Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-03

! .z -,,,r,,- visitors as he wishes and during
| hours other than those plescFlosu oS ~ ~
| rules, he is allowed 10 IahS NlsIlO' ,,,;,b
| his cell: he is allowed 10 converse with
| visitors not through the cage out III IHe
roIunda. in the Warden private OILY
and elsewhere. he = diloWeu 10 use ~
! telephone 10 receive and write kilograms
and letters. 10 write and send letters I'M
I read by the Jail officials: he Is allowed tlS
Z use of TWO cells. one for DeQIoH dLIu
I the other for an office, or reception, loolii,
J he has been allowed TO nave Sdlu CSl n5
carDeted with Oriental rugs ana tuFnlSIIeo
with q brass bsdStead and with a chlHO-
nier with a Dlate-glaSS mirror, WASH
and private towels and other oathlls
| appurtenances when are ilot tNt $3.50 =
10 your petitioner. although he mas ifengs
who are willing and anxious 10 pFoNluv
the same FOR him, he has a c!othes uSS'
his cell j. also furnished with portdolS
bathtub and other prisoners are oI" 80, -
TO convey water 10 him for bathing pur-
poses: i'm his second cell. used as an once;
a similar one 10 which Is not turniShed
your petitioner he is furnished with
writing table. with pens. ink ana paper,
"a students lamp. an easy chair ana otheI
household articles Of luxury. ease ana
comfort.
Said Chapman is not forced 10 arise at
$50 a. m. a your petitioner IS, and Is al az
lowed 10 sit up beyond the hour OF >;1'
p. m. and 10 burn his light as late as ne
pleaseS although your petitioner Is ou-
liged 10 be in darkness after sald hoQ5
agairs, Your petitioner WlsheS' S @It
Chapman y allowed 10 have fresn meat
and vegela bles daily brought 10 him from
the Arlington Hotel ana speclalty PIf5
pared by a cook at ths jail, from the Sdtu
hotel he receives little knlCk-hhaS,hs GSa.,
cate soups frogs legs. duck. quail guinea
fowls ices Sh5rbets. Roman punch con-
fections and other dilicacies, whl!e your
petitioner has been denied the privilege oil
receiving on= round steak WIZ lew IEeu
potatoes. Said Chapman is allowed 10 eat
these and In the Warden's private dining
room waited upon by a servant from the
Arlington Hotel. he is allowed the use OF
a knife and fork. a napkin ana the e!S-
gauCieS of a frst-claSs hotel table, Wnlle
petitioner is forced 10 sit on the side or MS
bed. or. standing, 10 eat from I'm poN
with his fingers. corn bread corned peel
and cabbage herring and potatoes ana
the coarSest fare. although petitioner IS
offered by his relatives better though
plain food. which has been 10 him denied:
The said Chapman IS allowed the use OF
a. watep cooler, containing CHARMED water
together with apOilinaris water and other
pleasant beverages which are not furnlsh-
I'd Your petitioner although his trlends
are ready 10 furnish the same. and petl-
TONER Is willing and anxious 10 accept
them. there has been detailed by the Jall
officials a prisoner. whose first name Is
john as a valet de Chambre Tor sald
Chapman. TO attend 10 his personal ana
private wants and 10 keep the cell clean,
as the other prisoners are required 10 90
by the REGULATE IS Of the jail
Here is an example of class discrim-
nation. or, rather, discrimination be-
tween rich and poor, that smells rank
~ 10 heaven, and yet is apparently
not rank enough to attract the atten-
ton of the district authorities, who
permit this infamous miscarriage OF
justice 10 go on under their noses.
The poor prisoner is denied every
thing. even a plain meal brought by
his brother, while the rich convict is
king within the Jail walls, is allow
ed to break as many rules as he pleases
and is permitted to receive every lux
ury that can be crowded into the Jail,
includin, a special s'Ivtnt from thu
ArliuI IN, lie another prisoner is
made 10 clean his cell, or rather,
cells, for he is permitted plenty OF
room. while still another is made by
the Jail officials to act as his valet de
chambre,
AID this IN America. where every
mn is sup1t:td before the law to be
Jue equa4 of every v,Ee.. IS it any
wonder that We hear of the growing
discomfort of the masses against the
classes?