Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-16
rhe rnIted SC Narshal and the PenitentIary.

shown by the books IN Jhat ONCE
The United States Marshal and the Penitentiary.
We have made a careful examination as
toythe manner in which the several United
States marshals have conducted the peni-
tertiary from lSS2 10 the present time and
find that the management has been about
the same by the several gentlemen who
have had charge OF that institution during
the period covered by this report
The Denitentiary Is in charge OF the mar
shal as warden He has from ten TO
twenty guards under him. one OF whom
acts as deputy warden at acOmpensation OF
SO per month and board 49,.
The deputy warden from l>s2 TO lo>b, was
George \. Dow, appointed by Marshal Ire
land Mr. Dow also served Tor some
months under Marshal Dyer From DC
tober. 1856, 70 the close OF Mr. Dyer's ad-
ministration, o. L. Brown and Arthur
Pratt were the deputy wardens- Mr. Jos
eph Amos IS the deputy under Marshal
Tbe supplies were furnished for the peni-
tertiary during all this time-with few eN-
ceptions-by the following named firms:
Groceries and provisions, Remington,
johnson X Co.
Fresh beef, Martin Lannan-
Fresh beef. Cook * Glanfield-
Dry goods and clothing, Auerbach Bros.
Dry goods and clothing, L. Goldberg.
Flour. George A Lowe
Coal. Pleasant Valley Coal Co
Hay, D. c. Lee
Oats and bran, Sears * Liddle-
Potatoes and milk, by the deputy war
den above named
THE VOUCHERS.
Upon examining such vouchers as we
have been able 10 find, with view Of as
ertaining prices paid for supplies, etc, for
the peuitentiary, we ascertalned that al
vouchers rendered the government for pO-
tatoes and milk by Deputy Wardens Dow,
Brown and Pratt, were not according 10
the facts The potatoes were raised upon
the penitentiary reservation by prison
labor: the milk was from cows owned by
the marshal, cared for by prison labor and
fed principally from food either raised upon
the reservation or paid for by the govern
meut: the deputy wardens presented the
vouchers for such supplies in their re
spective names, but the money went 70 the
riarshals. These potatoes cost the govern
nent from sixty TO seventy-five cents per
bushel and the milk from twenty-five to
forty cents per gallon,
From 1852 to the present time the gov
ernment has paid on account OF these milk
vouchers between two thousand hve
hundred and three thousand dollars
this for the use Of one, and por-
ton OF the time, two cows, TO supply milk
for the warden's table and guards, and
occasionally few quarts for the prison
hospital. II was also made TO appear that
during the time Mr.. Brown was deputy
warden. not half the milk was furnished
which the vouchers called for.
We are unable to state the amount Of
money the government paid on these so
called " potato vouchers but are entirely
satisfied that 1t was in excess OF the amount
paid for milk
There were confined at the penitentiary
during the fiscal year ending May 81, 1859,
a daily average OF 203 $40 prisoners, which,
with the twelve guards and the deputy
warden and matrOn. made a total Of 2l6 > 10
persons to be provided for. The total cost
OF this for the year was about 800; de
Quoting salaries Of guards, warden and
matron. the expense was about 81, 800
The expense Of keeping prisoners for the
year ending July, lSSS including pay and
board Of guards and the warden's salary,
was about = cents per day; deducting pay
Of guards and warden's salary, II was about
IS cents per day.
We are Of the opinion that many Of the
supplies furnished were excessive IN guam
tity and extravagant in price
In March, 1883, there was ll-lOO pounds
Of fresh meat used, at cents, SIS: ham
and bacon for same month cost. Total,sls2
sl.e2O.
In April, 1859, they had II, 156 pounds Of
fresh beef, at cents per pound, SSs3-2S.
CIu May, 1859, they had l2,c3 pounds Of
fresh meat, al 5 cents per pound, S~il-Oi-
In February. 1859, they had 10000 pounds
OF -four, at GO 10 S2.15 per hundred.
In April, lSs9, 5000 pounds OF four at
SEQ per hundred.
In May, lss9, 600 pounds of -four, at
600 per hundred
PRICES FOR SUPPLIES.
During these months there was an aver
age Of about 205 prisoners. and we are Of
the opinion that the fresh meat. nam and
bacon furnished during this time was as TO
quantity about p per cent in excess OF
what was necessary, aud as 10 price was .
per cent too high
The price paid for -four 10 per cent.
higher than it might have been purchased
for.
In June 1889, candles cost the govern
ment s. per forty pound box; they could
have been bought FOR 81 40 per box.
For many months, the hay, corn, oats
and bran purchased on the penitentiary
account, for the use Of the peniteL tiary
team and cows owned by the warden cost
the government from fifty to sixty dollars
per mOnth-this in addition TO the hay
raised by prison labor on the penitentiary |
reservation
For years past the marshal has been paid
by one grocery firm the sum Of 81 per
month for delivering their groceries to
the pcnitentiary. and the gentlemen who
have furnished meat TO the prison have
also paid him SS0per month for the delivery
Of that article. There is an account kept
and charged against the government, which
IS known as the wagon account; this is
made up from the earnings Of team and
wagon owned by the marshal which is
Kept at the penitentiary and fed at the ex-
Pense OF the government; IL is cared for.
anu orlyen by prison labor between the
Pehltennary and the city and other places
.or transportation Of prisoners and other
necessary business This team il in rharaa |