The evening world., 1893-07-25
GILMORE BR0uGA1 TO COURT.
The Ex-Convict's Hearing Ad-
journed by Consent
lie Makes Grave Charges Against
Eimira Offlciuis.

John Gilmore. the cx.conv:ct from ths
Elmira Eeformatory out on paroie and whom
the Eimira officials are strenuously tndeavor-
ing 20 return TO that institution, was In su-
prcme Court Chambers this forenoon on
habcas corpus proceedings pending motion
for his release from detention In the Tombs.
NY consent OF the District-Attorney and ut
the request OF Lawyer Friend. OF Frtead x
House, the case was adjourned for argument
until Thursday next.
Counsellor House is out OF town and he is
TO argue the case himself.
Gilmore before being tason back to the
Tombs handed statement to the reporters.
In 1t he prepared table OF so
convicts In Elinira who had been transferred
| from there to Au0urn Prison on the merest
suspicion Of having violated the rules OF the
refOrmatory.
| In this statement Gilmore says: "a case
OF horribl. cruelty on the part OF Snp,.
to be found at sixty-nfth street and second
avenue.
The prisoner had nvc year maximum
sentence having been sent 70 Elmira In
January, lsss. When paroled he had served
tour years ana nine months
!" He was out on paI ole atout a month. and
days to serve. the very night he
reached the roformatory, he was placed
In solitary confinement In dark
dungeon, chained 70 the moor and Kept TN ~
ounces OF bread and n pint of water every
twent, -'our hours He was padded twenty
six times in succession"
| Gilmore adds the names Of twenty.oight
| boys who, be alleges, have been Irighttully
punished with the "paddlc" for the atrOciOus
crime, az he puts It: "ot being DUH in school. =
young man named Earle, whose isiher
is ali undertaken In brooklyn. kurle
has been punished 40 often that he is at
times raving maniac and is all the time
parents can say lie was sound In tody aud
mind before being taken to the rctormatory.
| lie has now been there three years and
can be hcld seven years more II tho Superin-
tendent wishes
In the case OF bonner, where lie was
| padded twenty-three days in succession,
was writing note from one Inmate 70 ah-
other. lie " ould not admit whether he wrote
the note or not, and Supt. Brockwny took the
means already described to force him.
| "Aftcr tNenty-threG days the Superntrnd
ant was heard to excaim: I'VE might as
well let him go. he viii never tell and IT'S nc
use killing him.
formatory four years ana eight months, hav.
Ing four months TO servo Ut q nve-year maxi.
mann sentence.
who has been there two years and half He
has been padded nearly every month since
his Incarceration, sometimes as often as SIX
tines q month. for being duli ih school
and through no fault or his own. ns h,
Is affected with very weak eyesight
As all the studies are pursued at night undel
the electric light, II Is impossible to keel
your eyesight III good condition for any lengtt
OF time
~ think 1t would be the most humane nc
that ever was done to have an Investigation
started. / for one am willing TO swear posi-
lively to what write ana can get severa
other men TO corroborate my statement.
| "Anothcr TACT to be mentioned Is that onl,
for tho persevering kindness OF (. Monks
Superintendent OF schools Of Elmir; , md VIII
is q teacher ut the keformatory. 1t would b.
far worse than II Is.
"Prof. Monks takes such an interest In tn,
inmafS that he does all in his power /,
make the time pass pleasantly by givin
them books, q practice which had beel
stopped. but revived through Prot Monks
Efforts"