, 1866-12-09
OUR BRIDEWELl.
Visit by the Grand Jury OF the Be,
corler's Court-1{hatt they Saw
Condition Of the Prisoners.
The Prescntn1cnt Of the jury.

The Grand Jury Of the Recorders Court yeste..
Jay visited tte City BEldewe1l. Tho tpee1al
reason ot their gong WIS that Mr.. Recorder Van
Daren had charged them. In relation to that inst
tuition, that the eomplAtn. made Of the condition
OF tho County Jail ts more In the Bfidewen than
Tho Jurors, upon arriving At the B1devclt.
found there present Alderman Lawson. Of The
9ns of hi tss9uent visf.e TO hts sharss hut they
eeo Z M a ct pe
sututon Was made. It WIS agreed thAta neees-
siiy e1lsts for an iasusut,on whcrr regular labor
present. neyond ,nc cnttae of sooi W. to c,
heat The establishment and como other p1tiie
buildings, The washing Of me nren:n's el9thlng,
Department their Is no.ains for she2eae hundred
I'D forty e.sh! sonvis!ed yeer,nts I'd d,unt. t.nds
tcjoteed IN Comparative idlcaess, for on th1t day
the snppJ Of stone csre out and tae nasaral labor
1Se spiIsnss s''ee aia 4be Bride
thy, e1tdrndJ prompted ay d.
zee vermtn pertg{natinS II The cells, md mount
thing ~ eresn, and the testimony taten v.s to
npon the riekely old shAnties which arc 10 ;ztled
agatnss. !he Grand 1ar3 snok cspec:al intesest in
fk8 &xxRt{HAE34A N& S8& 16246tF 28&Y k3EfH
sav 1o7t5 4! women Il Uniform, clean Il dress
they night, aofn9 no:hine WHEN pesna1,.ion no to
70 sv soe a eatat s,as, .s" s. e.eS ~
s:a:enaclts, The result Of all Of which was hit
s;, T as 'a9ss p se ShsR es
70 he where ,he5 ~. but each tho1Xat that tae
encr.e Of Jns ice rad beca interrupted 70 procure
for them ieusth o. tcc1Fc-sas On as1iass witch
fuilJ. of these i xn founa ih.t sonaa
t:scnsy hAvc dntlug fo1. yer. PASSED without
Afcw of The women we're ca;.sea m *evius
upon The 8neewel' un!fnn.. A.ew Of tae men
ve.e II . state q pes:eta' ,dlsneA., 1a I'm
s.es tssA 81 EP es'sSi as5 ts's. Z: so,s soss
esse ess l!le i,ser oeeap,es iii ss ose &.
:fa III Mide1en pans 1ns enaer dia nos s boz. n
In tt majority q the members o. the G7nd jury
found cc1cern. The stove. The means Of cooking,
md d. pork, beans ard htesa, ii uodsFTens ia.
tpection. One 1nror thought The dinner should
roofe Of 2 speedy boil ;; .o:ne, doubted The pro-
pr1etJ Of Tie extra cooking ind several tested The
@ ,s2Sp..So ,Si ,So z IA H. :o2a
mates settled the ui1acnlty by psolest s-1}o :,
| deity, md bacon. beans and brtad passed In
view ot The palae of these Without complaint .nd
with, IN some lnatanees, the re.uls OF IN e1jdrn
ae.fe for mo5c* 1hr quAnnfJ seemed, howe.er,
to be Sene1a ally sufdcftbi, In I lew fns'aaces x
eeetivr, and thus the mo-e hungry vert trpo1isd
| ffoca the snrplus oftheiF neicobors.
"A insulation which, next to the dinner. drew
forth attention, ~as tie '.shoxer bath" Til.
saos e bath ts psnltcn:ia1J touch, md It VI,
| looked upon by The juror xilt mneh h9ror, 1
bur q the ht,eht of I tall NH, dosing Trh,i,
upen hln:s.. ls ,hr cosss. Of room, eoa:acs Is;
r.: setosy sna.x,aua s =, 1h1s ns1e u? noat al
tank aanve II seemed 70 al 70 b 4 run,.n
ntnt TO avoid and to er 4IotdcTf in npolirst!on
Cpon :he minds Of some Of the Jurors therr M
III evident Intention to coaolaia-tha poor bo
| woc1d undoubtedly hare bean i:dieted had moi ,
been testified TO that the bax was rusty On il
hinges; that the wztee nevef fell, md tas, n
prisoner hail. during tour Year,, bcet plseed vfth
lr II. tolda.
Upon the return Of the Jusy to he court. III
| 1osl1W1nH pttsea.u1east YES mHd4,
"lu accordance With Instructions Of youf Hono