New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-01
METHODS N THE TOMBS.
THE WARDEN TELLS HOW WOMEN PRIs-
oNERS ARE MIXED UP TOGETHER.

Tom5s, are you? Ayes, sir; -r ,sos
Q-April l. 1895 yes. who appointed you? A
Commissioner Francis j. Lantry
Q.-How long had you known Mr.. LantryF A
Twenty odd years. s,
Med an application with the Commissioner of Cor
rectons for the position. - A.,
Q.-And was that Application backed oy your us
Q-Who was your district leader? A-The Hon.
Q-And that was. OF course in conformity with
the general custom which prevails in those mat
Q-It is fact that appointments are made o oy
the backing Of he political eader .oebodV should
vouch for the character and reputation OF the ap-
Q"Mr. Sexton did not vouch for you as the
president OF the Police Board. but as the eSaer OF
{{ Tct oi but as personal aeqaance for twenty
C2As personal acquaintance and as political
Q|You are a member. then. OF the organization?
oLAnd a member Of the Democratic Club? A
9 Sil re- you acquainted with Mr. Carroll? Al
% Q-Dd you speak to him, or he to YOU prior to
'oLA1 those matters. OF course. went through
NJ q ssn&pR You Understand that and
properly So that your appointment s npganzson
which is in control OF the city government? A.
nsrt~ Vas to award those who justly entitled
10 II and whose standing in the community war
o~Exactiy. And what do you mean by Justly
entitled''? You mean as loyal member OF me
c6petent attache Of the city government
Ole must Re able to do the Work! A'-Vua''
hcaton Is one of the necessities. . $500
Q"And another necessity is loyalty to the organ ro
izaton? A-Wel know a Of a N Moss "'e'e
HAGAN is DIPLOMATIC.
oBut that is the accidental condition. anf fhs sf"
couldnt say sir it is discretionary with the neaos
the they t IN pSer best Judgment
Q-How many prisoners hay Sso y o9d IN 'ne
nov nov man Of them are women? A.-Forty-
i'' o.-fo 5i women? A-Yes o vou were
made Warden? A-Attendant in the Court OF
'e oeHo4 long had you been such attendant A
Two years and eight months -, .r,snActor IN
o,-What were you before that? A'-ihspec'of III
opHow long were you that7 A.-Neary seven
SeoHPrior TO that what your business? a. "A
prior m that nv business was that or rallIodu
empoye with the Hudson River Railroad FOR thir-
teen years. ,...-o.,o, - o saloon? A
Ne' 1RaiIrosding and then excise inspector? A
Az ~ yanYtbing could earn an honest living at
0-You say forty-nine Of these prisoners are
"0,%Where are those women kept in the daytime?
Ain what call the prison eorriaor' NE con-
greaate to keep them from being locked IN th s
cells we have little more ERA pea son
Ven iesye them in the main corridor which is sep
a9ted T9% onR the are resi- they U R ocked Up ey
locked in the prison from 10 O'Clock at nign Io
fight down the corridor and congregate there, and
sit and lounge around for the rest OF ne Gay oor
isn't II? A.-No: it is not closed room; Il runs
! from tho ceiling 10 the roof three stories ngh.
9H0w DO you are Keep kept ae" within this ncosed
Corridor by gate separating it from the other
oHThey are shut in? A.-Yes. l..
GLOW arge.how many feet iong % OF foe woe ]"
| this space? A-The corridor Is 10 by ~ iee''
DISTINCTIONS ARE MADE.
Q-Then in this corridor. Q by 3d. these forty
a 40 rTbeTe are twenty-five right there this min
! uts9 The balance OF the women there as
women after being sentenced. What we call
oPEThe city Prison is place for the detention
! Of persons awaiting trial? AxParty .,ou =, nor.
81 Is tyais ISN'T it, and You always have
a large number Of persons who are waiting 10 p pc
called the Fridge OF signs into this building for
trial and taken back again. until their cases are
O' op%WhSt class Of persons they looked upon
S as Is srnsS IN the eye. Of the law
| innocent until proven guilty. ,,. g.,
hs a class s Gf make. aS s
OF the population Of the Tomos9 A o..ans remain
in 0 the Tonb srS Ss %sey And months
| Q-And months in the Tornbs. and on trial DIS
The az you have another Of prisoners in
W5G the are CITY Prison for
| and there they work out their terms? A-Or so
iii og As much az six months? Ayes.
| Q-And those are Shat you call stripes. are they
The stripes then. are persons that have grad
! uated from the presumably innocent class INTO !ne
guilty class and work out their terms In the
prison? Ayes, desire 10 keep them II we nave
room for them and have Work Ior mem I'm vU
! house the Island. ~, AL,
Q~Do the stripes and the persons awaiting trial
are doing the cleaning in the morning and one
woman who is detailed to that prison IS dor
tailed there to keep that in order at all times
ALL GET THE SAME FOOD
OBJ these detained prisoners awaiting trial and
| the stripes have the same food? Ayes. -.
QThe same food Is provided TOT those ,na' c are
Vi o@Wbo provides that food? A.-The Commits
Gas an expense Of the Department certified TO
h1I ~ fare We also have a restaurant there. where
either stripes prisoners awaiting trial can pu'
cn osYog have a restaurant there with bill OF
| fare? A-Run by an independent concern ai'o-
so'~Run by an independent concern. yhere ptis iris.
pae in Existence for ten or twelve years appointed
| nv the Commissioner Of Corrections 49,. T.,
~ aldmlnstration / have broader view Of you
| man what you might seem TO think Al wanted
10 shIs Want to show how these things are II they
| hive gone back for ten years. let US kno" H. ~
ftos-Do many Of the stripes patronze the restau;;
| ront where they have 20 pay Avery lie" oi
th6en.Do many Of the detained prisoners patronize
the bsu he food that is supplied by the city Is
moi sufficient either IN quantity or quality 20 meet
| " ysnuiremeuts OF some OF your prisoners A..
M. bti what we call sometimes the upper ten
hey dainty food ,s ss The eTsen order
bops and things which our hotel does not iu,pisn.