, 1876-01-08

rHE nEtInioua WORK
in tho priann, tho intorost In which n1nst be
heightened to tho public bv The partial hut IN
tlottc account Of tho exoroeos Christmas Day,
when tho two mutlorasH, Gallagher anl Dutlert
wsrc gisen presents frchh from Tho hands OF
Ito Executive ia tho shape Of paftlona, on Tue
tho rea,ler could have gono WITH tbs reporter aud
aeon tho surroundings Of tho place OF Worship.
mid pictured ID Ills own mind tho array of criri~
tats Of MI typos from, tho ordinary thief to tho
bi9oa,l,rsts murderer VIII apsnrnSt!, ta ecorn,
pt tho nnmo sime imagined tho Chaplain filled
With ,e1rnestnesH. md warming up hs ho
apole to mcn' who cared fhr moro for square
meal anil tlcir liberty than their future atato
aud mcrs for the gna1d Gagged q! oro end OF the
room. armed With an Eutto'd ri1e than for the
minister or Ills teacllinga. and then imagined
TWO vito murlorera receiving theis pasdo''s, thsy
would l.ava tranabfcd for tue future, and tncn
inclned TO shed tear in behalf Of defented lna.
lice. Whifon few may be impressed apu ooneIl!ed
by these religious exercises. tic majority. It il
very evident atteEd tho scrrices fot lie same
rcason That tley 70 10 Work eFery morninEt
.ua 4 tler0 y An additional ,a. foaao n,aands y ~
will do anything to Gat out Of bis confinement.
TAss this Is 60 IL abunlnnlty demonstrated IN
prson Etat!stcs, and eeema to ho con1osscd by
tho management in tho recent erection ot . cage
for the occnpancy Of aal arned guard, wliose
presence has become ncceesary to proservo order
ANIL apparent attention during service. To do
trsye them outtroiy Of religious and mnral In"
etructioo, however, would be equally csualtra'
bic with tho idea Of forcing 1t upon them Ut tile
point Ut ttle bayonet. Thoae Of tho wtcst cx-
pcrleneo In prlRm discipline and IN dealing With
crin1fuaLs Lavo long been advocating
PRIVATE IN PREFERENCE TO PUBLIC nEfia1oCs
t:4TnucrtnS.
md t,Ayb n.Encu worry successfully That tho
rub1ic or Joint mactngs adoptuu At Joiet a4h
many other State Prisons AFRO conducive TO tnors
trouble, confusion, and dissatisfaction among
prisoners than ANYTHING e!so. n1td that thoy
ayaft themaetvpa OF ench nccAsfope uniformly 10
ruucpct o.cnres, lay r!aus for overpowertuE tue
otNcc1s, ani for hlch o.her dov,lsry aa their
nkili ulay suggest. In fncs, It IL believed that
tho HISTORY Ut religious instruction tn the fnsti-
tutlon Mill show tha* nulong those Tho lavo
lleretofora boen tho gEoato?t irctandeEa anl tho
ont Levotlt participants III the exercises. Tery
large percentage nFe now IN the institution 1Eat
serrinE their Hrcond n1ld thir1l sentcuccs.
TIE CONTRACTORS
d. tho institution aplcared abnhdaut!7 Batisled
with thc present management 60 far IL thotf
| Iullv1l lal interests wore concerned. They wcro
| lond, however. III their condemnation OF Gov.
| I}creyiigo for tho liDesp! use of his ctencncy.
| They argued that tho policy WAS against tho
| iutcre4t Of tho institution, tontcd 10 in-
! torfero with their Hucccas. and doprociate.i
[ tho vhlle OF convict labor. They maintained
| that tho uluBt Of thpso pardonel during tho
t!Ia. sonlo Of them t:t already served second
| aentenen mud few Ind +inoe entered upon their
third or wore Inmates Ut similar institution In
uthe: H:atcB. For tho tnoEt part tho contEaetotH
wcro toa1tl roljable, uolIa. hualn0sa ulen but 4
faw It wnB learned, Wcto In arrears to the statu
in largo amounts tho pr0prety Of which IL, to
| say the least, questionable.