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New York, June 27.
A rush of criminals to Sing Sing, which in the last three days has assumed the proportions of a "Jail break" from the outside work into the prison, had in creased the population of Sing Sing last night to 1,561 the largest number of prisoners there in ten years.
Instead of hanging back, yank- ed from time to time by a police man or constable, the arrivals of the past ten days have been ac- tually hurrying into the great "gute," na if in fear of being denied admittance.
This state of affairs was un- covered by a few far-sighted Criminals or their lawyers some weeks ago. About ten days ago the news had spread, thoroughly among professional criminals. "The wild rush for jail began
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Members of the Parole Board. who, have been criticised for leniency, were provoked when on one occasion they discovered that one appleant for parole was in the reception company after less than ten days in Sing Sing. This was due to the fact that he had serv- Quick to Change Pleas.
ed several months in jail awaiting From the Tombs and other pri- sentence before being taken to sons acores sens word to the Dis- Sing Sing. So the length of his trict attorneys that they were stay in prison was harily worth ready to make pleas of guilty, the trouble it took to at him out answer all questions and aid the in a convict uniform, give him a State in every possible way. They new suit of clothes for street. asked but one thing in return wear and $10 spending money speedy, trials and fast trains to when he was released."N. Y.
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Ordinarily, between forty and fifty prisoners A day arrive at! Sing Sing. In the past ten days; they have been coming at a rate varying between 90 and 110. terrific scramble away, from liberty is expected on Monday, InTuesday and Wednesday. From New York City and from all the southern counties swarms of pri- soners are expected to converge on Sing Sing.
All the cells, are filled up. fact, the capacity of the prison is 1,540, so that there were last night twenty-one more prisoners than places to put them. There are good reasons to expect the pri sonward rush to keep up and by the middle of next week a prison. population of 1.700 or 1.800 is expectell
In New York City and in all the counties of the southern part of the State. prisoners have been switching their pleas from not guilty to guilty. They have have offering to confess anything und to help the District Attorney, the court and the State in every possible way. All they ask in return is to be permitted to get into Sing Sing “¡lefore midnight Wednesday)
New Parole Law Responsible. The reason for this impetcous dash for incarceration is that at midnight Wednesday new. Inws
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