The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-04
LETTERS OF APPEAL.
some of the Prisoners on niackwelis Island
Asking to be Liberated.


Every day a letter carrier passes the
marrow wicket Of the City Prison. with bundles
OF letters from prisoners in tho penitentiary
and the wJrkhouse on Blackwes Island i'd
dressed to the magistrates and asking for lib
erty. They are Of many sizes. shapes. and
colors. and the handwriting. sometimes bold. is
oitener scrawllng or trembling. Justice Muir
ray received his usual package on Saturday,
hastily read over the miesivea. made brief notes
on some. and threw others away.
some that We receive" he said ." are worry
touch ng. Read this. aud he banded a note
written IN delicate hand. and dated ut the
workhouse:
shane ! S"9hl nSv;l trouble you enly my isther
r, gup and a u, aeI e aS9i isI ne e e here N
aulse JuiFe y0u have always been Kind 70 me don
father alive will he sober woman Tor ali ume 10 cone
promise with good aud sincere heart tonight 10 re
This Is indeed sad case" Justice Murray
cohunuei. ana l have ascertained that the
Moman's story Is true l will discharge her
Here il a letter from woman who. feel in
tends TO reform. | will give her n trial"
oy woman OF education
rl"s.e pardon me, Kind .r. for troubling you but
M zen ,sfe 'nes Ans ~ Your honor committed
,ss ,sascR when We earn enough % support ourseiye.
Tor the years constantly at JSnsteas IN R.o AL
way ! am the sole support Of parayzed mother II
ii,hlally nsysr TO drins long live and my poor
f4-N u"tntF prayers viii atuud YOU
Another letter was as follows:
sH; You committed me on fhe nth Of June for slx
uiohtht or So hail u beg my hrst offence N Vol Will
acvsr Ssen ,nS c NV W, o Raie , you hs; WI
4s o' weather when Nas coinitted and N Won would
sfant ne nv d.chare before the Geld weather sats i
VIII e very thankful 10 you ~ want 10 hons ~ inv
i"opi- IN Providence. 49,
The following was written in pencil:
! address these few lines 20 you honnr that Won will
AAt ihtefest IN my case. am hard.WOr ktug woman
support IL hard 10 think ,ha their father an he
saNt ANA Their mother IN prison For the love YOU owe
10 Col release m, TO my chdron
/ believe that woman" said the Justice as
ne wrote out her discharge
mere We're letters praying earnestly for mar
dun, put giving no good reasons. Some were
rom boys. who promised that they would never
COMMIT another crime rs long as they lived
re wHs written in = br a hand by a graduate
- . Ji's. 'ormal sch pol. II said:
since nv incaI ersu"n this island have had am
H., Nn't'uhiF !; 'shrass my past conduct nd 20 de
alce Mturum. assure you. OF nstructiun ami
uant NOT ~ wisdom touching tugure conduct ~ nv
PERSONAL ctayl0r Conceng the f lustipe of M, NM
sun awarded mo - well ncriird. and with no u.t
f .Ast tl.ons 10 your rulings Ia my case vet
hrtthes-- ieci mat in The partial punishment already
rminred Tie spirt al the law has been abunantlv vnJ
tNtrl ~ US benevolent intentions aim rather 10 The
t''9hll9h Of the delinquent than the continuous g.
,tNnt ~ hl- er.onAl punishment; and thus feeling
entirely dependent upon Tor support L. anpSal 10
Apir clenency for the mitigation OF my sentence A.
VA" VS. N. hftt offence. my conduct PREVIOUSLY having
.l.Mlsi 40 Jaw appeal with the more confidence 10
NuuF metciul Interpolation In behai and Ia the
eu4c> 90 that higher law Nhch eNaets the utv that ~,
accord each 90 the other the NIL measure Of inc rev mar
IN hlar circumstances We ask % be Himeasurcd 10 Us