The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-29
TRENTON PRISON HORRORS.
SOME PRISONERS TORTURED UNTIL
LIFE WAS ENDINGERED.
decentralization within the Prison walls
The Experiments OF the Prison Physici"n
Rumnnism In Authority An es-rriscner's
story-Action III New Jcr.ey's Legislature.

III YOU would Ike to KNOW more ABOUT
W., .,a,ri,,,i,, - ,h,, Co.,
prison. to hear vivid description Oh inc Tor
lures called punishment for iniraction Of the
prison rules "mu see 'on'rw ,. s.,o,S d Sa
while in that he'll holo." weli.known New
yorLcr said Yesterday go 10 the powerv
Branch Of the Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton. and ask for Hugh Flynn. who served a
three years sentence for horse stealing in that
lail. but who mas since been converted anu u.s. |
believe. au honest Christian man"
In the chapel at ia bowery. me hev. john
Doo'y spoke on Flynn in high terms rs one who
aslf hv horJ ,yort hv dar md sioana in ,hs
So, W n'u "oiN u, u"' "i," s,o'ps III 'u'
'Olsn S 1 TuSn connected WIN 'me snnpe
Iish ror,h 90 ,o,,, -, o.,, ,,h - ',i,, h,a,,,
i.,s" s1u'". 40 ,ea's o' axo' WIN du,.S D'"'A
r sr s OH HIS ne ,h app"rrn's In G",, ,n
physical heai'h' AS 'he reporter lookeu Il. 'he
scars. Mr.. Flynn said promptly. Yes. look bad.
don't they Well New Jersey State prison
a,...', -. w. -, go. 49,, .i.
treatment gave me thosc' never mao marx
Of any kind on me before went in and YOU see
how look now that am out.
chtii wnhih inc past lew months was
!hief. Hall OF my life has been spent in prison.
A. how I sno,t ai,,h,oan ,,o,,hs 4, cha u,us,
If ReTiyc Il havs snryh ~ tnpn, IN tha ON
necticut State prison. and have suffered from
oiu u m,nsor noH, 10 i,n s ~ w.
.var, man IN thn nnmn,v INT bave n"yer ssnn
sn"b miaarv nnd dnSprigh, imhumnnitv ms /
@ ,,su s,,y, " u,,hn s,ho Will -, ~ Nv
Ia~sev S,o,, nrisn, "'''' wv ""'' " wv ''"
On the 221 Of October. 1874 WINS sent to the
s,es Hn Charles wilson r WINS 'I ,hcn the head
Keeper. WAS an orderly prisoner and a good
I'll Snm In, was pot msed ~ cnntInnmnnt" in
a close room and after a while GOT Sick /
legged ior n1 nnS GUY nnn ", was gNfn
the RAW State h Shoe cee and LATTER ' romUanv
,r ,b{,h I'' ,ran ~ , " thra,v ~, H..
nontr"nt and ms there WAS nothing mors
Tor me- ne to do in The WORKSHOP / was ssui
pa s 20 my cell hefH sHroIna Irok" uV! on
mke's attention. and he advised me to ask Dr.
Philips Tor permission 10 walk in the prison
mission p GIVEN sv and III WAS never sowed out Of
nv coll nv srrofuia s,aadiIv yrn,yiny worse
~ a. ,nr',nyred un,;I aho", ,be senJ nt,bs a.;
Year of nv imprisonment. Then the head
(."n,r W;;iss,r yn rn,nn,.,1 MI a. 60
esnm v,, sol ~, va, n rvoNsu' anu uch' yer
With tho soo osh .e Prisoners boned tina, the
,nmmi out 4 vas nn oi ,or Tho nrs m"s,
hs i,rs u ni vas ~ rannya ~ Fas,Ioe h as
eonSsLuerate keeper, anu appoint Murphy.
SON Who seams 70 enlov secin., ,ihers NJ
is his delight to rritats and Insult prisoners
them on until unabin 10 stsnd II am anv sIcnnar
they answer him bnck Then he pnnis55es then;,
.,a nTesSing the rules got SO bad | could
6at would ike t. an" see one Of the Prism In
medicine or sons nd ~ trsstnept "r wnn
nSt I'm f NV III I'M t' 0 rni nv OF wouu
iina little frishtsned fas though WAS not no,
.ev"d ~, aa a. s,,a al W., , W. %
meScine ''e III in''ee''i was XIV" 'oiie
=" Then another contract was made and was
rnaa pus az wv ,! h, ia ine snHe snop, was
rupnpg ana ws waat W ,hn, cS
iv III ~, nncs son,o aI,arn,tn MOI ~, H., ~,
~ w Tnce spSIs 4i.era'lon hnu 10 ps niaus
but into INV ee Until TS wSs nheaa T Tai
nlEnt | asked the I'M inmate OF NE cell mex, to
heard me- and nd" renorted me for tnltine was
Ss n,n Hsors "eh Mo'' anu lie oruoreu me 10
tftnyv ,rsr, vo,, cr,,sho,,,
., 1.-Two iron bands, SHAPED something k
VIZ, fss,eneJ 10 sitbsr ami ~ ~ r., h I'M
foot ons ali screwed together r. With H iron nuts nuts
cell or dungeon From the roof Of his duns eap
hangs pulley and through this pulley runs a
iron bar between INV NV, wris,s ~ ,h tspers
hod Of the other end unti INV ,pes nsp tnncboa
The o2 6c and there was kept hanging for
afraid 10 keep me hanging any longer / tell
on me 1 pain WAS b ienr'p tainted ,r Two or
down. threw cold water in NV face until re-
covered. and then run mo IN again. until M
Was his punishmsn ire"neni ""'' '''''0'
on. yes They did it, they said. to break a
squeal Quick enough they swung him clean of
the floor and left him hanging by the wrists -
Once. after nearly four hours of this n
ishmenti saw them take one urisoner named
McCabc whose face was white us a sheet and
who was so feeble he could scarcely stand
fasten a ball and chain 10 his leg. and with a
keeper on each side walk him through the
shops 10 show the other prisoners
Mere you punished in any other way ?"
Yes Once they moved me into n large cell
where there were two other men Moore and
on1 and Thsy d h% not esGs aS SoFs r
they had been before Gen. Mott who. when
he sent them back said To Mcconnell who il a
great big man a fighter Mac I'm going a.
send man who will whip the life out Of you
] was almost exhausted. my sores were I'M
healed and | was weak and trembling. The
physician allowed me one pint OF milk and two
hints Of tea a day; this with little bread and
some fruit my friends sent me from outside
was all could eat. When | entered the cell
Mcconnell asked me- Are you the. man the
General said he was going to send in mere IL
whip hell out Of meY | said no. that was sick
and feeble. and wished 10 get along with every
body Just as easily as could. The next day al
dinner time Mcconnell snstched my chair from
under me and struck me in the face with il. In
return. / hit him on the head with a bottle.
For this l was taken out again but | was
81 nearly gone they were afraid 10 punish
me until they had consulted the doctor. The