The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-10
IN LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
now srNDIY rs DESERTED IN THE
pOOR DEBTOKS' PRISON
Men who would he Respectable Occupants of
the pew. In amy Church Ia the Cty-f"n-
tshment Tor Debt Tweed's Condition.

,h, church nt Maids, IN avenue and Twentynnh |
.,r,e, which was recently sold Mt sheriff. sale.
is the regular chaplain in Ludlow s,rtt Jail
but by reason Of his unavoidable nnsNi'e on
Sunday afternoon last. the sermon was py Dr'
Simons. ono OF DR.. Tyne's assistants. inc
singing was by two ladies from Dr. lyhE
church. The services were utrnivoly listened
IN bv nbout nne-hnlf the inmates Of the Jail
The services wore held in tho main corridor,
a broad SPACIOUS. and lofty hall. admirably
nttel for the purpose. with the inner. RnilerS-
lined wall on one side. and the outer wall WIN
its heavily hnrrcd. but cheerful Windows on the
other the minister's desk being in the upper
extremity Just in front OF the prison library
and the marble paved space directly Ill front.
and for the length Of the corridor. being occu-
MED by the rows Of chairs for such as desired
them The appearance of the placc rs thus
occupied somewhat suggested the trnnscpt oil
| n small cathedral.
There is no indication in garb and but littl' |
in dcmcnnor. that the orderl, and deecntly -he-
| haycd persons assembled were restricted III
their liberty.
Ofthe Twenty-Five or thirty who occupied the.
chairs in front ol the minister the greater hum-
hnr are large elderly. -pcrtal'lc-lookng men. /
and few lnNo Indications OF 9n> SpTl9l nl.'"h,
/ tent with their lot. altnouEh suil' haNc ~
lr.rn outside Of tn" prison Tor twrlNem"mn'
and few have passed nearly Two years III cap-
uNiNya; %, ,hc.o mon ore undergoing imprison-
mctt for amy very hfinous o1rnrr; N9mr 1Ir
lockr,lu upon Charge ot enp'~l'mrnt '"l'IH l"t
nlianinggoois orlnonry uhi, ia,7e ,rh;
have been guilty of Smuggling. lllict uiSt i,,.A.
and passing counterfeit money. anu uhirr
HUI Tor assault ana battery Many .arc there
merely thu s,nti owing monry wu zen d LGGNN
and Just ~ bona ide victims II revenge on tl'
| unit ut yluiirilv" and hard -hcari,d rrrdlu3rs
rs though Now York had not abolished lnprls-
] ON f / d
burlng the religious services. which listed
about an hour the utmost interest was maili-
tested hy ui,. those who did not care o. orrury
seats iu the uar~eit siahp,ns IA VI low,
, md aud listening with respectful attention ana
; Tho .rrvir,s concluded. tic prisoners r.
sumod the monoiunuus loun giug' chatting and
reading. with which they had passed the early
. ''rrhn liIr,rV. 10 which all have access. IL AN
o,r'll NJ on. uudr, ,hnr..e III Mr.. l.. \. Riley.
, Who having be.n "a prisoner Tor debt for nearly
tv,.ntN.tiyr months seems 60 have settled into
=; "A -i.t,oi uuif and resigned clrrr.uih'~S. i.vt-
! wiihs.andins fhr rtiolai.on ~ hl- long ,phhn'-
/ mont II con Its of about .jOu Voluuc--
< mostly the L "a ol that nuhlr and syinpHtnI"nS
. I,.,,i,i, 80 whose ln.n.yoIrut features alorns
81 Tho humble valiant catalogues iNi~'rllnhV"uN
\ AMI wrll--,lor,.i sinulard works OF h't"n
Il travels. hio-t, ply. and history ,,....,r,
.. Adjoining the library Is u Nulr en-, r'plh
q. Nlrh is aim 81 constantly fun oi chess ami
n "' rrH,.r" nr.n rv prisoners who pas in whole"
for their board. ami these ar" p'rnhit'', inc 'N .
ira privilege Of occupying W. room adln.hln.;
y hniug n Kind oi an outer nnir-chnuin r To ne
rr,rInce ~ the main interior Of the Jail. Hnd;
i, n,',,innni ~ IN trnoncnt-hordrrcd and nlthv.
e huf uuroStrir' u street IN trout tiat gives ~
~ name TO the Prison. is prouorlionahv 81 Vied ny
ii thn un,rrr-rir ,umstun ..rd rank and NC. who
J. have 80 content themselves win th.lr own
j. rooms or the chairs and benches llnih. the cor
le Win. " Tweed used occasionally to visit this
privileged room hui he h91 NOV "noy'l n,s'
%, mcnl-. whirislr IN the basement story. H. u
~ Visited hy ieW i.rui-, anu "iic OF fn..n ~.
10 his sons. only u.nut once u Week, ana Ms WIZ
and daughters cuu upon him nj "'en rhrcr IN
ior,nis Iuiccd. Il j. hint Il tAai the iris.n'l
y Tho di.rae, from which he has h"iii AN iht"r
nutrnt sun rer tor So cong hn- resumed ~ a.
az ng" and the unNt'tlc- attendant upon ms
confinement. have hrok,n llu ~ 30 ~ 10 re
Id 'nuriag gcncrl ylsitin. hours. between 10 \
NJ and T. NJ, the main corridors OF M MN, iai
contain. in addition 20 the prisoners tAen,
ia selves a number of visitors mostly OF the GEM
W., irr SIX. AMI on Sunday afternoon hst lnrr
I were about forty IL them at on" timf-a' nun nun
- u- there WtrD ,U,AS Tor un the lrhth'S. M
Il, worr mostly relatives "r mar ir''hus o l' ia
.'t Ia deliver nulo Injuries W food and clotllln-
IA or 10 chnHr nui coy. boo by short ana HyNlll,u
TO n; mt M Nr s'o. cnslr.E Gcv5,ei
., thor attentions. nHk' II a point I" N.sN the ~
r. ri. rl..''r.,,. l,ira ln--it " lul 4 Doe hard
ga fnlr g. rII. tfrm N"l,--tr' rang ~ EN-u ~
t..r- a,aul. tur inner wti 90 m" lail. SOM
l' ff.s. ttt.r ilis naYuar ui the pen it"nthttN Cd
I'm Blr.kw,u Island. there l"ing four tiers in al
in. I.l.ftii. D. -, -. llt.lagnu ,urv. and ihrwii
'"r dow. m ,.. walls ,urrctN opposite aimittin
" lI.if, 90 l-li. ANA tno intervening corr. ..i
.'' i~.i. so lroad and lofty as To suggest "'rnrs
I" fhctaird TER. or gallery, on the south s ,,
Il .e.'i,,,'. -. Wan.r. ...i, 10 lr TRANSIT rr'i
III tao state rrl-nns t. witch tnr.r r'',n' -nI ~
..N lmrj Nrslrria> record showing Only l"r'
III uiur pl Yu.r~. all fuIi.
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