, 1877-02-10


u Is claimed. excessive prices. The Peniten-
tlary commissioners, however, af|er prose-
cutting tho work for a couple OF yenrs with
grcnt profit to tho prison, suddenly, In All
gust, 1872, s1lt'-lot tho contract to Mr. RrcH-
AnpsoH without any consideration, and also
contracted to hire him the 225 conyicts cua-
nlovcd IN sho esono.vorr1 A. siI ccnfe ,,o,- tt,v
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"'o 1ea.'' ~. 'a'n W. eco 14o'"',.B e''ut"
'Hal HPon Tic paft OF lt1cHARpaoN, VINO, ha An
experienced builder, accepted a contract
which nrou,isrtl lin root1 rcft,vns Dnrino
lin fonr r.nr-. !, L. soid th,t a ,,,;,,;o,, ~
.,.:, r~ ..',' - paw r,-,1., 80. va
Pa''t 1os 7'ohe.cutuhe. Nnetnertnls 'nclaucs
what was pnid previous to RtoHAnpsoN'a
contract and to him ,yo have mt asccrtaincd.
'l'he ro,,trnct taato,, +hrao .,nn+. .,,t tsr
-, so".' "-'' ~"
n.ou'ns A"o nuna'eo anu t"ohtY-hVe men
Nv o15 ecnt7 les "aj. cunning duu WORKING
days In O year, called for $iit,gOC TER wear.
which for thrae ycars md ten months would
aggregate $oO9, ,f;!O M paid by R1cHAnpsoN
far iia tabor. 11o hal other crneneoa con-
....s az. Al, .t. =,
aes'e" WIN tao "ofA' ..'e a'aoun. o wncn
~ NOT SHOWN 70 the lmoIics oh tho 10Th OF
'"hc' 1916 "tc11AhnsoS having ia1lcn behind"
nana III payment LOT 1ne laoof' the feniteh'
l'"'S commissioners 1ofced lifm 10 sottic,
sanee.ea tue oia contract 'or LABOR AMI hired
n''n tno eat1e lnoof over a8ain At 10 cents q
aes' nefe Is LUG report OF this remarkable
1f"nsacl'on, maoo oy LILO fenltehtary Com
'u,ss,one1s rns 20 Inc Governor o io~ weeks ago;
o ,ra,s ' no.mn., =" '""' 49, !" =" NC p.,ssnt se"t.
non payment Of lobor hl,Is. II wat ,lonr. how.
ever, only after repeated. earnest. md prolonged
efforts had f'een m,adc to collect the amounts duo
orIaat otI h'. ~ "e as 70 psoea1e gooa anu tn,-
cdnct,. which hsd bern enn,tnnt,v ,nrrc,.,ng
amount. though partial payments had bccn from
month In month made nnt'f Jnno'1 !. 1870. when
.ao amount haa increased 10 w. sos.o.; where
atemns at co,1ceon. md IN o,,sn .arn,,sr
were compelled TO annul his contract on ,ho 18th
Of that MONTH at thu eamc time to make settle.
ms,'s meh! WIN @ n'"' Q" INC following terms:
TakIns nots. s.SSoS
HAL HGa estate t;: - cog GO
Since which ttue tho labor of thc OF ner 49,
been temporarily leased to y. y. R,cmAnpsnx at
50 cents pet day. pending negotiations to snake
p'smanen. t,nsa s,.s eontfaes 4Ia ios tue hasao;
~ .,s o'"s av Imass, ro.a'sa'oae.S s,' na'e noa
~. ta',s ~ omeln Sno"'ea9e ot 4sIchAapp"
~. a." m sns'. son''Ss a "a' WIN 'ne fen''en.
, s".y os1'1rs' srs :, "aom .aog 'n"ao al p"s.
usu'e. Nv !"I'1f ph" a'oaAapsoS' anu
Nv" N4oa41poo" ie, o'e.lne ~ afea1s' Wien
"e wv -, I"'u ~ 1A' v4aeefo, :" oao .. tnoae
u!s.a. 1,."" mss'elles "n'eu s'e'y ''naslna1fon'
4s'vhsADsos leso1Seu ''s.'y 'no1o 'oan ne
tu taa.,. NV ~, ~ sA''es 'apo, ~ sae rem.
s"a:n" e' ~, o's sdoo 'no., aon wno4e ',,, ohi
s'3"'1os 4i''' "e7 1HoAs T1-ofooVp AnA ht1!l no
y, ""e ie'n'''@ea ~ a". sfo'o'o ~ o'sea's' u
~ ~ arnss .r.s Snea oue'n u"aneoment as 'uts
as "s ~ .,' -. po.su's' ~, "u't 1of "n'cn
t.o icor.o ~ ~ .ao nt".e "'Aue,''ana enango
~ ~ , "a"'''|A"'''" DsAo'o H'osne' ao''af Soa'i
W % role.,
,nousu t'e o'a.e-tioaso eomn'ss'onest
.,a .,''.t W o''eet eon,sact WIN 4.'chA"
.uo5 "eto po17onml5 Ana ouelaly a"ate
.n". 10 naa 'ao eon.1aSs e'nco aofs. TIC as'
0.'aca n'o''nss u 'no8o commissioners
"aoa ~ ~ was s'a'sa anu "hucss'ooa tna' no
WIS tao eon1factor' and was conauitod W
1a'At ~. ""en upoa "4a tlo "o1A' Inoy
weie 'no gofefn'nB power" o. sae osate-
nousn % work' inoy enangoa ths plans'
1uu't,1os.ne hson' aoe 'foh lucy
"1os" ,,,,1 IRON nall 70 shrce-to"tths 0!
!, 'htiaon u uo'.o's 10 'no cost OF
nv "osA 'noy a'a ~ mtes consulting ~, "'ta
N4oNnosoS .',"a ~ tn' , eun.taesos. Ines canno1
lHs", po1eou''' VI u4"sl~ 'Bno1anse tnat 10
Has "o'ng NV "oik' 'no'"a'n8 ~ tao no"
", "o'1' . uuoos eon.taet os'e'n"''y 'aaao w'th
NV 1ou'''n.iafs ~oiai'lssloaotS' anu any a.
,eIaps W 'ho" or osnce persons 10 make
1stGAAHohoH StaPeHoAt ZOE tnolf 7lolatlons