The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-28

10; Kershaw, 7; Lancaster, 12; Lau-
rens, IA; Lexington, 5; Marionj 29;
Marlboro, 16; Newberry, 9; Oeonee,
II; Orangeburg, 20; Pickens, 8; Rich
land, %; Spartanburg, "a; Sumter, 80;
Union, 3; Williamsburg, 21; York, ,22.
Thirty-six prisoners escaped during
the year and the same number were
recaptured.
The terms of the $50 prisoners re-
ceived during the year were as fol-
lows: Life, II; twenty years, Q; fifteen
years, s.. thirteen years, l; twelve
years, 2; eleven years, Q; ten years,
"a; eight years, 3; seven years, IL; six
years, 6; five years, IS; four years, 1S;
three years and six months, Q; three
years and three months, 3; three years,
As; two years and six months, 8; two
years and four months, 2; two years,
rs; one year and nine months, q;
twenty months, 2; eighteen months,
"a; fifteen months, Is; fourteen
months, Q; one year, 1S1; eleven
months, 1 ten months, 4; nine
months, %; eight months, 6; seven
months, 3; six months, 70; five
months, six; four months, IA; three
months, 13; two months, 5.
OCCUPATION OF CoNvICTs.
The following was the occupation
of the convicts prior to their convic-
ton: Farm hands, 376; laborers, 154;
cooks, 81; walters, 21; wagoners, IL;
carpenters, 8; buffers, s.; railroad
hands, 4; blacksmiths, s; butcher, 1; !;
bricklayers, 5; seamstresses, 3; paint
ers, 3; plumber, 1; porter, l.; tramps,
4; drayman, 1; printer, 1; millwright,
1; teamsters, 2; hostlers, 8; barber, / !;
timers, Q; washerwomen, 8; shingle-
maker, l.; gunsmith, 1; housemaids, g.;
silversmith, 1; lawyers, 2; barkeeper,
1; shoemakers, 9; fremen, 4; horse
trainer, 1; collar-maker, l.; factory
hands, 2.
The nativity of the prisoners was as
follows: South Carolina, 593; North
Carolina, 40; Georgia, 10; New York,
2; Virginia, 5; Texas, Q; Alabama, g.;
Germany, 1; Arkansas, 1; Illinois, /.
The ages of the prisoners was as fol-
lows: Under 20 years, 206; from 90 to
30 years, 800; from 80 to 40 years, go;
from 40 to so years, 35; over so years,
%.
RELIGION AND HEALTH.
Chaplain Norris says services are
held every Sunday at II o'clock in
the chapel and lectures are delivered
every Tuesday and Friday in the hos
pital.
Twenty-nine convicts have professed
conversion during the past year and
their general department gives evil
dence of their sincerity"
Of the health of the prison DR.. D. S.
Pope, the physician, says that he
treated ], ITO cases during the year.
He says that the sanitary condition of
the institution has been greatly i'm
proved and that the death rate is low
er than it was last year. DR.. Pope
adds:
Consumption adds largely to our
death rate, and it being a pretty well
established fact that it is an infectious
disease capable of being conveyed by
inhalation of pulverized sputa contain
ing the germs of the disease the great
est care should be taken to lessen the
danger from this source as far as pos
sible, for it is being constantly brought
into the prison from the jails. Much
has been done during the past year in
this direction, and if the plans which
you have in contemplation for the
prison building and different places of
work are carried out, I feel assured
that great good will be accomplished.
This is disease best treated by pre-
vention, especially in prison."