Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-25
"SLEEPY OLD JAIL"


NpWu<r 1a1 LEW
There were suggestions Of spring in the
,y Monday and the unusual warmth Of the
.unshine was generally appreciated.
pe,hao. this condition Of Affairs was ap-
,,seizses, BY the inmates of kennebec Jail
a, ,bey .;ood by the iron barred windows
,ooklnz cut TO freedom. They seemed to
,,ster 20 stand in the streaks Of sunshine
,hz. came through the closed windows ieas-
az behind all of enjoyment there may have
been IN the air Of spring outside. inside
there ru more suggestion Of decay of
winter than Of birth Of spring.
JorEsAL reporter visited the Jail and
through the Kindness of Sheriff Norton aud
Depaty R4msei was shown around the in
,.rier. To one accustomed to visit the
,leppy Oh! jsif' ss one described it, there
wasn't much Of interest. There are only
q vri.oner- confined there nov. an unusu-
s!Iy ANAL number but if any one reflects a
moment there "a enough among them to fur
n,.h a romancer with material for an inter
s.,inV tale. Not that 10 reality there is
ANYTHING romantic 10 their condition. It Is
painfully real and unattractive anil none Of
them have displayed any marked genius
unless it be for petty crime.
Tho-. A. Packard the bigami4t left here
n ff.r
at Thouaston. Fifty -one years ago he was
born in i;eaidcd and during that time has
lone nothing that is now brought
gn To his credit. Not an enviable
record. The officers of the law
REGARDED HIM with disfavor and he was
generally known "a bad one What the
tso deluled women that called him husband,
founl in his personality that was romantic
or iovable Is one Of the riddles yet IN
answered He went to Thomaston in charge
Of one Of the guards Of the prison.
Allen Dndley, whose arrest was men
TONED in Mondays JniassL, is now un-
easily occupying a cell. This is unpleasant
for him A. he il, not accustomed to il. His
nervous temperament is apparent and his
.Inewy form indicates habtuai activity. He
at least has been active in his petty
hurglaries If reports are true
and a. an Indication of the character he
bears. the reason gwen for not having him
brought 10 answer for his many misdeed.
sooner is that he has been considered "a
bad an" and people didn't care to take the
initiative IN bringing him to justice. twill |
be remembered that he was arrested for |
stealing a harness from II. NJ. crummett, |
China. Mr. Crummett visited Dudley in |
his cell Monday afternoon. He found the |
prisoner penitent and says that he CON
fe.sed the whole affair He pretended that |
harness lie said he would work out the |
value of the things stolen if Crummet |
would g,.t him out. Mr.. Crummett |
said that Dudley had worked for |
him before and was able to do almost two |
men. work, Later Dudley was seen in
his cell H. didn't care to look up at his
visitors. lie was asked how long he had |
been engaged in this stealing. How do
you know that | have been stealing he
replied lcfanily When told that he had
confessed to Crummett he denied it, He |
wilt probably be taken into Lincoln county |
IN the Indictment for which he is wanted
there. At the preliminary trial Monday
morning pudlcy plead not guilty and the
lra was continued for witnesses 10 be
brought in
Down in enc Of the cells is little fellow
about IL wears Old He has bright face
that lOesn Z vet show the life of crime. But
unless be turns OFF from the course he has
been taking it will not be many years be-
fore the evil marks will be stamped there in
deep lines. He was brought from Oakland
for Drunkenness. lie cannot read or write
and It Is 'aid appears to be proud of the
fact
Tom rinkhsm Is once more walking
the familiar corridors in punishment for
his per'jsteucy in rumsellng. He has only
Begin on a 60-days sentence and there are
i've counts awaiting the expiration of
that sentence.
over by one Of the windows was one de-
j"rtel looking man He had been on a
drunk and came home to beat his wife. lie