Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-16
THE STATE PENITENrIARY.
Interesting Facts

We visited this institution on Tuesday
and we've kindly furnished with m any fscis
and statistics concerning the same. Con-
Fl ierAble changes have taken pace as re-
CARDS The regulations there during the
past year. IL Is low 10 the hands of the
State, the former lessee, Messrs. Briggs
d Ward having transferred the manage.
ment TO the Legislature. ORing to the
non-adJusimsnt of certain terms of the
agreement between the former lessees and
The Comptroller, or some misunderstand-
Ing between them, general work and
operations within the building have been
suspended for some time. The conyicts
have, however, been kept at work in the
quarries and the east wall of the building
has been extended to Cedar street. The
institution is now in charge Of the follow
ing officers:
John Chumbly, Warden Judge Will
liam Shane, NJ c Robinson and NJ Z MUIR
rell, Directors; w II Henry, Steward;
james NJ Kercherville, Physician; W ID
+ Sawrie Chaplain Charles J Doherty,
Clerk.
The building is in good condition and
excellent discipline appears to prevail.
There are at present $50 convicts con-
fined there, los of whom are white and The
remainder cOlored; there are but II fe-
males in the entire number. There are
AZ confined one year, Al for two years, IA
for three, q for four, 6S for FIVE, ii for
Elk, five for seven, nine for eight, two for
nine, log for 10, two for IL, seven for IL,
three for Is, one for II, SO for Is, one for
I fAr 1S fhraa f1r 10 II e. -.
for q years and nine for life
The offenses for which they are incar-
cerated embrace almost every species of
petit larceny, 70 for grand larceny, 81 for
horse stealing, % for robbery, eight for as
sault with intent TO kill, two for conceal~
ing stolen goods, IA for burglary, As for
murder, six for obtaining goods under
false pretenses, 81 for house breaking,
seven for rape, seven for stsbbing, three
for arson, one for throwing railroad train
from the track, three for malicious shoot.
ing, two for house burning, two for forgery,
three for mule stealing, three for felonious
assault, three for assault with intent to
commit rape, three for bigamy, one for
perjury, aud one for incest.
They are from the following counties Of |
the State from Anderson, three; Ben |
ton, two; Blount ten; Brady, four; Bed. |
ford, eigh; Bledsoe, one; Campbell six; |
Cannon, two; Coffee, six; Claybourn, three; |
Carter, four; Carroll, one; Cooke, one; Da"
wilson, 100; Dickson, two; Dyer, one; De- |
Kslh, enc; Fsyet!e, u; Franklin, two;
Greene, is; Gibson, two; Giles, y; Hars |
din, five; Henderson, FIVE; Hamilton, l6; |
Humphreys, two; Henry, five; Hickman,
-four; Haywood, four; Hardemsn, IL; Haw- |
kiOs, two; Jefferson, seven; Jack on, one, |
johnson one, Knox 81, Madison Is, Mau.
~ Is, Macon two, McNairy three, Nc.
MINI five, Morgan two, Montgomery
four, Monroe three, Marshall two, Ma
rion one, Ooion one, Perry three, Polk |
one, Rutherford 20. Roane seven, Robert |
son seven, Shelby 80, Sullivan three, |
Stewart three, Simmer four, Smith one, |
Sewer four, Upton 10, Union one, Weak. |
ley one, Washington 10, Wayne three |
Williamson nine. White five Wilson ak. |