Daily Republican., 1890-02-10

and at The trial the father wss convicted
of murder oi the second degree and SeA.
teneed 70 be Imprisoned for life while
The son va condsmned 70 thP galIcws.
Through the intsrposition of th6ss who
rrptisvsd for ninesy yeess, and about (
Lat, on account Of failipg health and
remain: in j.ii. IL i in poor heath,
and was found lying IN bed on Saturday
suffering severely from . cafbuncle on
his tight shoulder. He has been trou.
b!ed tor long time with asthma, and
soms Time ago II wsA thought he had
consumption.
Butch" Walker, the wsll-krowp
colofsd man who for long time Was .
familiar character on the streets OF this
city, y also imprisoned ior life for the
killing sf young Mulvey, aud II seemed
almost . coincidence that while "Butch"
pespsd through the bars Of bis cell door
OF the right Of the corridor, the father OF
bic victim was doing the same thing from
his quarters In the "bnmk'" cell at the
end Of the same corridor. Butch"
spcuds his time in making fancy work,
some Of which shows considerable akill
aud 10 very handsome. Last Saturday
he sold what Is known a fury bucket,
intended for parlor ornament, 10 1
gentleman from York, Pa. for "a
The last prisoner ssntsnced for life
was Williams, the colored man who was
tried At the November term Of Court for
the killing Of the boy Walter II. Wrlsht
on the evening Of June l3th, last year.
He was indicted for murder OF the nrst
degree and the Jury rendered . verdict IN
accordsnce with the Indictment An bid
counsel learned that two OF the Jurors
were related to the murdered boy they
entered motion for . new trial, but
before the Court decided the matter II
was agreed on the part Of tue State "a
permit the prisoner to plead guilty "a
murder Of the secord degree, and q sen-
tenco for lie was imposed.
Without any doubt Frank Mccoy,
known - Big" Frank, 10 the mosi
notable prisoner In the jail, but NO one
70 look ~ him now, would fos moment
supposs that but few years ago he wai
. terror to every bank and monsysd In
stiiutlon 10 this country. There ID ne
doubt but he ID now . reformed man Ia
every sense Of the word, but the day va.
whom he Was known a. the most bold And
shillful rank burglar living. Years age
he was concerned 10 some Of the most
greatest aud heaviest robberies evei
committed, among them being that o.
the Manhattan Bank In New York. jim,
my Hope was engaged with Frank IN
this robbery, In which large number o
bonds were taken. These we're 90 care
fully secreted that no living person
except Hope knows where they are. and
this win explain why frank IL now il
New Cattle Jail. When Frank escaped
from New Castle 10 1874, be owed thi,
State about nine years for bis partlcipa-
tion In the attempt to rob the Bank o
Delaware In this city, having been sen.
fenced 10 ten years. impri,pnment II
December, 1879. After leaving here ht
knocked around the country for somt
time, but finally located in New York
where for fvs years he was almo.t daily
in contact with the police, to whom b,
was well known.
During this time 1t has beeu showr
that be had left his old associates ant
was trying 10 lead an honest life. Ons
day he was surprised by being arreated
aud given TO understand that unless b,
told whore the Manhattan Bank bond
were hs would DO returned 10 this stat,
to complete his sentence. As he did no
know be could mot tell and although b,
made strong legal fight In the impir,
State. he was returned, and hss been IL
New Castle jail ever sincs. There 10 M
danger OF Frank ever leaving tho jai
again until he can do SO legally, an,
when no does go, there 10 NO doubt bu
be will lead . different life, as there 1
every reason TO believe that bis reforms
| tion Ia thorough and complste.
He hss furnished his cell quito nicely
and has comfortable bed. He also hal
small coal oil stove, on which be wal
cooking his breakfast when visited b.
the reporter Frank 10 we'll educated
and highly intelligent man, aud show
very little reserve when converslng will
tLo,e who approach with feelings beyont
those OF idle curiosity. He has yet soms
time TO serve, but there are not & few
who think that as Jimmy Hope was NO
brought back, II would be . graceful ac
on the part Of the Governor 10 let Franz
60 free, on condition that he would leave
this State forever.
| The great trouble among the prisoner
seems to be tho want Of so met hing to do
although some Of them spend almos
their entire time 10 making little articles
which are sold to visitors. Still there 1,
no doubt but 1t would be much better fo
tho prisoners, a. well as the taxpayers,
the recommendation OF the Grand Jurl
wac compiled with and the tramps AMI
buns, with those sentenced for shor
terms, should be put at some kind o
work that would not compete with me
chan!cAl induatries.
Notwithstanding the crowded condi
tion Of the Jail every Tsrt OF 1t 10 KEEP
clean, and there 10 an entire abseuce o
that smell that Is usually noticed In In
stitutions OF this kind. There are thirty
six inmates In tho ssbum" department
the majority Of whom are we'll known II
the police court oil this city. Some O
these miserable bcings will scarcely b,
released before their craving Tor rum vii
cause them to again indulge to excess
and they will again fall into the hands o
the police, to be returned for anothe
sixty days In their old quarters. Tier
10 no denying the fact that the sxcessiv
use of intoxicAuts 10 the cause Of seveu
eighls Of the prisoners being In Jail, an,
their fate should be u warning to others
lest they, too, may share the same fate.
High Recomm ondations
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