Evening journal., 1898-12-31

fLN TIVE WILL ALI lOJR III
CRe4ON. BUT THERiE Is NOrH-
ING PUT IN THEM TO LUIL YOU
no SLEEP
THE NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON.
When Co.6nel E. 2. Cooper was IN
Wilmington week before last some OF
the newspaper men who were engngen
IN reporting the KSnney trial etatea
ia their reports that the colonels con-
lnement was tehing on him, and that
be had lost considerable flesh. F'rou
friend OF the colone. the WayfareI
receives positive assurance that his
weight Is $50 pounds, the same as
when he was first sent over TO the New
Jersey state prison at Treno)n. Before
he came TO Wilmington he had suffer
Cd heavy attack of cold and was
Just recovering from it's effects, but II
in nOwise Impaired his health He Is
al present as we'll as he can pcesibly
be, and the Indications are that his
health will, not suffer any impairment
By his confinement. This friends in
forms the Wayfarer that the colonel
was fully c0gnizant OF the extraordi-
nary precautions taken by the Federal
authorities 10 prevent amy demonetra-
litn on the part OF his friends when
be was here. as IL mignt have had an
effect favorable to Senator Kenney's
cause Deputy Marshal Clark endeav-
ored to dictate the mk nner in which
the colonel and his keeper should pro-
reed from the Federal building 10 the
railroad station and also their time of
leaving the city. but the keeper in
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Walk. as his feelings dictated, and that
he was responsible for the safe-keep-
nk OF the colonel and that he would
cave the city when he got good and
seady and he did.
The government ofthe United States
sually confines it's prisoners convicted
the district courts in The penitenr
larry or state prison ~ the etate In
which the district is iocated, having
contracted with the different states &
1at effect. AS Delaware and the Dis
ifict OF Columbia have no penitenuary
state Prison, the government pris-
cuefs were formerly cent to New York
tUt under the present administration
taey go to the New Jersey state prison
Trenton This fact, together with
lie bank cases already tried and
hers to be tried, causes the state
III son al Trenton to attract consider
abe attention in Delaware and some
accounts Of that institution and its
naanagement Will be OF interest at this
me. The prison is under the control
81 a board OF prison inspectors, consist
ing OF six members, three Democrats
and three Republicans. Under the law
the Institution is conducted upon a BIZ
partisan basis.
There have been quite a number OF
DeHwhreans who have visited the
prison the past few months, and all
speak highly OF the courtesy Of Prin-
ipoa Keeper Moore and the other Of
fcials
Ia addition to Principal Keeper
Noore, Superintendent Anderson and
Centre Keeper Fitzgerald. there are
Prison Physicians Drs. AIcKenkey and
Brewer. Chaplains Rev DR.. Maddox
and Father Fish. Prison Clerk Captain
w. ]. ODonnell. Principal Keepers
Eerl Thomas Madden. Supervisors
flcrk William Han, Chief DoOrkeeper
7 G. Ble0n. Marshal James Kersey,
E9mmissary Jacob Reinhard. Store
keeperE =. B. Stetser. Night Centre Ieep-
cr John Wheelr. day and night deputy
Keepers. towermen and shop-keepers
making in all seventy y-seven, which are
equally divided between the two
rarSies. The officials outside oil
principal keeper and supervisor receive
salaries from SIS to $3.50 per month.
There are now about .250 prisoners
q whom about forty are women, with.
\ the walls. The terms range from
xix months to life, and in nativity
nearby every state and country is rep,
resenkedl There are thirteen who were
born In Delaware and got into trouibl,
AFTER becoming citizens acrcss IN,
river The rules and regulations ar.
strict, but not severe. II is doubtful Il
there is a prison in the country wher,
Detker order prevails. The general sani
tary condition is most excellent. ant
the hospital is one Of the best in TIL
country The food Is plentiful ant
hcalfby under the management o
Jacob Reinhard. the ccmmiseery, VIII
we'll understands the business Of feed
Ing such a large population. The meal
are served TO the prisoners in thei
own cells and do not go in a body to
general dining hail. AS far as p1ssibl
ail prisoners are given some employ
ment about the prison yards or work
shops She fololwing from the Men
Jersey State Manual viii prove inter
esking;
The New Jersey state prison. situ
ated On the block enclosed by Fedora
Third. Caes and Second earects, in tn
fiSg Of Trenton. is one of the finest in
stitmlons OF the kind in the country
It's erection WAS authorized by an &C
" the Legislature passed February /:
1892, and ii was competed in the yea
1886. having $50 cells. at a ccet Z
$179.65E.l1 1t was buiN Of red sand
stone from the Ewing quarries, and th
style. of its architecture is EgyptiaI
having four Egyptian columns in fron
OF the main entrance on Third stree
II consists OF a main building, used a
a residence for the keeper and as rs
ception rooms and offices From tim
70 time the prison has been enlarged
and. Ia,though there is not suffic.er
lopm e afford separate coninemeT
tQr each prisoner as required by Ian
The proVIsijns Of the act are carrie
out as far as possible The rules an
rfEul7tlons now in force have brougf
tne internal affairs of the institution
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