The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-10
THE SOUTHERN PRISON.
Annual Reports Of the Warden and Dr.
rectors of the Convicts' Con
vent at JeferSOnville.
According to the Financial Slowing, it Costs
The State Pile of Money to Hold
Her Tough Citizens in Check.

The directors OF the state prison south have
submitted their annual report to the COVER
nor When the present directors took charge
of the prison on June Is, 1875, they found
it in miserable condition. Since then the
number of prisoners has steadily increased,
the average number in 1874 being 3S5; in 1875,
1856, and for 1876, 531. The prison contains
but 315 cells, which makes the prison very
crowded. Additional cell room is asked for.
The report embodies the fact of the contract
with the Southwestern car works. which has
already been published in the Sentinel and
which is fully presented in the governors
message But 20 men were at work from
January IL, 1876, TO June 10, 1876. at which
time the board leased the labor OF 400 men.
at IS cents day, to the Terre Haute car
company. The contract was completed IN
three months. Afterward contract was
made with Perrin, Gaff & Co., of Cincinnati,
for 100 men, for five years, from November 1,
1876, at IS cents per day; 100 men for
five years, from December |, at the
sauna rate, and for 100 men more
from January 10, 1877. Many alterations
had to be made in the shops on account Of
this contract, as they have to manufacture
shelf hardware. The repairs cost SlO,0l2
They ask that the wooden Enclosure be re-
placed with brick walls. At the last session
of the legislature an appropriation was askt d
for to pay off an indebtedness of
S19,719N, less SO, 1888 due from
the Southwestern car company. but
as $4,000 was considered enough. A gross
Indebtedness of $lls,33920 still remains,
which they ask to be lquidated. Ii the
amounts due the prison could be collected,
the Indebtedness would still be SS7, 1861.
The salaries of the clerk and deputy war
den are 81 900 each The total receipts for
the year were So, 507 90, and disbursements
$92, 1885,.
Appended are reports from Warden How
ard, DIR. Sherrod, the physician, y. F. Bor-
ing. the chaplain and clerk, but nothing of
| additional interest to the above is presented.
Number of conyicts in prison December
IL, 1875, sos; received during the year, 25l
recaptured, 8; discharged by expiration OF
| sentence, 1872; pardoned, 81; died, 6; es
capped 3; gone out as witness, l; out on new
trial, 3; number now in prison, 523. The
| crimes for which they are confined are: Alb
ductiOn, L. arson, g; assault with intent TO
murder, %; same with intent 10 rape, 8;
burglary, 81; burglary and larceny, IL biga-
| my, ,; cOunterfeiting, |; forgery, IA; false
| pretenseS, 8; grand larceny, ga;
incest, l.; murder, so; murder in second
| degree, s; manslaughter, 10; perjury, 6;
passing counterfeit money, !; petit larceny,
| 81 rape, 10; robbing, s; seduction, /; OBJ
! structing railroad track, |; number who can
| read and write, $50; number who can read
| only, S. number who can neither read nor
| write, 100; single, 29S; married, 1856; widow
ers, "a; divorced, 5; temperate, 124; intern
perate, 1874; moderate, 2Sl.