Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-03

How they Appear at their Work
Withio the Stone Walls at
fhomasson.

A Journal reporter met gentleman yes-
ssraay that fsv days aso visited the Maine
State Prison ct Thomaston, and vent all
through that insnsusion. seeing al the noted
prisoners as their work.
i He found Mulverhill, Who vas convicted
Of manslaushser for causing. on Nov. 25th
the death Of Augustus Luce Of this city.
busily employed In the harness shop. A
look at his face convinces one that there 10
something wrong with his nose. Some lit
tie time ago Mulverhill had trouble With
fellow workman and turaing. slapped HE
| face. This maddened the other man and
he struck Aalverhill across the nose With
his working knife, completely cutting Oh
the tip Of that organ. 1t vas fastened ON
and grew in place. though . slight crook 10
noticeable.
Bssl 10 on the came kind Of work - Mul-
verhill but doesn't take kindly to II and
hssnS made . favorable impression thus
far.
Malcom and Dyer are both engaged In
making different parts Of harnesses. They
vili Be remembered - the horse thieves
captured last December BY Detective True
and AarshAl Maddox. In lumber camp in |
northern New Hampshire. Malcolm ex-
hibised an ugly disposition while confined
in oar Jail and his temper hasn't improved
siace his incarceration. He 10 considered
BY the prison officials ~ "bad one." His
partner in crime. Dyer. looks and 10
natural thief. and aside from that 10 not
considered such very bad fellow.
Haines, Who, - will be remembered.
killed Rockland officer and 10 serving his
sentence. is kept TO work trimming car
riages. lie locke hale and hearty though
on the occasion he threw pepper In the eyes
Of the guard and tried to escape. he was
shot clean through the body by . teamstsr
that seized the guard's gun and enectually
stopped the fleeing murderer. OF course
they thought he would die at nrst but he
came out Of 1t all right.
"How did you Aud Stain and CromwellY"
va asked.
stain is broken down man and his age
shove with 81 most startling effect in his
face. On account Of his feebleness he 10
given hight work and found him engaged
In sorting over broom corn. Crom rell 10
looking we'll, however. and in his conHne-
meat looks . much smarter man than Stain.
The day WAS there VIM. T. Gould was
keeping the books and making out .hecks.
He looks the very picture Of health.
Zone curious thing noticed" added the
speaker vas That nine out Of ten of those
engaged on harnesses were chewing the
wax used on the thread"
The women prisoners eat separately
from the men do they notY'
"Yes. and Mrs. BArrows carries the
food to them from the cook room, while
Blaney who killed her husband at her in
sigation 10 the bo" cook and is said to be
an excellent one and perfect in her be-
havior. All the women look quaiat, uni
formed in their gingham dresses. Some
ns III. coll. too, arc -...h looking at.
many of the prisoners taking grea, pride
and pains in fixing them up"
"Did you see the old man Knights?"
"Yes, he has grown exceedingly gray
with his confinement during thirty two
years, though he 10 cheerful in the hope
that he will eventually be pardoned. lie
Il
Of Knights crime 10 q threadbare one, how
circums ,antial evidence convicted him of
leaving his home In Poland one night with
his team to take load to Portland, how he
left his team In the woods, returned by a
short route and cut his wifes throat a. she
lay in bed, and through it all has main
Portland murderer, who died last week,
was buried on the grounds. no one claim
ing the body and to the last claimed
his innocence Of murder, aging that
Ill he did was to dispose Of the body
Of the victim. Few in Portland have forgot
ten how he took that body about the streets
Of Portland like . slaughtered animal
covered up In his cart, and how he stopped
in front of saloon and got drink leaving
the murdered body in his cart by the side
walk. Graves, the murderer Of the
game wardens, is trimming carriages,
and 10 noted for being well be-
haved and . hard worker. He says
he is going to try for pardon soon and 10
said to be writing a book. II gives q
stranger = queer impression to walk past the
old gallows, where in years past men have
been hung by the neck until deal, and
see its timbers going to decay. There WAS
another thing too that surprised ne, and
that was the condition Of some OF the out
buildings, The building where the carriages
are stored has to be watched every time it
rains to see that the roof isn't leaking down
onto the contents. suppose the m ain prison
10 secure enough, but some Of those out
buildings are in sore need of repairs"
Quite number Of people nov in the
State prison show signs Of insanity and will
probably be soon taken to the Asy lum.