The Arkansas banner., 1844-11-27
PENITENTIARY REPORT.
0 THE HoNORARIE TEIE GENERAL AssEMBLY

To THE HONORABLE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 STATE ARKANSAS, NOW In obedience the 9th section approved the l7h De cember 1888 herewith submit honorable body the present condition of the pentenay of the satc showing the profits and loss of the establishment and the number nae general descp ton of persons discharged since the s November 1912 with few suggestions for such improvements consider indispensable the security and safeeemg of the conYc n and the character and importance of the institution.
 The following table contains the whole number of commitments deaths pardons and escapes from the 3l October l842 the 3s Whole number of prisoners on the 31s of October l842 2l Number of commitments from the 3lst of October 1942
 to the 3Ist of October, 1S43, 20
 the 3lst of October, l844, 20 Number of deaths during the year 1S43, Do do during the year l844 1-3 Number of padons during the year lS13, Do do during the year 1S44 1-2 Number of escapes, during the year 1843, Do do during the year l844, 1-1-6 "h'S obs4 %4%bs 8s 2 df s P9Sq % and si aleap from s Whole number of prisoners confined in the Penteniary
 on the 3lst October, 1844 42 HIRAM EDs convicted of larceny Monroe county delivered November 13 1842 died scuvy 18th July i843 Said 1ds was fair conpexon blue eyes, dark hai with his forehead five feet nine and half inches high wenywo years of age.
 WILLIAM FFvEns convicted of larceny, in chco county, delv- cred on the 25h December 1922 He afflicted with he scurvy when he arrived hee and died of that disease the 12h be lS43 Said Fevers fair complexion blue eyes, light har five feet ten and half inches high and about twenty years age WILLIAM ANDERSON, mansaughter in Deha county delivered on the 3d of April 1914 died of bilious ver October 1S44 Said Anderson of fair complexion eyes light hair five feet five inches and teefous hgh and about wenyseven years of age.
 BENJAMIN FU1LER convicted homicide in Lafayee county delivered the 27h May 1S4l padoned the 18th June l8f3 Said Fuller has black eyes, dark har and a inches lgh and elgh years of He sentenced for twenty years.
 HIRAM HUBBARD, convicted of larceny in Phillips county and sentenced for three years delivered the 9th December 18 and padoned on the 2h day of April 1S44 consideration the form good conduct of the said Hiram Hubbard during confinement In said Pentenary Said Hubbard a wahy complexion grey eyes, dark a i've feet eleven and half inches high and about twenysix years of age.
 IRA WHTMoRE2 convicted in Pulaski county on two several indictments for having possession counterfeit instruments for eounereing the coin of the United States the other passing counterfeit corporation made his from the PenentaV on the ll of March, 184 Said Ira B. Whinore is five feet eight and half inches hgh fair har blue eyes, and fair complexion about thirty nine years of age
 The following will show profit and loss arising from the institution from the 3 of October 842 of October Value of work, tools, stock hand, improvements,
 debs due and all effects purchased, since 3lst Oco.
 Der, I942 including the sumof 1884 paid for debts
 contracted by my predecessor, $91o6 525 Cash drawn from Treasury since 10th Feb 1922 7721 25 Due agent physician, and guard, 1915 12 Due to sundry individuals 2S22 %
 19l9 36 the total the from the 10th of February l82 on b of $ 068 6 average cost Der anno for ncrd of years, months, and 2l days.
 o the above amount drawn from the Inspectors there has been ex d % e oo"mg suns to pay bills contracted before the ment, 0 " ~ '' '""o- 5S Rahdf IT, osss 3fss for c@ %s''' attendance sss 8 Thomas Pase guard, and experimenting the shoema Rensclear Munson, as guard lo6 94 Jacob Faulkner, do 51 " - oAi ao' 27 9 Tho e,l; - " $394 5 sary improvements: ~ F o" ioi he'es- o9I M ol 5 ma'efa for the erection of around For h3Id; , S304 09 Do. do. guard house 112 oo o Blacksmith shop, and forges o1o 13 o0 oo For building agents office ,ls oo oo pnttpo ,yindo,.s ;r G 'inn} 65 co pntn9 tr;l ai m s' ii' ana catches on the doors 95 9
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