The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-23

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Upon the floor above Is a similar but
far more Cheerful apartment, where the
female prisoners and lunatics are quar-
tered. The ceiling Of this apartment is
much higher than that OF the other, and
the room is more comfortable in every
respect. There are seven female pris-
oners and five Iunatics confined here
three Of the lunatics being male and two
female. The prisoners are: Hannah
Fitzsimmoua, u woman OF fifty or there
abouts, who is an habitual drunkard,
and who Is now serving out sentence
Of the police court Tor that ofense;
Mollic Mclaughlin, also in for drunken
ness; Nellie Campbell, a Stale prisoner,
who is held for trial upon charge OF
robbins u man Of his pocket book al Mrs.
Fader'E house in Centre Wheeling; Lizzie
Gray, held for trial for stealing jewelry
and clothing from Mrs, James Holiday,
in Centre Wheeling; Alice Leverage, for
prostitution, and Mrs. Melissa Robinson,
Tor keeping a house Of i'll fame. Alice
Leverage and Lizzie Gray occupy cell
together, and are kept locked up, on. &C.
count Of their bad behavior when at lib
erty in the lobby with the other prison.
ers. They are both very young, neither
being over fifteen years OF age. Mrs.
Robinson Is the most notorious character
in this part OF the fail. II was her who
shot and killed Pat Quinlan last winter,
lfor which she was tried and acquitted.
She returned to her old life, however, and
kept such disorderly house that upon q
charge ofkeeping honse Of i'll fame she
was sentenced topay tine Of 500 aud
be imprisoned in the county jail Tor nine
months. Her time has about half ,ex-
pired, u q - I'D H ''s7 'A'
The lunatics are Mrs.. Spence, Mrs..
Mute, Wash. Warrior, John Moore and
- Baker. Moore and Mrs. Nulte
are the most violent. The. former had
not stitch Of clothes upon him. nor can
he be induced to wear any clothes: No
one know. where he belongs. He was
picked up in, the street by an officer two
years ago, and has!been animate Of the
| Hail ever since. Fifteen minutes after he
was locked up he had his clothes Of, and
has not had them on since. He should
have been taken TO the asylum long ago,
but not being a resident Of the State, he
Is left unprovided for.
y, The debtors' room, on the same door,
was next visited. II snow unoccnpied,
and has been 40 for a long time. Not
very many years ago thisr room was as
well patroniEed as any other part oil the
building, II not more 40.
\ The,culinary departuent in the base
ment Of tie building Ias'the nextlpcint
OF observation. There the committee
were shown the process Of cooking, the
food provided, etc. Each prisoner re.
ceives during the day one pound OF
good white bread, two quarts Of
coffee, one quart Of soup (bean
Tor vegetable), one.half pound Of
meat and some molasses. The soup and
meat are served at noon, the molasses in
the evening. The diet evidently agrees
with the prisoners, as We never saw 4
healthier lot Of men and women.
Mr.. Hoffman invited the party into his
Office before they took their leave, where
he had a barrel OF fine cider on tap. The
gentlemen were not slow In accepting
the protIered glasses, and after a few
moments friendly chat over the pleasant
liquid, were escorted to the door and
locked out. .U