The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-21

ccssful. has been waged for more than twenty
ilv' years. The Board " Aldermen. in the year
1850. were requested 10y GouvEKNECR MOHfus.
l-q To authorize the opening OF AN avenue to
In" cry Hall for the exclusive use of steam
railroads entering the city. In 1859 u bill was
Introduced into tho Legislature by Mr.. JonS
ScnuNLER. praying for rapid transit road IN
the city Of NV York. From that time until a
comparatively recent date the LEGISLATURE WIS
th" -ye' ne ~ many contests between rival rapid
TRANSIT projects homes innumorahle. undrr-
ground. over ground. three tier. viadut de-
press Il. arcade marginal. tubular. tunnel
pu"umatir wire rope TRACTION. travelling side
walks. each IN turn demanded the attention OF
th" lawmakers and the lohiy ~ Albany
Eloh Il thee" numerous chlm"rical pro-
I"cis had IT, rot nae 81 surpor1ers. As
showing tie Juror with which the PROJECT
Of RAPID trims wus pursued. ~ u sure way u
onrrAing 10th the cty ana II projectors II
/ may boz said that the follow NJ named bills wrre
/ la.d i-'i0r the Lvislhiur. ~ 1859 " thin few
/ days Of ,pH pth"r; The Manhattan I'm l"r-
/ grY und." THE J. 'oplo's Rl'lroad.' " The
| + 'opl''s N'tropoliWn Suburban Railway"
The y ~ York UNDERGROUND l.aiiroad." " The
N'trouotin Traust H.ilwny.' whil' the
! "Thrce Tier" the Su-pcn- on Bridge" the
Arcade aul other hen"s had e. tier pre-
! cpd"d trrs" or w"rc nd ted 10 the long train ~
ahan 'oued proinrs which followed after them.
/ In 1874 no lrs- than twrnty-scvcn bil Z to pro-
vid" rapid trnn-.t for the atty were laid before
the Legislature, Of whrh only three became
laws. On some 81 th'se roads work VIA actu-
ally begun. ana aiterwarl abandoned. through
/ legal or financial restrictions. No doubt tue
far Of lrEal restrictions has lrd the pree'nt cle
| Vltcd railroad companies Ia h st,n their work.
q. +. BULLAKD, a member Of the Pcnnsyl-
wanna Legislature. was htrly arrested on the
H'cue1ton of having " pos- '--cd himself Of
money and other property Of a certain build
| ins association with intent Ia defraud
the same. ana also Of having " frauiu-
l,ntiy appropriated moneys 10 his own
use" The SPEAKER II the House issued
his warrant directing that BuLLARD bo
taken to Harrisburg to ascertain whether his
arrest was in violation OF the clause of the State
Constitution eNomptng mrmb RS from arrest
except in cases OF treason. felony. or breach
Of the peace. A committee heard ar
guments on tho point. and examined
many authorities, both English and
American. Their conclusion was that
where the action is criminal AM the JUDI
mont pronoun ed is not nt'nicd to redress
private wrongs. but to pun an an on sncc against
society. the case Calls within the general cXc"p-
ton. and the protection OF privilege cannC' be
invoked" andthntaglinst any indictahe offence
privilege could not be- pleaded BuLLARD
was therefore remAnded To the custody OF the
Delaware county authorities.
According 10 a correspondent Of the On
cIadA F,qtT0'. the prisoners in the Ohio Pen
itvniilry are treated most haraatously hy III,
coutrnctors who hire their services. Uudcr the
task system that prevails in the PRISON, each
convict is given certain amount of labor ns
days work. The prisoner Is told that he mus
perform the amount required. and If he does
not. he is punished severely; and this punish
ncnt il continued from day TO day the prisoner
becoming more and more untitled for lahor
uulil at length he is carried 10 the hospital
. utterly broken down, and perhaps insane
Every dav." says tie EnQoTers informant
3 from ten to ntty or one hundred of the poor
I / half-clad half-starycd wretrhcs are condcmnc,
81 the dungeon, the bull rings or the du kin.
box The lu,klnG box il thus described;
Iscr e s ,'DrI !S.s cT ngT f, fee eHo .e
& ara r r, !, rH n,n Tie ,r. w,to Heir H All
Il | held dawn unul sirangulauon l. immin'ni' they an
bath nj cothuu hurried on and h.. thrown asain mi
the dungeon shiNeuus and miserable Should ne sul
shckcd together ana fastened Ia Inc hull rms hlgh u
the wall and he l. Obliged a. stand all night MItho
: s.ccp, miserable. wretchod, amt inll ol pain
There are other modes Of punishment know
e. as the sweat box and the gag. The object of a
\ these crueltes seems to br 10 eXtort rs niue
work ms possible from the convicts for the benc
} III OF the contractors.
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