The New York Tombs; its secrets and its mysteriesBeing a history of noted criminals, with narratives of their crimes . THE SHOWER-BATH. tute—not such as is common to the bathing-room, with its gentle,refreshing spray, but one which held the offender in a close em-brace, while it poured upon his head a small cataract of above sketch well illustrates the appearance of the firstapparatus. It will be seen that the convict is held as in stocks, by clampsaround his ankles, and wrists, and neck, so that it is impossiblefor him to make the slightest change of position, beyond shakingor turni
The New York Tombs; its secrets and its mysteriesBeing a history of noted criminals, with narratives of their crimes . THE SHOWER-BATH. tute—not such as is common to the bathing-room, with its gentle,refreshing spray, but one which held the offender in a close em-brace, while it poured upon his head a small cataract of above sketch well illustrates the appearance of the firstapparatus. It will be seen that the convict is held as in stocks, by clampsaround his ankles, and wrists, and neck, so that it is impossiblefor him to make the slightest change of position, beyond shakingor turning his head. The water came through a sieve placedfour or five feet above the head. The holes in this sieve were a. 562 THE NEW YORK TOMBS. Detention after Eedmond had been sworn. Officer ODonnellhad charge of the Harts. It appeared that they called into nu-merous drinking saloons, at every one of which the witness ob-jected, but they all insisted. The conversation during the drinkswas very ludicrous. At last they came to one drinking place;drinks were proposed; I objected, said witness, but it was nouse; while all hands were drinking, Eedmond asked, How doyou like my testimony ? Witness said he got on very well. Oh, said Eedmond, I studied it well.
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