The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-11-08

How Ex-State Treasurer Archer Spends
his Time in the Penitentiary.-Ihe Baltl-
more San of 7th instant says Quiet, regular
life in the penitentiary, with careful but plaln.
Diet has completely restored the health OF
Stevenson Archer, the ex-Treasurer of Mary
land, which was so badly shattered by the dis
covery of his stealing and the death OF his SON
in-law, State Senator Silver, which came soon
afterwards. He is no longer troubled with
weakness and nervous depression, but his
cheeks have filled out and his form is now erect
and vigorous for man over sixty. In prison
dress Archer can be recognized by those who
once knew him, but his appearance has greatly
changed. His long iron-gray beard, which
made him so venerable in appearance, is miss
ing for the rules require a clean shaver face to
be presented by every inmate of the place. His
hair is cut so close that it is difficult to dstin-
guish its color, but it is not shorn with razor.
A doublebreasted sack coat, vest and pair OF
trousers with prison stripes, make up Archer's
outer dress.
"The former State Treasurers work is done
in the hospital department, on the west side OF
the huge stone building. In it are beds for the
sick, a dispensary, and complete appliances,
such as are provided in more pretentious places
for the care of the sick. Archer, as assistant
steward, is the third person in authority.
Archer's particular task is nursing the sick,
and he enters into it with such intelligence and
absolute self-sacrifce that he is regarded as one
of the most efficient prisoners for that service
ever III Cne y -SnOIJ OhO
of the inmates was desperately i'll, and the as
sistant steward sat up with him night and day
until he was restored to health.
ARCHER is permitted to see his friends occa-
sionally. He not permitted to read the news
papers, in which he once delighted, and his
knowledge of the election results last Wednes-
day morning was only such as the general run
of men behind the bars got by hearsay He
took great interest in the composition of Con-
gress where he once sat as a Representative
from Maryland, and when told that the House
was safely Democratic showed genuine pleas
ure. He is not permitted to talk or laugh with
the other prisoners except on special holidays.
such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, and
obeys every regulation with painstaking dill
| gence. Not single mark for misconduct has
yet been made against him, and if he continues
to do as well his five years term will be up
| September 6, 1893. Two months Communication
can be earned each year by good conduct.
| GAN who associate with the once honored
and respected Treasurer say his courtesy and
! selfpossession are as noticeable as ever. The
other prisoners he treats with the same con-
sideratfon which it was his habit to show to all
alike To the resigned prisoner, who admits
that he deserves all the punishment that has
been given him, there seems to be no past or
future it is said. He does not generally talk
of his crime or plans after liberation to any
| one but drops a word now and then indicating
that when pressed suddenly by unusual de-
| mands from trust estates he used the States
money to satisfy them because it was within
easy reach"