Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-01

A representative of the REPUBLICAN
waited New Castle jail yesterday alter
noon, and found that several improve
menta have been made since bis last
Wilt. A private Office for the wardens
has been constructed at the south end oil
the corridor, from which be has . yieS
of every e:... I. the jail. II ID nicely
fedtt up with desk, lounge, and Other
furniture, and Ia great improvement
over the old office, which was in Que Of
the cells. A place has also been fitted
up OF the opposite end OF the corridor,
for the accom- modation OF preachers and
others who may wish TO hold religion,
services In the jail.
After inspecting the improvements tbs
reporter sauntered down the corridor and
entered the cell occupied by Frank Nc
Coy, known 10 big Frank, the door OF
which stood invitingly open. Frank was
lying on his humble bed, but as soon ~
he saw who the Intruder was he arose and
welcomed bin warmly.
He rs man OF splendid education and
q close observer OF matters aud THU is
that are happening outside, as be Learns
Of them irOIe the news apers. Since bis
return to jail, iome three years ago, he
has Lost considerable flesh, and docs not
look like the same man. lie seems
broken In spirit, aud there Is TO reason TO
doubt that he Is thoroughly reformed,
and that when he Ia liberated he will lead
an honest life In fact for five years pre-
vious t. his last arrest and return TO this
State 10 had foraker bis evil companions
and was striving TO make an honest liv
ing In New York City, but ss lust eetor
Byrnes, for some reason best known to
hfunaalT 10 has
locked up, he was, at his Instance, sent
back TO Delaware.
Lewis Y. List was standing outside his
cell door and looks extremely bad. His
long confinement is having a serious eff
feet upon bis health, and II Is sincerely
hoped that the efforts that are now being
MADE 10 secure his relense will be crowned
with euceess. Some time ago he was
authorized by gentleman from this
city to make him n model OF the pillory
aud whipping post and when the reporter
asked lin yesterday concerning 1t he
pointed to one on 4 shelf, partly finished,
aud remarked; 81 have no heart 10
work"
Jerry Harrigan was found In the cor
rider smoking bls pipe, as usual He Is
Ia good spirits and seems ~ epJoy excel
lent health. He continues to grow
stouter, and 10 many pounds heavier than
when he was committed, some eight
years ago.
Butch" Walker, the well-known coll
ored man, who was sentenced for life, was
seen Ia his II. he seems TO think that
he was anu Sill Ia treated very unlusily,
and that he has good case OF false i'm
prisonment against the county. White
he was speaking Of this matter the re-
porter smiled. when Butch" quickly re-
NAKED; "Oh, yes, you eau laugh all
you please, but you won't laugh 40 much
wheu you And that you people In VIII.
! mington will have n big bill TO pay ms
| for he time you've had me In jail"
Lewis Davis looks pale, cRTeworn and
premAturely old. II stems rad that q
young man like him should have his en-
tire life biighted by enc rash act, and his
fate should be warning TO other young
men never u place an enemy IN theii
mou h TO steal away their brains 4"
| William J. Calhoun Is In &c No. l3
on the lower corridor. He looks better
than he did at the tune of bis trial, ant
while he SCENE to lie unconcerned abou
tho fate that is IN store for him, unles
the Governor interferes, 1t lie evident thst
this IA only assumed, and that 10 reality
he is greatly troubled. II Ia said that b,
scarcely sleeps at night, and there can b.
no doubt but he keen y feels the terrible
position In VIII h he is placed.
All the other prisoners seemed to BE- IL
good spirits, and while some were passin ~
the time In reading, others were eBjo5iuG
q game OF cards. while stlll others weT,
in1ustriously at work on little X epesses
which are 80 d to yisitors. One prisone
who had rome bottles in which were fancl
l Nf a. nd =,
wood, informed the reporter that tn
cents, aud, as he sells them for 20 cent
each, II leaves him 80 cents for
full days work; rather small pay VIII
IL is considered that 1t requires cote d
cradle skill aud ingenuity to construc
one of these intricate pie es. The jail 4
scrupulously clean, and 1t is well tina
this is the case, as otherwise there
nothing to prevent an epidemic breaking
out at any time. There are now abou
one hundred and twenty prisoners, con
sequently 1t Ia sbamefully overcrowded
some OF the cells having as many as tiv'
inmates.
There was large number Of visitor
yesterday, among them being q well
known and prominent business man Of TIL
city, who, with his wife and tw
other ladies seemed greatly interested II
all they saw. Warden Smith, who was 1
charge, showed them the whip used /
fog criminals, when one OF the ladies' ex
ressed her disgust at this method c
punishment In a manner that was not b
any means complimentary TO tho on
whose duty 1t Is by law TO intiict tn
lashes. The gentleman however had
curiosity TO know how the lash felt, an,
at his request Sheriff Allen gave bit
three or four pretty smart cracks acros
the back, but II is scarcely probable the
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