The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-12
A HARD ROAD.
Experiences ef al. t~nfostunat~s whs
ttnd fh~is WAY - nIssAs.tf'. i.i.an-
Ram tho rrusipis dsn.s Of Tassr Haia
and Ni.ioFtuus.

IfsrenfTs pf the nfsssturFs Nhs
tind fh~is VA, - i.i.aa-
Earn the fru'ipls dsa.s Of rhsir Haiu
and ai.foTtas-.
''i 81 al who enter herr leave hops
behind. said \ melancholy specimen
I humanity. a-cu.iomvi To- police
Ourts. III rather \ sarcastic tons Ga
some new arrivals, ia tie lock up Al
joining the Jefferson Mark; i'oltcy
tourt 4 couple ui DAYS aso he had
been arrested for drunkenness aud n
Az waiting u bearing. and was airrady
discussing Ia his III NJ the crria nty. a.
hc explained q. 81 benz ''srnf up fur
one month or cl~- IN. Ills rrmaTA
had the eisct # u was not intended 90
do 81 q making a Few II TIA. unfonu.
na,c' IN the gloomy. dirty prison =, IA
even more miserable.
ENEir MORNING nv
A. early - siN n. m. daily from To
various station houses prisoners bs'sin
to wsnt 'Irir Ma ia company az blue
coated Officers 10 JciFc ION Market A
dolciul looking spectacle a ma oriiy ~
them present. ~ early ~ nine o'clock
the pen Ia The rcar uf the cuur room
was crowded. n Il snearl, Every seven
days Of the week. The room !. a diriv-
hooking. dark concern. sith an iron
barred door. Two benches only are
provided. and for hour-. owing to the
limited pace. the foul place j. crowd
ed. some standing. som" sitting. oihcrs
pacing IL and fro IL the, can obtain
elbow room; = NJ. cur.ing. some cry
ing. signing Or moaning. some laugh
Ing. singing and making merry over
thci' misiortunc-. Men "sll dressed
mcn coa;lcs- and sho-l.-s spine hat-
les some with blopiy faces. black
ewes or bloody noses. victims of flight
or \ Policeman sclub respectable men.
~yagahond>. tramp,. thieves. burglars,
old criminals, aud new ones. 40 M ser
able specimens IL fallen humanity.
rag- ami bod e. ar alive with
v.rmin. are here 'or hour, daily hut
died together like the dogs in ti.s
pounL
SiS- ~NpNit ".
II - 4 veritahle pandemuniurD of sin.
wickcducs- aud untold misery. Man,
are the victims Of honest misfortune:
some al revenge and - ~. u few have
been pla' ell there 10y relative. prrhap.
a mother or a wife, bat a ma jority can
attribute their arrest To- the ruin th~y
have brought from. perhaps som. gild- I
sd saloon kepJ by some alderman. or
some ol the thousand poihou~e poll
ticianH who thrive on poor pcop -
misery while dot NJ out the drnnkari .
poison In the har-ruoms 81 this great
I, hriStiian (?J metropolis.
But what = scene - exhibited in ihE.
prison pen at all hour- Earchanalian
song- arr. heard vulgar stories are told
the air !, blac. with puirid oaih~ ,imid
are seen groan-ng and
over their disgrace. hardened sinner.
gloating over past mi-deels. A
Young thief - heari boasiin, how ha
i drgsk-n 'bloat" Of hi< clothes
aud money and divided IL with the
''cop: another tells the uninitiats.a
about the bic one must l..i GA ihe
@:hcrs curse the Judge AMI yos
while more than pns niTnn-,
give up IN de-pau. II j. n question fsr
InorslI>i. Ia -is'iy and dec dr whether
the men who 20 up before oar pssiee
n are snt for the hrs; time 20
The island ever become better citizens
or not. Man. lose their self respec.
Many there learn Tor the
hrs, time the SAY ot thieyery. as.d to-,
end tssir DAYS in n pTiSon or on
he gsllew< On the walls Of Jeferea
- wr<tsn the nams os the mu.-
HCGloia- He wrote Is there yeus
be espisied biz crime ga The
L would seem ia be is~e~
pecial delight Of some 1T thee i-lsnti
81 a.r. sIasr 1.rxI- - IA
DlsGe, the. Ti-if.
PRI-oS FsEF.
The Justice sits about go n n zoe
he pn-oo~rs are m aligned befeFo him
MANY M held fnr = hearing isfere ,arr
rourt Of Geaeral Sess. gu OF tAe srue
nal courts Some are bailed. .orn~ Es
but n majority are ever doomed
or the island. Ba,is and line. arc not
forthcoming. Tbs. wbo Ns
loi prepared in this n.
hustled intoa large rocr. "a the
PRISON To await rhrir I2srs dom
TIE room i furnished With iopy w...s~n
)ench@. = row e rs--d plank 90
which ssye-as . ted fe<sOry
- tliy, = clo-et. . hydraas aud = suy5e
"a cap.
Thosr who are - uafu<-nnaee - 20 be
here as furnished with a ia
pan a. re wa,s.. called coffee tsugar-
and a piece II DIR eresd Occa-
AZ disner :iu,. ma,toe-soup or
Dee-soup. or Al e1cuss for il. Is served
> small ;in can A spoon. bu: no
Knife % fosk. = provided. The prissn-
RS are always deprived ol their poke
knives for fear they msy do mischief or
attempt suicide 4
IFE on II ISLAND.
Every day except Sunday the prison
al carries prisoners 20 the foox Of
lwenty-sixth street aad ships them
hence 10 the workhouse- The van :
filed 20 iis utmost capariiy.
AZ the foof Of Eass Twensy-sixsh street
dozen men or more are compelled 70
. ladder and enter the hold OF
he FdeIisy OF Bellevue. for Black
Lland bound. The bald VA