, 1877-01-29
RICE FIVE CENTS.

charged eonsiets, sS,ais.is, ard 81 f for e,othinr Z
i"r conylcts upnn their discharge, SIG l04, max
M tng total for these two items she sum Of 2a0,-
Could It have been fotcsccu that sucl, ,arur
expenditures would be required Tor building,
during the past four ycarH, VIC would llaye becu
!nstled In nskfng appropriations fur them Iron,
the state. There Is nov necessity, and wo
NJ The Pc'!'tcntinry demand, that It should be
fslfninsscd for the amounts 50 expended. Tho
ren!tenttasy, like all other purehaeers, ran buy
ffhsaper for ca:l!, and T should alwass l!asc
@ uMs i cannot hase until reimbursed for, or 70.
lIcycd from. some Ut these expenditures.
:, Tho Chantafn's Recommendation for the c1co-
, 1,o'i q chapel We heartily indorsc, but our
tusc necessary for It's construction, without an
appropriation for that purpose by tho Lcgis.A-
tHrt. Such chapel as would in uur opinion ba
proper r. build, WOULD, a. estimated by Capt.
Jasnes Miller, our Chief Engineer, cost Tic aum
ef $4,000.
tn relation to tho discipline and good order Of
the Institution since the latc ct our Inst report,
We hasc nothing especially new to mention, cx-
our opinion aud belief. at that time expressed
nftcr stlort experience, .thnt much morn
huInnne system Of prison discipline Ie to bo
ushtrcd upon ut, and that tic results Of our at-
that could be expected.
Two yea1s ngo VIC reported that the only
punishment In yoQtic for the lnfFactton Of tho
Er!so' t!so waa ":olitary confinemcnt in large,
on e:nnty dict Of bread and water, until sub.
1n'ssion and obedience are promised and in
su1et.'
lev exceptions, md have uuder It found no
difficulty In .abduing the most tncosrtgtble and
nbstinnte offender, enforcing obedience to and
respect for all tho rules aid regulations, and
a,tal1[nE i, most excellent E5ef II all depart:
10 previous time in tho history OF tho Illinois
Pcnitentfary has lts ditcipiuo been Ia better
condition, o! tts 1nutai tnnc at higher stand-
I ctna nof 80 sS.e wa M tnf bsa as .dopea Sn5 mG Ss
NY, similar Institution In this country.
It Is true TINT under our plan severe punish
1ncnts arc snncttmcs necessarily Inflicted TO
saras se refractory convict yot ey are not
Conrsets here understand TINT, while we desire
TO treat them In the most humane manner pos-
s!blc, good order and obedience must bc 1nain-
ital,ctl, escn at tue Gust Of life. II necessary:
necessary. or rcsoFted to. We apprchend no
serious difficulty In maintaining Eoou order and
obedience tn this prison In the future Oh this
plan, and think, II adhered to In the proper
spirit, much good will result thcFctroul.
PROFESSIONAL CRIMINALS.
Ol our !, ,5a1 conyicts 24s. or IL per ccnturn,
have heretofore sesycd terms in this prison, nc-
EreEatlDE 1ab terms, averaging three terms
each. They have served here In the aggregate,
a,0i years. or oil average OF upward of eight
years each.
Of tIcac. Nifty nre now serving their third,
eleven their fourth and three their tlith tcrnis.
u these terms, fourteen asr serving their scc-
ona term of four years: fourteen thclr second
term of I've yrurs; fifteen their second term Ut
ak years aud upwards: fourteen their scconu
term Ut ten years; thirteen tllcr second term Of
from eleven to fourteen years; and thrce their
seroEd term IT frum fifteen to twenty years.
Six arc scrYins their thirl turn 0f twD years;
len their thru term Of thrcc years; eight thcr
Third term Ut four ycarat seven their third term
of i've years; folr their third term Of six year
AMI upwards; unc ha third term of leu ytafs
twu their THRU term Ut fr0m eleven 10 foiirtcct
years; u,n one his thru tcrni OF from attccn ta
Twenty years. Three their fourt1, ter1u OF two
ycarK; thrcc tllrlr fourth term rf four years:
and one his fourth term Of from fifteen to twcn
ty yctrs. Two tllclr Nth term 0t three years.
nu u'lc his ffth term ol from sl1 to nlnc years.
Ut these men ftf} !laye irom information tint
NC ttrcm reliable, served terms In other br!sulsa
ld many VI theln several different terms, thclf
!npTlatn1ncnt tn.nthcr i>cslitcntsartcs arsrc.a.-
tng 13t terms, and. as the eullylct alw1ys TOLL
feala Gs ln.lrh Ut Ills l,au record rs possible, We
presume tie numbers here Cyet. ars less than
tic acttzl facts would slluW wcra they ail
known.
WARnES's HEroHT.
This document i% bf a satisfactory character.
showing the disposition Of tho criminals sent Il
the Institution: