| Show OUTSIDE OF THE LAW A LARGE number of complaints 11 have ave been made in reference to the conduct of mr brown warden of the penitentiary as relating to his treatment ol 01 0 f a certain class of prisoners whose terms have expired those referred to are men in whose cases the judgment has I 1 included deluded a fine and payment of c costs and who have remained thirty da days sin in lien of the payment of the monetary part of the sentence their financial condition being such that they have been unable to satisfy it prisoners belonging to this class have been according to our information detained from one to three days after the term of sentence and the additional dit ional thirty days have expired this is alleged to have been on account of the neglect of warden to enable the parties subjected to this othis wrong to appear at the proper time before a U S commissioner as provided by law to undergo examination as to their inability to pay the nae fine and costs I 1 and to take the oath in case such inability is shown to the satisfaction of the As an illustration six prisoners appeared before the commissioner yesterday and it was made clear to lo the satisfaction of that functionary that five out of that number damber were unable to satisfy the monetary part ot of t tie the judgment in the respective cases their terms and additional thirty days in lieu of fine and costs expired on friday august and they were therefore after that date detained in durance vile without warrant of law during those three days they were the victims of false imprisonment and are entitled to redress whether they obtain it or not many others beside the parties specially e cia ily referred to have been subjected je ap ted to the same wrong and it is time such proceedings were stopped and due regard paid to the ri right and law in the he premises |
