New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-03
"REDn LEARY's LUDLOW STREET HOTEL

RED y LEARY's LUDLOW STREET HOTEL
TESTIMONY AS TO THE FREE AND EASY LIVE OF
THE BoAgDRRs.
The investigation Of the charges against SherIh
Reilly was continued Tuesday before George
Ticknor Curtis, the Governors commissioner. Law
renee A. Riley testified that while Red
Leary was in Ludlow Street Jail. tho witness,
who was a prisoner had the care OF
the library The cells the first corridor occupied
by boardersD at $15 week kept clean
The cells on the two tiers above were cleaned by
their occupants. The food furnished him at times
was so bad that it made him sick. lie
frequently heard singing late as 1850
D. m in tho aley' near the bar
Warden Watson and cred" Leary joined in the
choruses "Boarders" were permitted to receive
visitors in their cells night and day, and enjoyed
the freedom of the Jail and yard. one
morning last Winter the air of the jail was so foul
that number of the prisoners asked the warden
for more ventilation. He grew angry and ordered
a keeper to throw open all the windows and shut OIL
the heat. This was done and the Jail became very
cold finally the doctor ordered the windows
closed. Intoxicaton of prisoners was of daily oc-
currence and fights were frequent. A female prs
Oner, called Mrs Rogers, was allowed 10 roam o'ei
the prison at will. -,
Riley was cross-examned sharply by Mr.. La
ROGUE, of the Sherils counsel, but his previous
statements were adhered to throughout. -,
Marc Anthony, negro of small size, who, IT is
alleged drew pay assistant cook IN the JAIL testl-
fed that he carried meals TO " Red Lelry "hGh
frequently saw women in " Red" Leary's cell, and
also men who were not prisoners here was one
particular man who came every Gay, ne saw
with women as late as 1880 y. IN. Tie had also
seen Warden Watson and Deputy-Warden titz-
simmons at the bar at that hour and had seen them
drin m
He had often heard the singing late at
night. Being asked what the songs were he Tepiied
could "sing 'em." This offer was not accepteo'
One of the songs was the Sweet Bye and Bye"
In the crOss-examinatiOn Mr.. Larocque asked u
the witness had bad an interview with Mr. Ireland
that morning. The negro hesitated, and the ques-
ton repeated. He looked around tie court,
room as if in terror. At last be said that he had
had tue interview with Ireland, and that
Riley aud Mr.. De Berg were present Fur
ther questions were put to the witness:
fear that he commissioner asked HIM if he was
afraid of ANYBODY. He replied in q low voice that
ne was not 1t is evident" said the Commissioner.
" that the witness is in terror of somebody"
After some further questions, Mr.. LARGO
que said that he; wanted TO snow Vna'
tne testimony which The witness was, eX-
pected to give was read over to hia. Mr.. Bush
objected. The question was finally allowed, bnt
what was done and the conversations had by the
witness and his companions could not be aScerII
tanned, and the effort abandoned. When asked
who went with him to lunch, hc betrayed great nef-
vousncss. Finally he answered that his companions
were Ireland and DeBerg but added that they told
him not to be afraid to tell all he knew. :.
Mr.. LaTOcquc remarked that Mr.. ireland had evil
IDENTIFY i'll some manner scared the witness almost to
death.
"It is plain" said the Commissioner, that Mr.,
Ireland or somebody else has such domination
over him that he is in mortal terror
Mr.. Bush suggested that Mr.. Larocquc by ms
manner, had frightened the witness. Mare Anthony
said afterward that lie was born IN Africa thirty
five years ago, and was sold iatO slavery. lie came
to Ncw-Yorl in 1884 as cabin boy on a ship. aud
after making another voyage 10 Africa he returned
to this country in 1857. lie was now Il natural
lied citizen and a voter and could read little and
write his own name.
Thomas W. Shields, clerk of the United States
District Court. was called TO produce papers and
testify TO the conviction If number OF United
States prisoners, The ShciiHs counsel objected,
and Mr.. Bush replied that he desired t. show that
United states prisoners and county prisoners were
allowed to mIngle in violation of the statute Com
missioner Curtis would not receive the papers as
evidence, but had the stcnOgFapAcr mark them fog
Observation-Disclosures. The papers in the cases OF
Albert Brockhardt Michael Conner, Perry Peck
ham, Melville lice, Edward MuitaEh, Michael Flood
and Edward j. Oakley were produced, and marked.
The absence of a witness caused an adjournment
until Tuesday.