, 1870-01-15
TINE STATE PRISON.
Visit OF Inspeceton to tho Pcnt.
lcnGfaTy at Joliet.
Condition and Occupation Of Messrs
Walsh. Clarity, and Colonel
Crcx

Dsy befuse yesterday evening, xti,s ws aea. g
Boseo, Of hia city, vas converting WIN fes
Rends, the adea suddenly suggested itself that /,
VOID b ~ exceedingly good thing sox them Ia
cay q visit to the 8tasa pea,tentsry
II aolef, and maka thorouah
Inspection OF the vnrtinxs OF TINT
fnautuaon under IL present management, Some
Of them had neref Visited the Penitsnuss,, .ud
oihels had not, aimee tho appointment OF Mr. Pen.
kina a. Warden. Easura, cur.outy srd a raj a..
ktre . - bow 80 important q Btate 1ustitutton
va oeing managed uncer Tho ne1 6y&fer,. VerH
@ vst1 Pow e511l, ND i Vas decided 10 Eef up a
nsSs1. W. Ba'tsz,, %s.nns T. g. chsssi1 aSsno,s oes
~ he1 & ls Fo1lantoee ST. T: Rahe5. ". 2. Allea.
SRo Alton st- Louis depot AcoepnER toe
tiLdlI Offer q Nj. TsJios, Superintendent q tbs
prtson. u ~ >''1' ~ noaf "'a > haa reached tho
rLe psrtE.vhose as1isat wa utterly uysxpeooa
htte un.e va spent IN conversation ABOUT the
AioLous nature Of tie du,ies and tne 4enersi rnsn
agen ent of ataire hr. PERKINS hoping ia a shof,
snS 70 10 sAo ~ tae eohs'cts soosce OF revenue
Aiter quie: little dinrer, rhene the comfort OF
eanfg pam fooo = eli cooled WAS inteual0ed by
otl1e HAtSd on BY Persons ID Eittpeo cloknea efl
prcceeded 70 make a tour Of tn1pect1on al a;I TIM
Ahops ard warehouses, 91thIn and without the
wans s--sasng.roona, Kitchen. cel!a, hospitai etc.
"
been pnnued. 70 mat cigars, brooms, boo;s, har.
nes' nfa sea tsn'e bssrs Easops and caliyst
e r.. re-. y. eaninstr.sioa1 eS 1aseS a1ds5 siso
vsIenouse fof tic ttorase q Rsaont, @ 20 70 I 9est
vide BY 200 ouR, v htch u oW nnlh,ne. All thsss
psaees we.e visited, a4 weii % the utone shops,
ARE pscet, and whence 1hey are lasued ID ths W.
1ions ahop4, On regulations made, -
The exAmiaauon Of Iii ths shops WIZ a verg
Wcrk1nE quietly, AID seemed 10 be labottp1 mud
sa sno VEL There "aa 20 t1aee OF d!saneeI,on o.
4 couple Of hours were spent In tosl,n4
from spot 10 secpr, aao xts'l!pg :s5 ABOVE piacss
and RnxnE 1t tspetia1 objects ot interest, such ps
AesefA WAlAh auu Gk1ity, vno are at pres-
81 spP1ss .sss ~ md Go!ons c.o vhe
the 1euale conYicts, which are noW jocated on
Inc upper door OF the nlain building, were looked
a.. AZ asd q. tae ceremony Of seelnG tho PRISONERS
gore through With.
1nete are u this uouent l,2So ptisone1, who
90; chair shop. %: cooper snup, It's; shoe saop,
60: pant chop. Is; macu1ne department, is; tMo
s n! ,o9o2 a5oR: ~ .nop q ..one
wu1f, etc. o. Ths remainder .ith the eIsspaou aou
thots % Il Ie3ale a. s co1xsss ~no Hs1 sew rI and
4icoehr Warehouses, etc. In short time 1t Ii
hoped that one thousand men Will be at acuye
labor.
1twould Be agreeable to give fuller Details Con.
celnIR tne Ina -cSA hlAEut uf the prtsoo. 4 thtnR
In winch I'll take 10 much tnteress; but HI. Per-
kf had Just ua1:misted his detailed report TO
tne Governor, and NAs not ut llpartJ
10 s&ate lN contents, 6ull 1t may
pe safely laid that tho prison,
Snne qNlpg $b0,o0 beSopa ID d o. htnd aud
srtoupt1 QUE, has stil ~, 90 In tue traAs"-- ~
0snB AtGck and maehlne1E 20 the ys,ue az {aaSe Se
900. II II asserted that tho prison yery nsss;1 n
psyss aha toat tQtIner srrA Ag.ments and care
so far as coold tc l-dted, everything seemed to
be moving smoothly. Tne ausrdl ana Tatchmen
HtR 10 apparent l2zuets or la,tet1pg 1bout on tne
part OF o11cers acd prisoners The gentlemen
comrosnR tho Eerty we're bokh ErAt,dsd and ~.
41ed BY what they saw.
Altef The tpveattgation the party hAd suuuer
AID returned to town on the Eight taIu-