The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-18

lcavc the place with a talnt from which they
rarely recover.
hc rrmovcd indeed II should not be- tolerated
Untl the rendering Of q verdict. the prisoners
are in the care OF the Commissioners OF thari-
ties and Correction. The instant they are son
tonccd they are in custody Of the Sheriff II IL
the sheriff = duty to send the prisoners at once
tonne tuition 90 which they ar assigned.
On the contrary, taking the law in his own
hands. the sheriff kcgp- sentenced cunNig- IN
the Tomhs days and w,cks and snmoiimr-
months after they should hy IN Sing sing or on
the lSAnd. II makes no dincrcnr" Whni ms
motive IL he has no right 70 Keep them ih'iT
an hour. Further than TINT ih'y are krpi lh'r'
i'm reality M thrrNp"nsr of the Commie-iu ncr-.
although the Shcrifl Is paid by the county for
What docs he do with tina, money? II belongs
to Nh - county. for while the Commissioners pro-
vide hoard and lodging the Shcrl FURNISHES
literally nothing. However. he gets II. AMI.
suppose keeps II. If Tor any sufficient reason
THESE convicts are to be- detained in the city the
sheriff has Jail Of his own. in Ludlow street
why doesn't ne tax" and keep thom ihcfc z
| know of cases whore friends cndeaNor 10 OLE
IAN new IRA uni, pending Inc d'clslnh ul NE
Court, the Shcrin keeps the prisoners in the
Iumls at the expense of the Commissioners.
In other words. he Hrrpgntcs 10 himself the
power, OF tho Court and clears handsome sum
at the expense OF the county. This has been
done Tor many years There * nothing novel
about it. And It has cost the county many thou
sands 81 dollars. beside drpriving the over
crowded prisoners of the relief which these eN-
tn, cells would IN part Afford.
and weary waiting. waiting for trial. which
hundreds OF poor fellows endure before their
,Ns" is reached on the calendar. The business
has increased so much that the Legislature ere
ntrd another Sessions Court. aud now we have
thr"e-thc Recorder. the city Judge. and the
Judge of General SrSsions-in addition to tue
Count Of oyer aud rerminer. whose entire
working time il occupied in hearing and deter
mining criminal casc-. Unfortunately. District
Attorneys and Judges are human. and need
r'~t. They take long vacations in summer be-
cause it, hot and dusty. and the prison His up
for crime and misfortune are always busy
And they alternate in holding court month by
month. for the mental strain of consecutive
work would be too exhaustive. The con-e-
Vurnce - that. with an active and energetic
force in tho Prose uior- uili 'c and .our uirlli-
E"ut and l.mcnuinsJud-cs. moro or less 10
work the prison gets the start 81 the Jury box.
and h. ovcrfull all the time.
am pei.tNldDd of Ware, n Quu'- kin heart
aud honest Intention. hut he can't iui quart
into pint mnH-ur, without hurting the quart
For moro than "a gru'rAtion Mrs. Foster has
hftu Nutrlu or the CTS Prison, ami she hu W.
g. tn utmost the horrors NJ l"r Il 'rnrfW"ni.
from the cl~"natcs ou Ia" ground floor. whore
women. soaked IN KIN ANA cla-Icd Ia strait
ltfh f- Yell and scream with d'llrium. g. the
uIlrr coils. But gonl and careful ~ She il.
What cam she do. STONE ant mortar arr good
for lust $50 much. and no morr lu" actual
AREA f. tnn small. and even THAT i- uufa rlN en-
croa fhcd upon ly the sheriff -N-t M ~ drtnu-
tinu. and the long term If Whiting before trial
ncNHsiturt 10y the pressure upon the courts.
We need "A new City Prison. THAT Il Sol