The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-22

labor, at 40 cents per dny, S4,272.00;
with clothes shoes snd other expenses
amounting to 81, l79.4O. We also fur
nished the Winthrop Normal and In
dustrial school 1888 days labor at
40 cents per day, S7,4l1.2O; guard
hire, clothes, shoes and other expenses
amounting to 50, ,O21.42. We furnish
ed the lunatic asylum with 1880 days
labor, at 40 cents per day, amounting
to $2,912.00: guarding and other ex-
penses 81, 500, from which we only
received So, 1916. It will be readily
seen that these three State institutions
have received from the penitentiary
labor and cash in the sum SIT, ,114.36,
as required by the legislature, free of
cost. For q more thorough statement
of the cash and expense account, I re-
spectfully refer you to the more ex-
plicit statement of your clerk, Mr.. r.
E. Burriss, which report I feel sure
you will find very full and satisfactory
CONVICT STATEMENT.
On the 31st of October, 1894. as
shown by our last report, we had con-
fined in the State penitentiary and con-
vict camps 1902 prisoners; received
from the courts for the past IA months,
sos, from the asylum, 2; recaptured,
3S; making the whole number in prison
during the past IA months 1897; dis
charged by expiration Of sentence, 563;
pardoned, 40; escaped, 40; by order of
the court, 2; by death, At; killed while
attempting to escape, 8; drowned, 1;
transferred to the asylum, 2; making
total loss, 7O7; leaving confined in the
penitentiary on December 31st, 1896,
900; making 72 prisoners less than
were on hand October 31st, 1894. For
more explicit statement of the loca-
ton, etc., of the prisoners, I would
call your attention to the full and
complete atement of Capt. E. H.
Westfeld, which [ feel sure you will
find entirely satisfactory.
HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION.
You will see from the above report
that we have lost from disease, accident
being shot while attempting to escape,
in ell 47-4 less than last year. We
are glad to say that this compares
favorably with the death rate of the
healthiest towns and cities in this State
or any other State in the Union.
We have not spared money or time,
but have given and done what was
necessary to promote the health and
comfort of the prison.
I would especially recommend the
building of two more wards to the
hospital, in one of which to keep the
confirmed cases of lung troubles, aud
in the other tho suspected cases, which
in my opinion would materially reduce
the death rate in a few years. I do
think we should confne stout, Wig
orous soner with one With lung
trouble, as the medical world fully
agrees that any form of lung trouble
is very contagious, and will ultimately
be impaired from the siek man to the
we'll, with little hope of being checked
by medical skill. If these terrible
diseases are contracted here by neglect
of ours, I consider it serious cause
for complaint on the part of the
prisoners and the thinking public. For
a further and more complete report,
would beg to refer you to the itemized
statement of DR.. D. s. Pope, our
skilled and paiustaking physician.
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
AS to the spiritual condition of the
institution, I am glad to report that
the prisoners seem to take much. in
terest in tie church and Sunday school
work. We have regular church and
Sunday School services each Sabbath
morning and afternoon. For a full
report I will call your attention to the
statement of our worthy chaplain, Rev.
a. P. Norris.
1t gives me much pleasure in this
public way to thank Mr.. G. D. Stan
ley and his lady assistants for their
tireless energy in the Sunday school
work, coming, as they do, every Sun
day regardless of the weather, to work
in our Sunday school TOR prisoners.
The prisoners seem to enjoy very
much their work and help, which l
hope will be continued during the COM
ing year.
Allow me to thank his excellency
Governor Evans for the wise counsel
and help given me in many ways dur
ing the year.
beg to thank the board of directors
for the kind and courteous treatment
which Ihave received at their hands
and the good advice given.
also thank the clerk, Mr.. r. E..
Burriss, Capt. E. H. Westfeld, DR.. D.
s. Pope, Sergt. ". W. Adams, Rev. A.
P. Norris and oil the officers and
guards for the uniform kind treatment
which I have received at their hands.
I thank them all for the faithful dis
charge of their duties during the past
fourteen months; and I hope our rela.
tons will continue as pleasant for thS
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