The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-23
PUT PRISONERS
IN A DARK CELL.
North Carolina Penetentiary Plan OF
Discipline,
ATLANTA TO GET THE PRISONERS
One Guard with Forty Men and Twen-
ty Women Was Placed in Guam
Diary - Pritchard's Father-in'
Law Made Judge.

RALEIGH. y. c., nov. 22.-speciaL-
There are twenty-six Federal prisoners
out at the penitenuary who are confined
I'm a dark cell and being fed on bread and
water. A few days ago they were given
a cold breakfast after which twenty
eight Of them refused to work, because
the breakfast was cold.
They were separated from the other
prisoners and put in this cell. and the five
leaders have 10 stand with their hands
through the iron bars, locked together
several hours daily.
TWO of the twenty-eight yielded and
begged for mercy, SO they were put back
TO work.
kilograms from washington state that
the government has designated Atlanta
Ca. as the permanent Federal prison.
This was only a temporary Arrangement
here. The better railroad ioc,ities to
Atlanta are given as the reason Tor mat
selection. The losing of these Federal
prisoners will make quite diue'ence IN
the income Of the penltentiary.
SLACK MANAGEMENT
The management here has been SD slack
that possibly that had much 10 do with
the decision. Several OF these Federal
prisoners have escaped already.
10 show the poor management Or TIE
prisOu. gentleman who saw tlis mCl-
dent. told 10 10 me. Last week FORTY
male convicts. chained together, ard
twenty female cOnvcts We're on 5odrd
the same train with this gentleman.
There was only one guard for all these
prisoners. The forty men were 20 Dee put
off al Weldon and the women to Doe car
ried on 60 Halifax. Al Weldon the guard
got his gang of men on the train; The
conductor signalled for the train 10 pro-
coed The guard had looked around for
some one to receive his fOrt5 men, and
no one was there. He asked the conduc-
tor 10 hold the train a few IN Jments.
The conductor gave him 1--we minutes 10
decide whether he would uut his iorty
men aboard again or take off his twenty
women.
The guard was in a qNandlry what to
do.
TOOK THE WOMEN OFF.
The five minutes were about up when
he took the women OFF. losing their fare
from Weldon 10 Halifax and the expense
Of keeping them I'm Weldon until the neat
train. The conductor kindly told the
guard that when the Democrats got con-
trol there would be no such bad manage
ment
IL was reported two days ago that Gov
ernor Russell had appointed Edward 7.
Justice. ESD. Of Mcdowell county. a
Democrat. judge Of the Twelfth District
Court. The Asheyille Gazette published
the appointment. but now it is stated that
such Is net the case. and that Jacob w.
Bowman. Republican. Of Mitchell county
was the man. Bowman Is siNiy-fow
vea~s old. and this is somewhat against
him. Bowman is Senator Pritchard's
father-in-law
The first ice Of the season formed here
yesterday.
The legislature will have many APP
poiniments 10 make and there are many
candidates for each place-Speaker Of the
House. keeper Of the Capitol, state IL
brarian. Labor Commissioner, etc.
The Railroad Commission has been In
session all today when Commissioner
Pearman introduced his resolution re-
gardlng separate cars for white and col
ored travellers.
The Labor Commissioner saws that there
are 10 coo fewer hogs raised in this state
than there were In 1860.