The Republican journal., 1871-01-19
LETTER FROM ROCKLAND.
Correspondence OF the Journal.
RoCKLAND, Jan. 16, 1870.
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| hOCkLAND, JuIl. ~, low.
''Oh, that the slave had forty thousand lives!
| One is too poor too weak for my revenge"
| was iorcibly reminded of the above lines
of Shakespeare while on visit to our State
Prison at Thomaston, the other day, as the
history of the crimes for which some men
are punished there were related to us by the
gentlemanly Deputy Warden, MI. Elbridge
Burton. The whole number of prisoners
now serving out a term of sentence is one
hundred and sixty, little more than the
average number. In the shoe shop connect
ed with the prison, are about thirty prisoners
at work. This is a light, well ventilated
room, Or building, disconnected from Other
prison buildings. Among the noted prisoners
n this shop is Thorne, the murderer, who has
been imprisoned nearly twenty-eight years !;
also Edward Mcguire, one of the Bowdoin-
ham Bank robbers, who is employed al
tailoring for the convicts
On entering the whcelwright shop
noticed l.. W. Moore, recently imprisoned
from this county, for robbing the Lime Rock
Bank, who was occupied in grinding a spoke
| shave, | am informed that he is taking hold
| in earnest, and will make a good workman.
| His cell is furnished very neatly, having a
nice carpet on the floor, arm chair looking
glass, and two nice pictures of his wife and
child adorn the walls. Having been his
counsel, | asked the privilege of convers-
ing with him a short time, but was informed
that the Warden had given orders to allow
no one to see either Moore or Hight while he
was absent.
In the carriage shop some fifty prisoners
are employed. This shop is in charge of Mr..
Howard Morton, who has been there quite q
number of years, and is faithful officer
Adjoining this shop is the paint shop in
charge of Mr.. Colman. Here some five or
six hands are employed painting and var
nishing carriages. Hoswell, who was re-
Gently convicted of manslaughter in Kenne-
bee county, is employed here. lie was
formerly a car painter by trade, and I'M
doubtedly can be made useful to the state.
He is a short, thick set man, with piercing
black eyes, and black hair, the. latter Of which
In another large building, are the carriage
depository, harness shop, and upholstery
shop. In the latter is Charley Hight, another
Of the Lime Rock Bank Robbers, he having
Charlestown Prison.
The general management of the prison has
improved very much under the present war
den, w. W. Rice, Esq.
Quite q revival interest is manifested in
the Congregationalist and First Baptist
Churches in this place. Through the active
efforts of Mr.. VIM. L. Spear, q Young Mems
Christian Association has been formed and
union prayer meetings are being held every
evening in the week. Our Congregational
ist friends here are becoming quite liberal
On Sunday last, the Rev. Il. s. Thacher
Unitarian, occupied their pulpit in the fore
noon, and that of the ITniversaists in the
afternoon.
Marshal Carver seems to have trouble in
keeping his birds Gagged after he gets them
A fellow whose cognomen is Murphy. y re
cent boarler with Mr. Sheriff Calderwood,
while at his place on the hill in your city,
made the acquaintance Of one Dana Cokely,
belonging in this city. Cokely believing that
he was an upright, honest fellow, but had
chad bad luck" invited him to come and
live with him when his term of Imprisonment
was ended. He did so; but one night last
week he was found to be absent and also
Dana's new oyercoat, frockcoat pants and
vest. Cokely, having changed his mind as
to the honesty of Murphy, procured war
rant and gave the same to Deputy Sheriff
Torrey, who arrested Murphy in st. George,
and lodged him in the lookup in this city.
When Murphy's dinner was taken to him the
next day he was not there TO eat it, and so
much hash was saved. However, he was
arrested again on Saturday last by Marshal
Carver and lodged again in his old quarters,
with an addition of handouts. But like
Rachel of old he ''refused to be comtorted,"
and to-day is among the missing again
Carver, If you catch him again, give him
some of that Point whsky,-that will keep
him. NoMEN