New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-26
THE TRIAL OF THE SHERIFF.
WARDEN ROE TESTIFIES AS TO THE Ne"
YEARS EVE CELEBRATION in
THE JAIL.

49,. ,o.,,,.,,io, II the charges against SheriH
7, n T,rnesn IN connection with the manage
,oo,. - the Ludlow Street jail was resumed yes
tcrlov morning before ex-senator william H. f'oo
ortsan who was appointed comfniss'o"e' ~ W.
ernor Morton TO take testimony me "'''''e
held in tho old General Sessions bu'l'''''' o ~
ere, noor The case for the prosecution ccnduc'ei
IL, DENNY Attorney General Hasbr0ucK' mas "
,oc.,Ie1 General Tracy Is the senior couhSe' ioI
a. -hor'r THO hearing Jill not begin untl n''''
Yesterday morning. Tho frat witness "is '|
II. Walker. auditor of the Sherifs once II va"
called n lhsprove the fourth ge,''ha' INV '"'
,T charged 37is cents day FOR me Oo'iu Va ~,
nri. .ners in Ludlow Street jail. Inc "i'"'''
th,. tho citv receives - cents day FOR the support
=, 49,, I.,i.e, states prisoners. The civil prisoners
.,, ,,,o the INDECENT oath fed by the city Inc
h,r. FOR food tie witness said were hfs' "aue ' i
I'm the prison. and the warden maui o." 49,
as 70 their correctness. They were tfeh sent " W
sheir"s office. and from there 10 the oo''''
Office ,. 80 mum,
Tho witness was then questioned aVo'' '
.,,,brnep,s executions and replevins issued
,o, tho shec,rs office In 1895. He gave the "ai"o'
81 - number Of lawyers having the 'a's''' 49, -,
Nth tho Shcr!ff's office. and showed '""' '
,b,so who signed the charges Old ltt'e " "o ~
49,, trenrv Grasse for instance, had only one ~.
' 49,, ,rroo executions during the year 1872
Alfred r. Page din no puS'''''7
office at ali during 1895 ..rs
Nv 1Ioshrourk cross-examined the wl'heSS' -
+, ,r,o ,bot there is clothing establishment run !"
Ludlow Street Ja?" he asked
"Not TO nv knowledge" replied the WINES
Mr. Uashrouck got nothing OF imi'o''""'' -
eve r,i,,ess on cross-cxaminaton. The next wiz
ress WAS Isaac Barrett general OooKkcepc' III NV
,,ro.,or.s Office He explained the system oy
,-h,ch money was received by the Sheriff ana pau
over n the city Treasury by him. Warden "'''al"
POI. Of Ludlow Street Jail was Called next ''o
r~.ad the prison rules regulating SICK pr.So'''''
which said that when prisoner was SIC" 'o 20.
should I've Immediately reported 10 the "''rr" -,
rnc was that when pris ,ner was reported SICK ne
was confined % his room un'i s'ch ny P"' '
With n fare OF bread and water ~
.rs not ;hat The same rule ~ in practice al "'S'
Point?" asked General TracT
- object" shouted Mr. IIasbrouck GENERA
Tracy said he wanted to show that N" rue ''s
inc sick persons was the same in LUDLOW stree, Jan
rs in We,r POINT Academy. Commissioner Hooe'F
son sustained Mr. IIasArouck's objection
Warden Roe then went on to tell about the much-
discussed Jubilee celebration held In Ludlow street
Jail on New Years Eve. The warden admitted nav
ING made a corriMafory speech that night Keeper
Rumpf he sad was soPgT but h "f aoa ana "o'"
Was the ciyl prisoner: Moran drunk '"'' "s"'
az No. sir. lie was MOI, He made speech that
night" -,.,.-, ooo,oc,., s,cechq"
a .,tncss has testified that ne rly all the civil
prisoners were drunk that night. II that rue:
NO sir saw evidence OF intoNitauoh III ~!
OF the civil prisoners 49,, ,.,oss us
said he was warden during the ;rinl o, me Sh"IiH
FOR the .scapr Of Russell. Ailcn ana h.Noiun III
said that the cells OF the p- soncrs were s'-'N"''
regularly abou; twice month for liquors ...o p,
Have YOU ever found liquors Ia those seh'rhes'
Yes sir. about three or four times . .
~pi YOU as Grain how +, 20, in,o he cells"
No sir | tired but the ciNi prisoners "o''i
not tell although they sad they knew" an
''XXhaf time l,a YOU say You saw turlpf HIHhh.
Il dd not say | saw rim drunk said ne wa
arv J. 1885," The witness said that he allowed HuWpt
20 remain duty that day M
And Rnmpi SIN remains keeper.
Yes sir.
practice In the Shcrirfs Office. the next wit.
ness He TESTIFIED that he t.ok the dcpos Tons 81
witnesses at Ludlow Stree, jail as 10 the abuse OF
prisoner by Keepers.
The objrct OF hls evidence 70 show that Sheriff
Hansen l)s. no time IN investigating tie caarges
ncss said that Sheriff Tamsen read the deposit'ns
oh does he read English" exclaimed Mr.. Has
brouck In d sarcastic tone
in the Attorney ,;enorals Office retoricd the Wit
-,
That's a fitting answer your question" said
General Tracy. Mr.. UasbrOAck only smilei.
Genera. Tracy at this tunriurc asked Tor an al
journment until tais morning. az he hal 10 ationl
meeting Of the Greater N.w-lork Commission. OF
which ne IA a member.
Mr. Hash-ulck protested against The adjournment
I'VE have too many APPOINTMENTS already 10 suit ne
convenience Of General Tracy saii ~. conm's
sioner Robertson. however granted General Trncy's
request. and an Adjournment taken until this
morning at 10 30 OciocK