The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15
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Bob Etsles," Of ~ Davenport Gazette. has
visited the s3tass Peaitsntiary = Madison. We
give below some Of bic statistics in regard 70
tie censicts, etc:
After an sxaminasion Of the register / am
enabled to furnish you with the following sta
tistcs There are ninety -Dine prisoners, (males)
of whom only one 10 coiored There nativity ID
a follows: Ireland, seventeen; Germany, IF
teen; England, four; Scotland, one; Sweden, one;
Nova Scotia, one; United States, sixty. There
are from Ohio, thirteen; New York. twelve;
Pennsy lvania, nine; Virginia, sir; Kentucky,
four; Indiana, four; Tennessee, three; Missouri,
two; Illinois, Vermont, Texas, Maryland, Achi-
gan, Connecticut, North Carolina, each one
The denomiuational influence under which they
claim to have been reared ID Catholic, twenty
one; Protestants thirty three. Those Of 20 re-
ligion ferty.ive.
Social Condition-married, 81; unmarried,
IS; widowers, Z.
Former Habits-temparate, "a; Incorporate,
Is.
Mental culture at the time Of incarceration
read and write, SO; read only, 10; no education,
20.
Trades represented-Farmers, %; laborers,
lS; shoemakers, S; carpenters, s; boatsmen, 4;
ostlers, 2; carriage makers, Il steward, /; clerks,
2; cabin boys, 2; blacksmiths, 4; plough maker,
l; harness maker, l; horse doctors, 2; brick
makers, Q; brick layer, /; teamstcr. l; sailor, !;
tailors, 2; physician, l; 81 sheriff 4; bar tender,
l; chairmaker, ]; painter, l; cook, |; circus
rider, !; machinist, l.
The oldest prisoner was when admitted 50
years Of age; the youngest l6. At present there
are 10 who are not Of age. There have been
admitted in the last ten years 1874; term expired,
~; pardoned, II; died, 2; escaped, 20; killed
while trying to escape, l; supreme court, s;
remaining, 80. There are 4 prisoners for life,
for Is years, l for IL, for IL, for 10, for
s, for Z, for 6, 10 for 5, for A, Is for 3, "a
for 2, Is for l. There are convicted oflarce-
ny, 80; burglary, 8; counterfeiting, II; rape, 4;
murder in second degree, Z; assault with intent
to kill, 4; manslaughter, !; murder, 8; obtaining
goods under false pretences, 8; perjury, ], IA lad
under Is years Of ageG forgery, 2; attempt to
poison, l; robbing o. s. mail l; embezzling
from post Office, l.
Of the prisoners at present, Scott county sent
Is, Des MONIES IA. Lee 3, johnson Z, Dubuque
8, Clayton 5, Henry 4, Jackson Z, Jefferson 8,
Alamakee 3, Muscatine, Pottawatomie, Cedar,
Mills, Wapello and Linn, two each; Clinton,
Benton, Keokuk, Page, Buchanan, Jones, Black
Hawk, Louisa, Boone ,Tama, Rnggold, one each
The prisoners for life are Charles Beaner, color.
ed, from Scott; Moran, from Keokuk; Fouts,
from Polk; and Allbaugh, from Lee county
One OF the prisoners sent from Des Mones
county, for assault with intent to kill, was FOR
eight years Methodist minister and is in for
seven years. Cole, who was sent from Scott for
ten years, in 1856, is studying medicine. He ID
said to be man of talent, and has purchased
quite library. Welch, sent from Scott for
rape, in 1857, for Is years, is working at tailor
ing. He attempted suicide few weeks ago by
stabbing himself with knife. He looks miser-
ably, and blames whiskey for his present position
OBrian, for rape, sent from Scott last fall, for
10 years, is evidently o. unsound mind, and is
in poor health. Culnan, sent down last fall, is
working in the blacksmith shop, apparently az
happy as any of the crowd. By permission OF
the warden spoke to him. He expressed great
anxiety for the welfare Of his two children
Charley Beaner, who killed a young German
some four years ago in our town, is the barber
of the institution, and is represented as being
good, steady prisoner.
There are three prisoners whose wives have
moved to Fort Madison, SO they can be near
their husbands. They are in for seven, six and
Eve years-a long time to wait; yet these devo-
ted women cling to their disgraced and convict
husbands, and each visit they take some little
delicacy. have Travelled, yet never heard Of
man waiting for bis wiie's release. No sir