The herald., 1896-08-23

iheht. But the punishment Is of farce
comedw kind. Except for being deprived
OF MS liberty his life will be a nIeas-
ant one. He does not wear the disgrace
tul garb of the prison, neither does he
eat the prison fare. All the time tha =
ne Is IN confinement he can do prettv
u'uch as he pleases, except return the
caiis Oh MS visitors. He can smoke fine
cisars' IL ne be so inclined, can drink
cholce wines with his dinner, regale
hlHsef with books and magazines, and
nave line rest generally.
Men who have been confined in Eng
iish prisons under first class condi-
LIONS say that the life is quite delightful.
IL means complete rest from mental
ana physical fatigue, courteous treat
ment from the wardens, an absolute
cessation of the ordinary worries of life
ana no subsequent disgrace when the
term has expired. Jameson is a rich
man, and even if he were not. his friend
Cecil Rhodes would see to it that every
comfort and luxury which money could
puy would be at his command for the
next fifteen months,
w men Jameson was sentenced on july
Zoth ne was taken to Holloway jail. At
tnat tIrne no orders were given to afford
MN nrst class" treatment. After being
sentenced all criminals are taken to
Holloway jail, from which they are SUBJ
sequently distributed among the MANY
prisons in and about London. The first
night in Holloway Jameson had to wear
the prison garb and eat the prison fare.
and later he had to endure a ride in the
prison van, which landed him in the
court yard of the Wormwood Scrubbs
prison. This van is smart affair, drawn
py TWO hne horses, with the letters "V
H. IN gilt on the sides of the vehicle
and the royal insignia above.
A STRICT GOVERNOR
The governor of the prison is CAPTAIN
rrlce, VINO looks something like Chaun- |
cey M. Depew, although his expression
is much sterner and the lines around his |
mouth are deeper. Captain Price is a |
rare disciplinarian, and but for thn |
first class orders which came with Dr
Jameson 1T would have gone hard with
that daring freebooter
Contrasted with the life Jameson will |
lead In the prison that Of the ordinary
convict is terribly hard. There are fifty
odd large prisons in England. and in |
e,a gacn one tne same routine is followed |
They are all under the controller the
home secretary, and one set of rules does
for all. '' "oes
AT o'clock every week day MORNING
the chief warden gives the signal to
unlock" The officers of the different
wards hurry from cell to cell with
Keys IN their hands to open each mar
row dwelling. In some of the more
modern prisons the American plan of
a crank which, when it turns locks all
the cells upon a corridor at once. is used
AS soon as the cells are unlocked each
Prisoner hurries in his underclothing
for q tub of water from the faucet in his
cell, With which he cleans out his little
home This is done under military rule
Prior to the beginning of the DAYS |
work the cleaners" as the men who
clean cells are called; the cooks" or
those who do duty in the kitchen, or
the bakers" who work in the bakery.
are marched away in long prison files
TO their respective duties.
CLEANLINESS FIRST.
Then some of the convicts wash the
cells; others sweep the pavements until
they gltsten. while all are watched by
armed guards from the little midair
bridges above the stone corridor floor.
"A big bell in the prison summons the