The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-09

HHltS buppiltU WIFI DOOhS anu ptIlOuICNlS.
John W. McNulty is the nestOr of Muir
derers' Row" He is under sentence of
death for killing John Collins Oh March %.
1888, but his counsel, Carroll Cook, has led
him to believe that his neck may never be
elongated, because the last Legislature
shall be executed in San QUENTIN. Nc
Nulty's lawyer holds that the act conflicts
with the Constitution, and that his clienl in
consequence, cannot be executed. McNulty
is hopeful, and receives visits from the Sis
tiers Of Charity, for whom he has a great
liking.
HAS JAIL DEBILITY.
Next on the record is Bouncer" Wal
lace, the burly eX-policeman, who was EN-
ployed to eject Improbable visitors from a
killed Alfred II. Rice. the proprietor of the
place, on account Of woman. He has
been granted a new trial, and when seen
In his cell yesterday WAS reading blood
cuTdling novel loaned him by fellow pris-
oner. He complains of pressing pains in
his chest and abdomen. The doctor says he
has 90 Jail debility" disease as readily
diagnosed from the symptoms as hOmeSick-
ness or lOvesickness.
Ng Yuen, the Chinese dwarf, who is I'M
der sentence Of death for killing Ii Lung on
July 10, 1882 is in the last stage Of con-
sumption. He spends most Of his time in
bed and speaks to no one but his Celestial
roommate. A Monaghan doctor brings
him medicine In little bottles, and gives him
packets OF tea. His pigtailed friends sup
Wy him with tobacco aud cigars.
A STUDENT OF ENGLISH.
Chew Sing Wing is an aged disciple of
Confucius who killed his ungratefu
nephew, Lew Jing, on July 10. 1889. lie
is 10 years old and has a pigtail that will
soon be as white as drifted snow. His
finger nails are already as black as drfted
charcoal, which is owing to the fact that he
is an ardent student of English and passes
his tine In copying upon large sheets of
paper figures aud letters from newspapers
brought IN by the missionaries. He knocked
out an hour or two yesterday of the time
that flies in trying TO reproduce big ID"
that appeared in old English type in the
title of a religious paper.
THE CHAMPION SLEEPER.
Sidney Bell, alias Thomas. awaiting SEN
tence for the mui der of Samuel jacobson on
August 10, 1890, is the champion sleeper of
| prison. He slumbers like sinner in
! church, and is only awakened with great
| difficulty. Since he made the acquaintance
| of DR.. EastOn he has hoped for freedom
| His friends have net been near him since
last Wednesday, but his hOre is as exuberant
| as ever. He listened with evident delight
to the religious services yesterday, and is
| learning to eschew the use OF sinful exple-
tives.
John J. Barnett. who killed his mistress,
| May Sidney Mgnon, In an EilIs-street
| house on January 10. 1891. is still suffering
| from his attempt to end his own existence.
| He is one If the tallest prisoners in the Jail,
and is given to meditation but not to pray
| ers. He has not bee II tried.
sAM'L OF PosEN.
| M. b. Curtis, the actor, who Is charged
with the murder of policeman Alexander
| Grant, on the night Of September 18th. is as
| cheerful as when he strutied the stage in
| the gorgeous garments of SAM of Possn. d"
| His wife visits him once or twice every day.
and his theatrical frie nds call upon him fire.
| quently. He smokes until his cell is full
| OF Havana fumes and his face is as indis-
tinct as transformers assets at the end Of
run of hard luck. Hi cellmate is
| Nathaniel Green, b0ok-keeper who had
fell designs on his employers assets. and
against whom fifteen indictments have been
found. They play pinOchle and tell each
other stories. AT other times Curtis de-
yours the contents of theatrical and sporting
| parers Of which he has an abundance
| The last man in the prison whose hands
nre red is Richard Kentzel, who killed
| Anthony Schraege, at the corner of Pine
and Dupont streets, last August He
| hobbies about on crutches owing to a
| wound received from his victim. He is
| under q charge of mauSlauphter