Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-26
REFORM IN PRISONS.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER ADVo-
GATES IT AT Y. NJ. c. a. HALL.
Meeting Last Night at which Much In
tcrcst Was shown In This Sub
Iect--Othcr Eemarks.


-..,od M tho formation Of prison-reform
s.sociation was hold in the Young Mems
Christian Association Hall, Sixth and Main
,f-,cfs. at O'Clock last night
N.,ar Robert Stiles presided. On tho
..,-r were also seated Mr.. Charles Dudley
Warner. of Hartford, Conn. the orator Of
,t. evening, ex-Judgo George l.. Chris
Glad Hon. J. L. NJ. Curry. Mayor Elyson.
.. Nr. Joseph BRYAN.
Thc BAH was comfortably filed and the
audience cviuced much interest through
MAJOR Robert Stiles introduced Blr.
Warner. alludlng 10 him Gs "a rcfOrmcr of
fra-rrcahle class who did not 90 about
r uc bruises but who made people hap
,..r and better, and who had probably
f... more than any other one person to
iru. about good feeling between tine
N.rtL and South.
MOI AGBrEABLE.
Nr Warner opened by stating that he
l,.W lis subject was not an agreeable one,
r.I,.ple in general did not Ike 10 speak
0. criminals OF bc reminded of their faults.
ID. understood that movement was on
i.t u tins state for the formation of
..-.fv 60 improve the morals Of the so
-aI.l criminal classes
Il, FIRST stop was 90 prevent the growth
yicc among boys and girls 10y giving
.au % proper education.
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f.,i,r. any -. T., ,f,,o,r ends
vIrh t work had been done ia time and
ia another way could have been avoided.
CRIMINAL CLASS.
D.. thc criminal class the speaker said
l..'.I not mean those persons who might
ir. .,n''iiv steal an umbrciIaor iailI"Au
t-t those who never did anything else but
t.f,
ilf brought ont s'a'l-UcS L" S"c" 'nn,
t.' criminal class lh' ,,d l.ntn i"Sl,I III
I-.lorlon than thr"iAtr part "l lHc PoP"-
h Embellishments H..
iliS class IS cnL-l"i'IF "'iuI I'''
ttah'riN ihh'''i!i '"ii'lll-' -
t.'' 'l uIhli't0 was '' % -''"' '''
i.'"-Hl ""oul ~ our 'I'".I"Ou u' VI, ,.'. Wv
.Ihu CLASS. We hIu7t Wy u" '"""S'
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NOT ENOUGH
T. was not sufficient 10 allow the ma
rhutry of the law 10 take lte course.
,..r is arrested. Hcis tricd hy lury who,
.frYey Dee. cannot read or write. and have
-.f formed am opinion because probably
f.lv are not cauablc of dOins so. He Is
.t.no nrison which in may cases. Z
i..f.rthan some hotels Mt which he thc
s,..,ler. Ind etoppod
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10 Us hol IlSh' 'h"' 'HlS ,il'' ''I't 'I',';S ~
f ."h Art mas "D'i "'bi4F'N "' w. an,
l.ta.utli" rrhis shuNll bc lhPIl7In'p
time aud ugan ana theh SCI I3u9'' 10"
long i- luuatl' sent 10 an HNN 4niu I"i
dlF. week. month, or wear No; uhli'
Iel- cured. Anl Whrh an lnNttcIalc evil
d.sr ls sentenced " should uc i'r an ~
definite period nj thc dScl''l1 ~ SOih'
trustworthy officer with the power to dis
charge.
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Mr. Warner then roforredto the working
oil - =, ,l,ct a,r nor
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AI- uI7' ""'l'' 'l'' -. I-.,.d ST.
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"heh pIlNoH, Us I'yc'f 'u " 8 T,,' IoI.te L.
I.>ls ~ ms case lS H'nc "9 ,' H'i'"'.f
education, lnpfai9, IhNsI'"i Pui,ii'1' AZ
the Ike, ana entered ma 70 HnF' 'p"A. iiy
is then i"lH tnai unu'r ,uv INV nc ,,r ,ou','
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tui ne vi! "'HnN' j." ''' '''" way '
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49, "v i"'s I,,,,e, J.n.ni.d mon II
f.r,,.,i ', tl,,, r.,.p, If credits and
5ao'rr.ta y,'U to krpt as tc his conduct.
aud Do uerfcct for six months he Will be
t,, in fho iufermpdiatc when q like term
~ ,nod behavior viii lead him 10 the open
door. Hc1s required to attend school
,I,rpnr,cord is kept of hls conduct. clean
I,.-. GOOD behavior. and iu reality gentle
manly behavior "a, particular as the stand
a-l maintained AT West Point Is required.
It hr passes ms examination. works. and
behaves properly he Is raised 10 the first
class. where hc Is treated very much aS a
gentleman. He wears "a neat UNIFORM ana
eats az a table with napkins ana tahic-
c'9ih-; ,.,..,..., .,.,. ora mn, IN a
n ,'o1 "" MIN has man, disadvan-
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rtfp errptNr
After their period oi plloiatlon mas eN-
pred "a board of governors considers thelr
....s. and II thought proper the SUI
..u' is discharged ona tcheiIeaNt; ms
requires that thc person r'sl ''u1,ulr i"f
i.- -rharge shal report 10 'Il' "in,ci vi
't. INSTITUTION monthly i'I 'A' A''H ~"
.r discharged person ls comm Oh W''"e
.' DOING, anu hD" "!"Dn - Nv j.,
ia.nt. A'9 It. IIin'u,l @ n.'1 3. f'.'I,n 80
..t. be -o that "A person discharged be
t-a Lis time is up Is looked upon rs trust |
" .rttv and reliable.
rpvc,rroN AND DISCIPLINE.
,-,.:.. .lo .,..,.,, nf oducotion Is |
,..i ,,'.,,t.1 and moral
'..,.' -, T.. ,',,t sutficiont Disci- |
,r',... ,eo,iirrJ Merely educate a crImi- |
f.,.l - y,iU make him "A greater scamp |
Co." .tore CRIMINALS. as Is generally
'..acAt, az whole are not smart "l
rp.n NOT halt 50 much 50 as the men
v.o catch them. Eighty per ceut. OF those
discharged from Elmira in the last twelve |
Year. have 20 all intcuts and purposes he
,.u, hw-abidng citizens. The expense
Of ,fr.irtauiug the institution was about |
$4,000 per annuIu at the outset.
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Nr Warner stronsiy @u'oc4ity1 p'' poo I5eoi
'Hf' 47 l.'Hlu- ',i 20 I,,. ia,,,-, so,,t IN
IL I.1 visited had prisOns /
.,l model ones. hut IN all the inmates had |
l..,me hauc-doe look The man HIM /
...f must be taken hold Of He must be