The New York herald., 1877-11-17
FROM PRISON TO PRISON.

DAY TO BRooKLYN--THEIR TRIP DOWN THE
! hUpsoN-sC SCENES ON THE BOAT
Under the operation OF the law passed during the
session OF the legislature the remaining female
prisoners at Sing Sing removed from the State
Prison yesterday the Kings County Penitentiary IN
| Brooklyn Renceforth under this law, all female
convicts to be sentenced ia tho County Peniton-
tiary OF the JUDICIAL district inwhch they have been
tried and convicted. 1t will be remembered that
when tho 1rst batch wee taken away last
May they created quite . notous scene cursing
tho keepers aud the Warden and nearly showed
the latter Official overheard from the prison dock. As
repetition OF these exciting was antic pated
considerable interest centred In the removal yester-
day, and a reporter accompanied Deputy Warden
Crummey, or tue Kings County Penitentiary who
was inlrused with the transfer. Thanks 10 the cir
cumspsciion of the prison officials and tho careful
manner In which Crummey discharged his duty, the
dsgraceful exhibition OF last May was avoided This
timo Superintendent Pillsbury ard Mr.. Sinclair
Tousey, Of tho Prison Association, were also at
the prison yesterday morning, and In the after
noon Colonel Robinson, Governor Robnson's son,
arrived 10 listen such applications for pardon
as any OF the convicts might desire to make II WAS
stated that the last Governor the State person.
ally down TO listen ~ the personal appeals OF
those claiming TO be nnocently connncd-"l class OF
which there always must be q number In every largo
prison." MS Mr. PIsbury smd ycsterdav-was John 7.
Hoffman
LOOKING TnRordH THE PRISON.
During tho delay which snsucd in getting the fomale
convicts ready leave their present habiation the
representative OF the HERALD courtoousy invited
by Warden Clark TO inspect the enormous institution,
which contained yesterday less than 602 inmates
Tho cells aud corridors seemed TO be In cicanly con-
dion, the discipline, far as could DO observed
appeared excellent This being "shaving day" the
three convict BARRIERS were busy. Deputy Warden
Biglin explained that tho average amount OF labor
cxacrcd from each convict now was about ten
hours per day snd after tho LIST OF January
each OF the convicls poyed IN tho hat shops would
earn for tho prison much sixty cents day. Mr..
Bign led the writcr into the dining room, whero the
1907 ipmalcs were simultaneously ted. There was
abundance OF iood he dinner consisting Of sort OF
Goldfish gravy, potatoes. bread congestion called
coffee made OF burned broadcruss. ave can't afford
Coffee MIR. Pisbury said, ''and This at least
Than s Always nayiss cold water" Every one could
have much hs liked OF what thcre wa& In VS.
Ting what has b.en called Tho torture room Mr..
Bign also partially demonstrated upon tho writer the
nun hmcnLs IN vogue which, though severe,
OF the inhuman character formerly IN use.
EABAlkISG OK THE 'LEADER."
Al about ';ock tho female convicts, sixty-six
In numoer, marched down 10 tho dock. where they
embarked the prison steamboat Leader. They
blue striped cotton gowns lrahor thin Tor
present cold xcaiher) ana common et hats, devoid
were coored aud they seemed by lar tho happiesI of
the motley throng Thor vocal tendencies imme-
datsy burst io,n IN SONY anS 'osy nsoxe S on. ~ an
while they thor adeus 10 The matrons Of
the prison and letting their rags and handKerchics
and muiers and shawis ny 70 the breeze II such
beautiful daythe sky Deing Of lovely blue the air
warm and Dalmy ana the Hudson al It's pcst-,hat
the wrctcncd creatures all nado up their minus
to regard this sail to Brooklyn sort OF
pleasure excursion. Indeed, with the exception
OF Que old mardercss Lodicia FredenborgD, who
nj
for poisoning her child. and who was SO ieebo and
decrepit that snc had to assisted from tho
the boat by several men, they all sni ing aL,d
apparently determined TO enjoy this pleasant little
change as much as possible.
AS the Leader steamed away from what had been
their home, they, with nearly voice. cheerly sang,
particularly those OF tho coored prisoners, sounded
quito merry. Then followed round OF psalms AHd
hymns such as:-
Nobody knows what trouble have seen.
Nobody knows but Jesus"
and few, who evidently tired OF this pious
strain, changed the tune and launched into tho par
ticular Sing sing AR, which, somo years ago, Mas
composed by female convict named Lizzie Melvin.
while serving her term Tor grand larceny. THIS
chaste melody Is sung 10 some doggere rhymes run
Mug after this iashion:-
to sss. Nsw nqS % BIsSr sss.s y s 80
Bad luck to Judge Hnckett BY night and " Gay.
For he showed me no mercy nor gave me- fair play.
And then there follows u good deal moro OF the
came sort about Judge AackstI But singing alone
dd not sufficient vent to the overflow oi The ant
mai spirits oil TINS roysterng party whose good spirits
au equal number OF Fifth av. nue. ladies would havo
envicd. As the boat nearcd the CITY oven Virginia
reel was improvsed BY the moro yoathiaI pick
pockets, dishonest servant girls, &c, who formed
large contingent OF the prisoners
PRISONERS.
Seven Of the women board what are tech.
nically called '.Ie prsoners having been sentenced
To imprisonment ior lie. These Jane Brooks
sentenced November 80, lS63 IN Aes hany county. Tor
numbering her husband her motive being her desire
to ilve with another; Ann Barry, sentenced February
26 1866 IN Monroe county, for the same crime, wniS
her case was prompted by jealousy; Lodcia Fried
onbergh, the sept tusg genaran aircaay referred TO-;
Polly Frcscn, fenced October 81 1862 tor poisoning
tconh year in Sing sing Mary E. Johnson, sentenced
January o. 1865, Tor killing woman rom jeao ousy |;
Emma orlak, little jewish woman, quito young yel,
sentenced only two years ago Tor arson, and Emma
Wemfei, March l, 1876 Tor Kilng or hus
band III Cattaraugas county. II was curious 10
and infamy, that there u hierarchy IN
CRIME. These all moro less
seemed teei their importance great criminals
over TIE small Try OF petty thieves, pick pockets,
prostitutes, &c, with whom they were compelled
TO associate. Amorg all the prisoners none com.
planned so bitterly about the treatment NJ tho
PRISON as Emma Orluk, ncndlsh looking creature,
with sunken, wicked eyes, and long heavily protrud-
ing tooth she declared tnat the iood was only h for
ho.sn and Tor VINO had seen better days II WASH
a place for human heiBgs - stay In.
IL tell you' sad German woman, VINO frankly
acknowledged that she was guilty OF the THEFT Tor
which she sent 10 Sing Sing, and VINO had over
ns.a nsse or haks sSe m Of So sn
greater account than We are that nothing Is good
enough for her."
'IF HAD KNOWN"
In the midst OF the rockng Jolity Of tho younger
girls some Of the older women, VINO were o lar more
serious temperament, Kept mus!Dg on their stem
ate Polly Fresch, who mad been over eighteen years
in Sing Sing, said with melancholy arnestness:-
"Oh, u had only known t~enty years ago what
know now-ii my heau had ony been as bright then
as 1t Is now-l shouldn't be IN state Prison AZ tnis
time" And she heaved bitter sigh, which seemed
come from the very bottom OF her heart.
IL wus altogether strange epcture-these wretched
outcasts with their hardened, wicked faces, every
line OF which told Of EVIL and crimc-slngng
ANA chanting and finally oven whIrilDg round IN the
nazcs Of the dance. while the boat gdcd on
in It's smooth PATH They had been SO excited during
the morning when they heard that they were TO DO
removed Brooklyn that many OF them mad not been
aDle eat their dinner, ana how thcy complained of
hunRerl Ono young woman, convicted OF larceny
Catharine Joyce told strange story about Mrs. Hail,
the matron she declared thar she mad been conlne ed
dark cell by Mrs. Hall simply because she got
IRON the doctor order Tor cup oi tea which
| the malron had refused her. On subsequent ln-
curry, however, It turned out that she was
u very dangerous GIRL who had sworn the
death oi fellow inmates. and Tor repeatedly
attacking her had to spend seventeen days IN the
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