The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-06-24
THE PKNsTENTIARY INvEsTIGA-
TfON.

----'''oHeis 1PPoin'eu 70 ln'es'is4'e 'ns
.-nns Oi 'fe.'ment practieeo upon CON
rIces Dy tne iessees OF the Peni'entlAry'
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-pP'-i-nSs ~ 'ne SH.Pe
P'.H'J P."Pnie A"e ooluNil'',on oOH-
s.s.e1 .. = = reeisI, As.is'an' A.'OIhs'
non DAn H. inPie'' anu i1oD'
tllli'-n lniln' iney cOmmenceo 'ne,r II,
ts.tlgAtlons on tne n'teenth oay Of Ap'i'
80 cats'sa mem tnrougn 'he "ioie sys'en
49,. 49,. - - eHplO 81 a = un'S
80 ~ 0s,.son - is''A county SAeA'On-
- - ce--.y OaP'' Duncan
.son = lAt.gY.aA county and the
.''o'. apq Aeks . se4 son Plantations' IN
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- oS.''s1, -.e .'l-. .-'y n1u ,iee aoesss -
% =, guAIus en1 s,. oO1slcls. Ansy iOuna 200
~ 10 - :. 49, = ~, 10 - :, -1n sol,
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80. -. ssooo 80 .-.,s -, :. - III e.
G. - se r. go 900 e.
~ Icy 's 80 49, ooo s.y'Vyo 30 .ie -lN' Nv
~ 5ss.'' AAu e@O'VVV lOt sne iAs. I've yeas
ans se-sesS ~sie alsO oOiiA'ea 70 pay escn
..O l,sA.. go prisoner twenty uoi,ais s1Is anu q
Ssis ",u q c.O'nes. la Dy iater act Oh tne Leg
,liA.u, y 700, the lsssees were released
80. .s.--e .usi- - uues ~ 'ie ''A'e
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80 - 1ts,s.- 49, up 'i'0u y MANI iol 'ne
= SIu oS"''iV u Son'iO'S' NC Hrs'
snllsy-one .ll pages Oh tne ne report reier almost
"a sHA'iPppSiYe,y y 70 snsss na'tsis' anu embrace
: netsAensiVe ooe'nes'l0n oi 'ne Jaws IN IN
s.,s'N'n - 'nS 'Sl''Sn ne,at
It eAs l's 3 gives sne appralsement OF
ehss PspisentTlAry properly In tS'1, amount
Ilng 70 SSSO'VsS'sS. Inc expenditures OF
tue Staoe on the Penltennary from Io4S TO
the date OF the lease amounted to $649,
Sl4.S4T
When the lessees took possession of the
peuitentiary there were confined in it COZ
conYicts and the number has continued
to iinoFeasel until they now amount to
about three times that number. The
commissioners report gives the full
text OF all the enActments upon the
subject Of the penitentirEy since the date of
inc lease, aud 2 copy OF al tne reports OF
legislative. committees IN regard TO the man
agement OF the iessees. All OF these reports
have been favorable to the lessees but the
one made to 1.-The last session OF the Four
teentp Legislature took ground against the
use Oh convict iaoor on the works OF private
eorpoEasltons, where It becomes necessary to
employ skilled mechanical labor. Starting
a. last, on page 6S, upon the subject for
which the commission was appointed, the
facts IN regard to the military prisoners con-
fined In the penitentiary are taken upin the
shane OF the report OF the Board OF Public
institutions ior tne state Oh kansas ior
to'4' Inc evidence Oh tnese prisoners
A.'er oeing taNen from the Iexas pen'ten-
'lAly " A1nsss, Iehects severely upon tne @
g nensgemens 1na OF maro' Dewey q Co., as
s'so " '1s Pt0Cesuins o 'ns HriSon OOn'
s.s'7' Aste a. o. A'Ou.s Al .he solile year
Is'e s'a'S.non.s aio 20 snow NO" IA
'pey a0,'Oiu 't'N WIN snose OO'alneu Oy the
!, Onsls ~ 'ue 'Ase tusesta,io
ae Jaws Upon 'ns seo3scs Ol tue penn
.sn,.-,s p,O'ius sIal .ne directors snaii es
'-o',Su 49,. ia,eS ~ anu Oy-is~s iVf sne manage
ulsus - .ne l'S0uels' ~ni0n 'ne cOu,niis'
s.S.s,s ~ say s1sI uase I've q''epueq -.
-. ,.', : ~ s.-'os- pon -o--
as.N'lss 80 s.'' WY - S'A.ue "a Supervising
'ne - usssnsn' ana uiSclpnne OF Inc con-
VlSss lSl.1 ana ne Is elsO required oy law 20
tSPo1e P'i7 nApnslA1 " the Governor upon the
sIren''9 GeAAnsn' ana ulseipnne o. o.
.ss OonslO's. ne mas 'ne power 70 Visi'
ne snass.''S.y aHp nave Aase intercourse Win
.ns SO1s.sss' u sne iqngu1gs o. 'ne law'
: ~ - s.me'' ~ uSy y. ~ nisnt- \
rTs's -pRse,, ,.s susu, slae are proper Cnan'
-. '-'Ysu ~ ! a.s. tls p'lD.0 snOu,p i'1V'
.s'..sse - $50 = ssatu - Ol.eisy prac
49, !. =. -, =. | "a ~ ,s us'O,
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