The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-12-26
Warden Weyler's Annual Report OF
the State Penitentiary.

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the State Penitentiary
The board of directors Of the peniteEtiary
held their annual meeting on Friday Of last
week at the penitentiary.
The warden's report is as follows: In con
I fornity with our laws, / herewith present to
/ you my annual report for the fiscal year end
/ ing with the Goth of November, 1896, with a
/ brief synopsis Of the physical and financial
I condition of this institution. At the close Of
I last year the number remaining in prison was
I 7l3, viz: White men, 269; white women, .;
/ eol0red men, 40s; colored women. 81.
/ Number admitted during the year: White
/ men. IA: white women, 2; cOlored men. lIo;
| eolored women. "A; total, 33S.
Number remaining in prison November 80.
I 1886 76S, viz: White men, 30S; white wo-
men. 8; eOlored men, 425; coiOred women,
| 80: total. G5S. This shows an increase Of 80
/ white men. a decrease of 2 white women. an
| increase CT II colored men, an increase of j
! colored woman. The highest number IN
| prison during the year was 30: lowest, IA;
/ daily average, I4OI-
/ The industries conducted under contract
/ system and the number employed on each IS
a. follows: r. j. BIakesley, furniture and
! plumbers marble, "a, the Jones Hollow Ware
/ Foundry. 1G5: the Baltimore Boot and Shoe
1 Conpanv. 424 men and 30 women; total,
500.
FINANCES.
The total receipts from all sources during
| the wear we're S94, 9G5. SO: disbursements,
| S77. "a. AS; net surplus, ST., 724.4j. The ex-
penditures Of ST., 24l.4s includes every item
Of expense. such as food, clothing, fuel,
heating and lighting, bedding. laundry, medI-
cine. and salaries and managing our prison
insurance, repairing and maintaining our
buildings and the general Improvements re-
auisite. The yearly per capita cost OF our
prisoners was SIo4.27 81; daily, 2Sl cents.
Ia this is shown a very marked decrease
yearly since Mr.. Weyler became warden
The yearly per capita cost for food was s25.-
l3I; daily. 6 81 cents. The convicts have
earned by overwork during the year sl3.-
92j.4S.
Az ALARMING INCREASE.
The increase for the last three years IS
startling, if not alarming. On November 30,
1893. the number was $3.50, whilst on Noyem-
Der go. 1896. the number was 76S, an increase
of over twenty per cent. and, from present
appearances, will continue, for We have at
present writing December 49, $50. II will
be readily seen by these figures that the new
buildings were not started any too soon
Our present cell accommodations are Isj
IDf illl ntAFHf Wlitis "liAi phA piN'IAa nam
Der. fills every male cell. In order to pro-
vide sleeping apartments for the additional
increase, which naturally follows during the
winter. there is but one thing TO do. namely,
10 utilize temporarily the Sunday school room
and library for sleeping purposes. wherein the
short-term prisoners can be placed pending
the completion of our new buildings. Inns.
of course. is a risk which requires extraOrdiH-
ary vigilance. but leaves us no alternative i'll
order 10 accommodate this overflow.
The new penitentiary buildings are pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. The administra-
ton building and the warden 5 residence are
externally completed: the stone work of the
dorlnitories will in few weeks be ready for
the roof, and the contracts for the steel cells
plumbing etc. will. hope, be awarded dur
ing the winter, so as to expedite the compile
ton of this much needed Improvement.
DISCIPLINE AND HARD LABOR.
The discipline during the year was in every
respect satisfactory; We bad no incorrigibles
The percentage Of violations has been reduced
TO a minimum. The mandate of the Law,
..hard labor has been fully enforced, with
due regard to their physical condition and
mental capacity. avoiding overtAxatOn of
both sexes. The inmates receive AN album
dance of wholesome food. comfortable wear
ing apparel. and by this means We are enabled
to keep them in fairly contenied and healthy
condition.
Mr.. Weyler compliments his subortlinares,
prilising their fidelity to duty. He also speaks
kindly of the Prisoners Aid Association and
of Rev. Louis f. Zinkhan and Rev. Father
f. s. Boone.
WHERE PRISONERS BELnNC.
Alleganv county, 26; Anne Arundel. 81;
Baltimore city, 354; Baltimore county, 80:
Calvert. !; Carroll, IL: Caroline, =; Cecil, IL:
Charles, 4; Dorchester. IS: Frederick. 80;
Garrett. 10; Hartford, II: Howard, %; Kent.
| 10; Montgomery, y; Prince Georges, 3s;
| Queen Anne, Q; Somerset, 13; st. Marys, I;
Talbot, IL; Washington, %; Wcomico, s;
Worcester, II; United States District Court
of Maryland, Z; total, 768.
The birthplace OF the prisoners is given as
follows: Arizona, ]; California, 2; Connec-
ticut. /; Delaware, 4; Georgia, 4; Illinois, 6:
Indiana. /; Maryland, 4GO; Maine, /; Massa-
chusefts. 8; Minnesota. l; Missouri, B; New
York. 20; North Carolina. II; Ohio, 6; Penn
sylvania, 80; Rhode Island, 4; South Carolina,
4; Tennessee, /; Texas, l; Vermont, /; Fir-
ginia, IS; West Virginia, Z; Winconsin, /;
District of Columbia, So; total, G9S.
Foreigners-Austria, l; Canada, /; Cuba,
/; England. 8; Germany, %; Hayti, /; Ire
land, IL; Italy, 3; Russia, I; South America.
2: Scotland, 2; West Indies, /; Wales. l.;
total, 20.
THE DIRECTORS REPORT.
At the meeting Friday night the board of d.
rectors prepared report to be sent to Gov.
Lowndes 1t calls attention to the overcrowd
| ing mentioned in Warden Weyler's report.
''We wish to commend especially" say the
directors, 1.-THE warden, his assistants and all
other officers as deserving praise for the faith
| full. conscientious and intelligent manner in
which they have performed their respective
| duties