Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-24
The District Jan.

report to Attorney General DevenS. General
Croker says the inmates have been kindly
treated and well supplied, but at the same time
required TO yield to proper discipline There has
been an improvement in the discipline In the
enforcement OF rules and in the department of
prisoners upon previous years. Every facility
within the bounds of reason has been afforded
those who visited the Jail for the purpose OF re-
forming the inmates Some success has been
attained in this field, and much more merited
0y the ladies' and gentlemen engaged In 1t. On
the 10Th OF August last Charles Thomas, col
ofed, ABOUT twenty years old, committed sui
eide in the jail as detailed at the time. The
frame outbu1iding. used as a guardhouse and
for storage purposes, having been burned as
stated in the last annual report. there has been
constructed small brick building, with slate
roof, in the jail yard for a guard house, and a
portion OF another outbuilding for storage has
been finished off. To protect the premises from
intrusion there was built during the year about
l,6CO feet of good substantial palng fence on
the fhe line between the jail ground and
of the steam pipe connected with the heating
apparatus in the basement of the building has
been replaced and thoroughly protected from
the agencies which destroyed the Old ones. Dur
ing the previous year the greater number of
cOnvicts sentenced to the penitentiary were sent
TO the penitentary at Baltimore. but the state of
Maryland having refused to allow the reception
OF these prisoners all who were convicted during
the last year were sent to Albany, which ac-
counts for the increased cost of transportation
for prisoners. The warden has, during the year,
transported to Albany 10 convictS-103 males
and females The actual expenditures con-
nected with such transportation We're 81. GA. 20.
There were also transported TO the Boys Re-
form School in this district 81 boys who had
been sentenced to that institution. The Jail
building has been kept in good repair and is in
all respects in most excellent condition. The
expenditures on building, fencing, painting
glazing and grading. have been SI51.44. The
usual expenses for physicians, guards and other
employees, and for subsistence fuel &c. were in
cured. The daily average number of prisoners
confined in Jail during the year, was 113. The
total number confined during the year was
2,0I3-1, $50 males and 234 females. Eleven were
pardoned by the President, 81 boys sent to the
Reform school. ITO conVictS sent to pententiary
and III persons were discharged during the
year. AT the close of the year there remained
In the jail 1IS-155 males and % females No
prisoner escaped from the jail Among the pris-
0nerS committed to jail were for murder-5
males and 2 females; 10 for rape males for
arson and females male accessory to kill
ing, 50 males for assault with intent to kill and
) females, males with assault to commit rape
! males for robbery, males for forgery, 10 males
for perjury and females, 10 males for burglary
and larceny. males for burglary, 20 males for
grand larceny and 10 females, males for false
pretences and females, 6 males for receiving
stolen goods, and males for ENLIGHTENMENT.
The rest Of the commitments were for the usual
order of offences. The want of enclosing high
walls around the Jail still exists. Located out
side of the city, no dependence can be placed
upon the police or citizens in case of emergency,
and the walls should be built for protection
Their erection is earnestly recommended.
TIE REPORT OF DIR. YOUNG,
physician to the jail, is also included with
General Crocker's report DR.. Young says moth
ing unusual has occurred during the year as
regards the health of the prisoners. The SAM
tary arrangements are good. There is good
sewerage and an escape from foul gases, and
excellent ventilation and cleanliness. The food
of the prisoners is abundant and excellent in
quality. In the absence OF a wall around the
building the prisoners have to be denied needful
exercise. They need more ample means for
bathing, which IS now practced by ordinary
hot trrlNst 1,n hnfl, che "A do
large reservoir, giving room for more bathers
and more thorough baths. The doctor says he
has reason to be satisfied with the mode of
treating inebriety.
DEDICATION OF ST. TEREsAs' CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Yesterday there was a large attendance on
the occasion of the dedication of the church OF
st. TereSas in UniontOwn. The ceremonies were
opened with procession, led by the Most Rev.
Archbishop Gibbons, attended by Bishop Gross.
of Wilmington, n. c., Fathers Guido, Of the
PauliSt Missionaries, Baltimore. Simeon, OF st.
JoSeph'S, BarOtti, of st. AuguStine'S. Walter of
st. Patrick's, and O'Sullivan, of st. Peters.
This procession made a circuit on the outside of
the building. chanting the litany OF the saints
and blessing the walls. A similar circuit of the
inside OF the church, was made, after which
solemn high mass was celebrated, Bishop Gross
being the celebrant, Father Guido deacon, Fa-
Their Simeon Sub-deacOn. and Father Barotti
master of ceremonies. The choir sang Mfllard's
mass No. 2, the GaudeamuS by Giabeili and the
Neni Sancta by Deitch. The choir was led by
Mr.. j. Frank Mcguire. with Prof. Muschbach,
organist. Mrs. John Cross, Miss Agnes Hamil-
ton and the Misses Clark, sopranos, Mrs. joyce.
alto, MeSsrs. Sueffert and Mcguire, tenors and
lanes Morsley, basso. During the mass Arch
bishop Gibbons addressed the congregation,
congratulating them and the pastor upon their
success in erecting their church and nearly pay
ing for Ii before they occupied it-and collec-
non was taken up, realizing handsome
amount. The total cost OF the church has been
$3.50; OF this S4.351 has been paid, leaving
balance still due OF 81 $40, which it is expected
Will be paid in a short time. Besides this
amount about $500 will be required to complete
the basement and put in a furnace and an organ.
Dr. y. Christie and Mr.. S. F. Shreve have each
contributed 500 towards paying for the church.
MeSsTs- Shreve, II. Grace and Stephenson have
each contributed a window. st. Pdtrick'S
Church gave the chalice and ciborium, Mr.. Web
Ster gave the bricks and Mr.. Cross lumber. Rev.
Father Ryan has been appointed pastor, and it
is mainly through his efforts that so much
money has already been collected towards pay
ing for the church.
THE GRAND JURY on Saturday indicted the
following persons in addition to those men,
toned in the STAR OF that day: George Holmes
burglary and larceny itWo cases.. John Beckett
murder OF Rosa Lee Harris. Horace Hogan,
alias Little Horace. James Barns, and George
Carson. larceny. Louis s. Filbert. maintaining
Nuisance. Martha A. Mason alias Pollard per-
Jury. They dismissed the charges against Rich
ard Cromwell and Richard Patch, grand larceny
Two cases..
The grand jury to-day returned indictments
against James Edwards, alias j. w. Dorsey,
larceny; Edward NARROW, alias Babe Hawkins
resisting officer, and VIM. TrOXell. forgery. This
afternoon the grand jury visited the jail.
The Government Printing Office
Robbery.
INDICTMENT OF THE ALLEGED THIEVES
ON saturday last the Grand Jury of this Dis
ulct presented indictments against Horace Ho-