The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-25
MONSTERS OVER CONVlCTS.
.rRocr1TEs IN THE sTRETCHER IN NEW
|'" .yrRyEy,s DUNGEON NO. 90.


....v.rv that was ~ sde by Gov. Ward.
..s,.convict from the New Jersey State
.''.an dwells with his family in u pleasant
tome In this city. His calling inuicates 'ha' ne
p', nan of intelligence. Those who have en-
,oved him speak In the nignest torms Vi his
honesty and capabill'y.
"I .,;,l tell YOU what know about Trenton |
-.,son ,orturcs," he said to a reporter for THE |
s .,,s Int cannot allow my name to be used. |
,.,,misod my fellow prisoners that when got |
~, vould do what could TO expose the |
s.,.uv n, the Keepers but since l have been |
'', have kept silence for the same reason that |
a.. ,oJ other ex-convicts tongues. con- |
.,ir.c, sent me to the prison But you don't
want 10 know about that
"Ilnev Ed Srnnlon In the prison. He came
,here for assaul, aud battery. When he got out
hs went TO police station in Jersey City where
.,runkful of clothes had been retained by the
r.ptan The Captain wanted to know where
he cot them. He told him 1t was none of his
busness. Then you can't have them the
Captain said. I'll have them before leave
tbe plsce' Scanlon rctorted. With that the
Captsln ordered an officer to lock him up.
.Then' said Scanlon. I'll do something to be
locked UP for and he struck the officer be-
tween the eyes. For this he was sent back TO
Trenton prison. The keepers kept their eyes
on him. One day he was punished In the
strstcher from three to five hours. Whom he
WAS taken down he said something back. and
WIS threatened with further punishment. The
next morning his wrist was found cut. Charley
Knox. his keeper, said he had done this to get
rid of work. SO he was taken bleeding back
10 66.
This is the dark dungeon. 1t IL In the second
Int 10 tl.1t ha | rpm
II is eight PAGES long and three PAGES wide, with
an oval root Across the top runs beam eight
cen inches square, IN which is attached pulley
block The handel placed on Scanlon had
rings lockei In them tn his wr sts. Through
these rings an iron bolt with large head was
placed. When the nut WINS screwed on the end
A. tho bolt the effsrt was to force the thumb
sides O, the wrists close together. md hold the
palms parallel with each other. II you will Try
10 hold your hands over vour h"nd IN this posi-
ton you will SEQ how unnrturA It is A chain
running through the pulley WIS then attached
to the middle OF the bolt and Scanlon WIS
drawn up.
The pru fice is to draw tho mnn up until he
swinl.s round on his toes. Then. If the Marshal
choosea he can low,r the man until he bears
part ot his weight on his to's.
I've been punished in 66 :" with ashudder).
"and know all about it, SAnlon WIS kept
strung up five hours M time for several days.
man was kept up for i've hours. then he was
let down for one hour. and given his bread and
water Then he was s'rung up again II was
five hours IN the morn lng lv" hours IN tlie al
ternoun. and In the .vrn NJ uni Dor OO'clork.
The Rev. Mr.. wnrn"r t,siili"s before tn.
Legislative commiite" that he nev"r knew Of
any man being punished while he WIS there.
S'anon wis pun lsheh on sun lay ut the very
hour the reverend Gentleman WIS preaching in
ha |
~ mu III noise while she WA teing str tchel in
GO that thu reach .ng W ~ int rruptrd
lon hnlnr, and he did. He hollerei after the
third or fourth day. He was man Of tr"men,
dons nerve, AZ night IT, ne o, nnn mi. ws II.
Wilson WAS Warden. Just before Gen. Motifs mp
." Warden Howell. who rreoehed W lson. had
the credit among IA" pr soners ~ having lnsti-
tied &C. but ordinarily he wHs lu-t man.
'-"f tnnw the bIy negro. Chnr'ey usnl Ia
call MIN samson. He got fnur-ycnrs s"nt"n ~
In 1874 for assault and TAFT 'ry. IN WA SGT tn
An rlrhl-years SONY I. nnm"i Snthi IN ioT
his third term. and work II Wy BIZ sd" tried
70 change work with h,m; Charley hnpg n,fd "a
had hard work. They w"r" both ru' ne down
tho herl Sums in heavy 'sSi-. i r On reg =
ErsH' E r"l M Sl s,rrnI, S' n of p"os o to
sd. The hg negro 'an ~ lis rn md
pushed him on" side" 1t = CnHrl"N,i t ir
q
turhance | don't wnh that mnn 10 int"r'"r'
with me. Charley eNpain.; want Ia work
out my TIM pea etnly. II he 'Tt,.r- me ~,
smash him. H. WIZ TAX n out oi IN" shnp nj
supper Tina. and. " thoui IL. ~ allowed "a put
any food into his stomach. strung up IN 3D.
He WA IA bi, u n gro ne the onr who hl-
charge Of the Elu tiblr lNiling ia this city
H. must have l-en vrrix ani hnl' feet IN
stture. He made NOR nos' than my o. "
ever remembered hearing before from Go W.
must have suffered terribly. At 10 or III o'cIo /
at night he WIS taken down. nni 49, n IN, morn
ing ne waa strung up rsm,n. Wn,n H., he i.''n,r w.s
he declared to Warlen Wilson that h" had been
punished Tor nothing. anl ihrt II h. WIS gol nc
toir. pun shed all the time. he might as well b.
With thnt TIE prison.r attacked the keeper,
with hi- naked irts. IN knorhnd them down
ike sheep. one nft r another, Then gank o
cony Is wns called W. nm hr was ov"rpow
erod. He had not b"n long on prison far',
snd wS s Scry srong y'l,, ~, WIS @ IN Nm ,arrnt i
ward he WIS found iting tatridr the h-n
twhlch the pulley ho X wHs attached. lie n"
nHnngrl To- throw = let urw u'ri tn
beam He wns pulled down nnd tk'u out o
thr sirrt her. Then he ~ "hh net 10 NJ
Nor ol another CELL an III MIA iion = slmrkl'
hId ball were iHsl'n q u ru ~ ! -. IL r.
r. 'i ~ tine prison thM vi Ia n- i" ~ pnre'
On the tipnr lu-t oui Of h 4 reach. but do no
know tii- " ih crTin MY.
Ihrrl Wnri"n W son asy to him. whll'
h" hy t'rr-, ChHfl~y. now would you like
poo bowl OF mush aud mix 2 iuA to thntallz
"'l', iw, oi ma. you vus the reply II
ey.r -'t Ht YOU
Tn man had cpileIdiN hts .whlle he WEI
~ lrrg ug pun ehm"ni. nnl DIR. W W l.
~ 10 ~. VINO - y 4 m" prison r. vi ian. kuowl
o. :. muse h"tr Htad Iln. Tn last Lear,
VI him be- VIZ kept IN ~ umri h. cell
IN lEli a iuhn WHO wlH NJ ~ 81 IN Won
nol'h uuny fer 'nur y"ar- wHs pun .sh"d II
The sfret hrr ilr rhiug up n piece Ol board II
one OF TIA sNoIs " th winch 10 nNk" shelf II
is ''ll. Y r-t h" was k"M strung up Tor lly
hours. hnI then b. 'au-r hr won ia I nullrr tn
pun ahmont WIS kcIt up for Nv" days , su"
Cssipn. AMI he WAS not allow "d Ia 20 out II tn
dungeon ~ nll Will. he WIS IA the btrrtrhc
h. WIS ruplurnd, mud niwnNs aitrrWurd WA
tu"ef p"u '.It' ms DR.. Phillips WIS pr.sO
physician nj thattime.
Ir.-Nn. g. We called Boston cut his throA
h"ru-e. l." said. he could not stand tIc COntln
ui ioriur" n" Wn- n for siA y'nrs.
EtNr Hfso.ui" knpwel lg" % the rEe rnti in
n1lhlo of tine Story Hul Hl-,ut tot" ! YOU:
c"hNH, Whose Il tin" ! dlr' nj giy'. com
Nn"l oi pain ln mis- s. 'i", nui asked to 20 /
." cOniu' 10 see Dr. y PullI-. II WIS not
pleasant ihiugtn DO. u" Hus DR.. Iulill- wa
~ no" hHht # Giving pr eOn"is Hsaidt ula nm
On ih.W. Ii 'u: IN %" morn ~ h" had I
tltnl iu a.. ceuir. uutll the D. tor .a'ur.
-l he WIS tthru t. Dr. phlnls hy Marlo
W i@.u. Iur War lon W ,-r"r 81 T. the Duotol
IhH DO 'nr lopkrd ut tlr r"ny Il m refuse / 4
@Hmiun him. An IA" med II, III GlN" you
rtl m work. i vs. II q. go wn'n b
Wn' ushon bn k 10 tn shop. lie had lot A.
AnuiN. iui h5 t." WarI nHu urI az Whe = Il I
hunh h,e dly's toss. r. do iHis IN thc r.
nhnlnH hour ~ tine huy w. mn lmposs hlit
Tor q Well men. He whs sun 'r.ng from pl't