New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
BITTER AGAINST WALSH.
os,scoLL SENDS OUT ANOTHER LETTER.

nvnYoUs CHA RdEs MADE IN REGARD TO THE WAN
DENIS TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
Daniel Driscoll rose carly yesterday and Gil tne
forenoon sat composing q statement to the puohc
After finishing this bit of literary labor ne seemed
nuoh- relieved. Then he spent an hour Win
FATHER Gelinas and two hours with the Sisters OIL
Charity After that his wife, mother, chiia anu
brother came to see him. His wife ana cniio say
IN the corridor with him until lar In tne evening
Il is said that there is MISUNDERSTANDING between
the wife and mother as to the disposition OF 'he
Wanderers body when it Is delivered 10 them'
Each one champions the claims OF a separate
undertaken. To settle the matter has gwen the
Wbvo some concern, and he finally decided to leave
his body to an uptown medical college to be dis
sected in the interest of science. Driscoll says
he has seven bullets in his body, and he thinks 1t
will be interesting for the surgeons to trace them
Driscolls statement is in part as follows:
In justice to myself and suffering humanity con-
fined here / think it but my duty to call attention
Warden Thomas Walsh, alias Fatty walsh, man
Who morally and mentally unit to occupy his pres
good for society and bad man work irreparable
damage 1t is almost impossible TO believe IL, put
nevertheless IL Is fact matrons and Keepers prison
crs and visitors are simply groaning under the over
bearing tyrannical, brutal rule of the ex biackes
Fatty Walsh
NV God my spirit groans in anguish at the suffer
ings I myself and my fellow prisoners have been
surprised that the public would allow themse t,
20 be deceived by the nimsy excuses oHercu py tnis
sxtoron MS Is practi.ed upon the prisoners; the
principle that rules the place since ms man iooh
me When saw | welcome death as a sweet relief to
escape from tho cowardy brutality OF bis man; " d
since the day no took charge here mas hiaue ao VIC
mentally ten thousand deaths. ,.u
IL is fact known to every keeper and prisoner
in this place that alive was nor y end denied
to me. simply because insisted upon re-
eeivng enough food and which ! now state as COO s
Is my Judge did not receive nine meals out Vi oen'
MR. wALsHs GOLD WATCH
Following rs some OF the kindness and humanity
shown for which Mr.. Fatty Walsh did not receive
fake present Of gold watch and which any honest
member Of the press can prove by htte inquiry
among the prisoners. Ono day Adolph Rech an an
old man sixty years of age TOOK the a'lnor aS
received 10 Mr. walsh and told him II was not enough
for a child to live upon when Reich told the warden
same over the face Of the warden. beyond human
S on the at old n 90
with an oath to be confined In close conhennuIh.d
and kept him confined SOLITARY and alone ,Jr from
Of two months until the old man was Cripple H0n'
rheumatism ,eersr Of the Harlem
Mr. Thomas sse Ha nam R %So locked BY
Earden's order and is man who, believe IS no ~
sad to speak the Match Oel h G same Walsh
four small boys in a cell known as the penl,c,nt
ss w vi cell Is Teeing with damp and chill Listen
you great and wise ones of the EARTH Lsen Under
are ~ sSurteen years were kept closely confined
to this cell for the period OF three weehs, need 70
l Dnon The bare stones The bitter sobs and
weeping OF those children during the aead "a''h'' "a
'hc TheTe IS man al the present moment confined here
Morse who %as gwen v s0 man Morse had
money and at once used his PM 70 nave sacesed in his
Effort TO Keep the here so he might pluck him M
This man was given the quarters constance ~ co Inc
MoSse was cut Of his cell at all hours of the day and
night and could receive his VISITORS, po.n h. o'ld re-
a,S anv length OF time to suit Themselves while The
poor prisoner could not even receive o0T no Oh hsm at
the moderate price Of e Gssye 70 SO Saw and win ex
NO Esy % %sv at he mercy seat Of false
perjury against at my trial Both Snfer nc wTTy
and Carrie wilson committed t the ra "a Isw B1t
ie sye W" them 'I 10 Cod For the last time protest
against this legal murder pss1v ana ayy Wa t" e almost
stranger but few days from me Ear ear, " Sho
Bee1y WAS C the company Cor Rer and nd every policeman in
sixth Ward knows was IN my sober senses "o"'u
WARDEN WAISTS EXPLORATION.
word.n Walsh said in reference to Driscolls
charges against him that he had locked Reich up
for a few DAYS because in n fit OF rage Reich had
dashed tray TO the ground, breaking lou Oh
nrson oueen'sware. Reich, being Hebrew, ana
not want 10 eat off the same plates ana az 'h h
same food as the Christians" IN the jan. As
for the hovs he denies even keeping boys In the
nenitcntiary cell over forty-cight hours at time.
Sometimes refractory boys were put In there
Tor dsipline In relation to the prisoner Morse
ha said that Morse was sentenced TO the Clty
Prison for three months. that he complained OF
being sick and asked to be nut IN the SICK cen
AZ he was one of COmstOcks prisoners his request
was granted There no sick In the prison
Mt This time nor were any extra privileges accorded
him The rest of DriscOlls statement the warden
said was due TO malice. ,,, . .L
Charity Commissioner Porter listened TO the
reading of DrscOlrs statement and laughed at
tbe fake watch Mr. Walsh showed IT to the
reporter 1t is handsome gold watch which zen
Walsh said had been left at the 'front.' gate aI
snring On the inside of the watch was the fol-
lowing inscription Token of esteem for humanity
and Kindness, 1881" In conclusion Walsh sad
that his order stopping friends of prisoners ornS
ing or sending in food, etc, had been aOoiisheu'
ISIDOR COHNFELD BACK At WORK