The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-25

iSG M Hopper 'Ss nsa
that ,1 as S ss
went out q the shop and a. the relief Keeper
rScn Ss @s G and
kept In the stretchcr for fve hours at q time.
ns9 %S AK for s. dsys
begged Of. He said he. vgaldnt I bes on and be
put putt itv. pound @ bali bali al and chain on him and set
him at heavy work; lie declared thaa ne
IL o the S" 10
=" An alteration once took place in No. 9 shop:
left the shop but returned In time TO see one 81
the prisoners. as he stood In the row with ne
pulled his revolver out and put Ave bullets into
him, or. as keeper Knox said made lead nine
OF him. There, was no insurreciion among ne
prisoners. but Lowe at once left the shop. IL ne
hadn't. there would hav. been a break Tor him
along The whole line. He was given inrlough
even suspended. The prisoner died of his
wounds. .,.,.,..
handed unseacd. ms the rule is, 10 Keeper Muir.
some Of tho suierings OF the prisoners. II
you send that letter to the Office the Keeper
said. you'll never communicate with your
friends again while YOU are mere, Every other
letter you might write would follow this one
John La Bamrh. from Newark who was in
for fifteen ycars. did something wrong on tho
and was stretched for nvc days
When visitors. or even the contract em-
poyccs in the shops, hear the shricks OF tho
tortured men and ask what the matter IL. they
are told that II s the shrleking Of lunatics.
Prisoners are practically never allowed to
talk with tho prison inspectors. Thcy march
in long rows past them in the ynrd. but they
know better than 10 attempt to speak TO them.
prisoner had better submit To almost any gricv-
uupt lnulEnltN rather than got "a Keeper down
on him. There IL no opportunity. either ny
speech or 10y writing. 70 tell the truth about their
sufferings. / found that even the innocent let
tiers | sent him. after had been warned by
prisoners. had been mutllatcd. Parts OF pages
" The bes, dishes that are cooke for the prIs-
oners are kept by thc cooks for themselves.
Lnen ne haiimcn 1re isd; me slops thnt are %
| shop. | remember one Sunday my bean soup
was almost ns clear rs water. 4 whispered
stand sn- ~ y III lie % SAID. i" NO; lets Kick So
| kicked against my cell door and ran up the
little flag that Indicates that the occupant oi the
cell wants TO speak 10 u kccprr Keeper Swnrtz
came. | handed out my bowl oi soup To him.
and asked II he wanted me 10 work tomorrow
"' 1t ls rough. he replied. hut 1t isn't my
fault. lts fu.l OF "indcrs too he added. rs he
| heid 1t up to tho light. the fact WAS the cooks
thnt day mad tipped over tho kettle Then they
scOopcd up pant Of wnUt had been spilled, to-
Erthrr with somr on the cindrrs on whirh u hhd
inii' n. Alterwari they had filled up the kctll.
again with wat r. Swart1 said hr would do the
h. st he could for W. H. won't away and moi
long afterwards two m n came along with Il
kcttleiul Ui the. 'iuse soup tina, was to HAY,
been gwen to Warden Wis.ns hOGs tnat used
10 run around the pr son. Tnls was served out
10 us. and declnrr to yOuthat never hac sucn
good soup before or niterward while Was III
IN fr,so,n ee.,.an,u. ,,ooroo,,
latiOn. Tue outside door Ind no opening rN-
crpt at the bottom. whore there wis u smal
wirkrt There was no wlgsrt IN tuc inside door
which was also of iron. Tho only openings II
tnls were twelve small holes about lnrg,
enough To- admit "a lead prncil.
Howell never pun shed any one on sunday
but wilson used to PUNISH nights and sundays
." The prisoners used 10 tell over aud oyrl
agan. the story of Coy. Ward. He lott hi,
house one morn M and called unexpected ~
I the pr son. He ins st"d on going right IN with
out cer-monv just aA he got inside. he hear,
the shrleke VI u man They told him It WAS
Iunntic. want To- see him. the Governor per
r istrd : ana he wouldn't listen To their excuse.
to put him OF. He forced II Keeper 10 take hin
rlglt to the cnll. and there he saw prisoner
undergoing torture in the etr,'t her. H. or
| d-rrd him to h.. rec sod instantly. and thrt
wen, home and draftri a law t. prob hi. AM
punishment oi thW KIND thurcaiirr. The lHv
WIS pn-s~d aud IL on the New Jersey sin;ut
hooks to-ray tut tn" wardens have constanul
dlsrcguFded It.