, 1875-04-03
W-Trcatmcnt of Prisoners under Tire
OLD Regime--.Tle Dr',tal ranish.
Ments that Wero Inflicted.
4 Great Change for the Better under
Present Management,
: Tho Institution Nov Declared to Be One
Of the Model Prisons Of tl3
Country.

management In Maid institution undof tho eitl
rt1in'e, and OF that Of tho present, in shich II
vii be aeon that there is
nEclnEp tNrRoEEMEsT.
md ttnt Tho officers a.o fully up to tlc douaufs
Of III enlightened public, and that thny nre doing
n)l in their powsr to aucliozato tho condition OF
the unfortunate. and thuh to effect their rotofna-
ton. and thofeby lesson tho commission OF CRIME.
Whon wa firet committed to naid prison tho
mcEaget1ont and discipline therein wore strange
" IN contrast to those Of tho present time.
T1Ian wc worc obliaod to cat our food with Our
fipgern. Tho food was Of = bad quaIity,-fre-
oncnt,v being tuoi1ca beforo cookiup,--baiiy
S,okoj ,nd w,r., sorrcd nit. II w,a bad
eoohea' ana "o'e" eo4''o o'~ NJ ~.
enough 10 haRe h'n4f5 p's s9"oa1' Ano o'o~
ripline and puninhmonts Wore aeyoro and
ro, ,o SLIGHTEST intrac,ton Of anv Of tho multi
-.,.,a ",1.. .r,,, ,,r,-;t,;nyIy r,,,m,tt.a -
'ai'oae l"'es'Lo.a .a".e NV, ..aa "s,,1,,
men "ofo put ih1o Tue oata''nn o' "ases eoe'ot
from so to 100 pouudp OF icc,--tho!r arms and
1in,h, br.nr ha,s bv nRs,otau,a in n,ch = manner
-" ~. ,a,,.1a, w. ;n, ,,c,n,e,a MD reTo tlnr
W. 10 ,sss . .s. % 'e,t ,r,dar @ ~ n',
vator "a long as i. nconea aafo to do SO, when
tbcy would bs tauen o1,.. reauscitatcd ansi
rraIn .nd ecain was tho tluckiug 1epentea, as
ess ~ ..st.., -. +, o,..5 ti,e ;nL,,,n,r .rd
'N''1 -'"-~
brutal officers. Men "eFo handcnhad ana
maunclcd, thrust into dungeon, fastened MP
u A "buI,.rlnr ,r tle sides Ut the dungeon BY
I'm h,rt. =. i,,oh n, I'm head and eorneiirucs
knnpFack' h'l'd VIII W pounds o1 'roh' s''appoa
on to the hhouldars and hack. in Which condi-
ton tho poor convict wns ltept hours, aud days
.ven. without bniur lot down for auy nuynosc
ss.l' "4l'''". 'oaS s,,. s s.a., ~ taI 49, t,,.
"h",sFe'' An'' "''no's .ooa " , "".et' 'nue
caue'nG nwol1ne oi ING nesn aha hhos a1noat
to bursting Of the Akin. Whilst tlioae barbari-
ties wcro being practco0, tho inhuu,an, ignorant,
.,t tu,ros,ire hr,tn nj q tsnnor uo,,,d oftcn
cnma .rnuri ard ~
scorr At rurrr srrrrutyon.
AMI r,,yunelr tsnnt Mnr wcrn ho.tar will,
ranes' clubs. bilina eto'. un.i, thoir ye,y }ivcn
we're pounded out Of them. Tho hosp..ai-iist
h"t lit.io bettor treatu1cut. Tie e1,srds rero
,"norsnt nH f,jssoute ari drunien brutss. romn
q; whnn, cou}i noithor ireati mr. vrtto. but thn,
iad ~ ,hruc.i rhiiit n mt uto ~ e1cruffnn tIn
1us " thsr ow nstfo" t
~ this v;th thn l,uowaGro and nnnrnysl of thn
otnears "'i fn.antv sn1 66ther aoT;nms ,3snasns
oftcn followed AZ result Of such brutsl trent-
mcus, md Door and ipsuflcions food. The
heIs suM woro p''t m,sarabia 't, shans. Wherson
@I 10 roet the weary fnint. sick. over.
,S,ri.oJ ;,,sfo1 mi ,hrsa1 i,n,nnn hc,1,r ,rho
wsa 1'c,n'n.s1v main in snffer IN without rnr
Of bopo % to %ilumine lis i,uagination a. 10 relier,
erce,t n ~ tsath ''
Msny well man has thus bocn made sicl o,
.,;1,ntc,, Sor ,jrn Tth",a hnra
~''Fr'0" 1,.1r rmrIn 1,vru
md their bones liz hnIdan under tho earth os
tho stIioiniur l,;li 10 the east Of tho prson.i1,.
c1oaurs Ti,S cIothinr of Lila cnnvicta VA. os
1aH iusulEjcjcut md 90 ragged as to AFFORD but
little protection for tho uevds or deceucioo df tho
wcurer.
Tho aboro recital Of mI8mtnag 10 what
ehould Le etrat eauitarv institution, not only
for tho we}fnre of tho unfortunate in a bumani.
tartan point Of vIow, bn. .ao for tho intcrents Of
community at large, conysya facts which can bo
confirmation to certain cxtent, will atduco
tho circimpt apcco OF inv own c1perience, nat
culy OF the historical accounts of thcse crueltiea
at tho dark ages iu tht- ,tterwjso on'ightened
Ia order 10 crafty a u,alsyo!eut epirjt Of re-.
vcnee for iI-fecjues Of pornbual nature, On.
renJcrcl BY clrcuinstaucos disconnected with
i,ns p1lkou, Boon learned TINT was
MARKED yIcrIM-
ono doomed 10 up1creo thp bitter exncrionro
Of 1Lat cruel, yindictive and brutal usturu
could iufict upon m innocent man, Who W..
power1css To invoke assistance to stay tho tulri-
bio iutlictiou, or to appeal to higher authorities
for correction OF the. .vilianoun sbusos. / have
b,d That was an int,f,ceut man a. to what thoBo
infections were imposed upon ,ne tor. Under
Hland mo, do not uso tho tern, punishment, Be-
tho commission Of come o1enBe OF crime, /
had not pypn bepn guilty OF ,bo ipfrnctipn of
any OF ths rlllcs Of tbo prison, as shall clearly
show your ruadcrB before set through viii
th,s subject. Eut, 10 order to crafty this por-
toual malice, l,ctltioan Charge ma brought
AEal1,dt NC, aud III that MI, xas madn 10 xufrer
slo
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