New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11
Mlrtha TO Make Brooms-
Hussey a CObbIer-Thomp-
son Will Stuff Mat
treSSeS.
SWEENEY IN THE BAKERY
Separated, Each Shares Cell
with Another-Prisoners
Get Even" by Heap
ing Insults on
Them.

The four former police inspectors
NOW prisoners in the Blackwell's Island
nenitent,ary un6er one years sentence
for conspiracy sank into the prison
,outine Yesterday without a ripple.
With their blue exchanged for stripes.
their freedom and authority for disci-
pljne. the four former czars of the i'm
rortant Harlem police district, found
themselves facing a disposition on the
part Of prisoners to get even with
the police by heaping petty insults and
indignities on its representatives now
brought down 10 their level.
Sweeney was assigned to the bake
shop. Murtha to the broom making in
dustry, Hussey to the shoeshop. and
Thompson to the bed and bedding fac
tory. These assignments carry with
them a complete separation of the big
four" because the prisoners are quar-
tered on tiers according to the work TO
which they are assigned.
In Cells with Other Prisoners.
BackwelTs Island penitentiary is so
oyercrowded now that prisoners are
doubled up. two in a cell. and the eX-
policemen are paired off with other
prisoners. The penitentiary schedule
allows each To have one visitor
month. although by special permission
their lawyers may visit them as often
as is necessary.
Prisoners are called at 5:15 a. m,
and at o'clock go 10 a breakfast Of
hash. coffee and bread. Eight o'clock
is the hour when work begins, and
AT noon they have dinner Of beef
stew. bread and coffee. Work again
from / o'clock 10 4:30 p. m.. and a
supper Of bologna, bread and coffee.
finished in time u return to cells At
= o'clock, completes their day.
Visitors may also bring or send in
tobacco and fruit to the prisoners.
Cigars are not allowed because Of the
danger Of cocaine being sent in COZ
cealed In them. and magazines or
books. brought or sent TO any prisoner
must be exal ined for hidden drugs he
fore going 10 the man they are con-
signed 10.
Hussey. Thompson and Murtha hal
only a half days work yesterday, as
in most of the regular employments in
the penitentiary work ends at noon On
Saturdays. Sweeney, however, as
days work handling dough. because
the bakers are required TO make up u
two-day batch of bread on Saturdays
10 last over Sunday.
Catholic Church services on the ISL
and-all four inspectors are of that
iaith-are held at o'clock on Sunday
morning, with catechism at 1870
O'clock. Sunday meals offer a little
more variety than the regular weekday
food. apple jelly at breakfast and corn
beef at dinner being the delicacies.
Good behavior. with no demerits for
violations of the prison rules, may gain
for each of the four men two months
reduction Of his one year sentence. The
500 fine must be paid before he leaves
lrison. If it is not paid the prisoner
must work it off at the rate of 81 a
day.
In the ordinary course Of legal pro-
cedure the four inspectors will have
finished their terms before any decision
can be had on the appeals which each
man has stated he will take. Reversals
would be academic so far as their
Prison punishment was concerned, but
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