The New York herald., 1874-07-17
TWENTY.sIx JERSEY MuRDERERs
Interesting Facts Regarding the state
Prison "a Trenton-sketehes OF the In
mates Confined fer Murder.


Prison at TrentOn-3ketehes OF the In-
mates Confined fer Murder.
Among the leading institutions OF New jersey o!
reiormatory character the State Prison takes
a conspicuous place. The structure covers the
area OF good sized block, ana its gloomy. dismal
looking appearance at once creates the impression
that the building Is designed for the Incarceration
OF terminals The prison was erected In 1884. II is
divided into four wings, containing In the aggre-
gate 52G cells. A chapel aud library are attached
to the prison and the religious and moral instruc-
ton OF the conycts Is condGed to the Rev. Mr. War
ner, the resident chaplain.
HERALD reporter paid visit there yesterday,
and cordially received by Mr.. wilson, the head
keeper, ana Mr. Robert p. Bonuy, the chief clerk.
From the latter gentleman the following infOrma-
tlon was derived The number OF cOnvicts at
present confined is SIS males and 80 females,
the extremes OF ages being-.he youngest sixteen
years OF age and the Oldest seventy-four. Six are
under sentence for the term OF their natural lives
for the crime OF murder, their death sentences
having been committed Twenty other murderers
are also undergoing sentences OF from fifteen 70
thirty years eacn. All OF these murderers are IN
Gustri0usiy employed. Libby Gairaprant is en-
gagged LII sewing and, aside rom the natural wan
ness resulting from her confinement, there Is no
apparent change in her appearance. She re-
marked to tue reporter, II am taking the world
easy, and ;eel content with my destiny"
Frank DENIM and Charles J. Proc tor-are Kept III
close confinement aud under the sharpest vigil
ance, ana are only allowed one hours exercise
every day In the ball fronting their cells. Tile
prison authorities do not deem 1t discreet 70 put
them to worE. PRISON offical remarked that
1--WE are bound TO Keep these fellows until their
sentences run out.n
John Pal vianes, the Flnlander who was reported
to have tasted forty days and nights, he having
lived during that time solely on ice Is rapl y re-
gaming his strength He eats his meals regularly
ana with keen appetite, and will soon be in lit
condition for manual labor.
Four hundred and sixty-lye convicts are en-
ployed at shoemaking and weaving; $500 pairs OF
shoes are turned out daily. Dr. Phillips, the prison
phS scian, reports the health OF the cOnvicts un-
usually good The mortality during the current
year since November has been very light, only
three deaths having occurred, one from cOnsump-
ton and The other two from special causes No
escapes have taken place since the flight OF William
Quail oD May or last year The prison Is now
lighted with Kerosene oil at a cost OF $1,000 per
year, which saves the State $1,000 yearly when
compared with the cost OF gas. which formerly
amounted to sl0,0 600 per year. The institution on
the whole is not yet sefsupporting, as 1t costs
the state about $4,000 per year.
ihe foreign countries most largely represented
ere Ireland, Germany end England Seventeen
states, one Territory aud sixteen foreign countries
are represented.
The various iefms OF sentences are az io0ws:-
Six FOR lie; one, thirty years; two, twenty-seven
years; eight, twenty years: two seventeen years;
two, sixteen years: sixteen, fifteen years; one,
fourteen years: one. thirteen years: two, twelve
years; 49, ten years, and the remaining number
tot terms down a. low ~ SIX months.