Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-01

released he refused to leave the building. and thu
llrds were Obired TO use force in getting IN
away He soon returned. and when rain eegar
IA ling he was taken In and given place Il shelter
for the night
ave have many similar cases." remarked tbs
Ws I'VE always Try 20 s treat 1f sne ~
remain here rather than go out into the world
with nothing 10 do and no one to care for them"
each day. sOIe OF them are kept at work on the
Iarnl while others are sent out TO work on the
streets The men who 60 outside are well guarded,
consider themselves at home only when they wear
striped clothes. Some OF the men work well as
II they were paid for their services but others are
lazy and do but little. The farm surrounding the
building shows the result OF good work, as theii
fruit and the vegetables raised would compare
not far from the main building and can be seen
from the windows by the prisoners, whose appe-
sight"
The female prisoners occupy q building few
hundred feet away from the male prison. The
building is one OF the old magazines, which has
been remodeled. The second floor is occupied by
the White prisoners, while the colOred women oc-
cupy the third floor. Among the female prisoners
the matron, Mrs StoutenberG, recognizes many
familiar faces. When woman is once sent there
she either remains away forever or becomes al
most regular boarder, and nothing can keep
her away. Frequently when released they get
no farther west than the Capitol before getting
along and they are "vagged" and returned the fol-
lowing day. In this building all the washing for
the alms-house and hospitals Is done. There Is
long row of ordinary wash-tubs in the laundry
with hot and cold water spiggots The old style %
cent are used but to save the hands OF
the prisoners who act as washerwOmen an I'M
proved wr1nger is provided. There Is one room set
apart for the storing OF prisoners clothing, and In
this al styles OF hats and dresses can be seen.
''Some Of the prisoners" said the matron, Sire
Quently come in here In the fall wearing q white
dress and lace shawl. This was the case with one
months here they leave in cold weather In the
same costume"
The female prisoners are treated like the males.
Tney nrst take bath. change their clothing,
and then hear the rules read TO them. Their asy-
lum dresses bear resemblance to the mems
clothing. Their suits are made on the order OF
Dathlny SUITS with belts, and like the mems suits,
one suit Will 1T any prisoner. They make their
own costumes, and are given o day to mend the
S S wnicn they wear TO the institution They
them. The room Is nicely furnished, and there Is
an organ to furnish music when religious services
are held; During the day they have the liberty OF
cells.
TIE POOR-HoUsE SCHOOL
There are many children, mostly boys, who are
sentenced to serve a month or two FOR some oIense
Many OF them are too small to work, and for years
they proved to be the source of great amount OF
trouble to the guards. This nuisance continued
until MIR. Stoutenburg established q school FOL
tnem, which they are compelled TO attend each
day. The school Is In session each week day, and
the children remain In school nearly the entire
day.
In speaking of how the prisoners are punished
Tor Violations OF the rules, Superintendent StOu.
tenburg said that there were no longer within the
walls OF the wOrkhouse any dark underground
dungeons When prisoner violates some rule OF
does something for which he should be punished,
ne Is placed In cell in the main corridor, where
ne can hear and see what is going on about him.
He Is put on a read-aud-water diet and when he
smells the dinner coming around and can see his
Fellow prisoners enjoying themselves, he thinks
what TOOL he is, and VIII soon repent and send
for one OF the guards. This mode or punishment
the superintendent thought, worked much better
than the Old dungeon, for then they could not see
nor hear anything, and they felt as though they
were out or the world, and they became sullen
In such cases the prisoner was never made better
and would cause trouble as long as he remained
In the prison.
THE COFFIN MANUFACrORY.
In the carpenter shop there are no prisoners at
work. Two or three carpenters fihd plenty the
year around 10 keep them busy. In addition to
the repairs made 10 the buildings, they make cot.
inns In which pauperS are buried. During the
year they make nearly one thousand collins, more
than five hundred being 1S-inch collins, for infants
On the lower portion OF the farm near the Branch
are the hog pens. The pens are very clean and re-
senble nicely kept yard rather than pig pens The
stable is very large building and is In charge Of
veterinary surgeon. In the stable are about O
dozen horses belonging to the various branches OF
the District government. The stable Is also used
as hospital for District horses.