The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-15
JUDGE BROPHY NEW
SING SING WARDEN
Meyer Goes Out To-day and
His Successor Moves Into
Prison Residence.
Is A MAN WITHOUT FADS
Prisoners Only Human Beings,
He Believes - Sternness
for MisbehaviOr.

Edward v. Brophy OF Port Chester,
active In westchester county politics.
was notified yesterday that Charles r.
Rattisan, Superintendent of Prisons,
had appointed him agent and warden Of
Sing Sing. He succeeds warden WILL
lam II. Meyer, who steps out to-day.
The appointment of former Judge
Brophy had been expected for several
days. The Democratic organization Of
Westchester had insisted on having the
appointment and the ,hoice finally mar
rowed down between Judge Brophy and
James H. Moran. a newspaper publisher
OF Ossining.
Judge Brophy takes Office to-day. He
was born in Riverdale forty-nine years
ago and educated in ST. Mary's School.
Yonkers. and Yonkers High School. He
was secretary TO former NaYor 7
Harvey He'll of Yonkers and for a while
engaged in the hardware business there.
He moved to Port Chester twenty years
ago and started In the shoe business.
For several years he held office tsIAre
as Police Judge. Village Trustee and
Village President.
comptroller William
Sohmer made him Transfer Tax Apprais-
er for Westchester county, and he APP
praised several large estates, including
that Of Whitelaw Reid, once Ambassador
to the Court OF St Jamee's. During
the war he was acting deputy clerk to
Surrogate William Sawyer of westches-
ter county in the absence OF Major
Lane, who went overseas.
New Warden . Fire Vamp.
Judge Brophy Is a volunteer fireman
in Port Chester. He has . wife and
three daughters and lives at 1870 Smith
street. that village.
The new warden said he would con-
tinue the Mutual Welfare League, for
the time being anyway. Being new to
the prison business, he said, he would
make no radical changes for the present,
but would feel his way slowly. He be-
lieves in rational prison reform.
Il believe prisoners are only men,"
said he. land should be treated as such.
believe in being humane to them and
treating them fairly so long as they be-
have. II prisoner misbehaves be-
lieve in more stern treatment. I have
no fads. but l believe the prisoners
should be allowed plenty Of athletic
exercises"
The warden will have three appoint
ments to make. He can appoint a su-
perintendent of industries at $1,000 per
annum salary to succeed Frank Olson.
and two clerks. Nothing has been de-
cided concerning to whom the biggest
plum. industrial superintendent. shall
fail except that 1t will go to some one
outside Westchester county.
Mr.. Brophy will move his family into
the warden's residence. which Warden
Meyer and his family have begun to
vacate. The new warden will be "broken
in" and shown his duties by Mr.. Meyer
to-day. The warden receives $500
salary. $500 for keep, free rent, light,
heat. automobiles, servants and other
perquisites.
Present for Retiring Warden.
Warden Meyer, assisted by members
of his family. gave a farewell reception
to officials. instructors and guards OF
Sing Sing Prison last evening in the
warden's residence.
As token of esteem. the employees
presented a solid silver tea set 10 Warden
Meyer. The Rev Father William