The Republican journal., 1875-01-28
The State Prison.

AUGUSTA, Jan. Il
The report of Warden Rice and other OIL
fjcials of the State Prison will be laid be-
fore the Legislature the present week. Mr..
Rice, in the beginning of his report, says
that the health Of the convicts during the
year has been unusually good, but one
having died during the year out of q total
Of ISL, and none pardoned because of i'll
health. Generally the men have worked
well and willingly. and there has been less
punishment III proportion to the number
OF conVicts than during any previous year.
The average number OF convlcts the past
wear was thirteen less than i'll 1873. There
have been ~ committals during the year
from the following counties :-Cumber-
land II, PenobScot 9, kennebec D, Andres
coggin 4, Washington t, York 4, Aroos-
took 2, Oxford 2, Franklin, Hancock and
Waldo | each. OF the 81 committed last
year, % are for three years or less, IA be-
tween three AID five years, 3 for six years,
, between seven and nine years, 3 tor life,
, Tor death OF the % committed, 80 are
under sentence for larceny, e for burglary.
: for robbery, TOR tclonous assault, ) for
arson 9 for murder, for adultery, and
each for murder in the second degree, rape
and assault to ravish.
The earnings Of the prison derived from
the manufacture of carriages, harnesses
and boots and shoes amount to SIS, 0l9 Is.
while the expenses OF the prison have been
$50 904 Sta balance against the institu-
ton of s., $50 g.; The deficiency is due to
the fact that a large part Of the men have
been employed at Il disadvantage in con
sequence OF the loss Of the carriage shop
=, I, - = ,i,,.
the warden is confident that the proceeds
would have paid the expenses of its sup
port, the salaries OF the officers and even
more
The Warden says the building account
is considerably larger than was auticlpa-
ted. because looking to the convenience,
security and future requirements OF the
prison. a wise economy demanded it. He
thinks considerable repairs are required,
especially on the old part of the prison
Following the report proper is the iiman
oidl statement of the prison By this it
appears that the amount OF stock on hand
Nov 80. 1874, was S73, 172 80 against 500, :
9l4,59 Nov. 30. 1873; balance due prison
(Nov. 30, 1919 80 G29.09 against $42,-
= 100 the year previous; S23, S3l GA has
been expended for buildings and repairs
(mclnding the / ew carriage shop.) The
salaries of the officers amount to Sl5, 1873
&c S36o.15 was paid fer transporting pris-
oners. ard SS0S4j was paid to discharged
convicts.
The number of conyicts Nov 80, 1873,
was 1919, and the number received during
the year 80, making lSl in all. The dis
charges were rs follows :-EXpiration of
sentence 80, pardoned 5; died l; total Il.
leaving the present number 137, an in
crease of $ during the year. Almost half
of the convicts IN the prison (63) are under
sentence for larceny. The next highest
number tor any one crime is for burglary,
10; and for murder 10.
The prison was opened, July 2, 1924,
since which time :, 100 convicts have been
admitted OF this number 35G have been
discharged on expiration of sentence, 4S4
have been pardoned, 81 have died and 10
have escaped.