The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-07
in PRISON FOR DEBT
THE WAY THE LAW is MADE TO
FIT THE CASE IN ENGLAND.
How n Person who Either Cannot or
VIII Not Pay what lie owes May
be Thrust Into Jail over aud Over
Again For "Contcmpt of Court"

m n al
VIII Not Paw what II. Owes M.x
be Thrust Into Jail over mud over
Again For "Contcm,t of court"
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'ile ueplor 'oliii''.eu "Sain i'i''i'e"'
"'cls "i'ei "ie '''ii ,,''N "e'n -. N''
anu 50 on Us lo''S us 'n' a'p''l uNeS'
because 'ae luosihe.' fo'S on loteN'f
unless tlie amount Oh 1t ne paul
hut Seco"a 'o'''i'li''h'i'' oh e'e
same luuslneht j. N'rS rare'
Al 'l'e jan Ill eei ''i'' t"s'e'" e"",'
tN, where the writer oil 'hls ar''''e
spent fourteen aays' ne WAS MOI re-
ceiVea quite as ieioh "etllu ~. hut
uecideuiy not us hoi'i' W pr''N'l
should DE recelNeu dud efeat'H'
Inc tlihe OIL arfiNai WAS r. III
lie had no dinner SO atter ms poek-
cts had been ehlptled anu tile artleles
tabnlated he was given SIN OUNCES Oh
brown bread ana Tour ounces oil liar-
rlet Ian" l. e. tllhed Nustraii"h
mutton.
lie was then put INTO feeeiN lhs
cell. eight feet by Tour lee' SIN lh'n's'
with concrete ioof SIX ieet heioN me
level of the earth ana decldedly camp
AS was proved by the wet SAT- kept
there for the prisoners use
Two hours later ne was removed 10
another receiving cen, TINS ulhe win
wooden floor, twelve Feet long ana SIX
| feet wide At O'Clock th'te came ms
supper, pint oil weak oatiheal Stuei
ana elSht ounces OF the upl'lallouS
brown hread-tlle staple article oil ale'
hnd the best
Ills bed wis a two ineh thick mat
tress of cot2ahut hbef llid on three
boards supported on croSsplef2S about
three inches from the iioor.
The bedclothes were ample, but the
pillow ana bed boards were OF decid-
edly hard nature.
At quarter to loud peli rang
to go to bed, ana AT O'Clock 'he gas
| Gin small hole IN the wall and smut
out of the cell by piece of thick cor
rHgated glass; was turned out. All
| debtors get this treatment
ON the following morning mt $50
there came breakfnst-n pint of weak
| tea and eight ounces of the brown
| bread. Then the doctor called.
Are you all rlghtW
Eyes, thank you" And the door
banged like clap of thunder.
Then came the chaplain, n clergy
man from outside, rather old. much
grabbed and certainly unfit for his post.
He snapped like n terrier with tooth
nche. yet there was n growl In his snap.
'Umph! What are you here fOrY
debt"
Debt! Umph! Why don't you be
honest and pay your debtsY And the
door banged louder than before. Final
ly came the governor on his daily
round of inspection.
A duy's routine was simply this Up
at the ring of Il bell at 5:15, dress IN
the dark; then came lights beds and
bedding were put AWAY, cells and cor
rldor swept and busted and cell utensils
cleaned at 7:30 breakfast, each prls-
oncr being then locked in his cell till
$50 Mt which time all were mustered