The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-02-18
cHATHAM'S DISGRACE.
Especial Correspondence
BAILEY Mills, Ca, F eb'y. 10 'ss.

headed "Chatham's Disgrace" OF
your good paper, / notice the man"
agement of the chain-gaDg in said
County, is of such a nature that it
has caused old Chatham,to blush;
not Chatham &C unity alone, but the
whole State of Georgia feel outrag-
ed at such brutal treatment of her
citizens. The beating of a man
with whip and stave. reminds one
of the Garden of Gathsemane, the
place where the innocent was
sought for with lanterns and slaves.
| eau not believe that any man can
be so guilty that he shall be beaten
with sixty five stripes, and with
stages at the same time. This is
worse than the cruelty of the jews
and Romans, and they may be gull
~ and worthy of death, but not
whipped or beat to death. If a m an
vi llate the laws OF his country, and
is to be put 10 death, let the courts
say it and prescribe the manner OF
execution. But III Georgia, prison
cd convlcts are denied the rights
and usages OF Gods free ali; free
sun aud water, that is necessary to|
the preservation of life, health and
strength. In a civ liked country,
AS last request, when Que Is stand
ing on the gallows Ieady to be hurI'
ed into enternIty, water should br
allowed if needed How Can the
City, the County, or the State ex
pect reformation of their offenders
as long as such barbarity Is practice
in the prison. For grave offences,
criminals are locked up or put to
death to protect the law abiding
people Criminals are puni' he'd tel
deter them from repeating their
evil deeds and toswarn Others nol
to copy their example. n" JUS
government will utterly deprlv,
prisoners of opportunity for mental
aud moral Improvements. The
rlghC 10 PUNISH crimes does not m
volve the right to reduce prisoners
to mental or moral imbeclity-
school of vice. No good govern
ment will allow conditions of prison
life, that make increasing Immol
allty certainty, as the normal and
inevitable result of these conditions.
For instance, government i'll the
name OF law, violates law and com
nits crime against God and man,
when it incarcerates mere yoIt hS
and hardened accomplished Williams
in common prisons. In such case
government supports and conducts
normal school of vice. 1t has
often come to pass that what was
ostensibly designed to protect soci-
ETY. against criminals, has turned
loose upon society, men graduated
in the arts of crime. Good people
by taxation, paying the tuition of
those no learn in prison no" to
prey upon them, upon their release.
For instance against government
thai allows the hearding OF men and
women together, is not ouly crimi-
nal, it is barbarouS 1t promotes
vice and tax's the virtuous for the
expenses occurring. An ilhgitimate
birth in chan.gang, jail or peni-
en'iary is an appalling moral mon
strosIty in c,vrlz' ID and christian
country. No language or utter
ance can be TOO Sirong III the CON
drmnation of such system.
w"MEN IN GEoRGIA's PRISONS HOW
CARED FOR.
In some instance they are
compelled to do the same WORK
thar tho strong men are required to
do, and when they can not pertol III
the task, they are shametully eX-
posed and beaten in the presence of
the men. Libertines are placed
over them as bosses, and in order
to carry out their libidinous desires,
the women are reduced TO the low
es t fraction of prisons prostitute.
Last summer it was truly said
by Legislature committee, that
there was only one white wom' n in
the penltentiary andto prevent the
debanchery from corrupting her;
she was Iocke' up in house and