, 1881-08-06
How the Conyicts in the Peniten.
tiary.canps Are Treated.
Twelve Kindred Men and Women
Tortured by MeroileBs Lessoes.
Overworkcd, 11l.Fcil, Deyourca by vor.
min, md Whipped 1nllumanly.
The Despotios Atrocities Of Siberia Par.
- allelod Ii "Fros" America.

VI NGnFKlut WHICH IL Cul1pOaetlt 1E0tn I'LL ILL.,
tcllcctual standpotnt Of lArge ,tua,bor OF
lightweight champions, proceeded quietly
witt, the business until n fcw days since,
when tho report ut special committee upnn
the 1'enttentiary of tho Stnte was read, which
brought the nlombprs OF tho House TO their
feet rs effectively ns II n Gnfteau had mp
penrcsl on tho accnnwitl dozen Of his "En-
gllsh Bulldog" pistols. Tho roportrcad was
tho unanimous opinion Of tho Committee,
aid showed n most disgtaceful state Of affairs
Mt tho camps OF the State. where tho convlcts
nro boiitg worried by the tessees.
Tlle report statod thnt there nre now con-
fined III the Penitentlary service Of the State
l ,eW convfcts,-a lArge majority Of them bo-
Ing cotored. At unp or two camps the tom.
,ntttce fonnd that tho coMvicts wcro COM
paratlvcly we'll cared for: but ut tho
others complaint was lodged With tho
Committee tl,at the convIcts did
nor got enough to ent, that they were over
worked, and that thoy were frequently
whipped until the crimson was really to low
freely. Than,ode Of punishment of conv1cts
in these camps by tho lessees is to whip them
with strap
UPON. T1fE1R NAKED PERSON.
The men and women aro whipped In the
prescice of oacsI other; a,ld 1t Is Il frequent
occurrence to SEQ woman, In MI almost
nude condition. being numerically wi,tppott
| upon her naked person by one Of tho "whtp-
p1ng-bosses." At orc Of tho camps negro
Guards aud negro whlppihg.bosscs werc
| found.
The Committee, while going tho rounds,
| saw numerous violations Of the laws Eoycr,.-
Ing the lcssees. These vio]ntious, they claim,
hive boon g0lug OIL for some time,
although tho Siato has prim-
crpnl Keeper Of tho ponttenttary service,
n part Of whose duty It IL to stnnd betweeu
tho cunvtcts and tic icSsees md sec that pull
islltent u legally Inflicted Mud no advantage
tnkel Ut tho helpless cOnvlcts.
The members of the co,liinttcu from Il relIa.
Go source, that ut ono Of tho cntnps there
werg at work several col'ylcts whose terms
| being
| DETAINED 1LLEGAtrY nY THE 1.EssEEs.
An Investigation was made. nnt1 tho fact
~ stated found to be trle. When the cun.-
mitteu ASKED tho lessees why the cunvicts
were detained utter thu expiration Of tholr
Or ssiDnso fm fhpy Eye no FGod ox
vlcts; .and, unaer tle instructions Of tue
colnHiittce, tho conylcts were EIveI their
liberty, How long they would llaya bepn
conpsIleti to work over mud above tho time
probability never hive coma light but for
th9 ylsit Of ti1o q. committce: ,,
eral conylcts, who wero sick, anil SHOULD havo
been fl tlle hospital, wcro compelled to re-
main at work, md hntl been most brutally
whipped for complaining Of being sick. Ono
Ha el rt,S sl1ea es ano , s4ntt.se % sres 81 ls
by reason Of the fnut that tho poor creature
l.al boon whipped witt, strap on tho end Of
Wltell was fnrgo brass buckle.
meSers Of to G3atee BY 0 to covieis 70 ts
Mt MI Of tho campa, TINT lley were reuulretl
i',,s to work from twolyo to fourteen hours per
SOMETIMES LONGER THAN THAT.
At ono Of the calnps It was .lscertatned
develop so,ic Iron nllncs, works the poor
creatures frequently, at night aud OIL Sun
ttnys when lle isspl,sl,etl for time.
tia .asv, sSp near enaSs MSspsts , y ws tGM hfst Tint
were cilniGed Together. every cvonlng,
after tlle labnrs OF tile lay. iii Tho satliu
clothes II Which they workeh., AS = co!,se-
ohss dS INC fSnis n wos wf5 ro to werk Se M tSe te
hrlck-yartl., The conylcts, ,wAon usked by
Tho Committee why they did not cleanse
teselyss ssi Syery eyEening aftor tlts Wor u
Wator To wasil in but once eucll week; and
tlnt then, after washing out their .clothss,
thoy put tfie,n ~ ngnll without waiting for
thom to dry. This, treatment caused n gootl
deal Of sickness; but those WHO Wero sick
war1
NEVER ALLOWED To 90 TO TIE HOSPITAL,
unless they were physically unable to do a,,y
work, i,oWeyer light. At this ca,np sUveriil
BEck cnIlyIGts were taken out of their cllains
anu M pI!ss.l +, the hospital by Instructions OF
Attllis cn,np the Committee found several
convfcts whose lower limbs WprU blCctling
nn1 presentluE.a slek9ninE s!Kht frof!