The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-09
Life In the Massachusetts State Prison.

D.
We have obtained from IN authentic source, The II
loving account OF the manner OF proceeding st u,
s,Ae Iinon N me govern nens o. me oons'cs inereh
MY.
Al az O'Clock in the morning the three cooks am
bakers (a oonvics) are rot on. OF their ceus and pr
coed to the bakery, where they commence Their labor
Mex 70 o'clock in the morning, the ooavcss are Ia
out Of their eels each with bis bucket in his hand
march around the ysrd where the buckets clcaAeec
then march up 70 The ceoieiy and isie Their b.essf.'
the table to that there disturbance. rney th
again enter their cells and srs locked Up while they e.
their breakfast The officers allowed thirty I've oH
uts, nom the time the prisoners al locked IN the
cells for their own breakfast
out and ne Up into The ossSe sore services are hs
by the prison chaplain, which usually consist OF singing
By the prison choir, (eonp0ssd Of convcts) and pray
Immediately AFTER chapel service the convicts marss
ont single nle snd in military order IN sncsr attend
Ing each division 70 The various workshops, where woss
An oncsr stationed in eaoh shop, and place %
shsp. e Also . esc Inc %sp .bsr ~o
and see that 10 properly doos The officers all have
tender as termed, VITO y convict 70 run pyramids
yard that the officers meg obooss ,o send thsm Al IL
the bell rings for dinner vbso The oonvic, Afer wash
an ohcer with each dfv,soa Of men, and amer taxing
circutous route arocnd ne pson yard, proceed 70 he
soeasy Shsrs e.es iasins bis ration ior s diane,
their cells where they locked up and est their dn
amer oil are IN the cdoers 20 70 their dinner, Tor
one hour. Al the expiration Of ihas time the ofcsrs 90
to the cells the doors are unlocked and the men maroo
At q. Oeioer, Al III, season q the year they ring o.
to 90 In Of night Anss vsshine up, they stand up n
ns se fSp Ts -. s ss.rsssa ~ We once, .nsa
vot and passing his hands over the convcss bead thss
on each ride Of his psrsos IRON the hips 70 the s,mI,s
which concludes The sears Five ninusess The INNS
Al The conclusion Of Ms sssrch the men march out N
ss.s: ssy o ~ ss g ' N:
then 70 70 their suppers and The watch for ns nss
The watch usually CONSISTS Of two turpksys n ths
ruard room and four waschnsn-two In the souto wisf
OF cells, and two Ia The north wing Of cells Bat rs
the soush-asd Are relieved q m,eslshs-
There are twelve vssshmsu aud eleven turnkey whs
in addition to their regular aug during the day, have
In The hummer ssscs NE nsu como on, esrrsr, And
during The long days 90 70 vrx before 9i ~, sns
morning and scoompaaIsd By the ccers o. the DIVISION
thsy msrch iorth, deans buctets, and, taken thes
breakfast they march 10 sesis, whes mey are iocsss
Al ,o O'Clock in The s,ssooa, the Sunday school a..
sembies, but only .soss oou7tcts VINO choose attend
Az auarier 70 II O'Clock he eonv,cs march the
yard, dvisi,n accompanied NJ an oncer, and YAK
ing crcutous route, proceed W the chapel 10 the o,a
ION which " over the new suard room. The services
Usually consist Of s,nspS By the prison cbor composed
and singing concludes he ssrvios
The cenyc,s then sssu march out into the {sra pre-
coed 10 the cookery, where tbsy take their dinner anf
supper ration together, march INTO their cells AND are
locked NO until Monday morning The officers tbss are on
duty sunday usually number rx mer, who consinse
until sundown, and then The resusr night vscn se
Two men watch In the prison inner yard nfn-oss
on one bali and the Other the 49, halt
They havea library IN the pr96n, which very large,
and all the convists have socees 70 Iney can nsvc
the privilege Of reading In their cells, ~ we sd We
sas which lights the prison until nine O'CLOCK when "
IL ,hut down. and the couvicn retire for she night
Tho cells are absut nine ieet long BY eight wide large
enough for bed little table and stcol There are alss
shelves In the cell for bocts
They also their kpfs md fork, spoon, bottle o.
vinegar and one Of moasses sa &C. for the purpose Of
eating and seasoning their victuals.
The cell doors all shut and fastened, each one scpa
rsely, and then the officer standing one end Of Ne
long row OF cells, draws heavy bar, which s 20
strucicd that he oan fasten them all st one time.
ASSEMBLY CLERKS Dspurrss.--Mr. Richardson
hes appointed the following depuues;-
Wv, r. MAJ E.f~o