The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-10
ESSEX JAIL NOT so BAD
M TCH PRISON ENPERTS saw
MANY WORSE ~ AMERICA.
The Tennis Is N Better. says ~. Dresael-
hu1s After NIe~InE the MusiS Pdle-
rho Nan Whs IraNed More Air Tets
the NisltOrs Nhl ne ahot tlis eiri.

hu)s After Viewing the Nusiy Ptle-
The Man Nha IraNed Moro Air Tells
the Visitors Nhy ne shot Als Giri.
Commissioner Patrick \. Whitney Of
tke-Departmcnt of Correction Visited the
Essex Market court prison yesterday 20
! see II something couldn't be arranged
for the comfort of Nathan Chorok. who
begged Magistrate House on Saturday Co
have hun transferred To the Tomb. say
| ing that the had air and lack of exercise
IN Essex Market prison were killing him,
The Magistrate told Mr.. Whitney that
Chorok could not he transferred. a. he
IL only in EsseX awaiting the time when
Yetta Koppelman whom he IL charged
with shooting. gets well enough TO appear
against him.
While Commissioner Whitney was m
the prison three Delegates from Holland
to the recent international prison CON
vention Callsd 20 look II over. They
we're DIR. II &. Dre-selhIys. director
general Of prisons and rsformatories Of
Holland Dr. u. q. FnEelen. president du
Tribunal a Iutphen. and Mr. Van der Fist.
They had heard much Of the unsa nitary
conditions II Essex Market prison.
Warden Michael Whalen showed them
through Carefully they examined the
beds. the cells the Sunday dinner which
was being prepared, the whole building
from cellar 10 roof.
Why, this prison n much maligned.
said DR. DreseelhuyS AZ the end; we
have seen much worse Jails in America
than this one Even your own Tombs
OF which YOU boast il in no he-ter con-
dition than this. II Is true II IL very
dark here, but each prisoner has cell
TO himself. while the Tombs is ielrfully
overrrowded. This building IA very old.
but It IL kept as clean as any Jail we have
yet seen. see no reason why any pris-
oner should object 10 staying here except
on general principles
They talked in German with Chnrok.
whose love AFFAIR with Yetta Koppelman
ended with HIM IN prison and the girl in
the hospital. She IL in a very serious con-
dition. but Chorok thinks she is near
recovery
He admitted shooting her. but paid
he had done II because she had played
with his affections.
I have some education he said. Z
STUDIED IN n gymnasium IN Russia for
three years before came here Ave years
ago | met ietta a year and a half ago
and fell IN love y i'm her We became
engaged 10 be mariisi | t1ok roo
Slth her and he- { thor.
i made fair money as a presser IN q
tailor shop and saved II Three months
ago | had sl7S IN tho bank told her
about u and che wanted 20 keep IL until
We got married was afraid AZ the time
that she had no intention ~ marrying
me and told her 81 Then she fell on her
knees and cried protested that she would
marry me. but said II didn't give her the
money she would know that didn't
love her She huRgSi my knees and
kissed my feet. What could do but give
her the money
When she had tho money she sent u
to Russia and brought her mother and
six small brothers and sisters To America
| was satisfied II she wanted to spend INV
money that way week and a half
before the shooting they came and took
rooms az 2I5 Monroe street. ! boarded
with them. ! guess the mother didn't
think ! vas good enough for Yetta
Pretty soon | was eating IN restaurants
The night Of the shooting letta came
into my room and | Hked Tor a final
answer | said Id get out peacefully II
she wouldn't marry me. II she wouldn,
just let her saw - and give me part %
my money back and | would 60 Thar
girl laughed az me first che said she
would marry me- and then she said she
wouldn't 80 just to shOW her how
much n earnest ! was | pulled the gun
and shot | only intended to shoot over
her shoulder. bui instead 81 that the
bullet landed right above the heart
Nov she has 20 suffer and I'll have 20
suffer IN prison all because she couldn't
rnaFe M her mind
Commissioner Whitney was asked about !
the new separate detention room near
the woman's night court which the new
Inferior Courts bill provided should 10 IN .
operatio by Oct He aid he had done
hs nest 10 get ~ ready but had been unable
90 and doubted that u would he ready
unit, after MAY
TN" bill provides Tor n detention room
newt to the court he said In that
vicinity there ar" only three place.. the
MUNICIPAL court above. the roorns over
Jefferson Market and an ampty building
across the street The empty building
was lcsaed l-rfore could get II and Judge
Moore refuses Ia move the MuniCipal
court The third place vs. leisad To
Brian q HIgha- up To last sprInE Al
that time he wrote to the ConptTollar' .
Office and asked N he could keep II until
next May Some one IN the Comptroller =
once wrote back that he could. and while
We could probably force him out IL woi!d
II" very expensive for the city. and might