The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
At THE PENITENTIARY'
a0DEL EARN Just CoMFLETED ON
THE STATE FARM.
whats. Going On at the Penal Institution'
Shall Convict Labor lie Abohs"s"'
New system of Transporting Con'ic'''

Tho new barn which has pcen con
structed on tho pcmtcnut's a." ~
Beaver Dam, Stcchi"'"'
Just been con pictcd t.,o ,,do,,
Major H. W. Lynn. the super lh',llp. ~
OF the pcuitcntiary, while '"'N'"s ~" IS"
subject Yesterday stated th"' "'c ~"
harm was "A model structure pi.N,"'u
with all the modern "PP'"
exact imitation OF the famous ''i' -
'rbe h~t6inc has been erected as far
as r.e,sstl,is by the aid OF the short term
eonvicts who are detained on the lainl'
md in that manner us cosS n@' 49,
-cauccd considerably. Mr.. Lynn hopes
that the farm crs IN that vicinity VIII
take tie now barn az pattern whenever
thov want O. make improvements on
their own lands.
SUPERINTENDENT Lynn Is himself prac-
teal farmer and therefore well under
stands the necessity OF large barn on
= well regulated farm. In cach OF ms
Ycports since no purchased the state
farm. he has urged that such a building
be erected. where the great crops made
on the rich lOwlands could be saNcp.
The dimensions OF the Switzcr barn are
one hundred by sixty feet square. Inc
basement SIS constructed OF solid maSoni''
ten feet in . clear frame, twenty -i""'
feet 10 the square. The two upper S'o' ~
is a frame structure and the ioot 90
covered with slate. The cost oil I'D. SN'''
cd labor and necessary md'el''i ""'
x2fqi1S while the expenses for the CONVEX
labor. hauling. etc. amounted 10 Fi'-''-"
making a total Of 8A4z-aH. ,,....-
Tbo basement will be used for stahlinS
purposes. and 30 contains room '"o"S"
- s,connu1odatc a hundred head OF ca'le'
boeidcs "a large portion OF II has been So
80 os "a root cellar. The two upper
.,.,i,s arc fo be used FOR the storage or
~,.f, and hav. Tho barn is built SIM
DIR 20 those used in Pennsylvania ana
,r.etorn MARYLAND. The live stock ON
tho farm al present consists or "a humn'I
a. cattle sufficient TO supply the wants
both of tho farm and the pcnitenuAIS.
and there are over thirty horses ana
mules on tho grounds which arc used ior
Tho filling Of the soil .,
HAS NOT YET BEEN HEARD fhONi'
the young white boy CRAWFORD. one t ~,
tte short form prisoners. who maze pug
c.eauc ID few weeks ago. mas not $v,,-u, ~
hoard from lie WAS native q NS.M0
county and occupied posl'lo" ~. o,,.,.
lie was fccdiuc the ttll" on roti,tn,
Ing Of his disappearance "iu i'''''''
has been seen of him since. ,. from,
rhee T0ushcc. tho white nov ii''ee
North Carolina who while an llIi"
tho RcfOrmatOry Schnoi d. ''"Nf t,d
lion killed one Of tho euaI' Mi'
,rard \ Tiu-loy. and WAS scnt 10 III.
pcnitcutiarv for ten years mas -o' W.
been given permanent Wo,h. ..,d.,, that
Major Lynn stated t,,,,,d-
Fcushcc was 90 bright poy anu .. ~. lie
en ,| w. bie cve ON him and hoped TO
,.t, "a man of him
Major Lynn has in Ibis ONCE o..
penitontiary model Of io'oinou,' . M
tender standing on a railroad ''n.N o.,
whole model which is about hN'
long is made Of wood but every p"ru.'9
81 tho entire mechanism is IN 'n..'
working order and gives PROOF OF inc
SKIN and ability Of its maker. a young
rrito man boy the name Of lipscomD
sron West Point. who. until recently mas
noon am inmate OF the institution and
who was employed as lamp hshier'
n.ad his leisure time during the day 'h
making this model. which hc lett WIN inc
Superintendent as souvenir
ALI. ABOUT CONVICT LABOR.
While speaking f0 Major Lynn Ee7'ei
dav about tho effects Of the action OF
tho LEGISLATURE of the state of New ork
i'm abolishinr convict labor boz State pri-
cons that official was very 0utspokcn in
condemuinr the same.
.'yor well remember " said tho super
intcndcut. CHAT ON several occasions
,,c,,bcr. ~ th. General Assembly Of Viz
,,,is have attemptcd 20 enact similar
.,.,..rr.s fn This state. / trust. however.
80. 49,, ,l...u ,,,vor hoor Of t AGAIN. u
80, ,....t h..rhorofis and cruel thing. that
...,...d l,- che nr9cticql
mas "''" ,.,. como ,or-
fe'uI. 200 ',u- ,'''- .,,d ,,rdor ,,o
Vicis nave aI'"uE E""' '.''' -, 49,
ncw system TOD nave l..,.'.
cerated FOR long terms Nl'no"' s'''''
them something TO do.
Reside there is sun announcer liuI"'
tant matter TO De taken into consldtra-
tior The last report Of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts shows that during the
mast fiscal wear tho State has realized
mo snnr sum Of sl2f1718I from the hir-
ir- ONT az convict labor. II the inmates
~ the nauifertiarv were 10 remain in
i1lor.e. Tho state would have to- provide
e.,.4. eo, th,f~ errnorf and the revc-
,.,,ee ~ a.. commonwealth would Doe re-
'.....,i 80 ..,.h an, '.,tent ,s to opibarrass
.. ,......t,.. ..l... -.,,o,,gt, 90, davis
i' "','l'' N'', 81. -.
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under conirfci onFlnf 'h' pa9' mos "'
TINS amount amy N''u." nave "'N
pas 'd through my h'h"" il 'n' COM i''7
wore 10 Doe Kept 1t th" p'mlthlaIS "l'n-
our cinlN1N lnrnl. .,,,.... go, ,.,,..,,,,.....,
IltANSf'l' tn Ii'N vf ''N Fi'i'
The next TOPIC If"'hrN D" our coHt'i
saton was inc "l'l"'."n "l '"' '."
enacted during inc hHi N'0rl"" OF ,u'
legislature. which TOOK from ihe SN'Ilil9
authority of bringing con'l,'e ''ti"'''"''
10 the p,hl',h,l"i| ~ 'ln tii',..,,,... ,,,'
me aNIfiiNt'''''l '' '''