Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-23
Alefan0rla 0ax&tte
WEDNESDAY. MAY %, 1877.
Uproar :it Sing Sing.

ln accordasce with an act recently passed by
| the Legislature abolish!ng the female prison at
Sing Sing, preliminary iGstalucn: of h!ty
women was yesterday transferred tron, that in
stitution to the Kings County Penlteo,iary. Ii
was only after tie propeller Leader had beeu
made fast to the prison dock that the females
already selected f.. transfer were notified TO
prepare to leave. Then ar1Se tumuit OF dis.
order and Babel ot v;luperaive sounds such
as Bedlam itself might have cnVied. The dread
announcement that they were about being ship
ped to Grow Hill icI on the two score and
ten crime stepped Tomco with moro exaSperat
ing effect than would, perhaps, the passing OF
life sentence.
The women, after vaiply inp!oriag the chiot
matron to allow them TO remao commenced to
blasphcme and give vent to the most fearful
imprecatons, cursiGg madly and invoking the
vengeance Of the b0ttUmless pit un the Legls-
laturc aud the prison authorities. This up
roarious state of things continued for almost an
hour until the convicss il the male pris-
on had all been gathered together at dlaner in
the mess room, when at gwen signal the hf-
ty women were marched two abreast, down TO-
ward tho main entrance Oh their way to the
dock. Meantime It appears the matron had IL
judicously granted the remainder OF the ierlaie
convlcis the privilege OF as,Cmbi:n. on the hat
roof OF Il building acjoioing the prison Tor tho
prupose oi sceing of their friendS-the depart
ing jill birds. This they did by yelling, sing
ing, waving Of handkorchris. groanng Tor tbs
Legislature, ard cheering wildly ior their leg
Fortunate sisters 10 crime. Whcn 6lIug past
the Office of WarJcn Clarke The depar inc con-
victS again screamed at and booted that othcla,
shoWeriog upon him cpithcis which the hab-
tues Of BIliupsgate might search their vOcsbu-
larry 10 vain for, per0ratlug with three Eroans
for The Warden ord the same number OF cheers
fer the matroD. Arrived at The deck q largo
uegress, determined to play htr best card IN
the game OF deception, peradrcDturG she might
be takeu back to the priso0. li.vlng chcwcd
a piece OF ordinary soap until It assumed the
consistency OF frolh txuilDG irom her mouth,
she fell down, apparently IN violent llt. The
subter!uge failed, aud she was carried bodily
on bUaId the steamer by several sturdy guards.
Four subordinate vifocrs from the maic prlsoo
and lwo OF the under ma;roDs went IL charge
OF lhe women on board the steamer, which
took her cargo TO Hami!lon avenue ferry.
where the convIcts were taken charge OF by
officers from the Kings County FcniteGtiary.
II view Of the diSgraceiul proceedings at
tendaot upon the departure Of the female con.
victa, and to evlDce his dsspprobatlon OF Mrs.
II. {. Clarke. the matroD, ia allowing the otbcr
conVictS to appear ca uiaSae 90 the rool ID tue
manner described, Warden Clarke, during tho
afternoon, sent her . written request to tender
ber resignation at coca This the matron de-
cined to do, whereupon the Warden promptly
Informed her by note that she Was removed
from her position.-N y Herald.