Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-09
Mlstellanp.
Aaairs at the Maine States Prison.

agemeut of Wmden Rice, the condition
oil Affairs at our State Penitentiary wa:
never more satisfactory. II is not only
Selt'supportiug, but will net the State tht
past year about $1,000 over and above
the curren, expenses. The sale Of cal
rageS and harnesses the past year. man
ulactUred 10y convictS, will be about
$4,000, while the sale of boots and shoes
viii he some 5000 This is an excess
over former years The institution con.
taius III conyicls, four Of whom are
females. Ii may not be an important
fact 70 note that there were more persons
during the wear 1871 committed for the
crime of rape, or attempt 10 rape, than
Tor any i've years during the history Of
the prison Tue general health of the
prisoners Is and has been very good.
Last Tuesday. Edgar Emery, OF Saco,
one % the inmates who was convicted of
larceny about two Years ago. and who
had thirty days of his sentence 20 serve.
attempted To- commit suicide while IN a
ft OF temporary insanity, by throwing
himself hcsJlorymo>l from the upper
corridor % thc - ues below, distance
cd twenty lret. lie struck ON his back.
aud was hot seriously injured Il was
ths means OF hi> recovering hjs senses.
John Rogers, the Brunswick bank dc
iau.tcr, Is III work IN the cook house To-
the capacity OF baker. Ills health i poor
and il is exceedingly doubtful whether he
lives out ms sentence. He thinks his
sentence is just. Whenever he has OPP
pov,Uuiy furnished 10, reading his time
i, entirely occupied with coming the
pages OF the Bible.
Simms. Mcguire and Bartlett. the
Bowdoiuham bank robbers, are ever on
the alert for Az opportunity TO make their
escape, bat their movements are care
fully watched by the vigilaut eyes OF the
officers
Moore, High, and Liichfeld. the Lime
Bock bank robbers. behave we'll and
give 40 anxiety to the officers. The
former i, superior to mos, Of bank rob.
bcr~ In intelligence anil address. lie
takes bis Imprisonment very hard
Jack Hale the notorious horse thief.
/, as vigorous as q youth. although he j.
ar octogenmian His present term OF
service expires in about one year
Thirty years of his lilc have been spent
in tie prisons aad iails of New England.
Thome The Harp>well murderer. who
j. Tie oldest convict, having been an
inmate Tor 20 years, still wears as genial
smile as ever. aud is constantly hoping
and expecting pardon.
IIosweN, The IIalloweI murderer. doe,
no, believe that The State Prison is a
proper abode Coz him. II, fails to real
ize that he Ia, committed any such
Sr.me for which he should suffer any
penalty. nor does he propose Co enter
upon selfIetorm,tion.
Knight, ,Ac Poland murderer. who has
been iucucera;ed here siuce ISJ. Le.
haye~ wei. Sc vota, in tbc blacksmith,
shop. lie protest, hi, entire innocence
OF tle crime Tor which he received ,he
sentence OF death, although /, is not cN-
pJcicd that ho viii ever swing from the
Siu1e,
O. tie tour female couyicts, Ms.
S"ottoi keuueJunk. who WAS convicted
of msu~.aushJer, having given her mus
band Who wa, Sutt,rius from dclirium
uemeus an overdose OF morphine. j.,
employed ia uaaius clothes Tor the con
y.e.s. She affirm, her Innocence, and
says she does aat believe lie died from
tue effects o.. lar o,ygdo-r.-Sue Is OF ,u
irasc.o.c t,mge-amcu., although She uc.
ha,es lolen,'iy we'll Tie other three
females are held tor larceny.