The New York Tombs Inside and Out!
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- Scenes and Reminiscences Coming Down to the Present. A Story Stranger Than Fiction, with an Historic Account of America's Most Famous Prison
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1. Front matter2. ───────── THE ───────── New York Tombs Inside and Out!3. INTRODUCTION. By Rev. Madison C. Peters, D. D.4. THANKS.5. ILLUSTRATIONS.6. CONTENTS.7. FOREWORD Some Personal Experiences8. CHAPTER I WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE TOMBS9. CHAPTER II AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF AMERICA’S MOST FAMOUS PRISON10. CHAPTER III MODERN EXCUSES FOR CRIME11. CHAPTER IV HOW CRIMINALS ARE MADE12. CHAPTER V THE SCIENTIFIC CRIMINAL13. CHAPTER VI SOME FAMOUS TOMBS PRISONERS14. CHAPTER VII THE DANGEROUS EDUCATED CROOK15. CHAPTER VIII LEAVES FROM THE HISTORY OF A CHECKERED CAREER16. CHAPTER IX THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CROOK17. CHAPTER X WANDERING STARS AND BUZZARDS OF THE TOMBS18. CHAPTER XI NOTED EXPERTS IN FORGERY19. CHAPTER XII CHANGING THE GRAND JURY INTO A BUREAU OF CRIMINAL EXPERTS20. CHAPTER XIII SCHOOLS OF CRIME21. CHAPTER XIV YOUTHFUL DELINQUENTS AND THE CHILDREN’S COURT22. CHAPTER XV THE ROD AS A REFORMATIVE AGENT IN THE EDUCATION OF YOUTHFUL LAW BREAKERS23. CHAPTER XVI CRIME AMONG WOMEN24. CHAPTER XVII THE STEAL OR STARVE UNFORTUNATES25. CHAPTER XVIII HOW YOUNG MEN BREAK INTO PRISON26. CHAPTER XIX OUR POLICE GUARDIANS27. CHAPTER XX THE DETECTIVE BUREAU28. CHAPTER XXI THE ROGUES GALLERY AND THE THIRD DEGREE29. CHAPTER XXII THE CITY GANGS30. CHAPTER XXIII CRIMINAL TRIALS AND THE GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY OF THE LAW31. CHAPTER XXIV CRIMINAL BRANCH OF THE SUPREME COURT32. CHAPTER XXV SCENES IN OUR POLICE COURTS33. CHAPTER XXVI SHARKS AND SHYSTERS OF OUR CRIMINAL COURTS34. CHAPTER XXVII CROOKED CROOKS IN PRISON35. CHAPTER XXVIII SCENES DURING VISITING HOURS IN THE TOMBS36. CHAPTER XXIX DOES IMPRISONMENT REFORM?37. CHAPTER XXX STRONG DRINK AND CRIME38. CHAPTER XXXI THE ANGELS OF THE TOMBS39. CHAPTER XXXII WEDDINGS IN THE TOMBS PRISON40. CHAPTER XXXIII AFTER SENTENCE, WHAT?41. CHAPTER XXXIV THE INFLICTION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE TOMBS42. CHAPTER XXXV A VISIT TO THE DEATH HOUSE AT SING SING43. CHAPTER XXXVI A TRAMP COLONY44. CHAPTER XXXVII THE COST OF CRIME IN GREATER NEW YORK45. CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE AGE OF GRAFT.