Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-10

two members who signed the statement
said that it had been read to Mr.. Jemison
and that he fully concurred in all con-
tanned therein.
The aignstures, 1t will be noticed, arc
designated as slate commissioners, and
this designation is literally correct, for
at present there are no commissioners of
| the Jail of New CASTLE county. They
have resigned. Their resignation was
written out in due form, and on Septem-
Der I'd was given to Robert Sutton, levy
court commissioner for New CASTLE
hundred with instructions to present the
same to the levy court at meeting
to be held 10 this city on that
| day. Mir. Sutton came to the meeting
fully determined to present the rssignS.
tion, but when the levy court, knowing
what was about to come, voted to appoint
q committee OF investigation to look into
charges that had not at that time been
officially preferred, Mr.. Sutton decided
to keep the resignation of the commits.
sionerB in hls pocket until after the re-
port OF the committee was presented to
the court. The resignation was couched
in the following language:
New CASTLE, Sept. Q. $780, To he Honor
able members OF the Levy Court of Mem
Castle County: We, the undersigned, jail
| commissioners appointed by your honor
able body, tender this as our resignation.
We have endeayored to discharge our
duties ms justly and economically us posi-
BILE. Being encnmbered by the action OF
the sheriff, we hnd Il ls impossible to dis.
charge those duties when we were APP
pointed to do, and under the circumstances
We beg leave TO be relieved from further
duties. GARpISRn L. JEMisoN,
W. w. COOPER
joins NICHOLSON.
This resignation the commissioners
signed in good faith aud they have re-
frsined from acting in any official ca.
paoity aincs. So at present there are no
jail commissioners, and will not be until
the levy court acts upon the resign alton
aud elects SUCCESSORS to Messrs. Jenis0n,
Cooper and Nicholson.
THE JAIL MANAGEMENT.
The whitewashing report OF the levy
court committee has only intensified the
feeling in New CASTLE over Sheriff Aliens
Lax management Of the jail, Among the
many stories that go Rbout ia ono that
tie jail commissioners pnid bill of
&l.35 TO Druggist Ferris for paint usad
IN decorating the Sherih'a vehicles. With
regard to the care of prisoners, it is said
that Lewis johnson, life prisoner,
il engaged IN working in the
kitchen OF the shsris's family, while
William Ford, c5lorsd, who is serving
year for assault ana battery with intent
TO kill, attends to the sberiff'5 horses, in
tho stable near the steamboat wharf, and
sleeps in the stable, on u cot and hsdding
taken from the Jail supplies, instead of
/ sleeping in ths lGl He is thus virtually
free man instead of q prisoner.
Tho charge that sheriff Allen took
prisoners from the jail and put them to
work upon his farm finds curious CON
trmation in the cass Of Richard johnson,
colored, whose sentence for larceny ex-
PRED on August 5th. Richard had been
| sent out 10 Sheriff Aliens farm aud was
engaged there for quite while. Ole
Saturday afternoon during July he came
into New CASTLE and with friend went into
the store Of Jacob Topkiss TO buy some
clothing. Here Richard gratiBed his
| thieyish propensities by stealing flannel
| shirt valued at $l.75. He was arrested,
but the mayor could not R7raign him be.
c se he was prisoner in this Jail, where
he was promptly confined after his arrest
for the larceny. Mr.. Iopkiss says that
Sheriff Allen sent the stolen shirt back to
his store and urged him the keep the
affair quiet.
Vhe late jail commissioners were ap-
! poiutedson March 25th last. The salary of
the Stfice ia but $40 per year. When they
went on duty they found store room in
the jail for supplies, but tine key Of this
room vas on the ring with the other jail
keys. Thich were in charge, in regular
rotation, OF both day and night wardens
| The custom had been for years past
Tor the commissioners to purchase sup
plies for the Jail aud dispense them
upon the order OF the day war.
den. LAY Warden Toner complained
that he knew supplies were going out
without his knowledge, aud that he could
not DO responsible Cor them. This wa:
the reason for constructing q new store
room and placing the key for this room
in the exclusive control OF the day
WARDEN. Then Sheriff Allen kicked, and
the Investigation followed. The sheriff
Insists that ne is only following the OK
ample OF his predecessors for 20 Year,
bsok, but ex Sheriff Herbert says that nj
sBch proceedings found favor during hi
term, nor for some terms later. How
ever, the late jail commissioners did mo-
propose to allow such abuses 20 oontinut
for 20 years icDgsr, 10 they resigned, snC
now make their settlement 70 the public
HIw CASTLE, Oct THE levy cour
met nc the jail at ! / O'Clock his morning
all the members Of The court beng pres
! ent. Sberiif Allen mud DR.. John I
Black were also present. The bushes
, which bcaught the court to New gastl
FFpNFriHn1 "a 81 L. =.
provement OK the jail, Of that part OF Ii
grand jury's port relating thereto, ar
lastly sud informally, TO cbAt over Il
, resignation Of thB jail commissioners.
ILe levy oclrtm.p, accom- puuied l.
Sheriff Allen and DR.. Black, went throug
j. the jail III their informal way aud cgil
) to sGs conclusion that sanitary improve
: mentB IRE very badly needed. After til
!! They took up the consideration of Ii
I. grand jury's report, hut were unable
!, get hold OF the official report, whic
n saempd 10 have been mislaid or los
y Dr, Black, IS jail physician, strongI
L urged the Importance OF doing somethir
&c TO better the sanitation Of this jail.
v Che abatement Of the ex Jail commi
2 3iouers, printed in Friday'H EVERY Eve
= IHG was also rsNd aud informally consi
IN HA@d' C6Elh-a iLeup5fs VI the Jazz COZ
i. nittee drscredHnd some o. tie matte
.. Bet lOrtL in ,hat statement The ma
u ter SO tar as to-aay'S meeting was co
q cstned, endei 10 talk in fact there "
y no sctiun teken upon any OF tie matte
y ia Hsnd, Ia5 court aijourned at roo
n 70 meet in Wilmington on Friday nes
Il end he members sat down to go
" dianes Rhish 5ae sheriff had made real
for tham.
Is Ihe * Jail commissioners were n