Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-23


the whole subjec. and the employment
II trained managers " penal insiitu'
lions. just a. proper training Is de-
maadod f5r other public institutions.
Mr.. whitman. when h, took charge Of
the cook county jail stated hs views
thus:
"saclciy has discovered that phllan-
| lhr1py ls but the beginning OF VS.
| dom. that brutal and inhumin pun,
ishmeut but serves ri Increase the etI
| 90 BE- Intended 90 check. ana now furthri
demands that we who have The care
~ those who have cufne under che ban
~ the law should riNe Thought O. tl1'
| feature ~ our work. fiy lack NJ ihiel'
Ugence in hindlt1g them. A. well "a b,
| lack NJ feeling. We may further incrrasi
the burden which society has o. carry
in caring for the criminal class
In accordance Ng,h this platform BIT
ntat act was TO abolish the so-cailst
murderer row." which has been IN
Mecca ~ .hc morbld.murierer-wurshlp'
Ing. nower.givlng women Of hysicrci
type. only real murdcrefs that o..
mon who commi, murder with malice
uforcihlnght. or while robbng or bur.
glarizing. are now kent together Tho
prisoners are CLASSIFIED according iu
age. sex ald color nul chronic Of
tenders.
when a prisoner O. entrusted 90 enc
case " Mr. whitman. b. IL Flvc1 O.
undorsiand 1ha: this F01tlomin u Dill
friend uud that b. wants 10 help him
on his feet again, " pose BILE. The prise
oncu Know that god behavior viii b.
rewarded. To- some cases their Hen-
fences may De- modified. and u
they desire a. lead honest lives after
having jan. they may count IN the as
Fia'ance OF MI and Mrs. whitman. II
Is rule Of the snsrtution that NJ
guard must strike a blow In oxircme
cases b. may caii "a the jalier. and u
Il asserted thai a half-crizod prisoner.
intent un numbering his guard. Will
quiet down ~ the slender. firm. yet
kind ja,ier comes up and says. Let hm
iDlsc. boys'" and by frmncss. fearieas-
res and kindness swaya the brutal M
sure which force failed to subdue.
The JAN hospital shows how kindness
has developed che uclf-rcspect OF the
prlr1ncfs. The account says;
Under Dr. Emil nroechlus' cure
wounded prisoners are skillfuliy treated.
aurEically and thcrapeutleaily. IN the
operating room and hospital. In che
latter room were several sick men.
RtUnr Up In Hpnilcrs beds. prlpped up
with HnDwy-whit pillows. ind reading.
young man stood near a mintel.
watching them kindly. a nurse, Of
course was ones natural idea about
the lad. Jailer whitman introduced
him. and his cpuntcnsncr ~ M beau
TRULY when h. was aaked how he liked
nursing. Trained nurses eh7' Yes. but
he's a truuy-we may make a nurse
out OF him before he Tocs.'
Another truHty u one of Chris
Merry'a ncc0inpilcrs You would take
him fpr q guard u b. was uniformed
ana did not have a doep scar on one ~
his cheeks. lie lakes much Interest ,n
work about che PRISM"
Another interesting department IL ihc
school fnr boys, This u In charge of
Miss Annie Fuoi. We again quote
from the Tlmes.lierlld;
- regular stampede occurs among
tho thirty boys az soon n- Miss Flood
appears In tho schoolroom az $3.50 each
morning. All make for her desk,
swarm around her and Inquire about
her. A nrgo pile of the Days Issues
~ the morning. papers II laid down by
the teacher upon ghe desk. These arc
hter given out as rewards Tor good be-
havlor % the boys. A word. ~ 'con-
science honesty erV., % taken, H.
meaning dennsd. and the nesi ~ act
Ing according % ". dictates urged:
ghen the usual Crude studies an had.
until no 'scmp-book' exercise u
rrIdicd.
The papers are given oui. umld great
chmor and caiolinF Tor them n "a the
boys, and they ioyfully take them 60
their cells ana read. Short sighted
m1ratst. may stand aEhaHi that uur
H0.ctllgd uersatinnag sunN,y aud daily
Journals, wilh their p1ipuurrl ~ mat
ter, should be 40 carclOHsly put intn ihe
hands of the young Yes, hH under
Ms Floods direction M evil results
come. Tue lads are given the paper
for the purpnFc ~ selecting CippinE'
Tor school Hcfnp.bulk. They com,
back o. school next day. clippings "
hand. ana n their selections are good
they are rewarded by having them rcat
aloud by the cnEs and then ptsied int
the srrnp.ls,1k. NeaNy, the book wouli
do Justice h. the average collector o
a literary tufn. No accounts % Grim
arr ever selected. N.orles of nature
animal ne. ,eironlclts NJ the event
that 90 60 make history. ana choice -
try Of The period are much favored
by the lads"
Religious services are conducted ~
the chaplain. who generally gives MI
nudlenee sermons upon some practlca
topics. II IL stated TIM. Ghts CLERGY
man has helped many q struggling sou
~ regain o footing on the frm sfoun'
n honesty and virtue. and many sim
people stop him In the street with
nien'ly; Hello. fi.her, You runembs
NEEDN'T youg I shall never forge
your kindness 10 me vt The jill"
n l. generally admitted triI M splr
lufii force ls more pow lrful ihin iti
whl,h IL generated in a lnd hear
God" q Ia fih. "is love" The reisn
why !. IL not more generally applied O
governing IL this hat 10 requires NOR
Intellect unn posssseA hy the oyeras
man, or wi1.1u. 90 govern end c'ntr.
hy ghat rover than so crush oppna
tlnn WIG btuni force. W
arc developing. however. an
may some time learn how 90 rule sar
one ln biz own -pher', un She prluc.p'
bS whln omnlpiienoa governs DO
universe.
OPPOSED TO s,oHrr SOCIETIES.
Mr.. VIM, !. Phillips, secretary " "a
Natliual Christian assuc'uti1n. go