The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-03
A Visit TO the jail.

While on visit to the county jail at
New Castle. OH Wednesday, Nov. LIST,
| must admit that / was somewhat
surprised at the clean and orderly
manner OF the prisoners confined
therein, and the Jail also is In a clean
and healthy condition.
Sheriff Gould and Warden Francis
deserve great credit for their good
management of the prison, and the
prisoners also speak volumes OF praise
for the officials. This certain ly speaks
well for the present administration
And Us / strolled along the lower
corridor, talking to several OF the
prisoners, i was struck at the large
number OF them applying for pard ons.
They arc. of course, all Democratic
ward -heelers. and express themselves
very freely on the question that the
party could not get along without
them at tie next state election, SO
Governor Reyolds and friend Diekey
will undoubtedly have busy time
considering which Of the applications
will he of moat benefit to the party,
and, undoubtedly, with the assistance
of DR.. Black, large number of them
will DO granted.
Among the ward. heelers who expect
to receive pardon are Joseph Town
send, who is serving out q 3-year SEN
tence for highway robbery; William
Galloway, for the samo offence, serv.
ing years; Levi Ruth, FOR attempted
rape. serving 2.year sentence, and
Andrew Hall. for horse stealing, sery-
ing years, and also james Carr. for
tho murder of an italian. serving
years. Some Of them have not been
in half OF their timo yet.
| stopped at what is known as tho
big cell. where all cost and fine prison
ers are confined. A large majority
OF them were at work upon the stone!
pile. and amongst the number l saw
William NeGinnis. be tier known as,
Buckley. who was pardoEeG about four
weeks ago by the Governor. but is at,
present under the charge OF SUI
perintendent Moore, OF the stone
pile gang, for 40 days. Perhaps the
most noticeable feature of hts pardon
WIS byDr. Black, who gave him letter
10 the effect that he had heart disease.
Las citizen OF Wilmington, think this
was uDiustliiabe to grant this man a
pardon, ae IL was for n political object
it was done. Ii was not because he
had heart disease; IL was for the sim
pie reason OF granting a few political
friends favor, and OF course DIR. I,
Black could not go back on friend. |
NoW, IL lhttc Is Ollo euuittG III THIS
State worthy of being discussed or
worthy of being understood. just
stop and think of the Governor OF this
state having lent his encouragement
TO the lawless criminals By the par.
don of one Of the worst criminals in
the annals OF the State; aman who
has been in prison oil and on this last
twenty yeara. committing crime upon
crime. There should be no mercy for (
such men asSIcGInnis. Governor Rey. (
nolds mitted one OF the greatest
crimes that man can Imagine by turn
ing this man out upon society to rob.
plumber and steal. oh. citizens. just
think OF 1t; a man who would murder
any one OF us fova silver dollar, and
the Governor that turns such men cutl
of prison for political reasons is
menace to society. Oh, what crisis
things have come to In Delaware.
when the jail physician and the Gov.
ernor. with the assistance OF John 4. h
Dickey. use their Office for no otherIi
reason than 10 keep the party togeth.
er by liberating criminals to assist in
creating riots on election day.
A VISITOR 70 THE JAIL,