New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
WHAT'S GOING on At TRENTON
WORK IN THE Observation-Disclosures UP TIE |
STATE PRISON KEEPER


Trenton, April l. (Spcciall.-The Senate held only
orc session today Fifteen minutes suhiccd for the
transaction Of the business in hand senators Leaning
and Roe, Republicans. absent and for that reason.
the substitute for the Ballot Reform bill not acted
upon When the senate adjourned it for the
week. and consequently the substitute will not be
reached until next Monday night. IL all the
Republican senators not present then. the consld-
GRAFTON of the bill will be postponed again. The House
may take recess Friday If ii chooses. or pursue
any other course that it sees fit to adopt, bnt the
Senate will not adjourn until its work in Hudson
County is over The prolongaion Of the session until
the middle of MAY is not improbable
Before quitting for the week the senate passed
the following bills AppropiatnG $4,000 for a new
building al the state Industrial school for GIFTS max
ing il a misdcmcanor TO sell goods purchased on the
instamcnt plan before they are paid for, requiring
that all license fees collected In townships boroughr
and villages shall be appropriated 10 the governments
of those places.
The session of the House to-day was also brief
Among the bills passed one TO change the name
Of the Princeton Charitable Institution 10 >tudents
Aid Association
Charges wore preferred today against Henry j..
Butler the supervisor at the state Prison John Tobin
! brush contractor. and John Cook. manager ana
Instructor Of convicts under Tobm. The complainant
against Butler. Tobn and Cook i William ii. Bcadlc.
publisher OF The nslo-Amcrcan," weekly news
paper in Trenton. lie alleged in an affidavit before
Justice iodine that they con-prcd 70 cvadc the law
requiring: the labelling II prison made goods IN lcrhe
and consp iouous manner Ecadlc'> claim that he rep
reScmt> the labor organizations j. regarded a absurd
Politicians say that he j, pallrs chc,aHts ont OF the
fire for the Democrat, bosses IF Hudson County who
are bent on breaking Keeper Patterson and changing
the management Of the PRISON. Keeper Patterson Ia
refused 10 be dictated 10 By them IA the matter %
prison appointments. luller. Tobin and COOK ap
pcarcd before Justice Bedtime and gave bail for ap-
pcaring Oh Thursday.
Keeper Patterson surprised yesterday by the
appearance at the prison Of man Who represented
that he was from the Attornc, Generals once I'D
Wasmns tOI. and lao on To- InNc~tSit" Charge
made by sheriff Davis. 81 Hudson County, 10 me
effect That United states prisoners were brins III
treated in The prisons. the STRANGER sal" uia' IT.
Wa, colonel Wood. and ;lrt ne hh' consulted with
Governor Albeit about The matter Keeper iati'i
.ou allowed him to interview prisoners. and Colonel
Mood came 10 The concp. lon that Will" The charge
were exaggerated sui there sufficient ground Tor
al Investigation. lis bearing was such that hr rN
pcricnccd no difficulty At all In S'itrt I"h OF
money from the Keeper on the IIci"At that an '\
pcc,od draft from Wa>hln -ton had not arrived
IOlOncl Wood to app'ar al the PRISON a'aih 10
day and pursue his inquiries. but hc had KIT out 81"
Tho prison all that he after. and Ia, not shown
m vet TO-DAY Keeper Patterson mentioned the
matter to Governor Albeit and soon learned that he
had been robbed
rhc CONT Of Pardons d.ourncd FOR The term to
day without acting on the aspiration Of Mrs Robert
Ray Hamilton for pardon