The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-01

geant ON the desk At the Fourth street
station said yesterday, misuned the con-
ndence that had been placed in him, and
instead OF going out and getting one drink
to rob the recently burned court house
next to the Jail Of brass fittings and sell
them to. a nearby junk dsaler. The
police had TO arrest the prisoner In the end
Tor stealing the brass.
About the same time a negro prlso ner
who also enjoyed the confidence of the
Keepers around the jail abused this co nfi-
dence by stealing the werden's horse and
carriage one evening and going for a drive.
He was picked up in Flushing, however,
and returned to the fail officials. Two
boys got out about three years ago by
removing some Of the bricks from the wall.
IL was said at the prison yesterday that the
boys replaced the bricks before they left
for good. The result of all this abuse Of
trust has resulted in oil the prisoners now
being confined in the jail.
George Godfrey, ths barkeep at the
saloon across from the jail, said yeste rday
that rarely do any Of the prisoners drop
in there now. In fact, he has only one
steady customer left among the prisoners,
George says. This prisoner is known to
George only as Mike" n George says
Mike ne yer comes in to see him now except
when he is sent out II, ON the jail to buy
groceries at Nolan's in Jackson avenue.
Mike usually drops in and has one drink
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lemons and things. George denied the
story that the TRUSTEES among the prisoners
meet IN his saloon at night to play stuss
until a late hour. George says that his
saloon ~ closed up every night when the
Jail IL -Slong about . or 10 O'Clock
About all the Sheriff had to say yester-
day was that his first name is Chloe. The
warden after his first excitement Of the
morning stayed back or the bars and de-
nled himself TO visitors. lt was said later
mat sheriff Meyerrose had gone home
70 go 70 bed. A reward OF 900 Tor the
return OF the prisoners was announced
during the day and no questions asked.
A rumor got around that q youth answer
ing to Naeders description was arrestea
In b~rownsvllle late last evening and Efforts
are doubtless making to hind out whether
1t is he. Naedel halls from Brownsville.
! Aiter a consultation between the warden
ard his counsel II was decided 70 suspend
keepers leonard and Styles while an in
vestigstion Of the delivery is made. A
keeper is supposed to walk around the cor
ridor that runs between the cells and the
walls Of the building every fifteen minutes
during the night. Leonard has been a keeper
in the jail for eighteen years and Styles
has been there fifteen years. The two men
we're considered quite Trustworthy and
they really are more trustworthy than some
Of the prisoners AVE shown themselves
TO be.
After the prisoners had left the keepers
found three steel saw blades on the window
sill that opened upon the yard. The saws
we're about six inches long. Thew were
being guarded carefully at the jail Yesterday
The present Jail was ~remodelled after the
court house adjoining was burned a few
yearsago. Before this remodelling a prisoner
with one ectual leg and one made OF North
Carolina pine went away one night and