The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-11-27
PRIsoNBRs IN THE PEN.
CRIMINAL STATISTICS IN THIS
STATE.

Annual Report OF the Superintendent
or the state Penitentiary- The Gen
erai Condition of the Prison. st
The annual report Of the superinten
dent OF the Stats Penitentiary to th,
General Assembly, which has iRust beer
Issued, presents an array objects bear
ing on crime in South Carolina which
affords an interesting study. Superin
tendent Neal says; s.
On the 3lst OF October, 1893, there
We're confined in the State penitentiary
ana convict caIaps 1888 prisoners
received from county courts during
the year, 669; recaptured, SO I; total,
1, ,l3o. Lost by expiration of sentence,
5S5 by pardon, 80 !; by escape, SO !; by
death, 81 killed attempting to escape,
!; killed accidentally, q; transferred
TO the asylum, ]; total lost, ,O62
leaving this day in confinement, ,O82
making an Increase of 29 over last
year. 81 <, q. ! -
We have made during the year
many improvements, having now q
perfect system ofwater works and sew
erage; no Abetter to be found any
where. So
We had the misfortune to lose by
fire the hosiery mill on the 25th of
April, which had jusS been enlarged
and improved at a cost of 81, 900. am
glad to report that the hosiery mill
has been rebuilt double the size of the
old one, and substantial and conyen-
lent, at a cost OF $15, 900. The improve
ments inside the yard have been up
wards OF $50, 600. Feeling the neces-
sity OF more land, to use the convales-
clng and cripple, and such labor as we
could not hire out or send Tout on farms,
rlnfnn NJ. !
years near the yard. We planted 100
acres in cotton, 80 in corn and 25 in DO.
tatoes, &C., from which we have made
at the low price of farm produce, about
W, 600 worth, which was almost a clear
proht. am glad to report that tine
crops this year are all good, with a
few exceptions, altogether good aver
age. AT the best estimate which is
possible for me to make at this date, /
would say that we have on hand and
to be gathered, $50 bales of cotton.
III, GOO bushels of corn, 5000 bushels of
oats, 5000 bushels of peas, 800 bushels
OF wheat, and at the low or present
prices OF farm products we will be able
to pay the 81, 600 now due on the De-
Saussure farm, and all other outstand-
ing indebtedness OF the institution and
to have on hand at least Sic, 900 in
cash to begin the next year opera
tions.
we have purchased during the year
seven head of mules and horses and
have now on hand sixteen head, all in
good condition and most of them younp
and valuable, We will have l50 head
OF fine pork hogs to kill this winter.
and also have on hand thirty head of
milch COWS.
Z" would especially call your atten-
tion to the fact that this institution,
has been heavily drained during the
past fiscal year by Clemson College
and the Girls Industrial School at Rock
Hlti :aad the South Carolina lunatic
asylum, as follows:
Clemson College, cash 50 1887 Oh
Labor, clothing, etc, ,,...... 5,422 90
Girls Industrial School, cash. 1872 so
Labor, clothing, etc.. -. 12,94S 90
south Carolina lunatic ylum 1,170 so
=" So you will see that this institution
mas been taxed during the year by
these institutions to the amount Of
$22, ,850.33, besides furnishing four or
live convicts and one guard to the State
House the entire year free of charge,
as required by law. Iwould especially
call your attention to the small death
rate and list of escapes, both of which
have. been remarkably small this year !;
the recapture of prisoners for the year
has been equal to tho escapes. l feel
sure that under the fine water closet
and sewerage system which we now
have, our death rate will be much
smaller in the future than in the past.
In reference TO the food, clothing and
sanitary condition of the Institution,
would refer you to the report of our
efficient physician, DIR. d. S. Pope. 1t
gives me much pleasure to commend
the faithful service of our chaplain,
Rev. A. p. Norris, and for the spiritual
condition OF the prisoners would call
your attention to his report. 1 would
beg to thank the board of directors,
officers and guards for their kind treat
ment, which have at all times receiv-
ed at their hands; our relations and
business transactions have been most
pleasant during the entire year. For
the business transactions of the office
would call your attention to the full
and complete report of our competent
clerk of board and bookkeeper, r. E..
Burriss."
The report of the board of directors
of the same institution shows that the
actual and estimated profits of the in
stitution for the past year were $27,-
302.55.
OCCUPATION OF CoNvICTs.
The following was the occupation Of
the convicts prior to their conviction {:
Farm hands, 376 laborers, 1874 cooks,
n walters, Il wagoners, II; carpen-
tefs. g; buffers, 8: railroad hands, A {;
blacksmiths, S; butcher, bricklay-
ers, s.; seamstresses, 8: painters, B;
plumber, porter, 1; tramps, ~ dray-
man, printer, 1; millwright, I !:
teamsters, 2; hostlers, 8; barber, !;
timers, 2; washerwomen, 3; shingle-
maker, l gunsmith, 1; housemaids,
3; silversmith, 1; lawyears, 2; bar
keeper, l shoemakers, 2; fremen, d ;
horse-trainer, i collar-maker, l fac
tory hands, 2.
The nativity of the prisoners was as
follows South Carolina, 593; North
Carolina, AZ; Georgia, 10; New York,
2; Virginia, s.: Texas, q; Alabama,
81. Germany, L; Arkansas, l; Illi-
nois, l..
The ages of the prisoners was as fol-
lows: Under 20 years, 2O6 from 20 to
30 years, 320: from 80 to 40 years, 80
from 40 to so years, 35 over so years,
%.
RELIGION AND HEALTH. 3
Chaplain Norris says services are
held every Sunday at ii o'clock la the
chapel and lectures are delivered CIV W
Tuesday and Friday in the hospi,ul
Twenty-nine convicts have profess, 4
conversion during the past year nnd
their general department gives cl i
n 1k,....k ~ l. a.. Il II L.