The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-20
THE MORNING SESSION.
Report of Committee on Prison Disci-
pIine-Miss KeeIy's Talk.

pIine-Miss Keely's Talk.
The Prison Association began its morning
session yesterday with a report from the
standing committee on Prison Discipline"
The report was read by William HILL of
Hoboken, Pa This was followed by a paper
from Miss Sarah f. Keely on THE Organ
lzation and Discipline of the Indiana
Womans Prison." Miss Keely reviewed
the entire history of the institution. She
said that within the past twenty-five years
l,l6S girls and 638 women have there been
taught ways of usefulness and self-support,
She said the chief question now is how to
remove the criminal women from the build
ing where the young girls are housed. DIR.
ID. N. Rankin, of the Allegheny workhouse,
read report from the standing committee
on the work of the prison physician He
stated that tuberculosis is very prevalent
among prisoners
The congress appointed a committee, con-
sisting of the presidents of the National
Prison Association and. the Wardens' Asso.
citation and one other to be selected by the
two who will try to secure from the United
States Congress the establishment of ma
tional bureau of Identification.
LIST OF NEW OFFICERS.
The committee on organization submitted
the following list of officers:
President.R. w. McClaughry. Joliet. Ill.
~ Vice Presidents.,Edward s. Wright, Allegheny,
Ia Ia; charles Dudley Warner. Hartford Conn;
Bqena Vista. Col; Joseph Nicholson. Detroit
more Frank B. sanborn. Concord Nass James James
mcmillan, Detroit; Clarence F. Low, New Orleans;
water MINI a john j. te . S Ti
G niy Nicholson, Richmond, Ind; David b. Oliver,
s. v Pesr css@e Lou D
vile; j. w French, Leavenwdrth Kan. Samuel
h5ah w s. Haq Mns R ns9sa 6 4 f.
s1,n' sacramento. Cal; Q. M. Barnes, Lansing,
Hartford Conn; Joseph Nicholson. Detroit t
Mich; w. F; sIocum. Colorado Springs; Nelson
Kan Thomas Gcree. Gaves sel1iNa Tex Mepners0n
General seeretary-The Rev. John L. Mlligan.
Financial seeretary-Joseph p. Byers. colum-
Assistant secretaries-H, H. Hart, Chicago:
L L. G. storrs, Lansing, Mich; A. w. Butler, In
Treasurer-chares NJ Jesus. New York
Directors-R. Rrnkerhoff Mansfield o.: James
w. Cheney, South Manchester. Conn; Henry
wS Slee na ~sssr Haze SAN o Gillian Fart
f. $. Wright Allegheny. Pa: Il. G. Frsbie Hart
ford, Conn; w. NJ. F Round. New York; b w.
Lynn, Richmond Va Isaac J. wistar PhiIa-
delphia; c. v. Collins. Albany. N. Y: j. F. Wey-
r. n Dawson Montgomer r Aia an' p o. sinus ra
Chattanooga. Tenn; Charles III Reeve. Plymouth,
Fort ossqS 6Sn wan apdrsw
sewickey, Pa: Joseph +. Scott. Concord june
Mass: Joseph Nicholson, Detroit 'it Mich: William William
Chamberlain; jackson, Mich; A. 4 Hert JeIfer-
sonyills Ind L. 4; Whattey, Huntsville Tex
delphia: n. r. Brockway. Elmjra N. Y. Eugene
Smith, New York; Joseph Nicholson, Detroit:
Joseph +. Scott. Concord Junction. Mass. W. M.
f. Round. New York.
Official Stenographer-Mrs. Isabel c. Barrows.
Standing Committee on Criminal Law Reform
5. f. Baldwin. Hartford. Conn; Eugene Smith.
Follett. Marietta. c.
John c. Taylor, Hartford. Conn; John ]. Lyle.
Philadelphia: Warren s. SlaIding, Boston; F. a.
Whittier. st. Paul. Mimi; James r. Reed, Pitts
Committee on the Work of the Prison Physician
mira. n. Y; D. n. Rankin Allegheny, Pa; Wal
ter y. Thayer, IT., .Wethersfield, Conn; Herbert
Standing Committee on Police Force in Cities
William A. Pinkerton Chicago; Phil Dietz. Gin
Standing ns Committee en Preventive and Re-
formatory Work-Dr. j. y. Schonler, Pontiac. H.;
Vista 9uSy M nts Fuier raj ionia M hqy P"ea
Costello. Cincinnati, O.; William H. Houlton, 81.
Ste ndng Committee on Prison Dscipine-N. F.
Bcnehei. Bismarck, \. D.; Walter n, Thayer,
Ia: Albert Garvin. JeTeIsonvills Ind: Mrs
Ellen c. I1hnscn. Sherborn. Mass
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report of the standing committee on
noaco forces in cities was read TO the
prison congress yesterday afternoon. The
paper was prepared by Col. Charles A. Fell
ton. of Chicago. 1t discussed the evils of
our present police system and the means
by which they may be rectifed. AT the be-
ginning of his paper Colonel FELTON, asked
the question, us crime increasing" In
reply to this he said that in former years.
when witches were burned and trivial of
lenses were punished by death the number
OF ofenses was comparatively small This
was because fear was the restraining
power. But now the rigors of our laws
have ahated and the country is more lenient
In the treatment of all offenses. The re-
suit is that the number OF criminals have
increased beyond all bounds. Lack of prop
er surveillance OF doubtful places, the parole
system in the prisons and the short-sen-
tence plan have been a great encourage
ment for unlawful acts Fear has ceased
TO be controlling factor In police work
Colonel FELTON, particularly attacked the
parole system as 1t IS now administered.
He said that. although boards are supposed
to be impartial. influence is often brought
to bear which causes the release Of unde-