Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-25
THE WORKHOUSE.
A Number Of Well Known Gentlemen In.
spect the Recently Completed
Building, on
The Invitation Of X. a. MasOn--The Oc-
casion Wound Up With Bar.
beeue.

At the invitation of Justice r. M. |
Mason on yesterday quite a number OF |
guests assembled for the purpose Of in |
grounds. After the v.itoTs had been |
shown through the building and grounds |
barbecue was served, Of which about |
100 partook. Among those present were
Messrs. d. T. Porter, Ed Oliver, ]. r.
Goodwin, Jas. Lewis. VIM. Brown, J. T.
Petit, Fred Nelson, John T. Willins, O. +.
Smith, L. r. Agnew, J. NJ. Coleman, @. r.
Stewart, w. ID. Cannon, A. j. Harris,
John McCallum, J. ]. Shea, Lawrence
Lamb, Ben Bingham, Jas. R; Phelsn, d.
+. Goodyear, A. Mcmahon, julie Taylor,
r. d. Jordan, Judge Greer, Gen. A. ].
Vaughan. J. ]. Murphy, Tom Hannah,
Amos Woodruff and w. II. Bingham.
The barbecue was a success. DIR. d. I.
Porter was called on to preside, and yari-
GUS gentlemen present we're called en- for
speeches. Mr.. r. d. Jordan, in graceful
and happy effort OF few minutes, gave an
! outline OF the history of the institution,
and was followed by Judge Greer, Col.
| Goodwin and others. Justice Dick also had
| a couple of kegs OF beer, lemonade and
bottle, all of which came out of his own
pocket, from bottle to barrel. Resolutions
were also adopted, which explain them
| selves.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
| WHEREAS, At the invitation of K. NJ.
Mason, Eco, we, as citizens of Shelby
county, were invited to inspect the work
house and grounds, and having found
them in such admirable condition, be it
Resolved, That as citizens we express our
cordial appreciation of the good work be
has done in showing how, on the one hand,
the wroDg-doer may be punished, and on
the other, treated as a human being. Be
it further
Resolued, That under the wise manage.
ment of X. NJ. Mason, we have found
with great pride that Shelby county has
settled the question of how to dispose oil
our criminals, SO that on the one hand
they are made self-supporting and on the
other that We may remember they are
our fellow men. Be it further
Resolved, That the whole Of Shelby owe
a debt of gratitude to its manager and his
assistants, who have taught us that Grim
mas may be punished by hard labor with.
out cost 10 the taxpayer, and yet reformed
and made to feel they are men and women
whose labors will not conflict with that o.
the freeman. Be it further
, Ree0lUed, That we tender our congratuls
lions and grateful Acknowledgements to the
superintendent and his assistants for the
: bcunteous collation. spread for us and the
courtesies extended to US on the occasion
/
of our visit.
D. T. PORTER, Chairman.
F. NJ. NELSON, Secretary.
woRKHoUsEa ,FFicIERs.
The following are The officers Of thu
workhouse: r. NJ. Mason, superintend
ent; W. II. Moncrief, overseer; j. o. B
, Cosgrove, assistant superintendent anC
book-keeper; Victor Staples, night watch
and Messrs. John Stuart, ]. NJ. Clink, An
, drew Mccoy, William Hill, Fairly Darnel
and ]. r. Brooks, guards.
+ There ere at present forty-nine persons
in the workhouse, Of which number onll
two are women. The cost of keeping i
. | about eleven and three-quarter cents
! day, though it formerly cost thirty-fv
, | cents. In the mems quarters there ar
; twenty-four cells, capable OF accommodat
ing four each. The cells for women, eigh
: in number, will hold four each.
+ Very few OF the people of Shelby realiE
$ what change has taken place in the dis
: position of misdemeanor coDvcts sine
a the dark days of Presidents Island. Wbs
to do with our criminals has been puzzl
. to the thinking men Of all nations. Or
the one hand, to doom them to cruel an,
slow punishment one school claimed wa
the only disposition practicable. On tn
other, the sentimentalists believed il
= mere restraint of liberty, comfortabl
Il | quarters anu dOSOAuto lOlcHcnS- ~ hd
De claimed with pride that Shelby county
in so far as the misdemeanor convict
concerned, has settled the just mean be
/ tween the conflicting ideas. She has foun
a way to humanely punish the wrongdoe
and yet have the taxpayers harmless {
cost.
II Our roads and public highways are no.
in such condition that we can point {
them with pride. Our prisoners az
lodged in comfortable quarters, are fe
with wholesome food, and the sentence {
the law is carried out as humanely as jul
tice dictates.