Daily Republican., 1884-05-19
IN BONDS.
VISIT TO NEW CASTLE JAIL
HOW THE PRISONERS
SPEND THEIR TIME

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| Atthe conclusion of of the whipping
at New Castle last Saturday, a repre-
sentative of the REPUBLICAN VISITED
the interior of the Jail, and interviewed
a number of the prisoners. AS III
walked along the corridor he noticed
that several Of the cells had a stroni
wire netting over the doors, and al
this was something different to VIVA
had ever been before, he inquired
of Warden Hance the meaning OF It,
and was informed that since the recent
attempt to break Jail by some of the
prisoners, it had been adOpted as pre-
cautlopary measure and was used Oh the
doe1s of the cells occupied by four Of the
most dangerous inmates.
Morris Carberry had just finished
shaving, and was in excellent spirits.
lie seemed much pleased to see the
scribe, who was well acquainted with
him long before he occupied his present
pos,tion, AS usual he evinced the live.
liest interest in what was taking place
In Wilmington, and asked number OF
nestions concerning business and other
matters.
He looks much better than he did
sometime ago, but is rapidly growing
prayer. After few minutes spent in
conversation, the reporter moved on to
the cell occupied by Jerry Harrigan,
" no now has Reardon for a companion.
Jerry is growing stout, and is in excel
lent spirits. Reardon called the visi-
tors attep tion to an article that appear
ed in the Court report of the REPUBLI.
CAN last week, which stated that Dem
nis Quill came OF good family, and
was man Of excellent character until
within the past year.
Both Harrigan and Reardon contra
dicted this, and the first named averred
that he knew him in Ireland, where
certain actions of his made it very de-
sirable for him to leave that country in
the shortest possible time. He also
said that Quill was all inveterate enemy
of his, and seemed very much afraid
that something might happen between
now and next Saturday that would pre-
vent his receiving the lashes imposed
by the Court.
On the opposite side of the same cor
ridor, Lewis List and his son Lewis +.
List occupy a cell together. The elder
was sitting just inside the grated door,
while Lewis +. was pacing up and
down the cell in nervous manner. He
complained that the confinement was
making rapid inroads on his health, and
when lold by the reporter that he was
getting fat, said that his face was swol-
len. Both men seemed very down
hearted and Respondent. Like many
others of the prisoners they employ the
greater part of the time in making little
fancy ARTICLES, which they dispose of to
visi ,or., and thus realize little change
to purchase needed articles ou side the
prison fare.
Dill and another prisoner were busy
in IA room adjoining the kitchen pairing
potatoes, and seemed contented with
their lot. The first named was senten-
yea for life, and has been in the Jail
about seventeen years. Some OF the
s erltfs have allowed him considers.
Bile liberty and many privileges, and
| there is no doubt thai, had he been 30
disposed, he could have left the jail
| lonl ago, but even with the desire
which he certainly feels to have his
liberty, it is not at all probable that he
will ever attempt to escape, or that he
will ever leave the Jail, except by a
pardon from the Governor
Croney was busy in doing different
things around the Jail, and appears to
be III good health and excellent splrlss
Farrington's time expires to day, aud
it is but natural to be su Jposed that he
was rojoiced at the prospect OF 30 soon
being released from his Imprisonment
OF d years duration. He said that he
,liu not intend to lead a seafaring LIE
again, but would seek employment as
rigger.
d her prisoners were spending the
lonx hours in different ways, some
reaiing, others sleeping, and in one
cell " here there were two coIored men,
they were busily engaged in playing
cards, and merely raised their eyes as
the visitor stopped at their cell door.
The C, lis, and in fact the entire jail, are
clean and kept in good order, but some
of these apartments have an ar OF
neatuess around them, which shows
that the inmates themselves also take
pride in seconding the efforts CT the
Sheriff and Warden Hance to make
their quarters az comfortable az pos
sible.
Tho prisoners, with the exception OF
those already meOtUned, who make
fancy and useful articles for sale, spend
their time in idleness, and 1t seems
that it would not ouly be an act OF
Justice to the tax payers, who have TO
sweat and toll to support these vioIators
of the law, but also charity to the
prisoners themselves, to have some
arrangements whereby they would DC
Obliged TO work and contribute to their
own support.
1t il hard to see how imprisonment
can otherwiy, be beneficial, or how the
desired end of reforming these people
can be obtained in any other manner.
If man is kept in idleneh, for d term
Of years, and then turned loose to earn
his living in the community, the
chahces are that he will i'll a short time
relapse into habits rs bad, or possibly
worse, than those for which he was at
first punished, and ere tie has served
many terms, becomes hardened cflIni-
nal. Each of the prisoners, with possibly
the exception OF the Lists, seemed to be
buoycd up by hope that, sooner OF
later, something would transpire 10
end their imprisonment, aud those
whpse sentences are almost completed
appeared to count the hours.