New-York tribune., 1877-07-10
4 rHIsnNER,s SUBMISSIONS.
GOOD RrsCLIs FROM THE EXPOSURES ALREADY
MADE-CHANGES THAT SHOULD BIZ MADE FOR
THE COMFORT o. rnE Inn trES.


THE COMFORT o. TnE Inn tTES
To me Editor of me Trt6UHe.
SIR: | have been interested to notice the
.evcrd articles published IN youf valuable papcr In
reference o In ow stree, jail TIE uses 10 which 1t i
applied T. condition. management, ctc The fIsi article
which an cared saturday, jane 30 was su'siahily
rrt I'm tellont bat much might have been ad ed
to A.! details Ahl nc editorial on the subject was 10 to
point a. was also tac column mait-r devoted 10 tic
same subject y correspondents Of good Judgment which
a,crr in ,our uaIcr of the lh ifst. The abuses re-
frrcd t. are unicuiabe and demand very serious cor
slr.1tlou It is matter vhlca should nteres; ever,
citizen Tor no is fccure from Imposition ana lmpu'-
oninnt y corrupt and designing utYiu1 whose on
.r s 100 often - sllbsrrvr personal and malicious
tiy and fo IN, rotiiiottion of their vIndiciy
fle county is taxed Wy wholesome curaiimeIt al
expenditure can be properly nausuated and grca'
ayn. 10 tie county .haq ler brought about by com
pleto revolution ~ this il den wtmen This subj ct
sbous De- continued TO DE agtaied until She great
ni1uit.s TINT h1y. b'el an ar daily being entcsI III
connection with Ludlow Street jail are wiped ont
have myself been boarding 30 this unique hotel fer
ahsnt two mout Is and have had ltta opportunity TO
notice am ,tay somcwlIat ' prcI!ar in'iim ion This
teiu: the s, time have had The novel exp rence Jf
s~h an entertainments sHcJk siYifdy IN reference
thereto II is ~: lide amusing 10 notice the routine
~ Affairs. and also - observe thr almost electric effect
produced weu thc press makes genuine ulterince The
rcn la, ben .ad 8, Joe mg.tef than the sword, ai !
y,ilv ieIc-o TINT Z duc Ill sD,e is obs Iyed in battling
tsrco 81 baruaii.u-tLe imprisonment OF poor debtors
lit .iusi bc exnnhcd entirely. Statutes are supposed
10 cysI 10 Ibis end already.
Your rerorcr took a stroll through our halls and
among the co riders of tiis Institution on Tuesday, and
tad an opportunity glance around the various rooms,
and his q count such might have be u cXpectcd
bv the deulz,ns here a-d was Gutru;hfu But lie
frst communication haI nevertheless produced IT magic
nj result Monday incoming, br-ht and early, the beds
hal an been ventilated, ard the rooms pat III good
order rs far cleaning and the sc9niy furniture
woui allow, and your reporter Oil actually see
things iu am proved condition The improvements
sin aoug forward. md as far as The sanitary arrans'
ments are concerncd it j. very reasonable to expect
chance for tie better The buhiny it,elf Is really well
arranged ior th- purposes "f jail; what Is required
mos. l. the perfection % 3e, all anu thar, too, AT sizt
an expense that il might bring the blush OF shame II
taose who's gs1rsness with"is tn actual requisites
cf comfort TIE jail is not INTENDED fpr criminals iu-
decd bu mostly for evil offenders AMI IT,. inmates are
not un'reuueu.ly gru;lcmen OF fein ment and oul-
tnrr TO Dee tarist unceTcmoniouss INTO apartments
provided Is enougi t. shock the sensibtcs OF those
who cxu@r ~ ,ea, deccncy.
Now il strikes tia, with really fine bulldin. FOR
rr on the .xurisc Of those tile details should be pro
yied Tor Wluteyer comforts do exist arr impr0y scl
for the occasion ny he occupants The water arrange
,ocnt~ for morning washing ere yory incomplete. ~
O'clock the prisoners aroused aud u trd forth to
and cnra"gttru titf ii 70 80 ~ dt thN
erk. whore = small s!rau Il Warcr ahout the siI' uf
.e,'- Gngcr. li> 90 setyc a Couse ucnly mich delay
iuu,is fl.o4e unlt,y -uHu- to D. among tbs LIST. \
mac i.c a should h. furnished win -ui.a1e
va ,-ro,m instead OF tI.s primitive arrdngF-
,ognf. There many other improi ciucnts
cf Variurs knIS tiit required ami
his rritn wnu'd c.sily become a moirl institution.
I'M. kr.uas a,- generally knd-hearted men natur.
bu. have tclgt th1 h0se placed over others o. gov
ru Should be- selected witn Lre1t discrimna.lon per
sou scertct 10 control men such rs are Imprisoned
h-~ E.GI be above the or inary ate ,cntc. tn jail
-bonld b. coInuctr that when committees call 10
examine it, condition, II would not require any pTclim-
nay prrpd ltDp
However. tuo grelt dcsderatum which the public
ought t. be particularly Interested in j. the con-
/ aprnl.nt or cfI H.. on f1yuous chargs often.
| r.d the long drlay Of the law IN settlements
oi eases afl consequent delay in the dischar-e oi
the mpr,.Jutd. Now here - old gentleman, law
YER over sixty 81 who has been detained here
fourteen inpatl- fpg sb when NJ does nOsow cent,
an he Court d u hal given tne fifteen minutes
c.rsi Grafton st, woull di-clarc ed 'm forth
with It Las .featt cost III County 90 FOR his
| board Ths uuiy ot many instances. one man
was hrp, rra SIX years five months and three days for
.,ht wfcn am told. finally released unit
OF the d,u of the complainant. hope this subject will
be- pursued. tire community and tax payers ar"rs H. the
humanity of tle PUBLIC stiEnlaicd, ut every one VINO
recognizes fhc value and nrcs-iy of srprotection will
untr crush out lhis gigantic imposition -impr sonnen
| for debt O1NiLLb ~ HAM Prhter.
| Asip- York, July & 1877.