1893: The Tombs’ Black Cat That Befriended Prisoners on Murderers’ Row » Murderers Row
Carlyle Harris spent his last days on earth in cell #8 on Murderers’ Row. It was here that Old Nig the prison cat would visit him daily — perhaps the cat was really attracted to the warmth from the large stove. Museum of the City of New York Collections
Interior view of the NYC prison — The Tombs — through the corridor of “murderers row”
