The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-03-19

CTS, tiuaics VI WHOM only one Is cOlOrc
Their nativity is as follows: ireland, sev
entecn Germany, fifteen; England, feur
Scotland, one; Sweden, one; Nova Scotia
one; United States. sixty. There ar
from OHIO, thirteen; New York, twelve
Pennsylvania, nine; Virginia, six; Ken
tucky, four; Indiana, four; Tennessee
three; Missouri, two; Illinois, Vermont
Texas, Maryland, Michigan, Connecticut
North Carolina, each one. The denomi
national influence under which they claim
to have been reared is Catholic, twenty
one; Protestant, thirty three Those o
/ no religion, forty-fve.
| Social ondition-inarried 81; unrnar
/ ried. 80; widowers, I.
! Former habits-tempcrate, -; intcsl
! perate 10. ..a.s. ....
/ Mental culture at time Of Incarceration
read and write, 60; read only, 10, no
| education, 90. =. -
| Trades represented Farmers 26; Ia.
horers Is, shoemakers 5, carpenters 5,
boatmen 1, ostlers ,, carriage makers |
steward |, clerks 2, cabin boys >, black
smiths 4, p|oughmakcr |, harness maker
|, horse doctors :, brick makers 2, foun-
drymcn :, engineers |, gunsmi,h | F.. cigar
makers >, walters |, butchers 2, brick
layer |, teanstcr |, sailor |, tailors 2,
physician l. cx sheriff !, bartender | :,
chair n"ker |, painter |! cook !, circus
rider |, ,nachinist l.
The Oldest prison was when admitted
TX years of agr; the youngest Is. At
present there are ten who are not of age
There has been admitted in the laet ten
years. liS; term expired, 40; pardoned
Ii; died, 2; escaped, 20: killed while try
ing to escape. |; supreme court, 3; re.
naming 80. There are prisoners for
life, for IL years l for l., l for IL, 8
foa 10, ? for &, for :, ) for G, 10 for
D, for /, IL for 3, "A for 2, IS for l.
There are convicted of larceny, 80; bur
glary, 3; countcrfeiting, IL; rape, 4;
murder in second degree, !; assault with
intent to kill, 4; manslaughtcr, ]; murder,
3r Obtaining goods under false prctcnces,
l. perjury, |, "a lad l6 years Of age; Tor
g -ry, :; abdGctiou, |; attempt to poison,
|; robbing L. s Mail, |; embozzling
from post Office, l.
OF the prisoners at present Scott coun-
ty sent ID, Dcs Moincs IA, Lee 8, John
son !, DubuqueS, Clayton ), Henry 4,
jackson I, Jefferson 3, Aamakee 3,
Muscatins, Pottawatomic, Cedar, Mills,
Wapeilo and Linn two each; Clinton,
Benton, keokuk, Page, buchanan, Jones.
Black Hawk, Louisa. Boone, Tama.
Rn@otd, one each. The prisoners for life
are Charles Beancr. cYlurc,l, from Scott,
Moran, from kcokuk; Fouts, from Polk.
and Aibaugh, from Ice county. One Of
the prisoners sent from DIS Aioince coun-
T. for assault with intent 10 kill, was Tor
eight years Methodist minister and is
IN for seven years; Cole. Who was sent
from Scott Tor 10 years, in 1856, is study
ing medicine. lie is said to be a man of
talent, and has purchased quite library.
WEIGH, sent from Scott, for rape, in 1887,
for ID years, is working at tailoring He
attempted suicide few weeks ago by
stabbing himself with knife. He look.
miserable, and blamcs ,chiAey for his
present position, o Brian, for rape, sent
from Scott last fall, fer ten wears is evi-
IDENTIFY of unsound mind, and is in poor
health. tuilnan, sent down last fail i.
working in the blacksmith shop, anaa,
rently as happy As any of the crowd. :y
permission of the wardan, sp ,kc to ltni,
lie expressed great anxiety for the wcl
fare Of his two children. Charley Bean,
or, who ki,led a youn. german some four
years ago ia our town, Is the barber of
the institution, and is represented IN be
ing good steady prisoner
There arc three prisoners whose wives
have moved to Fort Madison, SO they cab
be near their husbands. The, are ia ior
seven, six aud five years. long timc to
wait, yet these devoted women cling 10
their disgraced and convict husbands, and
each visit they take them some little del
Icacy have trageleh, yet never heard
OF man waiting for his witc's release. -
No sir.
Many OF the prisoners are very in.eni-
Gus. One employs his time carving and
bird cages of odd design
One, an old sailor has constructed quite
a navy Of small ships, some of them three
feet In length; ali Of them are built and
rugged IN true nautical style. 4 young
Engilshman has constructed various mod |
els OF machinery others are drawing and
paintlng-durlng their leisure Some of |
the prisoners have very severe if not un-
Just sentences. One, who was found |.
with seventy five cents counterfeit money |
Oh his person, is here for I years An
other, a father, who in protecting the /
honor Of his child. caused the death of |.
an individual (on the eighth day. has a
sentence OF eight years. He has served |
tour OF 1t; he Is now nearly 90 years of |
'ge. The prisoners are not alowaucod |
1t meals; when prisoner wants anything, /
he holds up his right hand
There are three inspectors appointed
BY the Governor, who meet weekly, and ,
have the management Of the institution. |
They appoint the Warden, aud he ap.
points the other officers At present /
here Is Warden, Deputy, Clerk aud ten
guards.
As my communication is getting lengthy |
c'o,e. Thinking you would be interest
ID, htvo tried to give the "points. -
10 DR.. 5. lnskip, Warden, 1.-THE Warden's
'esideaoe is in the main building there
IRE rooms fitted up in the West end, |
Mr.. G. II. Reynolds, Deputy, and Mr., |
4. X. Brown, Clerk, | am under obliga-
ion for attentions. They arc agreeable .
sentlomen and first rate officers R.R. /
The velvet moss will grow on sterile
'ock, the mistletoe flourishes on the pa-
sed branch-the ivy clings to the moul- |
lering ruins-the pine and cedar remain