Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-07
IAl NOTES.


kennebee jail is not very popular rs
summer resort With the gentlemen Of leis-
ure AMI ~ result Of this aversion bur few
Of the trampsng fraternity are within its too
iospitsble doors. 4 sufficient number of
persons have run up against the law 10
swell the number iaEaates Of the stone naan-
rion 10 ri, slightly above the average for
the ssaHaes time.
r. ~ Smith Of West Gardner who has
been the turnkey, and thoroughly efficient
one, sines last September has resigned
Mr. Smith has always bela at once the re-
spess and liking Of the prisoners ami tirs
all speak regrstfusly of his approaching de-
parture which occurs next Sunday sherin
Steven. has appointed as Mr.. Smiths sue
cessor. Deputy Sheriff George II. Ramsell
Of Augusta. who has formerly peen
.arnkey at the same jail From what Is
snown Of Nr. gamseii il is safe To predict
that IA. viii again prove tirs.-eiass turn
key.
Several too patriotic persons are repent
ing of their too joyous celebration and VIII
sDead some time within the Jail in meiau-
ehoEy contemplation Of what might have
been. Jaage Andrews of Augusta sent
Bridget Ellis in for 10 days, AMI Judge
Howell of HaIioweil sent Edward Mac
Donald and Edward Maxwell up for 30 days
each. Everett Pooler Of Wateryille went
cunning for his neiglibor'. COW, and so
Judge thilbrook Of that city seat him down
for 80 days
There is one poor fello~ in the Jail who
does not feel happy. II Is William Wedge
Of this city ON May 9Th he came into the
Jail ON a sentence for liquor selling, his
iirst offensc. The judge gave him 500 or
four months Wedge has a devoted wife WHO
I at once went 10 work to raise the necessary
| amount About three weeks ago she
| had secured By york and from subscriptions
| $50, Wedge had s., thus giving them
1 total of's65. Everything looked well for
/ the raising of the remainder, Then one
/ Henry Foster of this city, a Professed
I friend of Wedges, was released from tbs
/ Wedge placed the money in his hands, and
/ Foster said he wonll raise the rest AMI
would iberate his friend in a short tint
/ This il hat he said. What he did was Ia
decamp with the hard earned money, and
/ leave his friend still in durance vile.
| Keunebcc iail is the best one in the State
hut it has one great defect, the male ami
| female prisoners are kept together and dur
| ing exercise hours mingle freely. The
! state prison inspectors have taken cognH
ance Of this and in their next report VIII
strongly urge the adoption of the following
plan They propose placing the
/ female prisoners in the large debtor :
end of the second corridor, giving room for
eight women as large a number as tn" jan
ia likely to contain. These cells are already
separated from the main room by II solid
brick wall, and the only expense would be
the putting in of a.suitable door IN the
tioorway, which is already built. There IL
a large wooden platform, opposite tht
small cells. which would give sufficient
chance for the the women TO exercise.
One prisoner has recently been made
happy. II is the notorious c. F. Taylor Of
Randolph. who was found guilty of rape
last spring and who now awaits sentence
for his infamous brutality. He has received
a. A premium from magazine to which he
subscribed recently lot of land in River
head. Long Island. He beliYes that he has
made his fortune Perhaps he has but
time will tell"