The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-28
ANDERSON S. c.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28 1894
Annual Report Of The Superintendent
OF the State PenltentIary.

The annual report of the superin-
tendent of the State penitentiary to
the General Assembly just issued,
makes interesting reading. 1t presents
an array of facts bearing on crime in
South Carolina which affords an inter-
esting study.
Superintendent Neal says:
On the 31st of October, 1893, there
were confined in the State penitentiary
and convict camps 1903 prisoners.
Received from county courts during
the year, 669 recaptured, 36 total,
1,73S. Lost by expiration Of sentence,
535; by pardon, So; by escape, 36;
by death, 81 killed attempting to
escape, l; killed accidentally, 2;
transferred to the asylum, l; total
lost, 676: leaving this day in con-
fnement, 1862; making an increase
of 20 over last year.
"We have made during the year
many improvements, having now a
perfect system Of water works and
sewerage; no better to be found any
where.
"We had the misfortune to lose by
fire the hosiery mill on the 25th of
April, which had just been enlarged
and improved at cost Of $4,000. l
am glad to report that the hosiery
mill has been rebuilt double the size
of the old one, and substantial and
convenient, at cost of SIS, 900. The
improvements inside of the yard have
been upward of 100000. Feeling the
necessity of more land, to use the con-
valescing and cripple, and such labor
as we could not hire out or send out
on farms, we rented ITS acres of land
for three years near the yard. We
planted 100 acres in cotton, 50 in corn
and 25 in potatoes, &c., from which
we have made at the low price Of farm
produce, about $4,000 worth, which
was almost clear profit. I am glad
to report that the crops this year are
all good, with few exceptions, alto
gether good average. At the best
estimate which is possible for me to
make at this date, I would say that
we have on hand and to be gathered, $50
bales of cotton, 10000 bushels Of corn,
5000 bushels Of oats, 5000 bushels
of peas, $50 bushels Of wheat, and at
the low or present prices Of farm pro-
ducts we will be able to pay the
81, 900 now due ON the DeSaussure
farm, and all other outstanding in
debtedness of the institution and to
have on hand at least $4,000 in
cash to begin the next years opera
tions.
eve have purchased during the
year seven head of mules and horses
and have now on hand sixteen head,
all in goood condition and most Of
them young and valuable. We will
have $50 head Of fine pork hogs to kill
this winter, and also have on hand
thirty head of milch COWS.
II 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 Hill, and the South Carolina lu-
natic asylum, as follows
Clemson College, cash IS 1887 .O3
Labor, clothing, etc. ...... 5,422.OO
Girls Indus School, cash.. 1,372.8O
Labor, clothing, etc. 900. 12,948.0O
S. G. Lunatic Asylum. -. l,l7O.5O
Total 1922 1850. .33
$50 you will see that this institu-
tion has been taxed during the year
by these institutions to the amount
of s22, ,85O.33, besides furnishing four
or five convicts and one guard to the
State House the entire year free OF
| charge, as required by law. l would
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 the escapes. I feel sure that under
the fine water closet and sewerage
system, which We now have, our death
| rate will be much smaller in the fu-
ture 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, DR.. 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. l would
beg to thank the board of directors,
officers and guards for their kind
treatment, which I have at all times
received at their hands our relations
and business transactions have been
most pleasant during the entire year;
For the business transactions OF
the office I would call your atten-
tion to the full and complete report Of
our competent clerk Of board and
bookkeeper, R. E. 1urriss." "
The report of the board Of directors
of the same institutions shows that
the actual and estimated profits OF the
institution for the pasty were ST.