St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-23
the WoRgUs RECORD.
ONLY SIXTY-SEYER PRISONERS IN
THE ESTABLISHMENT.
LOWEST NUMBER FIVE YEARS.

A Few Figures Co ,cerning the
Correctional Institution The
Number OF Prisoners Growing
Less-DonaId Chadwick, Eight
Years Old. Is Drowned in the
River-Fell or the Logs.
The workhouse broke the record yes
terday. and In consequence Supt. Meloy
was In happy frame of mind, and
walked about his institution, his face
adorned by beatItic smile. There
were but 81 prisoners in the place-59
men and women-the lowest number
for five years. Last year on July %
there were l5S men and IA women In
the place-certainly decided dropping
OFT for the better. Supt. Meloy does
not pretend to explain the reason for
the steady dropping off in the number
of prisoners at the workhouse. but in
his innermoSt heart he thinks it may be
found In "the mayors policy" Last
month the daily average attendance at
the place was Sc 57-l00, aud during
June Of 1898 the average daily attend.
ance was 119 4S-l00.
Yesterday. TO celebrate the "breaking
of the record" the affable superinten-
dent entertained a number of guests
from the city. That the guests were
given pleasant time goes without say
ing, for the superintendent is noted for
ms abilities as an entertainer. The
entire Institution was taken in, Meloy
acting as guide. During last summer
the question of additional cell room was
agitated by several members of the
board OF corrections and charities, but
now they appear to he satisfied that the
workhouse has ample accommodation
Tor the guests who are sent there by the
police Judges. The officials of the in
stitution who assisted In entertaining
the guests. aside from the superin-
tendent, were the driver" Mr.. Pouch
er, Quartermaster Dodd, NJ. Ringhotf,
the gardener, who is acknowledged to be
one OF the most accomplished linguists
in the city. and last. but by no means
the least. the cook, John Harrington.
Among the old-tImers at present de
tained' at the workhouse are: Jack
Dempsey. Jimmy Robinson. Frank
Smith. Old Schatfner and TiIlie Dooms.
Dempsey spends most OF the time in the
institution. The last time he was sent
up Judge Mahoney said to him:
What! you here again? | thought
you were III the workhouSe."
Dempsey, much offended, said:
why, your honor, haven't heen at
the workhouse for nearly two weeks"
The judge decided that he had been
away from there too long, so sent him
back.
Jimmy Robinson is one of the trust
les" he has charge of the pigs, $50 in
all, and Is quite privileged character.
lie walks around with his head aud
lace half hidden by d mammoth police
mans hat, and resembles very much a
farce comedy copper" Schaffner is
the old patriarch whose reputation for
drinking gallon of "red eye" every
day 'twixt sun and sun. has gained him
many drink and dime, and many a
day at the workhouse. He is serving
out sentence of thirty days, and does
the painting around the establishment.
FRANK Smith Is the popcorn" man, who
Is sailing under pseudo title. He is
known to the police DIS very crooked"
fellow. In fact he is considered to be
as crooked as his mouth, which turns
up on one side and down on the other
Ill a manner highly eccentric, If not
plumb.
lille DGoms is looked upon as the
toughest colored woman in the city, She
is said 10 ''sling a dirty NIT" This bit
OF police yernacular translated means
that she strikes hard blow with her
fist. She also uses her tongue with
great deal of vigor. Title will have
served sixty days when she is released
In q few weeks