New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-17

intense hatred. thirst for forbidden plcas, '
an almost incredible rccklcssnesS. am hi~" P'l-
maJrJ that the solitary imprisonment system ~
spte of all that has been said III ITS favor sn,le
nnt &c n man eneryates and weakens him morally,
and terrfes him into becoming What - oii'
called model of repentance 1nt Wnn' , !. like
| 10 more like true repentance 'nah mummy - INV
| living, breathing human pclhg.
| A night in the prison ward is thus described:
yyben ,ve were locked up for the night, our cell
suddenly assumed more hone,Nr h n cnnNict
| feels nj home in his prison During the DAY ne is
| always on the alert. always expecting sudden II
| rnution an unwclcOmc visit from the oincerS On
dntv Int as soon AZ the doors were locked every
body sat down quietly i'll his own place, ana a'lo5'
everyone got out some work ne room "'1s n%r
denly lighted mp. az each man had ms owh on ,ode
| and canalestick, the latter being frequently maze
| of wood The air grew worse az the hienl . al
vanced. In one corner group q, nrn Nv ard
table. There is almost in every cell c8hn1vI t w
the fortunate owncr h OF Jc greasy cards ali Of
wh;ch articles are designated collectively ny the
name of madam madam is let for me nisI, nI'
| fifteen copccks The men always gamplen IlEnt;
| each playcr LAYING down before HIM near, oi
conner coins and never leaving the game tlI III. llu
either won or lost eveTy ,in and only come TO an
| end when the doors were uhl"Tkru ~ M NV ~ ,I
morninC There were in our CELL AZ wen aS u. nv
other cells of the prison, beGgar,Lpoor "ic'o"or
| Who had either gambcd away all their money or
spent il in drink. or else had been born oeepdlS'
| When speak of men being born "ggars ii't to ~
sly ' nMd nvcrntiona circumstances there are and
! oiwaVs will bc. certain remarkable individuals
whose fate ii is Ia be always poor ai"ha I;,in in
even if they should ry hard TO earn thrr HNime -.
| como houorable way. Their clothes are always
shahI,y and they themselves seem perfectly uhanie
| IN helm themselves and To assume h"ie Hr'Peh-
| Icut nosition II seems tn have been decided Tor
| them hy fate at their birth that theN Wct' 't'l ~
| have will of their own, ana even II my e'' I
| make n faint attempt at having one, thlt 'hN
shoud never carry il out, but remain Inc slaves VI
| other stronger wills than their own.
As soon as n madan was arranged one :" thoN
| drudocs would Immediately come forward ana oiirr
| lis services He was hired. for five c0pe'kS hlII''
To mount guard in the passage ant !" tlNr 'iiT
alarm to the gamblers III case the NAJHi "I olC VI
| thr officers on duty should com" M. N"t uhll'-
| aucntlv the poor fellow hid 10 SIlhi IvI ~ ~
Zen hours ON bitter cold winter night IN dark
passage listening attcnlvclY 10 c!"h morse 81 N'u'.
| from without for sometimes the MAJOR cadEli slthl
| of the candles from outside, ana bulSt mo W"
prison like whlri"md. III .ii'h ,dTS III Ic tb,
have been too late To- pui ont the cand"S lll' 'nc
| moilan and pretend 10 hc asleep. However aS
! negligent sentinel was always cruelty h'dl'h ny
the iratc players such Ht"rlhpl"nS NCIc '""i"i
| t,Nclv rare Five cuuccks is u diCuluu~iN small
| Zee oven for a convict prison but what struck ne
most was the cruelty aud -rlil~hn'>' "I INC hi,l,
| which showed itself in many "ihr eases h'iHrS
! This particular one lon have taken ire money!
and must do tie work. was an iIl'ih'"h' 5It"i,
mcnt. For hi~ raiiY plicr 'h1 ., ,r,r, HAM
| thr fnll amount of work 10 which the other hdd
| rlcdgcd himself hut thought that he Ic>'""rI y
ir"r w rcyrllrr Who scattered FMS moncy rgli
AMI j"tt without hesitation bn,aiahiy cheated ihr
no"r fellow Who had served him ont Of "ur.thrd ct
His due. have seen tin> d"Ii' ii'P"'"tl! ia "'"''
| places, too not only III PRISON.
The prisoners had the liberty Of hc 'to' kate yard
for a short time each day. and many "i iL'm went
ont Of the inclo.urc under guIrl /" work "n TIE
Government Luihliucs At odd I'~ about ~" town.
r., corr,,ptin, IL, guard with i-W ccp. H., ihry
| could sometimes secure an houi $50 loN Gr!nhi"H
| tavern and few oven managed Z" carry "n love
affair, Two or three times q year they wore al
| lowed 10 wash thrII,rl,c. q. - public bath 90 thc
! town:
| Wbon p..trofl opcn,d tlc door of tlr haih go
! lo.t NV first Thought Ha~ that mu-' h''' '"'
| into he'll hy mistake. la'n room n"t more 'Ii'l
| twelve feet l"ng and a> m'EE nI"'G. %, .r.i ~
| human h.ing. had h.,u oood'd. t'n '!nnd "I
! ,..,u.r lining over the iu'h.r- Ntflr 'nt'|" tIu4
thrn, au, The ilour was 40 filthy 'iH ",t n" t'"I
! where e. - my loot. ana N""ll nay l''''' '.
! ~ uuc" If Pclrou hti h"t .i"'HI'-,t ,' ~ -, ~
aud ,,,lot, me 70 q lrurh a'ro-- th' i'id- Of "
! people who were sitting ou the i'.r. iM- "a' "'
! 40 means an easy untcliatt.., t'H "' h' ''-
| ,,llr To- a~k th,m tn iiatrt ait'r I'Hm i,r u.s..
| WEcn IL last got 20 i't VI.l NH'i' 'u' '' "
/ WIGS. We found ih1t "''tN o. t'"''
| form. had already been tak'u. j. 49, '.r. fi.i
10 me that Vr ulu.t buy place. ani i1''d' ''if
! entered into negotiation vilh "a rHh "l.' i- '''-
ting ly ile window. and ""n ,'' i''i' ,'' i''
! have his place for g c"irrk: !. i'"' "'', 4 t.
carried the ouil 200 i,;> l'' ai l"' W. H.. 30 ..'
| il over t0 the llau. "ln uu'""' .A''N '.'
I uut.r tle hcuch luF h.loN ut ".i. .i' l.-
,II was about Two ur'., t,,p. o. $751;, Ga.ir
DIRK Even o.. >pJ'r ui.,..r ''i" 20. ".. .-
pied: III, rru ~Julii"d a''",i "' i, i""i ' ''
/ tLcu-cl,r.. u ailr oilrI- WI" l.d '''' i'I'.-
| nat" in obtaining place -oot u;f-.h i"i.'.I
! th.,u lin. dirty water tiir.tur town H"'i. t"u
! iipIio, on the cropped boz "'. ~ '.. ,' 90. +
The shelves WEI '"t'irl VIZ" 't". '' '' '''' ID
To- screw hru~,i,r- iii" o.. -.". i'-i I' 10 .P'''.
! Few. however. of tlr cops .r'- "i'" 'I .'-
Gives. ~ the common r""ii' gaze 'i ..'' i'i "
! end hot water. tlr.r id,.,ut Bath ,"u- sting DID,
getting up io tho high - Ia .if. 8" lI I" iI'
| 1jo'ently with "a bundle ot birch t.lt.. Iud then
81 4 .f.st 2 IL t... . ]. b.
birch rod, Vcr. in con. '.ifI' u"tt i ":ii''
and water Vas h'.u- ,nni4ait, i.'". % '' 'i Dog
oven 10 make more ~fcani. t tl- 'i "..- almost
uHbcaEiblc. And al th.' ua>~ az h;'"'n bong,
/ WIS su.l, in. backward aui forward. .h'rllhF 1'd
Yelling. and c!mline thor ,irin~ "n IT, '""f.
! Some. in trying to cross On" h'"f. "'ir 'ii'hi 80
tie chains oi ihp... vino were sitting Go" ana lii
ing on tlcr heads, knocked titHn dawn. '"i in+
and swearing The dirt and hlih "iu'.f u"N'd i.
| streams everywhere. The mon were l-'lUit WA
! with excitement and yelled aud ,il"h"d lhr
demons. 4 der.>r crowd bad collected round ihr
window where the cans Of hot water "'rr lai.hrd
in. and carried 10y ia" hut'i7 !" trL l' ,!"'''N q
r,'nre. not however. without epiilng l'l "i "ttI
Inc head. of Tic hathcs " -" SlIhit' Oh ~" ,'I.
| From time 10 time the nuela'"'d li'' 'i >,I''I
! would look in AZ the door 81 WINDOW 10 Soc '"'' '
! were no disorders going "i IL" 90. 4''I''i
mates and rcd-hOt hoGic, of ih' COM ri' arl'i 81
! io me more hidcDii. than ever. Il'ir backs were
covered with scaIs from The Hsh or ~" STICK
which stood ont ln"re NIEldl( on VI" y sii,,!'''
| helm shuldcriug with horror al til" 'lsht ~ them:
| More water j, being thrown over iic BOT 'loi, Jl
thick cloud pi NdiHI Uses lI'ii l''' "i ''
| ",I',lr bath. room which ro.ouuds via mald'nuc
slr;cks and Lowls Here and there 'cari"I back, :,
siaytn head, distorted hand, and feet loom il'"1-i
Tie cloud. and over all tins lrdlih soar 'IH voice
81 Issai Fomitch who has climbed on I" the highest
ehnlf lie is ncarly beside himself with thc heat and
whipping but II seems a. II no 'ar'h,y h'', 'Inhl
| cvrr satisfy him. He hires mIH for cup"'k in
Win him hut the latter soon finds TIE heat too
nurh for him ihrnws down the rod, and runs away
to refresh himself with a cold shOvcr-hath. la!
| Fomitcb nothing 10th. hires another, then third
Inc can bc generous mt times. and ha, as many A.
five men TO whip him to-day. lnrah ior l''al
Tomtch feels that at thi, moment lac j, high above