The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-23
NET PROFIT OF OVER $4,000
FOR THE YEARS THE FACTORY An
SALTWATER HAS BEEN IN
OPERATION.
WOLFER'S'
RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding Good Conduct Time and
Observation-Disclosures
News.


TIE institution has just been completed,
IL deals with all departments of the
prison in thorough manner and sew
eral suggestions are made by Warderk
Wolfer and members Of the board. In
speaking Of the Irvine industry. thY
managers sayI
BY reference to the managers report Of 189%g
II Will be seen the Irvine factory Aug 1901
showed a loss Of 1881. 81 from the commence3
ment to that date without charge for any pors
Clon OF the convict labor. This loss was inv
eVltaDlc In consequence Of the large declinA
In values of all cordage material induced
oy the heavy importations Of foreign fber5
at greatly reduced prices The legislature Of
1888 having authorized the purchase of mas
chlnery for the manufacture of the coarsar
hDers, this machinery was at once purchased.
after a thorough investigation as to the best
makes Tor the requirements, by competent
committee Of the board Of managers appointed
Tor that purpose, together with the WardenE
and placed without delay and with favor-E
able purchases Of the material durinE
the past two years the Irvine factory shows
a net profit Of 81 ,S48.19; less the previous
loss to 1894 Of 1881. ST. leaves a balance oE
s10,516.82 in favor of the Irvine industry ali
this date from the commencement charging
during the last two years for all convict laboT
at 30 cents per diem. and all other legitimate
expenses thereto except the cost and use %
machinery. /.
The report shows that 1T prisoner4
have been released on parole FROM
L
seventeen have been returned to prison
for violating the conditions Of parole2
Three have escaped from the state
Warden Wolfer in his report, calls
attention to what he considers a m1s%
take, namely, the practice of sentencing
prisoners SO that their terms, less good
time, will expire during the winter
months, when 1T Is 80 hard for men I'd
find employment. He thinks that II d.
definite sentence should be had, iE
should be gagged by the court so THAI
in the operation Of the good time laH
the prisoners sentence will expire durs
ing the spring or summer months, when
work can be more readily obtained
and conditions made more favorable
for earning an honest livelihood. HS
also thinks that the present system OF
good conduct earnings is not so helpful
to discharged prisoners as might be-
supposed. A large number he thinkS5
have been injured rather than helped
during the past two years by reason OF
their good conduct earnings. Many
will not work or seek work while theY
have cent to fall back on, and he
thinks that much more good might be-
done, with less expense to the state, if
the present system of good time earn.
1ngs was done away with, and, in it's
stead, some system adopted that will
provide for all expenditures of money
insure It's being put to a proper use:
that the amount 80 paid to or for j
prisoner shall be measured by his act
ual needsafter discharge, and in pro-
portion as he shows a disposition to
help himself and make proper use Of
the help given him, instead of by the
length of time he has spent in prison.
The warden also speaks highly. of the
night school and the good it has done,
also the ChautauQua circle, the library,
etc.
The cost per man for attendance,
food, clothing, etc. for 1895 was SlS7 ~
and in 1896, $20612
For the two years ending July 81,
1896, the state received $33 673 81 for the
support Of United States civil prisoners
and $619.65 for the support of United
States military prisoners.
Or the prisoners in CONTINENT July
81 1896, 1 was there for abduction. /
for arson, for assault, first degree,
70. assault, second degree: 8, assault
with intent to KILL 8, burglary, first
degree; 3, burglary, second degree; 29,
burglary, third degree; 6. conspiracy;
L. carnal knowledge; IA, counterfeit
ing; 1 for desertion from United States
army; |, escaped from officer; 2, forgery,
first degree; &c. forgery, second degree;
4, forgery, third degree; AZ, grand larce-
ny, first degree; 129, grand larceny,
second degree; 4, incest; Z, indecent as
sault; 13. manslaughter, first degree;
8. manslaughter, second degree; l.
manning; 80, murder, first degree 49,
murder, second degree; g. murder, third
degree; 4, perjury; s, rape; /, receiving
stolen property; Is, robbery, first de-
gree; TO- robbery, second degree; 5,
robbery, third degree; 1, attempt to
commit sOdOmy; s. stealing horses, IN
dian territory; 8, selling liquor to In
dians; IA, violating postal laws; 8, Ut
tering forged instrument; total 469
OF these prisoners, 403 could read and
write; AZ could not read or write and
19 could read but not write. A table
of their habits shows that SO were alb
stinent, 176 were moderate drinkers and
q were Incorporate.
Reports are also submitted by the
prison physician. the state agent, the
chaplains, steward and the superin-
tendent Of the night school, All speak
highly of the prison discipline and the
manner in which the institution is be-
ing conducted, from a reformative
standpoint.
Miss Gertrude Schwalen. Of Roberts.
Wis, was in Saltwater yester-
day and identified the body
of the stranger, who died of
exposure at st. Paul Park on
Wednesday, as that of James Con
nors, young man. who had been en-
pioyed on their farm last summer and
fall. Connors' home is in Massachu-
sets, The body will be inferred there
today
Mrs Mary SchirGIar diad 1,aetar7ox-