail nc
has o,en seen Iaa ioused ne, anu bcgah to eross-
account Of himself. lhen 1 resolved 90 put aim
friends to get him out Of custody They represcuted
that ne vac Respectable man D1t reJQlned that no
man for 900 DEFY any one 70 FAY tnat naye ever
aud via continue 10, uDuer certain creumstanees If
one month for DRUNKENNESS, aud hs family. wife and
vs or a sA ieows tass put tn,ir earnings
me- anu snow that tleir Supporter Is not rel aset,
release MN. have now before me warrant for the
uiecn urge Of young sesnstrese, sentenced to tue
Island for ten days Tor iutUXcauOn, ana intend to
egn II. For mere Is communication from sister OF
Charity informing me tnat tue scaustrc.s u not an
haDI.uA urnAcr and that II sue Is freed at once,
Sue viii lose her situation, AMI PROBABLY sink Into
vicious lfe often receive letters from that
uave committed 10 thu sland telling mat, If free.
tney could o.ttin ehpioyment l rec them, II con.
yuCec mat what hey Is truthful aud feel tha IN
AD y, have uone al cast part OF my OH nal duty
would nOt discharges thief unGer any Conceivable cir
CumstanCts.
In the private apartment OF the Commission
ers OF Charities anu Correction, COmmisslV ner
townsend Cox said:
The discharges, except when the persons are self
committed account of illness or poverty, are pre-
IN the wOrkLOusc ON blacKwcis Island endorsed
BY Warden Allare ana forwarded ~ IA ONCE. Incn
they are sent Tor signature u thc committing ma
ttatcs. Wncn their signatures are nscrne1 usually
the discharges uO most OF tue Uiiice wOrK.
an here great part OF the atcrduon anu bcns, as
rule, the only commissioner aDJu, tue u scnatge, are
brought to me Tor signature. presume that, through
U,s here la the aitetnOun, sign nlhe-teutns VI the
Gischdrg.s 5. This LiNrenc II Known IA our depart.
nent as Nnar. H. committed himself. being scs and
Ucsttu G, to the Island When ulscnatged. desiring 10
rtiurn to his coafOrtdD quarttrs, through sainiug
Charlty Hospital. gave nun that he might 20
to inform d. Xii chen, Out uc Uld not
doctor than that he la hear mat Gu)r was IA IA
tue ho-pitll He story Isl he do not tnink that any
Of my Drotlcr Commissioners would be moved to cir
honor by such bride rs slb, and know that would
not. II n be hurt uy tnc ayng assertions Of bucn
leilOM, an lnueCd poor IA fe.uta ION.