The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-24
RAYMOND STREET JAN.
KiHgs County's New sheriff Recinin,inR the
County's PestIIentiaI Prison.

Sheriff Thomas Riley has rcvolutlonized
Raymond Street Jail. The odor Of chloride Of
lime and cnrbolic acid no longer permeates tho
place. Walls which were covered an inch thick
with a repulsivo yellow wnsh have been scrapcd
down TO the hard surinoe. u nent consultation
room has been provided for lawyers. and fresh
paint glistcns on the woodwork in tho rooms In
This place" tho Sheriff snid. ns ho led tho
way to the women's urispn. has been dis
gracn to civilization. These coils have no VEN
tntion. and all the light they get is from the
few rays Of sunlight that struggle I'm through
the bnrs oftNc hall windows. They arc not fit
Tor beast 10 dwell In, and permit the women
To bring their bells at night into tho corridor.
ana sleep there"
"Mony's the tonne I've boon here Jedge.
yer Honor. as you well knew yersrl sur, but
MAYER before have it bin so humanc.lik an
ny'd woman, said. crooking hor knee ns tho
Sheriff passed..
Long experience on tho police court bench
had given the sheriff n knowledge OF many "
the prisoners. and ia he hurried by he snluted
them chcerily. and they showcred blessings
on tho other aide Of the wing. girl trippcd
along the hall. with her long hair almost cover
ing her iuce She held uD crochet mht. into
which she had worked with her needle repre-
sentatiup Of ono Of Landseer's pictures o. Il
deer. She was working number of mats for
the charitable women who visit the prison.
self-cOmmitt"d wOmun. her face scared with
marks ~ prolonged dissipation. snt on n" n2or
In ono CELL and pretty thrro-yeaf old child,
almost nude. played with the lonse end NJ her
hair. A not unhttractivo girl blushed IA the
Sheriff asked her whether She wns still unable
to get bonds ~ keep the peace. She had had u
d'sputc with n hard-llsted landlord. and WIS
doing ponnnce for IT, Her spirit. however. WIS
not tanned. and. with flushing eyes. she said
that when she got out she'd either come hnck
or send some ona back IN her place. Mary Ned
ley, VINO IN prisoner because she tried To tell
her religious experience in THlmngo's Taber-
nnclc. was entertaining her fellow prisoners
with story Of n choir singer whose mental
pulse had been destroyed.
Fresh clean blankets new beds. and whole
some food have been given the prisoners under
tho now Shrriirs orders.
Inside tho iron gate OF the male sido OF the
prison stood number OF wcll-dressed men.
who were chatting. They ara the expert bank
burglars and the men who were convicted Of
knocking down Warren Lane. cnshlcr o' the
Planet mills. rohhing him 81 80 500. The fullest
of the party. n smuoth-faced man Of clean-cut
TEXTURES. il Shang" Draper. VINO il held for
the Northampton Bank robbery Bartlett. the
way robbery In the first degree in tho Planet
mills case. wus stroking yellow cur q" It's
eleven months now" he said to tho reporter,
- since WIS brought here, and It's long time
for nm innocent man. My cnse il to be appealed
10 the General Term. and If 1t goes against mo
there, t. tue Court of Appeals. ] don't mean to
70 10 the state PRISON II | cnnhclp it," Porter
and Irving, who were captured in their stylish
mansion in Patchcn avenue. after n nights
work on a safe. were in their cell reading. The
prisoners expressed their gratitude for the re-
forms that the new Sheriff has instituted.