The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-01
THE INMATES OF AUBURN.
INTERvIEWS WITH sETERdL OF
THE NOTED COkYICTS.
statement ~ the MAN who Fired CnrRsfota-
Stokc~ in his Pcifnmrd CeiI-Waiworth,
the Pnrricidc-Thc Nciied Murderess.


nom The Et,Gaio Courier
The convicts now number something
over hilteen bundled a large number nave
recently been sent to B ttrd t. l1bur on the Re-
Aub .Iru inst,tutl m of some VI its burdens Not
half ~ The c0nvicts On an average are kept at
work. 10 there Is none to do. aud THIS some what
des r,ys discipline. II Is an in'e G Ing sight,
hnwevrr, tn gn thrnt Vh he several lop, and
soc tue great school Of crimin l. pusiy at W TX
at I re forge. the ctrp'n e. = bench, Ia the : oi
shop. cigar Snnp. the tailor slOp, mo ul Ing
shop, axle shop, with the nvii, hanm z, g..
The yer pe number Of lnvicts IL ab Iut l4OJ
NJ rly haif Of them employed at wurk on con-
Auburn Prison contains Pierce and Woodruff,
the Watervile incendi ries; Anthony Constoek
" Madtspn com ned 81, and the oldest man
IN piis N, who killed hts rather and mother
.iVhte,n wears ago; " iiliam IIoons, aged ia
who killed his fther IN ttafaugu- county
Fuchs. tue Brooklyn outcherer,' who chupned
m 10 nd then rohs ed aim, a ctudVerOus
looking relic Of humanity, who nnds emplOy-
uent 1T the forge.
Stone the Can stOta iire bu got along our re-
pOr'er sent in his card to this inItvidunl, and
presently a II, tne- ooking man, Gle nlv shaNei
aud with clean sui made his az earance, ma
Urirf intei view ua-srd between us IN the "fbce.
Mir. Stoue cnj 'ys good heal n, and keeps uD the
claims that his sentence for lie is vers unjust:
CT inns ths' he ID nothing to do wi those tires
whth In 1873 III in ruins the beautiful village
| Of Cana-tut claims tn Wondfofd well knows
his DRY was tru nped 40 against i'm
Stone went over the events previous, and on
the night Of the burning. of the 0fst alarm.
| which only conslncn the naru, aud Of the SEQ
| ond, winch " = 50 destructive. and explains mis-
| u e-ence In tn village, which was that Wo ID
iOrd's brother had rcqu sted MN totonD - tty
| ana get Wnndfird to 90 to MS brother a Pnm-
| pey; that WoOcf rd's brother who resides in
! Pomp-y, mad requested MN tStOue) q do his
best toward peisu tdins bin (Noodtpril To OK
M and ttave CanastOtd and 60 10 their house,
| for reasons known u Woodfurd's relati,es-
| this WAS the re son Of stones presence ~ c n
astOtd tnat memorable ni9hti tnHt he vent hrst
| to Woodiord's rOuu, and found he was out. out
| a lamp was uiuly burnine, aud he tirnel tne
! light UP TO see II lie " snt son cwhcre Ia ma
| rO IN. lie ied muinent or Two. ~ W uOo-
| fuid not coming IN, he turned the lirht 40 IN
| az an. ana went out to sec If ne could not hear
| of hin somewhere III tie Stree tnat n THIS
| TIM the FIRST alarm hroke out, aud ist ueiors
the Sc 'ond alarm he met Woolipri running
| cross the street; That he (Wuodlord) ran ex.
| ciiediy Into house, ana sa' - " h'men yer that
| | G ,ns he q Il his time
| Stone continued at some length, and stated
| tina hid he not been content wi not swearing
witness, md mad ne went on the stand HIM
! self ms q 80 wuull h we been all neht. ana ne
| furtncr said tn evidence nd been fOund since
| winch wonld cntIeiv prove Inn sell Innocent.
Mr. Stone he ~ up under hi- sentence with
remarkaole iortitnda. while woodf1rl takes II
one tue reverse. stone - employed IN tho
name ana pl uing shop In which ne u 90 cuarge
| u the packing department.. keeps books, NC
W Oudfoid - on the decline, aud l. able to 10
little or nothing. stone I'll has fa'th thai
sOmethin Will va eVentuate IN his paIdnu. Tie
! believes that " f.tnt II art never won { ar lady,
ana he Is quite right stone says that fIr iona
time after III army 4 At the prison he was opt
IN the state snup ami had no hing To- do, which
he stYs wears ON a person dfeduiully, ana ne
| went to Inc ono ana liutilOfeu lhtln W pun
MIN at something; confinement OF luleness
| or ates feeling Of weariness and disgust, dul-
ness ana ldnguor Of spiri.s, when Stone sa 10
stokes occupies the same numbered cell (5sI
| that he dId at sing Sing-up one nignt. Inc
| articles OF furnit are Defce puDle 60 the naked
| eve ct reporter. WhO Just had time to pceu IN,
we're tooth brush. an empty trocnee uux. Q
| hospital I'm ~. h II OF wooden shaving CuD,
an his h,tie iron adjustable Ued. he cell -
! clean. and. unltke utnefs, ~ well pcrthWed'
stokes Is Vet IA nbi-ct of interest 10 all visitors
| a he kt4t
see min. AID the oniy ch nee one has OF gei TING
tne'r ewes on IA % j. " m, i tunes, tnen u Non
| are smart enough to ~tn-lc nm out 81 thirteon
or fourteen hundred, as tney va . bv' you are
iucny. mere are nat very lew whom he WI
see. Warden DdrstOn l. YER fdr 40 MIN, but
he grants him no faNOrs That ne would not 10
other tr,soner-. rne warren nors not allow
hin TO tie pointed out Ot being Stokes's WISH,
or any visit'is 10 can on hlh' except tuose
whom ne chooses 20 see. As us tiins
Is rapidly exolrng (Octooer benz his last
month"; he Is letting his be td grow. ahi
wurn ue comes out ne l. liubc IN be ~ goo1
,n"kins as ever WIN t"g sNV,u IVY ,, V
time before ne will main Ia tnrt erect lorm
aud elastic ire al Of the elegant Bro dwai swell
Tor when ne - noted. as the years Oh MS eAHs
have made l. II impress on MS TORN "nd aided
lines 10 his ulow. AT first he thouint War
den ID Irston hard on bim III putting MN
I'm shop VITA o.ner criminals, thinking
tnat he ID Irston) wanted to make some
reput alton cut of MIN; but now believes Mr.
Dutston u De rignt IN his treatment, tnai
on ia's idea being only To treat II Grimm Id
anNe. ; ukes sun mas on eye 10 keeping MN
self in appie -.ie order. lie wears 81 suit gotten
up Tor himself oI II tie better quality. and
wnicn lie brought witt hi q. Of the same ripcd
ma.eriil, out tho J cNet h Ii tie Longer IN ~
the regul ltiOn, anu his 10 Is IN dc uil enough
| to ar down over MS ewes in case thrr' l. N
opportunity Oi icing singled out On any Occa
sion.
Walworth, the parrcide, Is confined 10 the
Auhurn Hosllial tor the ms uic Dr.. 4. 4, Nc
Don Id, SuDtuntenden WIWOrtn thus Is stii
ou the Insane iist, "nd none arc allowed 10 SOC
mn. II IL Is "a duugc ne T. playing Tor a pardon
tuey stV ne i PLAYING II welt
II 'nr,eitt klum~nn. Tue famous yelled muir
derc-s, and te Stnod ri, ne Goodrich muir
deItss, are also IN TINS asylum.