Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-21
THE JAIL NO ADVANTAGE
1T BENEFITS FEW RESIDENTS OF
THE CITY WHERE IrlsLocArso.

TIE CllY WHEHE > LOCATED.
and is Menace and had THING for
Over Three Thousand-It is NOT wanted
and Every EFFORT WIN be Made to Have
Il Removed.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 21.-The peopls Of
this city were greatly surprised yes
terday BY statement made in an after
noon paper about the all-absorbing quss-
tlon o. removing the jail, or at least the
workhouse The writer Of the paragraph
admitted that the people were ''un-
atterward u was stated that the institu-
tion Is an Immense benefit" to store
keepers, milk men, coal dealers and other
residents This is plain MEASUREMENT
The jail is an immense benefit to no.
body in this city and : slight ,,henafit -
to but two or three merchants Since the
administration Of Sheriff Philip Clarl,
the supplies for the Jail have been
contracted for by the vea~ IN
Wilmington. and the wholesale dealers
| Of that city, therefore, haul the provi.
| sions to the jail where they get only
wholesale prices. The sheriffs can not
be censured for this. as the New Castle
merchants can not begin TO compete with
the prices Of their Wilmington brethren
/ No milk il used ia the prison excent !
/ taw cents worth that individual nrison.
ers purchase from their own purses In
fact, che only article that New Castle
merchants are nov furnishing are
| drugs, shoes and coal Three
merchants supply the institu.
tion with these and each get al
average profit Of from $40 to $40 Del
month. This Is how much the iail "bene
fits" New Castle. Local merchants would
not be supplying anything bat for tn,
jail commissioners, who each belong I,
this commonwealth. hree firms are re
ceiying small benefit and 5000 psopl
are thoroughly Disguised with havin,
the Institution thrust upon them an,
propose to object.
Every day the number OF prisoners 1
Increased and it will be absolutel,
necessary in few weeks to make tenn
porary quarters Tor them in the iailyard
The great concern of Sheriff Simmon
Is how to crowd In the prisoners that -ar
sent TO him. With three and four prison
ers In cell, some of them with ten o
eleven, the influence of good disciplin
must be lost. Under Sheriff Lambsoi
the number OF prisoners averaged Ii
per day the year round, under Sherii
Allen the average increased to 1856 an
now under Sheriff Simmons the averag
Is about 200. A proportionate incress
would make the number $50 In two year
more, an increase that would crow
every one OF the new twenty cells prc
posed, and the jail would then be in q
! crowded condition as ever. The prC
p1sed enlargement of an additions
story Is needed Immediately. but til
building OF new and larger jail is in
peratively demanded.
Kickapoos ON the warpath.
A small tribe of KIckapoo Indian
have been performing In the Opera Hous
! and selling Indian remedies for all dis
eases, Yesterday young buck wen
out on a tour Of the civ and be
came 'chock full Of 6rewater, He r.
joined the tribe, and when th
manager entered the room the India
proceeded to cut big pieces out OF til
air with an ugly knife. The manage
dealt summary with him and the buc
and his -quaw left the show The mana
ger hated.t kick-a poo Indian. but h
had to do It for his own safety. An effor
will be made to keep the Indians ava
from the frewatsr
All the Way From Dover.
Day Warden James B. Tucker OF th
New Castle county jail, was greatly SUI
prised to receive large box from Dover
yesterday Heavy express charges wer
attached and, as the warden forked owe
) the money, he began to feel anxiou
about the contents. number Of friend
gathered around when he opened III
box, and everybody laughed but I'll
! warden when they saw that In the be
was a live opossum weighing invent
/ pounds.