The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-04

Inc earnings curing inc sauic pSfloG were -
sing sing.... ....................... S9o,eiS 10
Auburn .................. I2,6s3 80
SnAt0N. LlioS 70
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .siso,sii s..
Masing excess OF expenditures earnings
at Sing Sing. S3f, 100 81
at Anourn. I,lel ~
al ohh'on.. 1888 OIL
Or in ALL SIS, Az IL
against s2s4, 300 Of in is5s.
The average cost Of maintenance Of each convict per
north, Including everything but building and repairs, is,
sing sDg eight dollars aud thirty csns; Adbaru,
seven dollars and sixty eight cens Clinton, thirteen dol
lars and eighty six cents II affords eradication TO
say that there ia marked IMPROVEMENT in the manage
ment OF the prison, the effects Of which viii BE-
more obviously seen during the fiscal year commencing
October 1859 Indeed there Is reason 10 believe tina,
the time is not distant vheD the prisons will, as they
should to be drain upon the treasury The salary
Of the agents and wardens rs wholly disproportouei to
the services rendered by them and The responsibility
imposed upon them, and ! recommend that it be in
creased.
Sing Sing the only prison where females are received
and the Of that prison is therefore
sar'iy increased. 1t Is worthy OF your consideration
whether would Lot be proper 10 change the La
TO provide that females copvc'ed OF crimes involving
imprisonment for brief periods should BE- the ren
is not done there an obvious proprety proyng for
keeping the expenses and receipts of the female prison by
themselves.
The disproportonate Of maintaining the at
Danneuorn, n Clinton county shows that It's original de-
sen and location there was error II Constructed
under the expectation that convict labor could be profit
ably employed 10 the mining Of aud the manufacture
of iron; and this has been almost the only branch
Of manufacture pursued there Experience has
shown that !. Is impossible 10 excite sufi-
Gent competition among contractors in this business
procure just price for convict labor that the labor
itse is Of necessity hard, repulsve and unnstrucve
the convict ana not remunerave the State The only
possible remedies To abandon the prison,
TO introduce more productive branches Of
Deeming the former entirely inexpeden the Com
missoners appointed under the act Of April 49, 1852
provide ADDITIONAL accommodations for Consist
ing OF the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Comp
oler) unanimously decided after mature consideration
and careful examination Of the several prscns
large Clinton prison by the extension Of the present
go as to give one hundred and fifty six calls THIS
enlargement is nearly completed and will cost
about thirteen ous and dollars 1t enables the Sate to
introduce ether branches Of business, while continuing
curing the existence of the present contracts the
!acture OF iron Contracts have already been made for
the Employment In other branches Of manufacture Of all
the convics that the State furnish that prison II
was hoped that would be unnecessary provide fur
her prison accommodations at present. but the constantly
increasing number Of convics renders necessary
that one or both Of the other prisons should be enlarged
or new prison constructed wtthiu short time.
Under the act Of April IS, 1859, abou, fry
acres Of farm connected with the prison At
Sing Sing have been sold for the SUN Of thirty
four thousand two hundred thirty three dol
lars and eleven cents, which SUN has been paid into
The treasury but by the authorizing the sale IL can be
used only buildings and improvements that prison
That portion Of the tarm through which the Coton aque
auct PASSED vas reques. OF the Aqnednct Board with
held from sale that some arrangement might be made
reference 10 it.
ArDrRy INSANE AsyIrM
i
staDtially completed and in full operation Fifty nine
pats Its have been received during the year and six
sscpatged me expenses Tor the year ending October
nine dollars aud eightyo cents OF which i've thousand
three hundred and Dmety four dollars forty cents
we're for buildings, repairs and miscellaneous not
likely ~ occur again. The Gsy INN has for sixty
four nmas The establishment of separate institution
for convicts il 70 certain extent an experiment
but there is to believe will prove successful
The excellence and completeness OF the iatons
me support o lis inmates source Of considerably
Increased eApers"
CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATES
Inc commissioners named in the ac, OF April 49, 1859,
TO settle the account of Jacob D. Kngsand against
Linton prison., met TO enter upon the duties ass.gnei
them supiosing that the claim nature and amount
10 be readily adjusted They, we'll as the agent and
warden OF the prison, were surprised ud that q claim
was presented for hundred ami three thousand eight
hundred dollars which Involved matters Of
detail that could not be properly examined the brief
period then allowed by law Under these circu
the agent ana warden, acting under ADVICE Of the
Attorney General, very properly revoked the subms
sion entered into for the settlement OF claims After
this OF the Commissioners declined meet with his
colleagues As the law expressly required that all the
commissoners should meet, there power 10 the
remaining two To act The two however, awarded thai
the state should pay Nr. kngsland fifty u'ne thousand
two hun1red and thirty nine dollars AMI sixty one cents
believe the award " both excessive and Invalid, aud
th the Whole matter should be again passed upon BY the
legislature
The Commissioners appointed by the Governor in pur
susnce Of the act of April 49, 1889, referring claim of
RI Chitenden and others, known as the Aver bel
claim, have also met and acted upon the submei
10 them They decosd that purchase Property claim.
ed to have been by the April 1855 FOE one
hundred thousand dollars vas iuys ana AWARDED that
the State pay to the claimants thirty thousand dollars
The cain presented for the purchase morey With
interest, or for damages amounting one hundred
FiNy hve thousand dollars, while the state admitted
considerable Indebtedness Tue award is by its terms
haoing and aBa upon al parties is be we'd n be lust
u Tie claimants and advantageous State as IL
controversy
ADMINISTERING JUSTICE
Most OF the expense OF ustcs in criminal
committed and the conviction bai but the expense of
Transporting covics the prisons of bringing bacg
criminals from other States on rcaus,ons and OF EN-
poyDg counsel 10 assist The district attorneys la the
o. criminals has renamed charge upon treasury
III Slate The transportation Of costs the State
annually about twenty I've thousand dollars A large
portion OF the criminals convicted few centres Of
20 aaaon and trade, while tho expense NJ transporting
them Is charged equally upon the people cf the entire
state II would be difficult assign any good reason why
each county should not pay the eapenss Of transporting its
own conyics, as well the arresug an dealnng
them before trial. II this expense mace to fail upon
iae G, anies there can be no doubt that would d.
minish The aggregate cost ami reform existing abuses
The practice have adopted Of ordinarily granting reqn
siuons only toe Of the county or the complain
ant, has much lessened the of ccin. eug,,iyes
from jnstce. S,r,e amenduer, NJ the Law "a nee.sd
,Soueh the counties have usually bean willing 70
Applications have been made 10 me from ns IN fine
to require the attendance OF the Attorney General At
nal trials which have felt compelled refuse Tha du
TIES o. that oicer do not usually permit to atten
person ana ne must employ some one in his place Con-
siderable expense thus mposed upon the STATE which
properly belongs 10 The Counties. The power
require the attendance Of the Attorney General
on important occasions should remain, should be
placed under stricer limitations than present and be
accompanied by the right 10 impose expense uou the
county II worthy Of consideration whether The Do ser
which the Attorney General possesses OF employing
counsel at the expense Of the State does require ne
limitation
rARnoSS
The examination Of the very applications for
pareon IS ore Of the most and emb arrassing
cuues OF the Executive Entertaining profound sense or
the responsibility imposed upon me- have oudeavored
drebatge This duty understaEd.ngly aud faithfully and
have taken more than usual pains ASCERTAIN the merits
Of each application, bu, have granted pardops in the
csses Of two or three oouvicts IN which subsequent
information has satisfied that he ends justice would
have been better answered by their 10 prison.
In no case has pardon been granted without eviousy
communicating with the District Attorney Of county in
which the convicion was had, and obainiog full
etee Of tie evidence given the TRIAL well his
'~s u The case, though tie neces siy OF awaiting he
pies often entails great delay. ! have, dur.
ing the pas, summer, visited al tho ststs pr.
sons, and spent tao or thccc days at each pr.
srafy examining c9uy'cts VITO hal PREVIOUSLY applied
PARDON s~p hura red AT sNtv nina To