The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-08-03

OF the inmates IN the iails 10 are white
and % are colored OF those i'll the aims
houses ia are white and 62 are colored
seven of them are children and are in
sane Cecil County has an excellent in
sane asylum, with 16 inmates, entirely
separate from the almshouse. These fig
uIes do not represent all the poor or the
insane il these counties. All have large
numbers of pensioners who receive an
nually sum ranging from SO to $50 per
capita, the aggregate paid out by the uine
Counties i'll tins Way being nearly Sl5, 600
The number of pensioners is about three
times as large as the number of paupers.
The Insane of these counties are nearly
all placed in the Maryland Hospital for
from 81, 800 TO So 500 annually.
Daring the past six months ended June
Both 3S5 prisoners were committed to the
nine jails, as against 232 committed DUR
ing the same period last year. This large
increase il the number of com nit ments,
Mr.. Griffith and Rev. Mr.. Zlnkhan at
tribute mainly to the influence of the
drinking clubs in the local option coun-
ties. which, they also think, are more
harmful than open saloons. They say
that there are six of these clubs in Eas-
ton, and in Talbot County the commit
ments to jail during six months numbered
100, as against Is committed during the
same period last year. Several of the
clubs have forfeited their charters.
1--WE fonud nearly all the jails and
almsh uses in good condition. continue
Mr.. Griffith aud Mr.. Zinkhan in their re
ports. "fhe almshouse farms are as
rule we'll cultivated, but many of the
buildings are not what they should be,
especially the acc ,mm pdaj!on Tor the col
ored inmates. The new jails are as a rule
not as securely butt as thcy should be.
Kent C..anry l. IS d.,ring the present
year sent tire" prs ne to the peniten-
The expenses Ia t. ) Comfy fox sberiif's
fees and court were rof.rly twi-a as large
as i'll he ornCr year. On one occasion
eight or zen witu' SSes wee held in Jail
between three and iour m nhs to testify
to Az assault nlmItted during = game
of crap At present a colored prisoner
is awaiting trial for stealing an old coat.
The sherin7s fees in this case will be fully
$50. This is the case in which the p, is
oner might have been safely released on
his own recognzance for court. The ends
of justice would be as surely met and
great saving accrue to the county.
"Queeu Anne's County has during The
present year sent one prisoner to the PEN
itentiary, five to the House of Correction
aud two to the Hospital for the Insane.
The almshouse in this county, although
built 105 years ago, is in excellent coLdi-
thorough cleaning and whitewashing.
Somerset Couuty's almshouse is in
bad condition, and the County Commits
sioners should spend few hundred dol
lars in repairing the property. The
county Jail is in good repair.
"The almshouse in Worcester County
is in need OF whitewashing, and The col
ored department should be thoroughly
set in order. The inmates are nearly all
helpless and the superintendent is very
busy looking alter the farm. The com
missioners should see TO it that some one
Keeps the buildings clean and in good
sanitary condition. The almshouses in
Talbot and Cecil counties are fortunate
in having efficient matrous, and cleanli-
ness pervades buildings which is very
gratifying.
"Cecil County has sent five prisoners
70 the penitentiary and three 10 the
House of Correction during the present
year. The Jail is the best on the Eastern
Shore. 1t has nine prisoners at present,
five of them insane; four Of the latter at
least should be in tbe intane asylum of
the county, but this Jail has for a number
of years nearly always had a few insane
persons among the prisoners for safe
keeping"