New-York tribune., 1903-01-29
OPIUM FOR PRISONERS.
SMUGGLED BY KEEPERS.
.Scandaious Condition of 4fauy m
JYea Side Py7son Discovered.

Commissioner Thomas w Hynes of the De-
nortment of correction is making rigid ir-
vestigation into scandalous condition OF al
fairs in the West Side prison, in Fffty-thlro-s'
For several months the Commissioner mas BUS
pected certain keepers in the prison or lrres"ial
practices. BY transferring some of them anu
closely watching others the Commissioned and
his staff have discovered that certain OF the
keepers have been smuggling opium and whis-
kew into the jai1 for prisoners with money 10
buv the drug and liquor The Commissioner is
considering the advisability Of turning his evil
dence against the guilty men over to the DlstricI
Attorney Not long ago Mr.. Hynes proush'
about the conviction of a keeper for larceny. pu'
on account of the mans long service the toii-
missioner recommended clemency, and the
keeper was allowed to go.
Another practice that has given the Com
missioner a great deal of annoyance Is the way
in which some of the keepers have tipped OIL
certain police court lawyers. The last case OF
this kind is likely to bring about the predhe
up Of the system.
In referring to the case yesterday Coiiiii'
sioner Hynes said:
"A ,rounp Italian named Galano was confined
in the West Side rrison. and. like many another
voungster was eager to get out. He sent "oru
to me that he had, on the advice OF keeper
whose name he gave me, paid Slo lor iesai
services to firm Of lawyers who have an once
near the prison. Galino said that the ia"Sei
was to inform his father and secure MS ieieaSe'
but that he did nothing at all for him. AS sooh
AZ I was informed that q keeper had hdo dh'
part in the transaction I sent for the keeper
and confronted him with Gallano. Gallano was
MT able TO substantiate his former charges.
and it was thought best not to follow the ma''eI
ND any further I transferred the keeper 1t is
for TO
agent for prisoners, and 1 am determined 10
break I'D the practice, which seems to nave
haan unite common under former adHinlstrd-
tons
When Commissioner Hynes was asked ABOUT
a rumor that certain contractors had oeen
cheating the city in not furnishing meat up ~
the required standard, he said
eve had two or three of the meat dealers
here this morning. 1 do not care to say ho"
what I learned. Contractors furnishing mate
rails to the city seem to take it for granted
that it is permissible to cheat the CITY 1heS
have to be watched all the time
Creenthal & Greenthai, the law firm retained
bv Gallano, assert that it was Gallanos fauiC
that their services were not retained ohc vi
the firm when seen yesterday, sald:
..GaIlano was in for stealing diamond Pm
He Maid me $40 as a retainer, and said that ne
vculd pay another $50 soon as he couic COM
municate with his father 1t is not true tnat ne
was induced to select our firm to detend MN
by one of the keepers. No keeper had any'nliis
To do with the matter. We are doing business
legitfnatey As soon Gallano's father hearu
that his boy was in Jail, went and hireo an
other lawyer Then Gallano demanded Inc re-
turn of his SO. We are not suckers. IL we olo
business like that We would nave our ha''o'
in orr rockets all the time. We were ready 10
he had
balance of the money"
The keeper who, according to Gallanos IN
5roed him to retain the Greenthals has been
transferred by Commissioner Hynes pending
further investigation.
THE keeper said that Gallano wanted law
- 80 ythen he had tried to find him one
he had accidentally run across Greenthal, SAID
commissioner Hynes