New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-14
OPIUM CARRIED INTO SING SING.
REMARKABLE STATE OF THINGS RE
vEALED BY LETTER FOUND IN
r1r,rE.S pOSsESSTON

THIEF'S POSSESSION
Samuel Easenfeld was stepping from a Third-sve
cabe-car. at Grand-st-. on the Bowery. on Sunday
night, when he was jostled b. three men, At the
came time he felt a tug at his shirt, and when no
looked down he saw that his diamond stud. valued
at so had disappeared He grabbed Of the
men but the other two sprang on the car and van
ished. The Eisenfed had caught managed
to break away. too. but he recaptured by
Policeman Buckridse. OF tho Eldridge-st station
Yesterday hs held for examination IN the rs
sex Market Police Court. under $500 bail. The
stud was found IN his possession. but Eisenfed
thinks he saw him pass 1t to one OF the two con
federates who escaped.
The prisoner identified by the police as John
Gamble. a youth who IL known around Chinatown
as 1.-The Arkansas Kid" When he was searched q
letter was found In his possession addressed 20 him
by prisoner in Sing Sing giving directions for
the conveyance OF opium TO prisoners In that In
stitutlon The police regard this letter as valu-
abb. document. Gamble refused to say anything
about it, bat he made a desperate attempt 10 tear
II I'D when Il was discovered. This 10 the letter:
Friend Johnny / received your letter y. X. and
would have answered sooner. but thought you
Kate RED is not doing as well as she might,
ss?d 4 po any, no was ss s
for some hop and ne says: Yes. for Gods sake
tell Johnnie not TO fan US. -, =, -, ~.
pills Everything goes and tx i up IN S.t no1 aPa
Kate sent me, and promised her would not ask
for anv more so you need no, let her know T.
Make up a box thai can b carried In an lnsine
pocket and above al hnss -, sen Y. .b al pii.
Around that wind a piece OF white paper and sea
f. with mucage or sealing wax; and marx Henry
Deyine on It. Then take s ano Pesk PtH' S' APSs
humber: just simply that address and ! VII get
o SSw JGh a. III, sIps SGT sG ss you
TIL. partv that you are 10 send that box 10 Is ne
who wanted the ticket for. II you can ge' one
for a stone diamond or super twatcn' cheap' rave
II for me He don't know who II u ror ,or
The ietter wa. called to tho attention OF warren
Sag. At Sing Sing last night. The warden ssd
mai ,b.re was IN the prison a convict named Harry
r.v,ne who was a ~. prisoner. having been sen
fenced IN New-York last year By Justice ''Iner-
,l.ava -o- murder In the second degree. He was
twenty-.ix years old. tho warden said. and VA ono
or the most tractabls prisoners In thu institution
That opium was being snuggled into the prison
was q revelation 70 the warden. and ne sald he
sSmiftsd vas possible ". b Story. who is men
Toned in the fetter IS citizen employees In the
shops and the warden said that IL would ne posSine
for Story 10 carry opium into the prison ana eako
q in some place where Devine could obtain IL with
out exciting suspicion. Devins Is emp.oye1 IN the
cabnetwork shop, and story coud conVey me sun
keepers were In any way concerned. the warden
colonei Sage said that II Story vac guilty he
20 attempt to send anything 20 prisoner. There
was no danger Of any poison reaching the men IN
"tha dea m house" the warden said because every
thing The prisoners there obtained persona ly
irsnec, al and examined by MIN personally. The men
could no even obtain BOOK from the library direct
siy men on du,v in The death house" the warden
said were absolutely trustworthy.