St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20
CLARA BLATz is HAPPY
Since She Became an Inmate of The
State Prison.
DEMEANOR AT SALTWATER
The Other Female COnvic!s at the
Prison---Social News of the
Bluff City.

to the general public, and visitor TO
the Institution was as general thing
excluded as rigidly as though that part
of the building were private harem.
Now, however, under the new admins
tratiOn, there is not only new depart
ure in that respect. but various reforms
and Improvements have been inaugu-
rated in that hitherto hidden locality.
OF the fourteen cells but four are at
present occupied. and the girls" who
had hitherto been assigned to quarters
on an inner corridor, where
comparatively little light reached
them. are now transferred to a
row facing the north wall and
separated by but step from the light
and air Of the large windows, which
afford view of the outer world. llith-
ertO, also. the women have had no
means, when locked in their cells at
night, too far removed from the ma
irons room, of alarming any attendant
in case of fire in their quarters, sudden
illness or mishap. Now, electric but
tons. placed in two of the cells. afford
communication with the night hall
guard down stairs. The corridors and
all the rooms have been frightened
with paint and alabastine, and as the
GLOBE reporter entered the sewing
room yesterday. the girls announced
gleefully that they were finishing up
their new dresses for wear in the
chapel next Sunday. The new ones"
said one of the girls. "are brown and
white check, instead of blue and white
that we've had so long, ana
the change in style is mighty
nice after so long a time"
The women are four in number: AZilda
Beaudry, in for life. for murder; Sarah
PurviS, also for murder and under life
sentence; Clara BlatZ, murder. twenty
years. and the Jacobson woman, whose
sentence for larceny will expire next
March Mrs. Brink. the acting natrOn.
said of the Blatz woman: "Clara is get
ting back her color and her health, and
she says that she has not been so thor
Oughly happy and AT rest since she left
her mother years ago. She sings con-
to the other girls, whom she keeps in
constantly smiling mood. She thanks
God and Judge Kelly for send
ing her here, and is sincere in
her expressions of content and hap
piness." These women have but
little to do except to attend to their own
needs, the mems tailoring and all the
laundry work. save in few instances.
being done by the males. Down the
corridor from the sewing room, is the
girls dining room, and leading thence
is their kitchen. In the dining room
are displayed female knicknackS, and
a clock ticks cheerily on the mantel
shelf. Unlike the male cOnvictS, who
eat solitary, each in his own cell, the
women gather in family fashion about
their dining room table, and the cooked
food is sent up from the common kit
chen. But in their own little kitchen
the girls, if they choose. make extra
tea. coffee. etc, occasionally. There is
a dungeon cell in the girls quarters,
but its last occupant is believed to have
been the gentle Hattie Burner. The
girls cells are pinks of neatness. They
display huge and aggressive pillow
shams and various accessories of which
a male convict would not understand
the use. Mrs. Brink. daughter of War
den Randall, is merely acting as matrOn
pending the installing of permanent
official, but she has shown such exec
utiYe ability, tact and energy, and is
so conducive to good discipline among
her wards that her own appointment to
the Office could not possibly be bad
thing.
Convict Davis, who was sentenced on
three indictments to twenty-Onc years
in the state prison, presented petition
to Judge McCluer few days ago, ask
ing to be released upon a writ of habeaS
corpus. The court gave the very in
formal application full and carful con-
sideratiOn, but denied the request, and
now Davis writes the judge letter
abusing Judge Crosby, posting Judge
Mcclure on law and threatening to
back up second application with affi-
davits; also to make an Exposure"
Early last evening female infant,
four weeks old, of unknown parentage,
but supposed to have GENE from South
Saltwater, was left on the doorstep of
Ed Staples residence. Sixth avenue.
County Physician CLARK gave orders for
its care.
Peter Denault, whose home was re-
Gently destroyed by fire at Oak Park.
was yesterday presentedwith purse of
Sill by his fellow employees of tine Her
sey & Bean Lumber company.
A letter from down the river an
retain the work that she went South to
dc, and is now in New Orleans. She may
return North before winter.
odist church was held last evening, Rev.
DR.. Forbes, d. D., presiding.
The barrel opening at the Baptist
church shows $50 collected by the chill
dren.
SOCIAL SALTWATER.
The society affair Of the season thus far
was the reception given Thursday evening
bv Mrs NJ E. Hospes of Oak street. assisted
by Mrs. DR.. P. II. Miilard, of st. Paul; Mrs.
r. II. Bronson, Mrs j. II. Harper, Miss Mill
ME Folsom, Mrs E. A. Folsom and Mrs. j.
" Castle. The rooms were tastefully dec
Grated and refreshments were served. The
reception lasted from to 10. dancing being
omitted from the programme. On Wednes-
day afternoon. at the Sawyer house parlors,
tanned drive whist party of ladies.
t 9oy pF Mfs gong e. to Ea ato MRS E
A. c. Hospes and Mrs. Charles Gates. sim
Inns, of Pine street, Thursday, at which the
| victorious fair were Mrs. Myron Shepard,
Mrs H. p Barclay. Mrs. &. B. Marshall and
Mrs Collins, the hostess. Mrs T. E. Fellows,
| of Burlington street, entertained the regular
progressive euchre club on Friday evening.
! On the same evening enjoyable dancing par
| ties were held al Boo L. Llndblooms hall and
| at the South Saltwater rink. At the opera
house Thursday evening Mrs: George s;
Knight gave very delightful bill
! ing in broad comedy, or horse play,
| appeared Thomas Q. Seabrooke in 1.-The
| Fakir'' George B. Perry. the blind pianist,
assisted by Prof. Colville and W. c. Master
| man. gave a recital at the Presbyterian
church to n large and well-pleased audience.
| The great temperance demonstration at the
| opera house Tuesday evening in honor of
| Father Nugent was prominent event of the
week. while american Evening at the
teachers institute was enjoyed by large
| audience The play Torn Asunder'' will be
| presented at the opera house Tuesday and
| Wednesday evenings by local talent and Mr..
| and Mrs. II. c. Chapman. One of the bene-
! ficiaries is the Kings Daughters association,
| an organization deserving of the fullest en-
/ enlargement Full houses are assured.
Walter J.. Prince, of the First National
| bank, started last evening on visit to his old
! home at Amherst, Mass. where his wife has
| been visiting during the fall.
FIJI. Lemon, Fred Scott. Deputy Warden
! Westby, and II. o. Holen returned during the
week from Washington. G. N. Seymour ac
! companying Mr. Lemon.
| H. W. Schnittgar and Miss Matte Elliott
were married at the brides residence in Oak