The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03
THE HORRORS OF A PRISON.
.rLL MIKE YOU WORK. OR SEND rOU
our 4 CORPSE"
A gns Forced into - Mans Mouth KNOCKS
out Three Tccth-Wow Jones. the suicide.
wa. Tortured what n Ply stefan Declared.


wa. Tortured what IN Physician Declared.
Daniel Mcmahon, n japanncr by trade,
employed in Il Newark morocco factory. got out
Of work in July last. began to drink. and at the
end Of n week was sentenced for vagabondnge
10 the Esscx county penitcntiary for ak months
He was released on Monday last. During his
Incarceration. through tho influence OF A
friendly deputy he was permitted to perform
the duties VI porter and dustcr in the prison.
and had an easy time Of ii. His only unplcas-
ant experience was Immediately on his arrival.
when Warden Vcrmilycr boxed his cars for say
ing You're another" on being called n lnr.
His position MS porter gave him the run" OF
the prison. and whit happened that lie WAS un-
able to see during the six months he was In the
penitcntinry was not worth s..ing.
On the second day after McMahons arrival In
the penitcntiary. prisoner. James Faulkner
refused to eat the mouldy crust of bread given
to him Mt dinner. lie was given the same piece
in his cup at breakfast. and Hubbard deputy
Keeper told him that he would get no more until
mouldy bread and cold coffee wore served for
The next mornings breakfast. Although work.
ing hard. Faul managed to go without food
MI that day. Ncrmilvrr now told him 10 show
when h. fcsbiy nibbicd, said. Now you've roi
bread on the floor. and WINS as punishment
put into the dungeon and there bound in
ehackIes ten hours day Tor ten days. turing
this time his only food was single slice oil
brcnd every day
Mcmahon saw Fitzpatrick taken to the dun
geOn by four men Tor refusing 70 work. lie
was dubbed and shacklcd, and Vernilyer. in
forcing n gag into his mouth. knocked out three
patrick. swallow them" was vermilycr's re-
DAYS.
james Barnes was seen by Mcmahon shackled
hand and foot for hours each day. with thirty
pound ball resting ON his chest. The crime for
work in the quarry for fear OF intensfying his
rheumatism. He was willing to do any other
kind OF work but that.
The suicide. Jones. who feared that he might
endanger his one eye by working in the quarry,
was struck by Vnn Houghton deputy, with a
muskct. The blow made n gnsh in yones's
head five inches in length. and was sewcd up by
MNann and Wilson. milors. This was to pre-
vent the prison physician from hearing Of the
assault Jones was then thrust into the dun
out .Nermlycr said; III make you work or
send you out corpse" Then he boxed Jones's
ears. and when Jones turned upon MIN the
deputies assaulted him in body. pulling his
hair and kicking him. He WAS put back into
ne dungeon. ,and yermilyer hammered his
vrrmiyer said. While thus starved the
prisoner was heavily shacklrd. He was re-
leased i've days before Christmas. on the
You VIII XIII that man II you don't let up.
On his time being M. Mcmahon says. Yer
milyer took him into his poultry ward. where he
has 1000 fowl, aud requested him 70 promise
that he would tell nothing Of what he had seen
hut on the very day of his discharge Mcmahon
mission Of inquiry engaged in whitewashng
the penltentiary Inlqultes.