The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-12
The Penltcntiary RepoFt.

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tehuehI anu directors OF the West Viz
,ini, pori,o,,;.. l. - D.
b'''" Ae"'seh'iary IN Ieauy lof huDmH-
sion To the LcpialAtnre and tha neopla az
a. -, a"u ""' Ps"PV VI
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'aVop lOr copy. Inc number ot con.
Victs IL now lb7, and The ayeraOa for tho
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laAt Twelve months has been 1854, OF
the convic,u a, r.aso,. ...aI 90
1H' SOH'tN'S ~ present Cohnheu oz are
| United States urisoners For kaeninU
A.. IN A fs
these latter the state receives 40 cents
nor dov yL;,L ,,,, Ill .c,
P0' N"yj "hiVh SUN pays sIhHl prout
above expenses. The cnat nj feeding n
a, ~,
prisoner AZ MoundHYllle Ia, according 10
1he NVtnun'aaAryI iV'so centS per dAy'
This is certainly pretty cheap Subsist-
ence, provided the fare furnished to con-
vic" is the same as in tho schedule Of
diet published two years ago, which was
as follows:
ho@ny 6faS aaS ssS.iSlE SF BACON filed
rSLE aud 3 beans pStatOe. and corn bread supper
IondnyeBroaTiaSt B;cOn S ShUSde4, S%I Sa' oS ;d.,
ssSSase etS mSass oSSS. and adj sos and
bacon, S, SrIed APPLE, broad aud molns'ss:
moasss aud coffee Dinnsr@ROat Sssf tSraSs T5Haa
rei noa.,s, anu e''n0Fcaa' suPPsr-C0d bee Inu'h and
WSdnesdly-BrsaltaIi: Bacon side, fried mush,
viii potE , r,sn, anu "rJ Ionss DsneTmBean sonP
pork, rice, bread and aolSSss. %.sA'' SupPe'-O"'u
Ihurslay@ breakfast: BceIsteak, broad, molas1es
anu SonfI, D1ner-heei potatoes tarllps
Sc6i, Sreaa, OIScs S9 i%s SSalsS. 'O''od
Fhday-Breaktlst. Fried ,hacksrCi, bread, mo-
,,oS Snd Soe, S..I pn9er-Rols! beet or pork p1-
cold bSeI and Gricd aSnIe. SPe'-Nu'" anu n'oa''''
Saturday -BreaEia;t: Bacon, bread, molassep,
,isd ~ aGsm mud SoTsG DinnerIBee.soup Poia.
SoIej & ps'I, nr,d .nd "I SItnoeaa; saPpetIoo'd
IT, ,,,.I .l-, - .,'>N "tf'S.'
'''"' t0'' VI "uppoFtlhs prisoners
Is put down by The clerk oil the jnstitu-
tion at "a 52.l0O cents per capita per day.
The avpreuate co.t Ia sIi 5A7 Ok ror
orrrn, IT, ,,o,.,..., A.
A"H"' Ame m, statements ol 'he c'erk
snow that The profits arising from all
sources" for the two years ending Nov.
Both 1876. were SI8 036 Al and tho or.
IT,. eos -, ~ -.
'nA eNPe"se" Soo,l ~ ~, leaving u
deficiency OF SAT 1888 5S, or so, 500 % per
annum. This matter OF profits ia thus
explained by the Snperin,endert.
I,.miI, l.. ...., r. ~ ,".S.''i
,,.,,,s .ts "iai ue seen Oy Ihe detailed sIaIe'
IensS ,Ln "a, " sapTsS presented ~ me cleEk
t%s boOEs f"r 'Iv ,. ,ss,'uom nss, Us Snomm u
'e sSS 9USSs, SSe '1r '''s past TWO years amounts
ceipts for products sold and I,bor % rer. ar
formed for citizens, but does not embrace
an eslimste OF the value Of the large
a., nH"un. .,Ii Oh work performed ioT the state
careful accom-, lon, NM onS WIN hoo va, maT. =, nuo
receive the result:
1,429 days stone cutting.
S'SSa SSSo Gays biS, building,
This exhibit e,nIniDs tSe SS, so%o
what inconsistent claim that our institu-
lion il nearly seIi.spnnnrtipy a, tho o,mo
,;,n., No., ..rI'i s'"n' az '''s o"tie
N!le we are cHIIeu upon 10 ask approprl-
atlGna Tor support from the State, The
work on which thasa nri.nnors Lora Loon
.n,,.,,oJ r. IL ""A'N ~"
e"s"Seu IOF TUE StAte Is. not OF an
evanesCent character, but is intended to
endure. The bnildingu ora oil ~ tho
-. "H VI t"S
liOSt suo5tahtlal KIND, anu In point Of
llnish and workmanship. will compare
lavorably with any public buildings in
snd sas 'oon:ry, 'Do, when 'aey are all csmPleted
Isvi,Iation XXI fnr m Ie haro;naf,ar nu II 'he he
granted, the entire population can be
made available"
The Superintendent presents u classi-
licallon OF the terms Tor which the pris-
oners were sentenced, in order to show
thSt some steps to provide them with
labor hereafter (now that 40 little com.
mon labor around The penitentiary re.
main, ,o +. loro\ w,., no ,.Lon III.
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sentences ei 'he lo' prisoners received
during the last two years we're as follows:
II Usrs sn,opcc,l for an. Won.
were sentenced Tor eighteen months.
9s were sen!enCtd for two years.
wstc Ssrc ssniSnssJ ~, For tnrSe tn,r ysT ys1
Il wcrd sentenced for dVo yeari.
was sentenced for six years.
wSrs wSre ssssS sSn,snSs5 i"r For SSvSq sivSI yso
were sentenced for Ten % Year.. '
wMsen!eneed for twelve years.
was wSSs sesT9S5a .su,nScad IE sol PHE'een ,n years.
uT, w,Il ,L", tosaan ,L.,s. .tL.,o.
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tencea were ior Two years and under. Al
ter dOducting the Communication allowed by
| law for good behavior these two year sen.
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'ei'': ore ,e""oeu " q nio"'nS' LUG
time is 100 short to enable the prison OIL
icers to learn the convicls trade. On
this point the Superintendent dwells as
foIIora.
iOt,T%s. .,T,s ,.a.,,
n.ns;Sina nS weeL Uee fo ,h1so ~ 'ne pIss
~ psoV.a'"E worH aor 'neSe men ,S IN .ne
grounds. but as before said, that works
now about finished, and under existing