The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-01
INSIDE THE CITY PRISON..
THE CLOSE or 1870 IN THE PLACE
THEY CAL THE TONES
Precautions IN Admitting visitors-Thc Trn-
bny House md Condemned Row-Mur
dcrcrs' Row-Prcsent Occupnnts Of Cells.

dercrs' Kow-Prcsem Occupants of Cells.
The City Prison in Centre street. is one
Of the busiest In New York in the day time, and
at night there is probably more rascality
thought Of there than in all the city outside. ON
saturday there were $50 prisoners In the insti-
tuition. The Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction hold the warden responsible Cor the
security and welfare of the prisoners. MIR. John
Quin, the warden. Is the picture Of IN
Scared veteran of many wars. He owes his
position simply ,thc fact that he t. the proper
man for tie Place. and that he has retained the
warden-hip Is owing to his untirng industry and
clean record. Men familiar with his work
know that he deals fairly with ALL and he is de-
nounccd only 10y rascals who fail to make him a
party to their schemes. 1t requires considerable
nerve, and a certain knowledge Of the dividing
line between right and wrong TO withstand the
appeals Of heartbroken women and helpless
children. Mr. Quin l. not politician, and pos
scsses no fortune beyond the salary that he re-
cciyes. Dcputy-Wardcn Mark Finley has been
an officer of the prison for thirty years. lie Is
frugal in his living. and is said to be worth
S.nUO.
Every visitor must have pass either from
the Commissioners Of Charities and Correction.
or from the District Attorney. This pass is
presented ut the large iron gate at the right Of
Keeper Galbraith takes the paas and gives the
man u white card the woman red one. with
small slip Of paper, ON which is written the name
Of the person sought. Visitors to relatives are
admitted only once a week. The man or woman
who dares To- enter is searched within the rail-
Ing. and all contrahand articles are taken from
them. Then the visitor shows his pass to Keeper
Mctleand AZ the inner gate. and is permitted
to pass into the yard ON the left Is the counsel
room, where lawyers talk with their clients. No
lawyer is supposed to enter the prison proper
Next TO the counsel room IL the STORE room. where
Keeper 9 Ilricn has an eye over the supplies for
the prison. Further along Is the cook house.
with 1t great iron pots and ovens. The yard he
tween this and the ten day house Is pretty
with it, green rrasS and fountain in the summer
time. sparruwa and pigeons drink and h,the In
the basin Now the garden "a covered with A
great pile of snow. The zen day" house is al
ways throngcd with persons committed for
drunkenness disordcrly conduct. or poverty.
A stranger first question Is generally. where
do they hang EN- ~ The htnging~ take place in
the small yard between the mems prison and the
great wall on til" Elm street side. The eXccu-
luncr ana ms assistants nave no desire 10 hc
known To- the public. aud are never introduced
male prison. i a little box-shapcd place In which
sits Keeper Butler. lie examines the pass. and
the visitor enters the lower corridor and is f.ce
To- face with the condemned row.
The prison l. ~ feet In height. and l2j feet
long. 1t has three tiers above the ground floor.
and there are II, cells in all. on a level with
each tier t. passage way about on. feet Wide.
and in the centre ana at the ends Of the building
are bridges from one side Of the tier 80 the
other. There are two keepers ON each tier. daS
aud night. In the night time the place IL lighted
with oil lamps and rctcctors. PRISONERS are per-
miticd To have lamps or candies in their cells.
For n long time there was much complaint about
the drainage Of the pla.e' but this has been
somewhat remodicd. The pr.-oucr- are fed
three times day, aud have exercise ON the
tier. for one hour in the morning and another
hour In the afternoon. Those who have money
can secure good meals from Mr. Fosters
kitchen al reasonable prices.
The ground story. or CONDEMNED row." Is for
persons who are To- Ice hanged. or who are under
sentences and awaiting tran ,portation TO other
prisons. rr tu some 81 the a~VuWs. Keepers James
Fun. Thomas j. Lvuch and Roht. e.. Cunning
ham are Ia yharrc ui tni- corridor. Keeper Finn
REGISTER all tho now corners. Keeper j I'm Nor
ton conducts prisoners to the counsel room.
There are messengers. or runners; generally
prisoners convicted Of petty offences. Walter
Savage ia the veteran paid messenger Of the
prison. and hiss been for many Ncars.
There we're no prisoners under sentence Of
death ia the "coudenued row yesterday,
and n hciug the close ~ the year. the STAT"
prison and p.ntsuflnry men were hurried away
ON SATURDAY. SD that all the cells were unocru-
I pied. A rnr who ~hanies the name Of ia. great
pleased when called the " notorious Jack Far
! rel. solcmuly paced The corridor.
| The second tier which years eco de~le-
| mated a. MUfdcfer~' Row. was Handsomely f,--
tooncd with evergreen. Ia The shape II hearts.
stars. and wicaths. Eugene 'fir~t. who shot
! poor NaA Kelly. D. uucummunicative. and j. in
| cell H., Charles Rnl-tou. who was tried a- one
! ul tlc railroad bond iorgrr-. and whore uiI -lt-
ces-tul defence WIS THAT he Is not Charles
! kal~tun but some other man, l. I'm cell ~. lie Is
! VI much at the time. Hugo pullitZ. who SAWS
that Dee was once worth Slini,u. and VINO WIS
| recently arrested Tor obtaining Sli under false
| nretcucr- l. I'm rell n lie avs he wanted inc
| money 10 buy food aud coa for his family. Wm.
| 4. Ncltmau arrested for forgery. who obtained
| Insecure bali and then ted tu Canada. is ia cell
! 80. lie preferred to return to the Iuiuhs rather
! than TO await lu a canadian prison the cud Of
| the cXtradltou tanee. Robert Gdrrity. arrest ed
/ for cart rung tragedy, h. in ctli ~. Jacob W.
! irNlc-. VINO >at thAi he wished To- commit -ui-
eide, hut who shot his wife instead Is in cell o.,
| IN thl@ Ocr are 'he, prisoners known ~ straw,
bui men, lhuina, L. liirch J. 90 -. ut. hlrall
! McNichol j. in t.. George W. kcmhle Is in a.
with Geursc Carr, Theodore Straituu is in -. ana
| Robert H. stewart j. lu ~ Henry II. Vincent
who Wa arrested Tor dabbling in forged mort
Cages, Is Ia H. lie hhs served a term In sing
Sing and IL b. said. Is never hauuy uiit of prison
| Charles BERN. who shot his wife i'm Chr,tti,
street. Is Ia a. Neptune lioWdcu. iu cell 4u. is
accused Of swindl.ng a. commission merchant
! John l.. Thomas. alias cassidy, who escaped
| from an officer while ON his WAY to the Iunib-
and who was recently re-arrcsted, G.. in cell ~
wives. Is in cell IS. David W. Hubbell, said 1,
he straw bail man. Is In ~.
ON the third tier is Charles Roberts the c'rcu.
| property man. who l. accused of assaulting Mr.
| Nhuaner and Mrs, Roberts. lie is in cell 81
iir, 'hArcs H. hatlce and his clerk. Markhan
wilson, both alrcsi ed for conspiracy, ARE n cell
| l.0. John j. Mullin. who was pardoucd from
Sing sing and restored to citizenship for expos
ing prison Irregularities to the legislative com
nittec. i In cell lW. lie j. accused OF pickiul
the pocket Of a Jewe7- ia tue lmd low stree
Market, william j. owens, WIZ say he NJ, ar
Thompson, otherwise known A. Tip Little. q
confidence operator j. ia ~. the Others ia TIL
tier are men arrested for light crimes.
ON the fourth tier are Charles Loomis, IN,
Adirondack Mountains traveller, and Capt
james Morris alas Capt. Fleming, alias .ohl
Green Of Harrisburg, who Is accused 81 obtain
Ing none, through trick of sending brichbat
and clam shells To- hotels.
There are 6s prisoners in Nurdcrcrs' Row
with Keepers lHllon and Kennedy On The
bridge; 90 prisoner, ON the Third tier viii
Keepers Marshall and Weeks; and - prisoner
on the fourth tier with kecucrs Young an,
Mach. There have been no attempts al ESCAPE
from the prison sine, warden Quinn took com
n'and. Thrrc are inmates IN the bovs' prison
aud - women under Matron Fosters care in he
prison, Mary Valentine, who was once "a htiI
Of This city, has ut"u IN the prison 81 her oWl
accord for over thirty years. Hannah Moore
the writer OF stories for weekly and month";
periodicals. who was arrested for larceny, ol
Saturday paid her fine Of S3n ana was liberated
There have been many Improvements In th
women prison within the past year The ven
tilHtiun and the light are better than ever Dee
fore. Com Wls -iuurr Thomas :. Brennan tool
especial pains to better the condition oi th.
prison.
Indian Ponies by Auction.
FROM ne 81, Iiui DtspGth
These monies were surrendered TO Gen