Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-22
For The State sentinel
Our COuntY jail.

MR. EDiToR:-ln your issue of Monday Feb
20th, in your article under the above caption
you do injustice to Que (if no more clergy mar
of this city. and. although dislike to write il
regard to myself. | think owe il to the honor
of the church of which am proud to be a min
lister to correct your statement, or rather tn,
statement OF your iniorman,. published by you
have, within the last two years, visited the
Marion county Jail sometimes, and should have
done il oltener, but when applied for sdmis
sion | told twice that | could not 90 in in
the absence of Col. Robinson.
The colonel will certainly recollect the inter
est manifested by me in the case of the unfortu
nate Gay. whom | visited some time ago, fol-
at that time he was kind enough to give me q
token of appreciation for my zeal l also visi
ted several times man. sentenced 10 be shot
by the name OF Stout.
As to the females in jail, they have always
been-but especially so for the last two years
the object IF my deep solicitude. Col. Robin
son is gentleman. and he will testify that OBJ
tanned leave from His Honor, Mayor Csven, 10
send four of them. who were willing to GO, to the
house OF the Good Shepherd, in Cincinnati, KEEP,
by the sisters In fact, the colonel took the n
there himself Two OF them could not remain
there according 10 the rules OF the house, for
reasons il is not necessary to mention here and
the two others did not wish to stay but this does
not Prove that there was no effort made in their
behalf. Others have been sent there after leav-
ing our Jail, and one Of them, at my last visit
could not sufficiently express TO me her gratitude
for offering her that occasion to reform.
Besides this, if we have fine house OF refuge
and female prison in progress of erection, il is
certainly due TO clergy man of this city, vino
called meeting al Masonic Hail, paid the rent
out of his own pocket, Invited Bishop Spalding
to lecture on the subject, and at that meeting had
a committee appointed 10 urge this matter before
the city council and county commissioners
Mes-rs Athon, Fishback and the undersigned
composed that committee, and succeeded in get
ting appropriations and starting the building on
a fine piece of land generously donated By Mr..
Fletcher. IL il fine structure. and if the city
and county caunct appropriate sufficient means
TO complete il this summer. let the citizens. BY
subscriptions or by a union fair OF all deRomins
tons, raise the amount required to do it. The
sisters OF the Good Shepherd are ready TO take
charge OF it, and the extract given below. from
= message Of the mayor OF Cincinnati, will show
what they can do.
Satisfied that have sufficiently proved that
the article mentioned did me Injustice. ! have
the honor 70 remain Mr.. Editor,
Yours respectfully.
Auo. BxssoSIEs.
Pastor of ST. johns Church
~iSt, iCOJ
FEMALE CITY PRISON
Prom the contemplation Of this sad condition
OF things. turn with pride and pleasure to the
management ofour Female City Prison. In
building but indiferently adapted to the purpose
there are now confined forty seven prisoners
under the management OF NJ Stanislaus Csssack
religious !of the Good Shepherd. This lady
took charge OF the institution about fourteen
months ago. Most OF YOU are familiar with its
condition AZ that time. Without descr bling j;
particularly. | need only say that il was in as
6lthv and wre:ched a state then as the Ninth
street City Prison is now. with the exception
that the binding was in better condition The
change now apparent Is most gratifying. The
inmates are comfortably clad and apparently
contenteG All who are well are industriousy
engaged in work. which is regularly procured
for them by those having charge OF the prison
The system of discipline appears TO De perfect
AL receive moral and rel gious instructions sc
cording 10 their faith have strong hopes thai
many OF them may be reclaimed al all events
know that IN thus providing for them, We pro
perly discharge our duty to the community, and
our responsibility 10 them. Ia addition TO this
the institution is fast becoming self-sustaining
The receipts for the past six months have aver
aged Sl6S per month
We cheerfullv give place to the above commu
cation. snd are glad to De able TO eKonerst'
Father Bessonies from the sweeping charge ~
made the other dsy We would. with all re
spect. and with the best of motives. refer an,
that feel themselves guilty Of neglect to the out
c,sts in prison 90 the twenty fifth chapter OF 81
Mathew. from the 3lst TO the 10th verses, bot
inclusive. and particularly the Seth and the -
verses