, 1870-03-13
READIsB AGpM FOR THE CpuarY JAIL

II ths Filter Of Tks CHICAGO 1fitunt:
Having heard msny thtnE1 SAID on the s-hlecs !
CT essah'isning Festirg room Tor cur Co1zty I
jail. we have recently tosatu'ed some inqalres
Into the matter. We learn from Miss linda gu.
bert, and We have Also personal kno zledzs Of thu
fact, tnAt ahe tAs collected, in Room Court
voluntA. We nEderatxEd tnat ane hss bean pEou-
lied 100 other tooka. which the contributors
have not yet delivered.
boots from D. Appleton + o.,.Ltttle, BroMn6
ca, Virtue i Version, Leypo.dt holt, ". J.
Wiedleson. and otnet Eaatern pao!t.hing noosss.
We 1ud that the hnok1 tcc1Mulseh are euEn-
ctent 70 form the nucus Of q library, ard afe
sIdlc!ent 10 Justify The 1r.rnos OF sne move1ens
Tse near,i u Of rs sape1vs.oss have ta!sh:1ily Prom.
lsed 10 set aa!oe room % the competition OF the
| east wing Of tho Court lonss-
| VIC are rorrJ 10 helr persons eEtnentlT respect
ab:e, hui Of ratper narrow views dec.s1tR and
| assert1rg mat We thou'd no. accord Indulgence.
ei,mpala Tnss It il not M .he ausy Of tne aasnoft.
ties, nor Il It good policy, to tnsn couhiy 1a1l
in. o house oi correction AID reform out fa'aer
ta Gke place for The exercise of s:ero dtsc pine.
devoid Of hunanZr Il faeLces, q: thus, through
Ieer OF Incarceration In such place. TO deter o.ne1
III, disposed petsoIs lzon open itIracsloa Of iae
The apathy III regard 70 rtfson alsc'pl1e, aud
to The n.pellGrn!lon OF tLott held thus in connuH
inert, entertained by still larger Hnmbes Of our
prominent. st1zera IA more etsitiipR The.a lAt
ttr l1cy. .iuAts say: az Le. veil aloho e1ca CO.
rle u &re ,pme'ts Of a 1.l arr hene-th on Ec:"e
/ "NAe<sH6 o
! ptor who have no, fallen into crime r.
But thla II ali wTon1l
live reform even ten per ceLt 81 the prisoner,
kIoNs:) We shsll be dotlE the Maa:ett Io:E, ana
sueh = work - VIII nan!fess ltieI within lc"
Hils G'i6ers learned, vni:s IN sprtuaoea1, that a
nuube1 Of ladles cave orgaIdzed kh0 " elee-
mnsJpsEJ eomn.tee to rt:lt sae ptf2.ess: C.
srd profanity 10 done sway VIA nunosf nave @
united win me church Atncs tness Isiesse: TIE
rrfsSentrE z IN = : of neaEnesA Ml,s G. got This
or1lnizarcn 10 provide q bo3kcase. sent c II
gapaS io III III eoos1 10 Us sssares rae 1eaalt
| Via, there came IN SIS volumes Of boote; the
asetpQe nunber OF prisoners Ia 5f3Eamon CouorJ
JAl beng fcFtJ'e1saf' tass - sasxe nofsf1 let
Io re:u1n 70 our Comfy, JAY A., What + MOI, ,s
iish1fome, aud ,aatelaly 1tsel up: usps and pic
ii. e. shoud adoen the wasta; pfoFaloo snonld os
! nste 10 secure the services Of Larattan. 4:
SIncais vi! ~ na1s tiGe 10 ,axe charge of ta!s
! rtarJ. The privilege Ct enjoying Inc freedom
! kad 1eadita~room aho1ld depend Oh the eonduc
: y On sa1tsys his room might be devoted to n
: | nx.oua uaes, The ntnisieIs Of eaea denonlnAuo
). 1ces Of h,s church the lserasy tsstes, noTege
: humble, thus 70 ne tosseIed. aad 70 @ fsasioa y
oress5 IL s,ts a. e e .sasFaes Sect
nc nru rot advocates for the county or Stas
| -
:, | Ib6S the c1urty authorizes aboQld At eac
;. p{i.prer tine, pIzce A1d opportunity 70 pufsu
| hts teltR.pp ~ be uEder1tAkds u we Haot eSe
tho coLv!c. TO have The :arRest measure Of Tel
4 c:ouy freedom totststenr with hts sAfe1eep!nR.
10 AN thpk,pK men aMotR IA Know that our p1iSo
dt,ctplIpe IL f.srfuly decctent IN sane things n
fnst IL 10 country III Europe, At 1as day. thei
l. 70 lttle rtasrd pad u the petso7N c1t2ulnesa
rrtoEtrt, tne!r health aud reugtoQ1 wAoI& Hti
se IN tbs county the p1'sotefB ssr hudoIed sogesn
IN lC4tnspne calls, IN comparative dAtkneaAb q.
ID r1ated, ard obliged TO breath pnieonn0h htUo
Of rhese There are No grounds A:tached 70 tue il
| ior All. ltant a1d exercise. An0 each prasooe
"a when a,fetsred for trt1l, 10 generally sune1lf
1e nom The e6tc1s OF suca : confinement, i 1t I
rrptrxcled. Ii It posnb c TOR thete aouta 70 go
tr1snt and grasp the ruth IN this atAte OF ext
N elce: ...-.
u Efr thA nrpfeDt We zee no provision Tor Kfoup
for exercise, Esadt b. tae au:norltter. Bnt let
T. begin WITH the unrarT Aod vasn.oas4n. ard let
=, | nbolt.n liquor, and we R1Al sse what tNel
Ecplns vii do Tor the jail Of Cook County.
ca a competent person has been duly sutnot!x
", 10 cal upou uur LIBERAL minced ttu1eu1, 70 pl
cure funds 70 furnish tbs pruposed rcad.nE roo
- srd ayo to accumulate Eou suf11tnk 70 ply
u npt1uap moderate ealary for one Jeaf.
a. II 1e UNDERWOOD 1h2t tbs co0otJ o. SsA'e "
f. within s rear OF 70, relieve tic paonc don
burden Of supporting shtS Hhrary. -
We W1sn MHs Gilbert and net Eooo work 60
ii CmcIoo, Msrch II, ls1u.