Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-07

CRIMINALS INCARCRRArEn N THE IAN pfrRuSa -vr
YEAR, REFERENCE TO GUIrEAus cAsE-rur
INCREASE OF COMBINATIONS PROXIMITY or
THE SMALLPOX HOSPITAL 10 THE JAIr,-rxrroyE-
MENTs RECOMMENDED, ETC
Ten. John y Croker, warden OF the T. a ian
| has submitted 70 the Attorney General HIS rcnore
for the year ended October sist 1881 He saws an
the report that IL often occurs that prisoners an
| the time OF their commitment 20 the ian are IN
condition OF mental disturbance or physical d.
billy. rendering It proper 70 make them excen-
lions 10 the general rules and enter them upon a
special course OF treatment 20 be continued only
so long as the nature OF each particular c,se
requires It. Sometimes prisoners, when they ar.
rive although sane and responsible are In an err
trenely nervous condition and found 20 be labor.
ing under such mental excitement as 90 reouire
extra care and tact In their treatment ana &C.
peclally where the prisoner has not been tried NJ
has been the effort OF the warden 20 practice such
treatment as 10 produce favorable results in re-
storing the prisoner ana having him in as nearly
his normal condition as possible that the court
may see him In his true character
GUTTEAU's CASE
During large part OF the year there was tncar.
cerated prisoner OF peculiar character ana re-
markable nature. His case was rendered the mora
q nicut or management and treatment by reason
OF the notoriety he had gained by assasslnating
the President OF the United States He was given
the treatment and protection the law is Intended
to AFFORD To all classes OF prisoners. and his ori-
nary normal condition was maintained through
ali Le eNclnng scenes and trying ordeals he
Slled 10 pass 70 the end OF the drama I'm which he
inquired so prominently. Although there has been
letceptlole Increase OF crime In this district dur
ing the last decade, the statistics show that the
increase In the number OF convictions for crime
mas been only about one-half as great In pro-
! portion as the actual addition 20 the pOpuIaiIop
curing The same period There has been a greater
number OF the desperate and hardened class IN
ou ,,n Inan usual The inmates during the
entire year have been favored 20 a remark ahle de-
| gree with good health.
THE JAIL AND THE SMALLPOX HOSPITAL
There have been no epidemic diseases and very
little sickness OF any kind except such as affilctei
the prisoners arrived at the jail One prisoner.
who had been exposed TO the smallpox by contact
with patient OF the smallpox hospital was taken
with the disease and subsequently died. Attention
Is called In this connection 10 the proximity OF the
! smallpox hospital to the fail There Is no ROAD
leading TO the hospital that passable for vehicles
OF any KIND, except private driveway leading 70
III through the jail premises. In passing along this
| private driveway the ambulance in conyeyinr
| smallpox patients 10 the hospital necessariiy
passes near 10 the jail building and ia the opinion
OF the warden, exposes The Inmates OF the Ian 20
the dreaded disease. Besides there Is great
danger OF the disease being conveyed 10 the jail
directly from the hospital by the atmosphere, as
| Well as 10y patients or employees OF the hospital
coming In contact with the officers or prfs.
0ners OF the jail while at work on the
premises, and In many other ways. on two
occasions the disease was brought directly 20
the jail by patients, who, In deirious state es-
capped from the hospital and came directly to the
jail In the night, and In both instances impaired
the disease TO prisoners, who were at work In the
| basement and with whom they came 10 close
| proximity before they could be identiied "WhIle
doctors may disagree" the warden SAYS ssas 20
the danger arising from the relative situation OF
lle hoSpltal TO the jail building, / doubt whether
| any could be found who would be willing TO take
| up permanent residence with their families 80
near 10 sucn hospital, in a large city and on the
same premises with 1t 1 submit that measures
should be taken 10 secure its removal TO a more
| Isolated locality at an early day."
IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED
The report recommends that the turret on the
north wing OF the building, which has been twice
STRUCK by lightning, be taken down ana rebuilt
ana electric conductors be placed upon the build
Ing. Reference is made to the need OF walls TO
inclose the jail premises sufficiently strong and
high TO offer an effectua barrier against the an
proach 10 The building OF all evlldisposed persons
ana at the same time contribute 10 The additional
security OF the prison. They would also give q
secure yard, where the prisoners could be allowed
TO take exercise In the open air.
THE STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
show 70 convicts (73 males and females, were
transported 10 penitentaries and prison as follows:
females to the Albany penitentary, ~ males to
the state prison at Auburn, n. Y, and q males
and 3 fem les TO the Erie county penitentary az
| Buffalo, n. Y. The actual cost OF Transportation
was 81 ,5S1.O3. Firty-sx boys were conveyed from
the jail TO the District reform school The daily
4
go The total number in jail, 1sSs, or whom Loo
| were males and 2S4 females l6i males and "a fe-
males We're in jail at the beginning OF the
year Those committed during the year
were charged with crimes follows:
Murder, m, T.; assault with intent TO XIII as m
CT; resisting NJ. T. officers, m; robbery M
burglary and larceny, Is m; burglary, IL m for.
gerry, IL M; cOunterie1ting, m. assault with in.
tent TO commit rape, M; hOuseoreaking, 8 m
ehOeZZleinent, 10 In; false pretense, H.; grand
larceny, 81 M, T.; receiving stolen goods, IL M
eL; presenting false claim, IN; violating postal
m Af.fTa
larceny, az m, l.: bgamy, 1 m; bench war.
rant, "a m, T.; selling LOTTERY tickets, 1 m
petit larceny, $40 H.. l1s T.; assault and battery
81 m. 63 +. assault 81 m T.: ARRAY, 90 m. II
l.; threats OF violence, 81 M, 8 T.; contempt Of
court, 10 m, T.; diSor1erly conduct, w.: Keen
ing dlsorderly house, m, T.; keeping bawdy
house, 81; engaged In immoral practices, T.;
malicious trespass, IN. maintaining nuisance 8
H.; carrying firearms m; yagrancy, 10 m I'm.
corrigibllity, 20 m; keeping vicious dog. 2 M;
OF those committed during the year ll0s we're con.
ylcted and sentenced, or whom go were males ana
| l6i females.
THE PHYSICIANS REPORT.
The report OF Warden Croker is accompanied
by the annual report OF Dr. n. Young, physician
TO the United States JAIL which says that the IAN
has been favored with the usual Immunity as 20
deaths. Remarkable success has attended tie
efforts In some cases or opium eaters The estal,-
lished treatment or alcoholism has been persisted
| In, viz, Withdrawing abruptly upon entrance all
alcoholic stmuants or opiates, substituting bro
mide OF potassium and other nervin8, with per-
feet rest and digestlble aliment The practice OF
Vacclnating every prisoner who is admitted is
unued as preventive OF smallpox, and every Case
occurring Is promptly sent 10 the smallpox hos
| pitaL
The Murder Of n Girl.
OUTCOME OF A CELEBRATED LIBEL SUIT
An Interesting libel an fha