The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-04
COST OF OUR Prisoners
Bill for Keeping Them at Pen"
Received by Commissioners.
CREDIT GIVEN FOR WORK DONE
During tho Year Lnckawanua Had
seventy Nine Prisoners in That In
stitutiOn and the Net Cost of
keeping Them Was So. lA3. a3.

A statement was received yesterday
by the county commissioners from the
managers of the Eastern penitentiary
showing that during the year there
have been seventy-nine Lackawanna
county prisoners in that institution.
These prisoners served total of 13.242
days and it cost S3.S4444 to maintain
them. on this amount S1l00l is cred
tied for labor performed by the pris-
oners. making the total amount due by
this county for keeping it's criminals,
SO. 1898.
Peter Hombach, who was convicted
of burning the Elm Park church. served
an entire year, but is not credited with
a cent for wages earned. Paul HydO,
who killed HotelkeeDer Sunday, on
South Washington avenue. Augustine
Noli. who murdered one of his country
men at Dunmore. and Carlo Grando,
who also took human life at the same
place. are on the same footing with
Hombach. not having earned cent.
Grando's sentence expired on Dec. %
last.
William Mooney was in the pen for
3O4 days during the year. his term
having expired on Nov. |. He earned
$471O Since his release Mooney was
arrested for burglarizing Frear's gro
Gerry store on Adams avenue. John Caf-
frey served full year and earned
S54 20. and "Bll' Kent was credited
with sl4,S0 wages during the 2l3 days
he was i'm prison. Soon after "Bilrs"
release he tried to pass counterfeit coin
and is now serving u term in the west
ern penitentiary.
he Avnla Earned the Most.
Stephen De Ayala was pardoned in
December He served 353 days during
the year and earned 5000. the largest
amount credited to any person for
the years work. Melzine Boushton.
colored. who l..lled her husband on the
West Side i'm June, 1892. Is credited
/ with s4l.51 for her 365 days work.
Charles p. Griffin, the young man who
burglarized u number of railroad sta
| tions in this city. is credited with Moth
ing for labor perfornte,S neither is
John Merriean, of Providence, convict
ned OF arson. His term expired last
| August. Ira Fox. of the West Side.
convicted of rane. Is another who has
no earnings and SO is Joseph Visniskie,
! who murdered Felix DavidZak in this
city. Fox served the entire year. but
/ Visniskie was in the pen" only during
! the last sixty -one days of the year.
Pasquale Perretto and Frank Boschino.
murdersrs. and Charles Wardo and
Alex Lofcoski. convicted of felonious
wounding. served only eleven days and
are also without any credit for work
performed.
burning Next TO lie Ayals.
Thomas burning has $55.30 to show
for his years work, the best showing
made by any of the prisoners save De
Ayala. James Barrett, of Dunmore.
released Nov. ., earned $33.3O during the
ten preceding months. He was con-
victed of killing two Italians. John
! Sylvester Rostosky. the Archibald
slayer, who went to the penitentiary in
April. earned nothing. Frank Morrow
of Archibald. has $3.24 opposite his name
for his 365 days work and Frank Grippe.
of Dunmore. convicted of manslaugh-
ter. earned SO. 46 during the same time,
while John Noack. another who shed
human blood. has an even $40 TO show
for his years labor.