The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-23
DEANE'S LIFE In JAIL.
Luxury in Prison Said to be
the Price of His
Silence.

James Deane, the convicted election re
peater. who is to sojourn at the County
Jail for one year, will probably have q
much more pleasant time there than it
has been supposed he would. 1t has been
repeatedly said of late that Deane has
lived on the fat Of the land since he was
sentenced to one years imprisonment in
the County Jail for Illegal voting. Deane
has been considered martyr by his ac-
complies, and also O bugaboo that they
fear tremendously, for Deane could "a
tale unfold, y ii he SO desired, that would
make the buyers of votes shake in their
shoes.
Rumor has had it that the gang OF vii
lains who purchase votes, encourage per-
jury and defraud citizens of their rights
nave contributed to a fund to supply
their once tool but now boss, James
Deane, with all the Injuries he desires
while in Jail. This, rumor has it, is to
bribe him to keep silence and not betray
those who induced him to vote early and
often.
To ascertain how Deane really does live
called at the Jail yesterday and had a
talk with Jailer Birdsall. That gentle
man expressed considerable surprise that
/ should have received the above informa-
tion and at once denied its truth.
JAlLEh blhDoALl
"Deane." said he, will be treated just
the same as any one else here under the
same circumstances.
This was rather ambiguous and in
qnired how that was.
HE will get the same rations and ac-
commodations the other prisoners re-
cetve, but OF course we make a distinc-
derer, for he has only committed misde-
meanor He IS in ward No on the
second floor; his cell is furnished no better
than that of the others. We try to make
them all comfortable"
But. as to his food; if he wants to puy
delicacies he will be permitted to, pre-
sume2,'
''Oh, yes; any prisoner in the jail may
do that
IFS he watched very closely?"
No; we do not treat him like we would
desperate character, and he gives us no
trouble"
..It is said, Mr.. Birdsall, that an ar
rangement has been made with you that
will enable him to leave the jail when
ever he desires, to return to it to report at
stated intervals; is that true?"
"That would be an escape, quickly put
in Under Keeper Birmingham, who was
present at the interview, and ne looked
hard at the jailer.
Eyes; that under the law would be con-
sidered an escape,n added Mr.. BirdsaIl,
''and it is not probable that we would vio-
late the law Deane has never left the
jail since he was sentenced and, unless
ordered to by the Court, never will until
his time expires"
AN EASY LIFE.
By this interview it may readily be
seen that Deane may have nothing but
prison life for year, or that he may
have everything necessary to make life
enjoyable except liberty, providing he
can pay the price, and If the rumor that
he will not be short of funds be true. he
undoubtedly will not deprive himself of
comforts. All he need dc for one year is
to eat, drink and sleep, smoke good
cigars, read newspapers and novels or
anything else. He can see his friends,
entertain them royalty, and at the end of
the year leave the old brick structure, fat
and lazy enough TO be employed as clerk
by the fraud Mayors government.
OF course all this ease will cost him his
silence Which will he accept, the bribe
of comfort. or diyulge the names of the
men who persuaded him to vote four
times.