New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-17
A TALK WITH JOHN DEV0R IN PRISON

HE COMPLAINS OF THE FOOD AND THE CELLs-How
HE WILL TREAT Mr. BELMONT IN TILE FUTURE.
Warden Fox's office is a large, cOmmodious
room at the OF the Penitentiary on BiacKweus
Island Official business is conducted behind barrier
which inclose about third of the In the larger
space wait persons who visit the island official busi
ness or to see prisoners Here recently TRIBUNE re-
porter converted with John Dewey. On June IL the
record Of admissions bore following entry "John
Deyoy Aston House; height, feet 6as inches; weight.
I45 pounds; brown hair, gray eyes, dark complexion;
single, educated and Catholic; remarks none"
Mr. Dewey looked very well, but IL was with weary
ar that he spoke the reporter. This is wecon-
Quoted prison." he said far have been enabled
to Judge and have nothing to complain OF In the con-
duct of the officials They rig!dy adhere to thera
vet seem to sympsthze with position although tnsy
do not say SO outright or things, however, must
complain oneis quality OF the food supplied to the
prisoners the oter the cxtreme smslness OF the
cells / know nothing OF any American prison, WITH
exception of tiis peaitentsary but thaas 10 inc
Brtsh Government, have good idea OF the Interior
Of English prisons and have spent hVe years
Of my life In them. 1 say OF Engish prisons
that the food is uniformly Of better qualify and the cells
about double size aud better venltei tnan those
here TO conlne man in cell feet inches long, by
ee inches wide only fset inches high Is pan
ishment indeed and when overcrowding neoessitates
the putting prisoners into one cel the enecs Is
terrible In England the food given to prisoners is
such nfnitesimal ratous that although my appetite
was never very h2listlryed during the hrst
three of my five of prison life there Afsr that
was allowed rather more LIBERAL die. Here thers 10
DO STINT Of o)d, but the quality OF 1t h very poor
scarcely whic il the worst, TO bo taatalzed Win
taste OF really good dinner have abundance OF
is served here In Eoga1d all prisoners
are gidly allowaace5, aud the size OF Mr. Bren-
incorporating to the colossal hgure OF the Commits
sioner who stands feet Ga inches tall" receives
no more than you would" looking at the dminutive
form OF the reporter
"Aud what being 9ons to obtain yolr release from
here, Mr.. Dewey I"
Nothing directly from myself, bat many inhuentsI
men who have declared themselves my friends are
working hard for M OF all classes OF opinion In
every part OF the state tler infaence 70
Gear on Governor In my Denlf and should not 90
surprised IL ia a week was again conducting my
paper" - . A, g.,
thai world contains sucl mdn as August Del
rnont,D remarked tue reporter .
" BY means ne replied. " But VIII not col Hht
the mistake winch brought me here, second TIN
promise you had partly written the article oil WHEN
SIR. BELMONT complains, when was sudusny e.lioa
When turned it almost tine Ter Toe last iOfs 10
and Wrote the closing paragraphs
In great haste otherwise think might nave oeen
temperate In my ex pressOns"
Mr. Dewey had heard Monaghan election, and he
great importance TO tue victory OF MI Heay
1.-The victory OF Home Ruler Ia Ulster. SAID Mr. De
yoy, 10 be Regarded as trivial ny tne lIsh pa
trOt aud Mr. Healys success proves 10 my Subtraction
thai EpscopalisR aud Presbyterian no less tlan Cato
Ole Irsneu are beginning 20 desire National autonomy
or at least Rule regard the elecol as tue most
for sons time entirely favorable 10 tine great
movement"