The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-03-30
Ohin PcnilcmlinrY.


of the OhioPeuitentiary, for the year lS-
As.
This document presensin detail The
transactions Of the institution The past
year. its present condition, and large n
mount of highly interesting and valuable
statistical Information.
The Penilenliary, is, under the faithful !
guardianship aud efficient spperinlend, !
ence of Mr.. LAURIN DEwEY, lhe IVarden,
and frnm.his excellent report we learn
that the convicts are regarded as human
beings, susceptible of kindly influences,
and in their government, The power of
kindness and humanity are found, in most
cases, tn be potential and eficarions.
The largest number ofconyicls, at any
time, during the las; year was 445-lhe
smallest number 421-ayerage 432. The
average number, during The year prevl' !
Uns, was 461. although the commitments
this year exceed The previous 20. Sick
ness has prevailed to a grt taier extenlthe
present, than the preceding two years,
but there have only been eight deaths.
Under the jealous and humane labors
ofthe moral instructor, Mr.. JAS. B. FIN
LEY, the exercises of the Sabbath and
the Sabbath school, have been attended
with decided benefits; and by lis unlir-
ing efforts, The Prison Library has been
Incl ieased to 1000 bound volumes, 1900
pamphlets aud 20 900 pages oflracls.
During The past year. an apparatus
has been constructed, which ligh up bril-
liantIy every part oflhe building with gas
enabling tllopri*oners to spend the long
evenings in reading the books Of the H.
brary, instead as formerly, remaining in
darkness and solitude. ' .'a,u
= The female department of the prison.
is under the charge Of Miss Williams,
whose peculiar fitness for the task is at
tested by The Directors aud Warden.
The number of prisoners engaged up
: on the new State House since May Inst
Z has varied from 20 to So and The surplus
of receipts vcrexpenses falls short Of
the preceding ycar-the numbernf con-
: victs las been less-the salaries 1T the
under officers have been increased about
$4,000, yet the slrictest economy has been
observed aud the prisoners have been
regularly employed. ~.
The earnings oflhe last year were $il,0O7;H
EXPENSES of last year. ..-....-.--. 33867'20
Bnluncc in favor of prison $l3, I3O;"'
The cash receipts for stone sold slj,3l4:8l
were ..----....--.
From The Smith. lIdnIe Lace. IN oI9,oO
. aud Saddle tree Shop
nnt,,,e. ,f ,.1sh nm hnuu Nuv } 80.
u 80, 1913. Observation-Disclosures. '''''''
The debt Of the Pcnitenlimy is O., ooo
about.
s OFT amount, about sig 900 is due
Y for the purchase of the stone quarry, and
D SO, ,567 for the construction of the gas
c apparatus. The number Of prisoners in
$ confinement on the 30lh November, 1S47,
n was 445; aud the number received du-
ring the past year was 1870: in all 565.
e OF This number Sc were discharged by
u expiration of sentence; IS we're pardoned
;. aud restored 10 cilizenship; 8 died, and
o one discharged by writ Of error; in all
Jfl 40 leaving 10 confinement Nov. 30, 49,
1926. Ofthis number eight only are
$. females.
% Ofthc 425 prisoners, Hamilton count,
b sent 1866; Cuyahoga county. 44; Franklin
10; Lucas, II; Montgomery IL, &c.
,f There are rs convicls Of twenty y.onC
g years of age and under; 16 tweniy.tw,
N years old;2S twenty -lhrec;2S twenty. four
D. 33 twenty-five years ofage; and II offouy
Is years old aud upwards-none over sixty
r. five.
ii or tho l20 convicis received tho pas
IL year, Hamilton county sent 42, and Cuya
10 hoga 9--no nlher county over4.
OF the 1926 convicls, SO wele born il
tb Ohio; 65 in Pennsylvania; 6l in New Y
10 4G in Virginia; 2l in Kentucky; 10 il
ID Vermont; 10 in Connecticut; 2S in Ire
,e land; in France; | in Scotland &c
Ie There are 80 sentenced for life, 3 fo
To thirty years. 10 for fifteen. 80 for ten, 3!
for seven. Sc for FIVE, "a for three, &c.
is Of tho l20 received last year, SIS car
ID read aud write, II can read ouly. and il
J. can neither read or write. OF this mum
le ber, also, II were farmers, blacksmith
a, lalnrs, Z shoemakors, luborers, s cur
N pcniers, cabin boys, s cocks, &c.
& The whole number of eonvcts receives
Q. into the Peniienriary since its erection, i
.. 2.l2G; Of which Ala were for grand larce
at ny, $50 Tor horse stealing 294 for bur
m glary and larceny, 90 for forgery, % fn
o. passing counterfeit money, 7S for assanl
with intent to murder in the second de
IL. gree, AZ for rpbbeIy, ffly,ono for arson
b. &c.
IA This document contains also tho brie
NJ aud pertinent reports of the Physician
or DIR, Lnthop, and of the Moral lnstrucIo
W. making altogether very valuable AM
interesting document. - Cincinnati Gas
cite. ....t
rd Mr.. llnMncRnm's Appointment.
IN The New York Tribune publishes III
y" following letter from Mr.. Webster, whic
W; shows what he thinks ofthis appointment
20 WASHINGTON. March l2, lS49.
~ Dear Sir: havo received your et,e
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