The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-27
IN LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
CONTINUING the TESTIMONY IN SHER-
IFF REILLI,S CASE


Stories Told by Two Prisoners Men aud
women Merry Making over their Cups
Keeper Reilly Accused Of Gross Cruelty.
The investigation into thdtharges against
Sheriff Reilly was continued yesterday before
George Ticknor Curtis. Sheriff Reilly. with u
email army Of deputy sherfTs. was in the room
Prisoner Julius +. DeBcrg in continuation Of
his testimony. said that in January. on cold
and stormy day. prisoner was spied by
keeper opening window few inches to let in
fresh air. The keeper said I'll give you air
enough" and he opened all the windows on
the tier The windows were kept open from 10
A. NJ to 8 7. VI. He knew prisoner named
Flood, and heard rumpus on one occasion
last winter when n woman. called Ms. Flood
was heard to scream in one Of the cells and was
afterwards hustled out Of 1t and into the cell
ncxttoit
Mr. Larocque asked whether while reng
taken back to Ludlow street jail after the cose
Of his examination on Wednesday by Deputy
Warden Owen McGovern. he de Berg had not
told McGovern that his business in the investi-
cation Of the charges against the Sheriff was to
corroborate Ircands testimony. and that rs
soon NJ no was ti-ouRa with his testimony no
would be discharged: that his counsel. MIR.
Fay. had the papers for the discharge in his
pocket De Berg answered that he only said to
McGovern that he WINS to be discharged after
his examination. as Mr.. Fay had the papers in
his pocket. MIR. Fay was among the spectators.
and he handed the order for DE Berg's dis
charge to De Berg. who said that Mr.. Fay had
shown IL to him in iatl on Tuesday last That
was the first DE Berg knew of the existence Of
the document
The referee couldn't understand he said how
DE Berg remaiued u prisoner when the permit
for his discharge was IN existence on Tuesday.
Counsellor larocque declared that II was "vi
dent that De- Berg had been detained by some
understanding that he might act as n witness
agninst the sheriff.
Counsellor Bush retorted that such was not
the case.
Joseph D. Fay. counsellor for De Berg. testi-
Ned That the permit for De Bergs release WIS
procured from Judge Barrett on Tuesday. The
case Of Barnett against De Berg was not 10 come
of until October next, and 1t was agreed on both
sides that De Berg might be released on his own
recognzance in $4,000 bail until that time.
Then you had the necessary papers for his
discharge when the hearing adjourned ON We'd
your client discharged. but let him be taken
back TO Ludlow street jail for the night did
you p said the referee.
Mr.. Fay acknowledged that he had so done.
Then shall act on those iacis,' said the
=. Then Henry A. Frost. now and for more than
three years prisoner in Ludlow street Jail I'M
der civil process. said that although the jail IL
sell WAS about as cehn as ~" Keepers could
make il. the cells had yermin In them. He had
seen both bed bugs and lice there. The prison
ers dreaded the vern'in. In Red Lenry's cell
he bad heard singing and shouting until IL
p. NJ. His cell WAS No. SO. and WAS furnished
with two iron bedsteads. "A straw mattress on
each bed ana n blanket and pillow On his bed
the same mattress lad remained since january.
1877 He knew prisoner Mcdonald who was
one OF what they called the gang" That
who were allowed to remain ont Of their cells
late at night swept the tiers washed floors did
general cleaning, and carried food to other pris-
oners in the cells The general cleaning was
done by prisoners. Warden Kerran and some
others scraped the steps little. but IL couldn't
be called cleaning. In Rod Lnary's cell he had
seen three or four women NJ all times of lay.
He had often heard singing at night in the III
rection Of the barroonI. from his cell directly
overhead.
In Mr.. LRrocquc's cross-examination, Frost
admitted that lie had been in the hammond
street Jail. the Richmond County jail. the Lud-
low street Jail and the Toniis and that he nab
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