Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-04
Affairs at the Maine State Prison.

hAsS az sno 4atuc St1Le frl5On.
Under the efficient and in,llcions man.
| ageInent OF Warden Rice. the condition OF
/ affairs at our State Penitentiary was never
| more satisfactory. II i, NOT only self.
| supporting, but will net the State the IA i
/ year about obJo1 over aud above the cur
| rent expenses. The safe of carriages and
harnesses me past Year. manufactured hy
| cunvict-. Will bc about SIS O,sD Will, TN.
sale VI boots aud shoes will be- some $50
| WN. ms u an excess over the sales ~
| the former year. The institution contain :
| IA eonNicis. four OF whom are females
| Ii may not be All unimportant tact to note.
| that there were more PERSONS durinv the
year FL committed for the crime OF lapr
! or attempt 70 rape. than for auy iivc wears
during the history of ihc prison The
general heaith Of The prisoners j. iul hn>
been very good. Last TUESDAY Fda,r
Emery oI Sacu. one OF the inmate WIN
WAS convicted "a larceny ahottt two ,,..,, /.
! ago. and who had thirty DAYS III III. .r,-
| tence to serve, attempted to commit >,.j-
eide while IN q tit Of tcmporar, insanity
by throwing himself liradforrlnust from
the upper corridor to the stones below. "A
distance Of twcnt, feet. lie struck on h.,
hacA anu was nor seriously injured Il
was the means of his recovering hi,
senses.
The condition OF SOME uf the promiuett
couNici> j. H. follows:
.ioNm Rogers. the Brunswick bank H.
iau,ltcr. j. 40 work III ih- cupi> House ia thr
capacity of baker. Ills health is ln,r i., Il
il q exceedingly duuhfini wine. hrr ~ INA
out Hi> sentence. ii taiuAs ht, >t.ai,tr.,
j. Jl>t hcncNrr he ha> upparttuit,
furnished tor read ~. hi- time /, cufir,..,
occupied With coming The pages II the
Bihlc.
>lmm>. Mcguire anl Bartlett. the BOW
doiuiIam bank robbers are ever %. Ne
alert lor az opportunity tp Mate fhr,r
escape. hut their movement. atr. raItn.II,
watched by "a" visilitr eyes ct thr On ,rr.
They arr afforded no opportunity ut t:,fA-
M van each other. -til, HE. have L nlntI..
Of communication. which doc. not. huN-
ever remain unietcctcd A. we'll a, uu,lrr-
stood hN ~" officers. Ni.uir, T. III f,,'ble
health, and viii probably die before h.
sentence expires. lie bleed, badly al IN.
luug>. Bartlett ani ~imn, atr smart MA
healthy. and work every DAY Id their
respective trades
Moore. Hight AMI I.itchtcld the Iifu.
Rock Bank robbers behave wei and li,r
no anxiety 70 the uliiarr, HE former /,
superior "a most ~ me bank !uht,rr. l.t
Intelligence and address H. fAkr- hi.
imprisonment very hard. II" ha- many
visitors from Ncv or. uhcr. hc b.iun..@
aud they are nf \ cl8-, which shows THAI
he ht> associated with apparently respect
abiu people. III. wife visits hin fhrg,, ur
four times wear. she l. veil tpp,4ri..s
aud always comes Handsomely Aitir...
Jack Hale, the uptnriou. horse thief. i
a. vigorous A. = youth. although he s, ara
octnEenarian. Ills present trrm ~ >er, icr
expire Ia about onr wear. Thirty wear. "
h. life has been spent In The prison end
jaii- Of New England. H. never ha-
realized. only IN two ar thrcr Instance.
am prod, Ia di,po-iIg Of hi> stolen hor.,.
ami feels al 70 think TINT DE- hl, hr-.. n,
unfortunate 10 ILL., horse trades
Tharur the llarp,acll murderer. aut
who T. tn oiri->t convict. having be.t, I'LL
inmate for - years. .till Wcar,A, uuut..l
smile ~ ever, aEd !, constantly hupiu.,
AMI rxprctln; pardon.
Cleveland the Otrin-tnn frur.i.r,.r
work. ~ the carriage shop aul q, oI, OF
"a" best behaved mrn il tlir prison. Arm
"il soon De our ot the bc-i NorAny5t.
ll"-Wcil thr lii.,oNcil murl-rr- ID ..-
uof believe that tlIr ~fst, Prison \. 4 lr.t.-
rr -boua to- hun. IT, fail. "a realize, rhtr
hr has committed any CRIME fur " hi,h be-.
-hoalI suffer Any penalty uar d9s- w.
propose 20 enter upon ,y.f-tviounaiipIi
lie has become quite good wa9AulaI it
To" paint shop I'd VA p-rirltf, wiliu.
THAT al, Wiie should obtain i. lin ui IL
Snrce
Knight. the Poland murderer. Wh, ht~
BEEN !uclrcetutl since 1857. b,l4yr> W,.Il
II" works in thr u.lrh .mitn'. -aua he
protest. H. entire luuoerne. w wv. rti.nr
Tor which he received THE -ruir.r- st
death. although IL i, t..- t.Nr......t i..., ...