St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-07
CRIMINALS AND MANIACS.
Measures for their Care Discussed
the Conference of Charities.
STATISTICS FROM STATES.
It Would Be More Humane to Shoot
Criminals Than to Send Them
to Texan Prisons.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BUFFALO, n. Y, July 6.-President
Hoyt opened the second session of the
conference of charities and corrections
promptly at $3.50 this morning. After
the formal opening proceedings the re-
ports OF states were taken up. The re-
port of California was presented by E.
L. Dooley, of San Francisco. Delaware
came next through John Massey, of
Wilmington. Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, of
Washington, for the District of Column
bia, said no radical changes had been
made in the management of the district
institutions, but an encouraging feature
had entered into the question, that was
during the past year $4,000 or $4,000
worth of work had been done in Wash
ington by the inmates of the work
houses and other institutions. Mrs.
Spencer had been told by congressman
that they hoped some time to see a re-
fOrmatOry institution established some
where under the directions of the
the model place of the world. The use
of intoXicants had also greatly lessened
in Washington. DR.. Warner, of Balti-
more, spoke for Maryland, and III. S.
Shurtleff, of Boston, for Massachusetts.
DR.. Henry Hurd, of Pontiac, Mich, re-
ported for the insane of that state. He
said no changes had been made since
last year, the care of the insane had
been largely modelled after the system
in New YORK; OF 2,000,000 population lin
Michigan there are 2, 116 insane, con-
ditiOn pronounced very favorable. j.
ID. Ludden, of st. Paul, said Soldiers
home was opened last year at
THE FALLS OF MINNEHAHA.
1t now contains stxty-twO veterans.
The separate plan is pursued in the new
jails and is working we'll; charitable in
situations have been started in many
parts of the state; there are 2,97O in
mates of state institutions, one for
every two inhabitants, costing 9S cents
for each inmate. For Ohio Rev. A. q.
BierS, of Columbus, said the condition
of infirmaries and county jails are i'm
proved, and in all new jailS the separ-
ate plan is used. The new board of
pardOns relieves the governor of much
annoyance, and works well. A soldiers
home would be opened at Sandusky
Rhode Island. Nj. w. BROKER, of Sonth
Carolina, said previous to the war there
was no such thing as a penitentiary
known in his state. 1t was only after
the emancipation of the slaves thatsuch
a step was found necessary. The only
one in the state was at Columbia. The
state Legislature: does not contribute
to its maintenance unless it should
fall behind. OF the 1000 prisoners, $50
are colored' The principal work is on
farms, but there are factories in the in
Stitution. Texas reported that no pre-
vision is made for idiots or feeble
minded. The insane are continually in
creasing, and now number $500. The
prison population exceeds 5000. Two
penitentiarieS have room for 1,600 and
the balance are worked outside. 1t
would be more humane, says the report,
TO SHOOT PRISONERS |
than to send them to Texas state pris- |
ons. Of the prisoners 1,137 are black |
and 200 MeXicanS. DR.. j. FL. Vivian, Ct |
Wisconsin, showed that Wisconsin still |
has the contract labor system. Jails |
are being improved and two new jailS |
with the separate system have been |
built. "The principal duty" he said, |
sis to reconstruct the SheriffS. 1t is |
hard to get anything DONE" There are
sixteen insane asylumS in the state; the
insane Increase 80 yearly, requiring III |
building of three new aSylums every |
two years. EX-Gov. Fairchild, of Wis |
consln, made happy little speech,
to the soldiers home in Wis
consin, where wives of old soldiers may |
90 with their husbands. Adjourned to |
p. IN.