New-York tribune., 1886-06-04
BUDDENSIEK IN SING SING.
ASSIGNED TO TIE JOBBING SHOP.

10 No HARD woRK-How HE PASSED
THROUGH THE ORDEAL
C,o~,os A Buddensek, the mud-mortar bn lder,
.ha ;"i of whose ramshackle buildings ended III
verdict If manslaugiter asainst nm. oesdn p Ia,
sentercc of tc years In the Slbs SIhH oea'o i''
at 1890 a III. YESTERDAY . -. a
Bn6densirk rose in his cell at the I"mps a, %
n m ate n hight br akfast and at GAO was renuy
Tor ms iourney M the river AT tha' time DepnlA
Sber,tts McCloshey and Herman arrived ana . nuu
deuslck was taken INTO the main cortiuof ~ ,i -, m
of Warden Fans desk uddensi9k was "1 % con. Nv
with the deputies alone however. -Four 9tnc' n, cy,,
y,c;ed II en- appeared with hln. oheWas u"A, oor f
Vradlev age sixteen. sentenced 10 cIe,r NJ % Ach' , @
burglary The other three were lou" Thnros w e, Vac
and a half wears for grand larceny ShdicS W"- wa
- ,hree wears and nine IN ,nths Tor ieceINlne
s,"icn coors aud Andrew ID. TOmpklnS, iour ann q
hsIf vcars for grand larceny Ii was i.ml'hins
n.i ILL., taorder Suyth II calle the meanest OF tIIeves
~,,t,ns had been a soldier and had obtained
., ob0 bond from Mrs. Amanda Bragg uhder raise
pWv'bpn Buddensicl found himsefone of this group,
be snowed the first sign of crest alien IN ~ Dep
ufv->herf Nice os%ev hanIcuheu bl"a,eE u anu
Wis, to, ether and raucd lompkinS with Nag-
sner Deputy sheriff kiernan took Buddensiek IN
charce The i've convicts were placed IN me piacA
maria at a. IN. am i"Tay n'"w,ss wcre '"'e' The
smoking-car OF the m .r1,n eldest SON
inmed HIN there and acconipAnieo nm Us isi & DIS
Snnkers The mud builder lighted cigar ana en-
,errJ into earnest conversation with ms son. MS
cnlv opoarent observation OF the eXternai Worlu
o@ni. @ 'rih rpihrn n c,owd of railroad iaboreTs began
nointing him out through the windows. re theh
leaned forward and gazed al them with u haSh'hs
eye. o,,f,i pulhenSiek after his
con ief, HIM devoted msef to his cigar and I'M
isLed H. At ling sing a crowd OF the curious curious
,umfed was awaiting his appearance. De.ul3
Snnrf Nc( :Ioshey fastened the four other conNlct'
togethcr ana ran them mp the track through me
pnrthern gate of the prison yard ana thence 10 t,io
nfiice EnG1ensiek was taken in carriage by the
roundabout road winch leads to the prison.
lie passed through the heavy c1ter door
and descended to tie basement "A Iconhecpo, r ca'
stepped up 10 him and etuiiiy sald urn youI i
face 10 the wall" Buddensiek seeined daze9 a.u
Iesitated The order was repeated he Ie old , man
ohryed IT. "F0d your arms was the neX' con-
,nnnd Ruddeusek TUNED back, apparently Nv at a
los what 10 90. Don't you understand EnglSh
ottcnd,nr sternIV asked. and repeated she order
iudhnrs,ee NJ length comprehendcd the command
ano s,ood face 10 the wall arms folce =. Buddch-
sick. nose was inches from the heaVy Walls.
lie mad a good opportunity to see that TIE stones
1hcrooi were frst-cass material ana the mortar
could not be easily punched out with SICK A
minute later his night hand on cohVlo, "aihh
IIgn; shoulder, hIs left hand pressed against
WaIsb's left side Buddennek with the four others
IA lock-step passed TO Chaplain Edgertoas ROOM
Clerk Babcock took the pedierees o, inc nve
Years for cal ng and ID got out only on February
90 Iost. Principal Keeper Connaughton recognized
him at first sight c, D.., ;a
.hat ms regular business was that of butcher; he
vas tfty-iive years old and was born III germany.
lie could read and write. lie sald empnailcaly
that he never used liquor he dd use tobacco
lie cmptIed his pockets producing beside ms COZ ,
orrd handkercllei, a gold watcn and cham and
$40 ~ IN bills and change His gold-bowed eye
eIossrs were returned to him. An 1s-carat gold
riny he was allowed to wear until he could get II
oi more easIiy after his oath. Buddensek was next
told I AT through good behavior he would nave
only six wears ana six months TO serve, beside pay
,ng ms $500 Gne. He would have to do an honest
f,Ir davis work" To Chaplain Edgerton Budden-
si,k said tl.at he was a Protestant and would IKE
- attend Protestant services. lie had attended
school and sunday school
Attnr "A bath and the loss of his mustache and
clippmc of his hair. Buddensick With his f0ur COM
u,nions maj ched in conVlcts garb TO Dr. Barber
a,,d the physician reported that Buddenslek sur
iced from hernIa aud wore a truss. that he was
nrcdIspos-d 10 rheumatism aud that his general
fr,lth was iair; his weight was lGs pounds, his
leirht five teet seven and a half inches, lie was
,ssiyned 10 the jobbng shop. lhiS Is the hcid oi
oc1vltv for cOnvIcts who attend 10 the Waier and
% pocs aud the general repair wOrk OF the prison
I, aell Warden Brush sad that }uddenSleH age
au1 nhvslcal condition would probably MAKE ligh,
,vnrt NECESSARY for him; tins wOuld be gauged ac-
c,rIing TO MS sgIergth. though he should only
houdlr . broom. lhe eX-buildeT looked Ill before
the ordeal was over and the dazed EXPRESSION
dreocned more and more on his face until lie had
o,sou,eared IN lock-step with his four companons
ri lO:3O a. m. An hour had been occupied III max
inc tLc,n five fulIicdgod cOnvicts
II was discovered that IompkI hdd pension
md Tins was stored away for him; ne gave dlrec-
tons that lls pensions should he sent 70 The prison.