New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-13
WARDEN FOX'S SUCCESSOR.
A CHANGE AT THE PENITENTIARY.

LOUIS d. PILSBURY TO BE APPOINTED TO-DAY
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION.
An important change has been decided upon
by the Commissioners OF Charities and Correction which
VIII 20 into effect to-day John ~ Fox, for many years
warden Of the Penitentiary BlackwelPs Island,
has sisnihsd his intention to send in
his resignation to-day. 1t will be promptly
accepted ana Louis d. Plsbury for many years
" N" Albany Penitentiary. will bo appointed in his
pace. inc commissioners have for some time contem.
'niS contingency -"d Mr. Pilsbury recently
o.'N"a",o"ed y. - Win on the s~''iect He ia a man
OF Independent fortune. with talent
for managing such Institutions inherited ..om
his father and grandfather. both OF whom
acquired fame executive managers Of penal instu.
tons He resigned his position at the Albany Penteu-
tary several years ago. and has been living in retire.
ment in Albany since then. He has
q fondness for trusts OF this character. Ho
is. however man Of sturdy character ami stern dis
cplinarian. To this effect Commissioner H. II. Porter
discoursed last evening TRIBUNE reporter who called
upon him to verify the report tnat Mr.. ri sbury
succeed Warden Fox.
"We hope" continued Mr. Porter. "thst wo
arc gong to bring the institutions charge up
to high standard Of excellence. They interesting
TO all persons who visit city, bo,n those
coming from our own country and those coming
from abroad. Hardly q day passes on which
do not receive applications from forei suers, often
men OF great distinction for permission to visit the ns
is important that good man-the best that find
should be the head OF the penitensry. Much bs
dono for the inmates by which their condition
be improved and criminals be made end
Of their terms than when they first enter the pson
Larger accommodations needed and the penal instl
tutons should be III separate locality from that
pied by the charitable Institutions have therefore.
purchased Rlkers Island and expect to erect there
penitentary much larger than that on Blackwe.I.
island We cannot begin the work until next ycai ior
appropriation It Will have to be built by the city as
IT is a city institution. 1t greatly needed. We
LOO prisoners aud only 500 cells in the prison,
that we have to double Up and frequently put Two
is possible to avoid it, AS the city grows crime grows
with 1t and larger accommodations are urgently needed
The census OF the inmates OF tue institutions appears 10
be constantly about one per cent Of the population o tho
city. There are l4.o0c inmates now altosether ia tho
various buildings under orr charge. We have besides
1000 acres CT land at fsip L. L. where We expect ID
Island we have number OF hospital paylions tor mao
and female ncuraDles and payllons for insane females
these un.ortunates now and We are about stArtiaga
training school for nurses for the insane L Is our
desire TO nave all the Institutions under the best possible
We deemed it wise to obtain the services Of Mr.
Psbury We heard that lie could be induced 10 cnter
into active life once more and began negotiations WITH
him and succeeded IN inducing him tc accept WoaIe
hope that the action tomorrow will be unanimous. In
such Board there should be very little or no politics.
PsbuIy's appointment. He Will certainly be APP
pointed He the city nov Ssa + al SI THe S mnsDf e Gs
tcntiarY. The warden's salary has been loo year.
What we will give Mr.. Pisbury cannot ray, hut lt
will be than that He received $4,000 year wno
at the Albany Pententisry. He will enter upon tho
duties of his Office May l5 We have an admirable
deputy warden IN Charles Osborn who Will be retained
No other changes arc proposed in the penitentary.
A TRIBUNE reporter called at the house OF tonins.
sior er Brennan last evening He asked % lie excused
from saying anything I'm regard 10 the change until after
IL meeting to-day. Warden Fox like Mr. Brennln Is
a member OF the Tammany Hall Organization. lie Is
about sixty years old and appointed IN $50 Mr.
Brennan opposed to the action taken by th" other
commissioners who yesterday resolved to accept his
resi- gnaton aud appoint Mr.. pl.sbury