The New York herald., 1878-08-14
AN EX.CONvICTs COMPLAINT.
THE MANAGERS OF THE PRISON issocIArIcr
DECLARED By HIM TO HAVE PREVENTED HIS

Ias MANAGEns OF THE PhiSOS AoSoCiAIAOD
DECLARED By HIM TO HAVE PREVENTED HIS
REFORMATION.
middle aged man who was released from the
Penitentiary on tbe 2Sth ulL complains bitterly Of
the treatment which he alleges he received st the
hands OF DR.. Elisha Harris. manager or the Prison
Association az the Bible House IN this city. II Is
known that the Prison Association 10 q Christian
charitable institution established to assist ebsain-
Ing employment for those who, having paid the
penalty OF their misdeeds, would otherwise un-
able to obtain work after getting out Of prison. In
order that those for whose benefit this society IN.
tended may avail themselves OF It's benefits they
obliged 70 apply 10 II ~ they are released.
Tho following letter IRON an excsnvct contains the
gist OF The complaint against Dr. harris:-
TO TIE EprroR or THE hxRALp:-
D.eharysa prisoners complain bitterly Of the they
Harris To prove that ,heir senpIarts
sse case Hs .s ssPS:S an. ~:
ssssssS ana :pRsd of
rS my ny great s1rDI;e the Poe,o after them
had business have fallen from so high position
In vain p him ta.. did ::
4. s.sy. y
VI. q. vn n p % 70 s
70 do right ana try redeem po:.on: little by n,.o
only that WAS lett open to me is snSs In nv lace with
srscksndi.n vieiousness am " loss to understsnd
into they we're al as we'll founded a.
this one would there are not many more q them
ONE OF TIE STORY.
MI Somerindyke, In the absence OF DR.. Harris said
yesterday that there had CON plants made before
against the occasional action OF tho Prison Assoca-
ton, but they were mucn OF the nature AZ that
IN TINS case He Was acquainted with tho particulars
OF the present case. The mans wife tho office
In DR.. Harris's absence, but AE Somsrindyks gave
nor what pecuniary aid he could and her to Scnd
saw tue wife when she M sds her next VISIT pre-.
ws known ezses ayos OF Ssn nusS.Ss
He told her that . man like her hus-
tho ex-convct sent to the association 'saroasticn
letter subsequently he called, and q consultation
was had as TO the propriety Of endsavoring to nnd
had occupied respectable position his case was
not that OF common convict The Prison Assooa-
Uu Sssysa ~ S 70 sass up thread o. bis
!omsS 70 manual labor, could not 90
NJ. Somerindyke ke subnit,sd there are men who. sner
having once fallen, cannot again be taken up Thm
on his part, and he differs greatly from The common
convcss in the lower walks OF life. who came with
their hands raised Tor aid and souls disposed 10
ceive good Impressions He saw the man had shc
best testimonials, but II was noted that hs dscinod
to use them IN his own favor. Hie sin had doubtless
has capacity that would enable Dim 10 DO harm and
be might turn round and once more commit she same
error. MT. SOmerlndyko COMMENCED that hts o0uOa-
ton enabled the to understand the whole drift Of
criminal lie and what II means. His crime must
have been voluntary.
TIE oTaEa SIDE
Ah sir." said the released prisoner yestsrday, ''t
s very hard indeed for mo TO get along. ! most
earnestly desire TO lead 10 she future honest iie
but where am TO turn my hand Tor something 10 do
IN order that my family may hvef cannot hope 10
live down the disgrace in New York, which has boon
my residence tor the last twenty years, always with
out reproach, until my late misi0rtune overlook
II could get work 80 as TO save few dollars that
might 60 somewhere else, then u would be possible
for me to begin lite anew and live Il out we'll Tor she
sake ofths honest. good woman whom have for my
vile and Tor that Of our ch,ld.n
You see, sr," continued ths man, sviasptly
last month sent my wife to tho once oil the Prtsoa
Association They gave hor somo little hep, nut Or.
Harris said 70 her tnat while she ooadsecepdsd 70 i've
with fallen ike me she did not deserve 70 bo
pited. This naturally woupded my teslinEs, ana
wrotc sharply wordod letter 10 the Doctor Thea Il
that believe ne determined TO do nothing for
me. He referred me 70 The German Consul VINO
be thought ought TO assist me, but neither the
German or any other Consul mss right
10 aid mo. | acquired the rights OF citizenship BY
services In The ncd during the late war ana soon
true that hold the best OF recon- ndasioos from
OF The rst gcntismen In th CITY, but bow cosld
presume 10 use them aftor what has happened 70
me All that want 10 q chance 10 labor with my
hands, aud do not desire any 10 become respopsi-
BILE for DR.. Harris says cannot do al labor,
but this ts NOT correct Tor have had 10 do u ID
prison. aud very hard work at that ! only crave .
chance TO 1.-Two honestly by my work, but nnd very,
very nard 10 get chance to labor even for crust"