New-York tribune., 1886-07-08
ABUSES AT THE TOMBS.
CHARGES AGAINST TWO KEEPERS.
LAwYER KELLER PRESENTS CASE AGAINST NC
NAMARA AND RIVERS.

VAWYER KELILR PRESENTS A CASE AGAINST MI
NAMARA AND EvERs.
The Commissioners Of Charities and Correction
yesterday gave hearing on the charges of Law
yer Keller aud other lawyers against Tombs Prison
keepers. Mr.. Keller was present with plenty OF
documents and Warden Finn stood behind Pres-
dent Porter prepared TO answer any questions con-
cerning his management OF the city prison. MI
Keller began with personal explanation. Keepers
pose them, promising that III the future
they would not allow him to be interfered with
The keepers had not kept their word, and he was
ready to push the charges. He chose one OF sew
eral cases represented by the documents In his
possession and said that if this case were dismissed
people might Just as we'll admit that there was no
referred to not one of his own, but case that
had been brought voluntarily TO him. lie had
LAWYER who had been injured by the keepers did
not even know as yet how greatly he had been
made to suner Mr. Keller said
appear in behalf Of owen MeNay for two reasons
seifprcssrvation. not my case but the case Oh
Owen MeNay Of No 24 sgans a y eas
and made the following statement which 10 sworn or rr
,eentH Ward twenty years and am tailor working
for Tredweli. slote co. In the fall OF 1883 my son
OF James Kelly. Judge stcckler defended him. advised
hun to plead guilty, ana got the s sen.sase %as asan
arrested for robbery taken to the city prison saw
him wa. .yHs "d the Fs2n fssSs @ysr
eot tod h@ thought woad SsiSre got Snt 'Ifss ,hss
ali hoped now was to keep him out OF sing sing ana
send him TO the Emira Reformatory. what SAID
Mcnamara, get that Sheeney 70 send Nun 10 inita
He couldn't 1t II you gave him house, lie theh
he could get senator Murphy TO IN mage
tine provided he could induce his friend Keeper
Exers TO- manage the matter. Next morning Keeper
MeNsns IA called down. and stood the corner In
the cold waiting for Lm TO Introduce keeper Evers;
They took into saloon kept by man named
ORourke and then TO Lawyer Brady's Office, where
pad 500. The lawyer at first wanted me 70 pay MIN
5000 but told him was poor man and he SAID VI
would do ward told him would pay him $50
and $50 more when he sent the ooy 10 tne REFORM
story Altogether they got 500 out OF me McSainara
called house three four times The boy go ve
years Mcnamara told me that O'Rourke hred the
Mcnamara told ought to pray for o Rourke for his
kindness.
At the conclusion Mr.. Keller read certificate
from James Little a wealthy resident of Staten
Island who formerly had McNally for sixteen
year, III his employ. and praised him highly There
was also a certificate from Tredwell. slote ~ 90,
where he now works The keepers were sent lot.
Mcnamara denied the charge totally. EVers ad-
mitted meeting McNally in Lawyer Bradys office:
McNally a decent-looking man of nifty, repeated
the story as given. The Commissioners tried 10
make Lawyer Keller admit that he himself had
thriyed by the same methods Of which he COM
blamed but while he admitted that he had PAID
keepers for cases brought him he refused TO d1vnge
names lie also admitted giving the keepers DIN,
ncr at his house one time. The case W as adjourned
McNally and his wife left the room, but returned
in terror within two minutes aud told Commissioners
Brennan that Keeper Mcnamara had met them ont
side and threatened to remove the top OF Mr. NC
Nay's head. an operation which both he ana MS
wife objected TO.