The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-10-29


/ recommended to Executive clemency
by the States Attorney for her prosecu-
ton and by the present States Attorney,
| familiar with the case, and convinced by
| the statements of the late matrOn of the
House of Correction that from chronic
infirmities she would BE- an invalid at
prison service, eXtendedtO her chance
for refOrmation-the liberties of the pris-
on. In November last past-her contine-
ment In jail and In the prison, with her
time credited for good conduct there.
having proved sufficient for her case. as
viewed by me.
Ellen Cronan, of Rutland; sentenced
September. 1885. by the Municipal
Court of Rutland to los days in the
House of Correction, for selling liquor.
Released conditiOnally January 1st last,
upon request and representations of the
Judge of the Court, Chief of Police of
Rutland, Town Grand Juror. the Board
of Selectmen, and many other citizens.
She had nursing infant with her.
Michael Kennedy, of Rutland; sentenc-
ed in March, 1873. for robbery, to State
Prison for twelve years. ConditiOnally
discharged last April. Upon careful ex-
animation | became satisfied that this
lad was not the instigator of the crime,
but was led to it by older offenders. who
escaped detection. The Judge who sem
fenced him advises me that the sentence
was made under Misrepresentation OF this
fact, and asks that he be conditiOnally
released. The entire Court and officers
of the law in his prosecution concur with
the presiding Judge in the request. and
many good citizens of Rutland, with the
assaulted party, invite it by letter and
petition.
George Barney, of Burlington sentenc-
ed by Burlington City Court for statu-
tory burglary and grand larceny. to
House of Correction July. 1884. for five
years. Conditionally discharged Sept.
l4th last, on recommendation of Super
intendent and Directors, and satisfacto-
nv proof that his death from tubercular
consumption is near.
Alvin X. Stokes, of st. Johnsbury;
sentenced by Supreme Court. in May.
1888. to State Prison for seven years,
for procuring an abortion. Conditional
ly discharged September. 1886. Medi-
cal testimony of prison physician salts
fled me that this convict is subject to
tubercular consumption If continued in
prison. His conditional discharge is
prayed for by most of the jury who tried
him. the officers of the law who prose-
cuted him, and by the Judge at trial. Be-
sides, his wife, woman of good name,
is shown to be in her last sickness land
asks that her husband may be released
to see her before her death. Also, more
than hundred of the good citizens of
, St. Johnsbury join in the petition.
Jams Conlin, Of Shrewsbury; con-
victed by Rutland Municipal Court OF
larceny, on information and plea of gull
ty, and sentenced to three years in State
Prison. Conditionally discharged on
account of increasing impairment OF
mental faculties, soon likely to result In
insanity if confinement is prolonged.
The proof of this was conclusive.
Larry Mansfield, of Rockingham; SEN
fenced to House of Correction in March,
ham County Court. In last stages of
chronic syphilis. Pardoned in March,
1885, on urgent request of tine Directors
and all the Workhouse officials for the
sanitary safety of the institution.
Ida Smith. of Underhill; sentenced
to the House of Correction one year and
six months, for bigamy, by the Burling-
ton City Court, Aug. LIST last. PardOneu
Sept. Is on request of Directors and Of
ficers of the House of Correction. Her
confinement in child birth drawing nigh,
the institution not being suitable for
lying-in hospital, it seemed to be for the
good of the public to return her to I'm
derhill.
10 His Excellency, SAMUEL r. PINGREE,
Governor of Vermont:
DEAR SIR BY act No. 1853 of the
Legislature of 1882, and Sec. 9th OF said
act, it becomes the duty of the Directors
of the St. Adams Hospital to report to
you annually, OH or before the first day
of August in each year, the number of
patients received into the Hospital dur
ing the year ending July the lst preced-
ing, distinguishing INDECENT from pay
ing patients; the nature of their diseases,
etc. the nature and value of the proper
ty of the corporation, its resources and
pecuniary condition.
This duty the Directors have Imposed
on me, and it covers theperiod from July
lst, 1854. to July LIST, 1856, period Of
June 23d, 1885, prevented me from re-
porting last year.
First as to number of patients there
were 1919 paving and lS non-paying.
Their diseases were as follows:
cystitis. 8; bronchitis, 3; diseases of
eye. 4 erysipelas, l; hemi-plegia, L;
secondary syphilis, l. uterine disease, I;
piles, 7;nervous prostration, 3; fracture
offemur, pull. hemorrhage, l; delirium
tremens, measles, l; typhoid fever, |;
varicose ulcer, l; fracture of leg above
and below knee, diarrh9a, q; intirm-
ties of age, /; cancer, 4.
OF the above patients 6 died-3 from
cancer. from delirium tremens, l from
railroad injury, and one from old age.
Twenty-Five were cured, 6 improved,
and not improved.