Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-01-19


annual report Of the board Of direc-
tors Of the Maryland penitentisry
shows the workings Of that institution
during the past year TO have been very
satisfactory. The penitentiary dur
ing 1881. as in former years. has been
self-sustaining. an unezpended balance
Of $1,000 remaining in the hands Of
the board. The health Of the prison
ers generally has been good, and their
condition much improved by the rou-
tine Of labor. proper diet and medical
care to which they have been subjected
The reportcf Warden Wilkinson shows
that there were in prison on Nosem-
30, 1881, 591 conyiets. From December
Der l, 1880. to November so, 1881,
inclusive, 1T9 additional prisoners
were received, making a total Of ITO.
There were discharged, by expiration
Of sentence. 20s; pardOned by the
Governor. IL; died, 10; escaped, /
Henry Johnson, colored, on August
4, 1881 remaining in prison Novem-
Der 80, 1881. 534. The above a de-
crease of IL per cent. in the number
Of inmates compared with the previous
year. OF the l79 prisoners received
during the past year, IA were con-
victed for the first time, % for the
second. 8 for the third, 3 for the fourth,
] for the fifth. They consisted of 6s
white males. 4 white females, 81 col
ored males and 10 colored females
The highest number in the peniten-
tiary during the year was $50, the
lowest SOC, and the average number
545l. The average number under
contract was 463. Joseph Davis &
Co, shoe manufacturers, employ 1877;
w. H. Evans, marble works, 40, and
John Kern, Jr.. & Co, stove and hol-
low-ware manufacturers, I03. There
are at work in the various depart
ments and sick in the hospital as fol-
lows: Shoemakers 4, tailors 2, bar
bers 2, painter l, bricklayer /, laun-
dry Z, runner !, A dormitory 6. D
dormitory 5, bakehouse and refrecto-
~ Is, wagon-yard 8, front building
2, hospital 6, nurse in hospital /,
repairing clothing 4. infrm and
non-compos 5, females %. Pris-
oners received during the past year
were convicted as follows Ale
gany county, g.; Anne Arundel, 8 !;
Baltimore city, 70; Baltimore county.
ID; Cecil, 8; Calvert, 8; CharleS, 3 !;
Caroline, l; Carroll. 4; Dorchester,
Z; Frederick, @; Garrett, 2; Har-
ford, 8; Howard, s; Kent, 6; Mont
/; Prince Georges. z; Queen
Anne's, 4; st. Mary's, g.; Somerset,
s; Talbot, 2; Washington, @; Wicomi-
co, 8; U. s. District Court Of Mary
land. Total, ITO. The report of
Mr.. John K. Randall, the financial
clerk. shows the receipts from all
sources during the year TO have been
S67, 1901, and the expenditures $685.
l47.S7, leaving a surplus of 81, $685. 4.
The cost per capita was Sl19.50. The
recsipts for lss0were so, 1858. show
ing a decrease of$l2.334.20, aud a de-
crease Of 81. 00O.sl in the expenditures.
The number of prisoners now in the
institution, at the closing of last year,
was less than during the past sixteen
years. DR.. Silas Baldwin, physician,
in his report shows the death rate for
1881 to have been 1.S3 per cent. The
directors report mentions the valua-
bic religious work which was done
among The conyicts. Sunday school
exercises are conducted in the morn
ing by both Protestahts and Catholics,
tho former under the supervision Of
Mr.. Wn. 4. WisOng. and the latter
by the members Of the Society Of St.
Vincent de Paul. Mass is said every
Sunday morning by Rev. Z. ]. Sou
rim.