The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-11
REFORM SCHOOL FOB GIRLS
The Board of Trustees Files lis Annual
Report with Governor Chase.
The Number Of New Prisoners Received
Something About the Fire Which Par.
TALLY Destroyed the Institution.

The board OF trustees of the woman's
Prison aud Reform school for Girls yester-
day filed their report with Governor Chase.
1t recites that the present officials were re-
elected. The per capita cost of main
tenance is sl64.S2. exclusive of clothing
cost. half of which is paid by the counties.
amounting in the aggregate TO so.7ss.0s
The earnings and receipts Of the institution
were S2.57S.37. The report refers to the fires
If March ! and July 81. The first caused O
less of 5l7. sol. AZ, which the insurance CON-
panies paid. The second caused q loss OF
800. but resulted in n scare TO the insur-
ance companies, who sprung the rate on
the risk. The rate. however. was adjusted.
and n rebate of SS9261 returned TO the
board.
Miss Kelly, superintendent of the insti-
tuition, also filed her report. This con-
tanned q more detailed account of the1ire
and It's origiu. Oh the live girls W no escaped
during the confusion, two were granted
tickets of leave and nave since married:
one was SO near of are that no effort TO re-
capture her was made. and two were Sc
cured and returned. The second fire. Miss
Kelly said, had outside aid and assistauce.
so one gate was closed and a cate man
was employed 10 keep away intruders. In
tho rebuilding of the structure, care was
taken TO provide q more complete
separation of the prisoners and the
In the chapel on SUNDAYS. The
woman's prison now holds the
four giris convicted of arson. The
laundry on the girls side of the house
brought In S53il0 for work done. Care
has been taken TO provide literary and
physical culture for the girls. and their re-
ligiops training has been regarded. A So
ciety of the Kings Daughters has been or
ganized in the institution. During the
year there were IS new girls received, 20
discharged. 1 escaped, 4 transferred to the
Woman's Prison, 3 returned on ticket-of-
leave, 9 died. There are now IA IN the
school,. The Woman's Prison has received 25
new women, DISCHARGED -. 1 was pardoned
and there are a total OF 81 A num-
Der of them are employed by X. G. Har-
seim In making overslls etc.. brin ging IN
an income of Si22.54. The laundry brought
in &. : %. and the total earnings of the
women prisoners were 81. 7s0.36. The con-
duct and health Of the prisoners and the
girls has been good.
The book-keeper, Margaret S. Elder. re-
ported expenditures of $4,000, the full
amount of the appropriation. The total
earnings of the institution were S2.513.37.
Ofthe twenty-five women received six com.
united petit larceny. two manslaughter
and four arson. The highest sentence
was for four years. OF the total number
of prisoners tifty-tw0 are native born and
only three foreign born. The county send
ing the highest number Of prisoners was
Nanderburg, which sent six. The report
makes no recommendations. While ac-
knowledging that there was no direct au-
thority of law to use the insurance money
for rebuilding. the board says it acted up
its own sense of duty aud the public opin-
ion of the State.