Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Tar COUNTY JAIL-Yesterday we made a pro-
fssional vistto this prison, and were eoufteously
favored with opportunity for thorough inspec-
ton of the premises The arrangement Of the
prison has been much improved since our last no
tics of IT, and il is not quite so much nuisance I'm
many respects rs heretofore. Formerly, passengers
upon Tn, streets and residents Of the neghborhood
were frequently annoyed by the ribald and pro-
fame shouts and hooting Of the prisoners at the
windows This has been prevented, by placing
permanent blinds outside the windows, which
hinder the prisoners from recognizing any one be-
yOnd the prison walls. The of one Of the
lower cells in connection with the guard.room
gives much more room, and adds greatly to the
comfort of the guards; also increasing the ventia
ton OF that portion of the prison. The system
adopted for the security Of the prisoners and the
plcity makes il easily understood by those placed
IN charge. The health of the prisoners claims the
constant attention Of Tailor King aud his assistants.
Every means in their power is used to prevent the
accumulation of filth, or any substance which
would be likely 10 engender disease. The officers
are. Jalor. 7. u King Assistants Robert W aters,
Thomas IA Robinson, James McGOwan, Patrick
Wilson, y q SandersOn, John III. Goddard, Jr.,
Samuel Laird Michael Duffy.
Yesterday morning, JBo. Welsh and VIM. Hut
ton having completed a term of fifteen months i'm
prsonment for riot at a restaurant near the west
Capitol gate were discharged.
The total number Of prisoners at present is 90
whites. %; colored, 10; males, 20; females, ..
Among those now confined Is John Raw. who
was recently brought from the Richmond, Va.
state prison fugitive from Justice to be tried
for various burglaries of which he stands charged
before the criminal court Ray, twill be rernem-
bered. escaped from this prison, and, upon his
turn remarked to the guards that il is easy enough
work To scale the walls. He is very closely watched
that he may not attempt second escape. His
long term in prison seems to have agreed with
him. as he looks remarkably well.
Eilleary Hutchins, who, at the late term of the
Criminal Court, was convicted of the murder Of
Juo. Ennis, is confined in the same cell with Bud
Jones who, at the same time, was convicted of
nInSlaughter, as accessory to the murder Of Ennis.
They were subsequently granted a new trial by
the court, which they are now awaiting. Hutchins
and Jones appear TO be more cheerful than previous
to their former trial. The wife of the former visits
him regularly.
The little cOlored boy, Thomas Green. who
stands charged with killing one of his playmates
by shooting him with pistol is also in the prison
He is as cheerful as could be expected from a boy
Young in such circumstances He stoutly de-
MES that he had the pistol when the deed was
done. and asserts that his unfortunate playmate
had the pistol in his own hand, and it exploded
accidentally.
The remaining prisoners are confined for offences
varying from simple assault to burglary and
arson. The approaching term of the court will
probably the prison of nearly all the present
occupants.