Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-30

liable 10 the Jsilor and enthusiastically. Slnc,
the war commenced there has been over tws
hGn6red prisoners at one time confined here,
for various crimes from q simple breach Of tbs
peace TO murder; but at the present time, so
expeS itiousiy have the court and justices OF the
peace worked, there are less than Que hundred
The bpiId,ng, II ie we'll ksown. ia OF brick
but is rouehcast and is frequently called the
"blue jug On entering, the first object which
greets the eye is q rack OF mnskets, and as the
prisoner enters his eye rests on them with
wholesome effect This rack is in the Office or
RuaTd-room, " hich opens into another room at
the west end OF the building, used q slespi e
apartment for the guards who are not on duty.
J, A hall runs east and west through the building,
and in the west END there is rack on which
{ the prisoners deposit their bidding
To the right of the main entrance is the
kitchen, which is kept scrupulously clean.
Here are three large boilers and bake oven, IN
which the 'grub," as II was formerly called, is
served up for the prisoners; but Judging from
the specimens which we saw, it Is now worthy
OF more dienifled name. The bill OF fare
consists OF coffee, fish fmackerel or herring.)
corn bread and som. times wheat, soup three
days III the week, and bacon four days. This
part OF the building is presided over by Moses
MIX, a colored man, who was sentenced some
time since by court martial to ten years
Imprisonment here; but he has proved TO be so
trustworthy and deserving, and haviug aided
the uards on one or two occasions when some
of the more desperate characters formed plan
to escape, ar effort will be made to procure a
pardon tor him. --t-
The cells are all on the north side of the
building, being arranged In sets Of three, open.
ing into corridor either side Of the stair
case, and are each about twelve feet square.
-Four prIsoEfrs are allotted to a cell at present
The whites occuryng those of the first and
second floors and the blacks those Of the thrd
story. 1he female prisoners occupy tn. four
rooms on the south front of the second story.
The rooms in the thir d story, known tha
debtors department., arr occupied by white
men who are in Tor light ofisnses Fnesa rooms
are also used tor hospital purposes. Some OF
the prisoners are found Longing. and OtharS
amusing n mselves in various ways; playing
the Il ute, singing or reading. The women ali
appear comfortable, and IN the large AIR roams
iE which they are held sem 20 be at nome,
especially AS there s int res lag infant, the
child Of the female pjckp 1cket, arrested 10
Georgetown several days sin e, and who is
row awaiting trial) to occupy aud intsres.
them. In this department the most OF m n
were sitting around hes with waich all
the rooms On the sou:t side ara furnished en-
,gaesd In Conver a'ion, sewing, singing.
The tctai number OF PRISONERS coafined now
is e5 OF whom 16 are males. (35 black aud Al
white,) aud 10 femal s, g whit and ii b.a ~
The entire building gets Il 20 I'd white " ash
ing every week, and is ubaei out, whil, At
The same time the pri oners required t.
give their b dding an airing on the rack IN
the y:rd, prepared FOR that purp The
pre- sDt goCd health Of the prisoners i nod ,u ot
owing to the cieanly condition of ,hr pris Ja,
there being percrprbv v none Of that odgr
peculiar 10 prisons " hen not kept in proper
condition. At his time there are bat four
prisoners under medical treatment and these
are not suffering from any diease contracted
Ii the PRISON. .#..
The lrisC Cners are generally tnrued on early
in the morning, aid from that time until in
tie aftsrI con they have the rang OF the halls,
and tw ice during the day are they allowed to
bs in he ard on the north side of the building,
when they can exercise themselves.
There are at this time no les ss tn An six persons
Eere on the charge OF N u rder-tWo under sen.
tence, (KendricksRnd Poliard) one con yic,ed
but rot sentenced, (Goodsn:) and thrse yet to
be tried, (Mc9innis and Mahoney, sold,ars,
and Cornelius Tueli, for the murder of his
whe) From this crime down to simple assault
or petty larceny, every crime is represented
There are two or three small col ,rea b,vs
charged with robhirg a storr confined here
tnd the Court has determined to bind them on,
10 tGiishie persons. on &C cunt of their tlndsr
age, rather than to pro ecu'e them M. Wise,
he lailVr, took charge Of one of the same party
OF toys, and thinks that b. Will make useful
man.
There r as been but one death in ill within
cCns derable time, and about this ca ass their
appears to be some little romance. L. appears
tba soldier betHme acquainted with q girl
Iansd Anna BG nnoD. who lived at tho time
come " here north of Bsl'irnore, and srduced
her, after which hs came to this city. i'd, get.
ting into scne kind OF rape, was s-nt to
jail She followed him here, and, n ding out
his where's bouts, com mmitted crime by taking
some email articles which did not beloug to
her, as is believed for no other purpose tina to
be Lear her lover, and she was sant 10 Ill,
whtre, about a month since, she gave birth TO
child, and disd in child bed The soldier
lover has since been discharged from j iii and
sent to his regiment at the front.
The following constitute the staff Of the Jail:
m. ID. Wise. jaiior; Robert Waters, T. II.
Robirson, Patrick Wilson, Johnson Simonds
Geo. h ayman, Joel Roberts and Joan Bell,
guards; and Dr. Noble Young, ply sician
POLICE REPoRTs First Precinct t-Grace
SwiIttr, petty larceny; Jail for court.
eon,, 'a EorG D. Ross, aresny jail for
Stewart, grand larceny; Jail Tor court Jno.
Campbell. dsorierIy; a4.45. Eliz beth Ridge.
ley, DO; 81 Sc Ellen Thomas, do :; 81 81 Joseph
yuOIk khnn 10. oT.x
do; do. Josiah HelIar and Jno. Doll, drunk
dismissed. John Murrey and Jonn White,
drunk and disorderly; So 62 each. Arch Camp
hell. assault and battery; Jail for court. John
Conner, drunk; dismissed. John Dipel, expo
sure; Patk McCan and Pat'k Cassidy, cunning
on Sunday: not disposed OF.
sure; S5 6U Joseph Devault, desertion; militia
ry. Charles penham, assault and battery;
dis smissed.
FIffh Precinct.-Louisa Carroll, suspicion of
larceny; dismissed. VIM. Weaver, drunk and
disorderly; military. Jacob Cooper. disorderly:
90. Emma F. Cole, wearing male apparel; cent
and battery; dismissed. VIM Bond, seduction:
for hearing. Kate Robbins, drunk and disor.
de1iy;s2 Joseph johnson, disorderly; do.
sance; Martin Hal.y, Edw. Hay wood, Iarcsay;
c. s. Roberts, false pr-tense; dismissed John
King, drunk and aisorderly; 81 FranI Dom
nelly, drunk; military. Julius Frankenstein,
eping gambling house; for hearing. Or. A. |
Fishhlatt, A. WhiteIock L. W Levi, gambling; |
Z. Frankenstein, selling liquor to soldiers: E. |
Newburger, N. .Jacoby, II. Collin, J. Dsmer- !
man, J. II. Henline, A. S.ern, s. solomon, j. |
byDes, J. Rythenburg, d. Straus. L. Kusel, 5. |
Eurs. s. Hartom disorderly; dismissed. Julius |
Frsnkenstein. selling liquor unlicen ssd; S2O 81.
Tenth Prec,nct.-John A. Carpenter, drunk |
and disordsrly: dismissed. Jane Lloyd, Mary |
F. Hsney and M sry Moriarty, do workh ,u .e.
j. Began. disorderly; dismissed o. Reardon,
do. 81. John Burke. do 81. James Doueison,
DO; dismissed. J. D. Brewer, George Musna,
]. l. Fink, Rickman, Geo. Mulvpmev. do;
dismissed. JAS johnson, do; 3d. L McVary,
DO and drunk; "a. Henry Pepper, drunk aud |
profane; dismissed. Thornton Powers, carry
Ing weapons; S2O5s. Alice Cole, drunk; S5
Geo WaId do; 50 N. Shanah IN. drunk and
disorserly;s5 Charles Moore, do; dismissed.
TLos Locke, do; IS John Quinn, disordprIy;
do. g. H. ksnister, James Harkum, J. q. Halt
James Hamlin, do.i dismissed John Quinn,
druRka,d; bail for good behavior. MattheE
Little, deser'er: military. beams O'Nrii, dis
orderly; dismissed. John Ma, ces, drunk; Jno
Fennstf, disorderly; w hitd- Id keenan,, do. and
d. M X; Robert Gray, dsordsriy; all dismissed.
Michl Keenon, do: Ste SIS John Mards j, a.,
and drunk; 81. Michi Boyland, nuisanca: 50
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