Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-12-09


more and place it in way to support itself as
soon as possible | find by referring to the diff
ferent appropriations that have been made. that
fhe cost of building the Prison in tho first instance,
purchasing the land and pay of commissioners was
about seventy thousand dollars the first prisoner
was received on the 18th of May 1871; ahco
then there has been appropriated about twenty-five
thousand dollars to pay the expenses of supporting
-lho institution. took possession on the first OF
May, IS47; from this it appears the State did not
keep it quite SIX wears and then it had cost her
annually between four and fi,e thousand dollars
to support the institution. | shall have kept 1t
nearly two years. and only get ten thousand dol
lars, have not only to pay all expenses, but have
10 rebuild the penitentiary besides, it must be ap-
parent 10 every one that the State in manner
has got her prison rebuilt for almost nothing, it
has cost her annually since it went into operation,
ill took possession from $1,000 to $4,000 Since
took possession. IL has cost her but little over
five thousand year and she has got superior
Prison built at the same time, that whather the
prison had been burnt or not it has cost her bat
trido more than in all probability it would have
done, had she carried on the prison as she was
then doing"
1t is q mistaken idea. Mr.. Brodio says, to sup
pose that more has been expended in the State of
Arkansas on her Penitentiary in proportion to
her wealth and population than any other State
in the Union. The State of Michigan became Il
State the same time Arkansas did, and she has
expended nearly three dollars to our one on hor
Penitcntiary, and has not got it any thing like
completed yet. By a report Of the inspector Of
her State prison for the year 1913, it will bo
found that her pcnitentiary cost moro in proportion
to the number of convicts than Arkansas. She
had on an average that year. about one hundred
,,, e
each convict per day So. She hires out the labor
Of her convicts to individuals, who carry on dif-
ferent branches Of business in different work shops
in the prison. The State feeds, guards and clothes
and overseers them. their labor is offered to tn e
highcs! bidder. And in the year 1917 the hire
Of her prisoners failed by about seven thousand
dollars Of paying the expense OF the institution
making four thousand dollars more than Arl2a-
sas. Mir. Brodio says he has almost completed
his contract with the Stale, but recommends the
urthcr expense Of building wall incIosing
space Of three hundred by two hundred feet and
thirty feet high, which he says Gun be completed
At an exPouse Of forty THOUSAND dD'Iars including
what labor can be done by the convic,s. And
in bis report he gives the following aIij:joatl in.
formation:
From lha first opening Of the prison to the
present time there has been received in all liz
prisoners. of that Il2, 100 were white males, l
indian, l free negro. and | white female, | has
been recOmmIt,ed for the second offence. 100
Of them were n7tive born citlzens of The United
States, and II Of them were foreigners. ( un-
known, no: stated in the Records. Their ayes
we're MS follows: Ii were under 20 years of0go;|
IS between 20 and 80; 30 between 80 and 40 :;
10 between 10 and 50; 6 between 80 and 90; ?
over 60 years OF age; = unknown, not stated in
Inc Records. The previous UCcuVttfUu of tHa II2
prisoners were as follows l brick mason, 3
bjac5smiihs; / carpenters; ! cabinet-makor: ,
coopers; l 2omh-maGer; ! coppersmth; engra-
yer; gVn-smj.h; l machinist; painters; l print
er; 4 shoe-makers; l sIIvor-smith } tailors; Q
wagon-Inakors making in all % who had pre-
V!Ousiy acquired 4 knowledge OF any kind of trade
before they wore committed to prison. leaving So
rs farmers, laborers. lO1fars, and gentlemen oil
leisure who made their living by preying upon
the la5orinE, Industrious, and producing class oil
tho community. The Counties that the u pris-
oncrs were convicted and sent from are rs follows:
? were from Benton; l from Bradley; from
Carroll; from Chicot; from Clark; I from
Conway; from Crawford; 6 from Crtten den; 4
from Dcsha; I from Franklin; l from Lqfavc.,c:
3 from Madison; l from Mississipor; , from Mon
roe; 3 from Philips; from Pope; , from Ponseu;
20 from Pulaski; from RanIo'ph;2 from Sc0t;|
Z from 81. IdHCS5 > from L DiDN l from van
Buren, from Washlngton; and 3 from White.
The crimes for which the 1I2 prisoners we're
committed are follows | for arson. ; for
burglary, l for making and using counterfeiting
instruments, 6 for passing counterfeit money, 4
for forgery, for horse stealing, for negro steal.
ing for negro and horse stealing, ! for passing
base coin and larceny, IA for murder in ;hc second
degree, for shooting with intent TO kill, 6 for
mansaughtcr, 50 for larceny, l for rape, l for
stealing from tho United States Mail, and l case
not stated in the Records.
The length of time for which the II2 prisoners
were sentenced are rs follows: 3 were for life.
l for 81 yenrs, for 2l years. for ID years.
for II years, 4 for ID years. 8 for 10 years, |
for years. l for s years, 8 for years, l for 81
years, for years, % for ) years. , for / years
10 for 3 years, l for 2 years, II for , yeaIs
for IS months, , for year and day, and 81
for l year
The places of nativity Of the Il2 prisoners are
rs follows: were natives of Arkansas, 8 from
Alabama. from Connecticut, Z from North Caro-
lima, from South Carolina, from England. 2
from Germany, from Georgia, from Illinois,
l from Indiana, 4 from Ireland | from New Jer-
say, o from Kentucky, 2 from Maryland, 4 from
Massachusetts, 7 from Missouri, 3 from Ohio. 7
from Pennsylvania, l from Spain. 81 from Ten
nCssee, ? from Virginia. from New York 4 un.
known not stated in the Record.
OF the II prisoners. = I'm Va dio1 vos CHI