Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-18
NORTHERN PRISON.
AN INTERESTING RESUME OF THE
INHABITANTS
Institution Not Self Supporting Single
Men, Illiterate and Intemperate Men
Far I'm the Lead Among the Prisoners

The biennial report of the Northern
Prison, as just represented by Warden
Harley shows among other things that
the sum of S5,43S19 had been used in
1896, over and above the appropriation.
The report also shows that IL died in
1897 and 8 in 1898, consumption the
leading cause thereof. 1t is also shown
that III the 2 years AZ had been psroled
by the governor and had escaped.
The receipts in 1897 were S75, 1929. 20;
in 1898 were S44, 1882; the average cost
of food per day in 1897 was 815 cents; in
1898 was S.9 cents, while the total aver
age cost per man in 1897 was SILL;
in 1898 was Sl1946.
The prison has just stored for the
winter just ahead 320 bushels of beets,
300 bushels of turnips, 21,OOO heads of
cabbage, 160 barrels of kraut, 179 bu. of
onions, l20 bushels of carrots, 1,750 gal
Ions of tomatoes and 81 barrels of
pickles. All of this product besides an
immense amount already used On the
table the past season was raised on %
acres of ground.
Clerk Whitaker shows that the aver
age population in 1897 was 1884 and in
1898 it was 7S2, falling off of 102
Marion county has the largest represen-
tation, 81, followed by Vanderburg with
SO; Vig0, 40; Allen q; Tippecanoe, Is;
Grant. 26; Wayne. l6; Laporte, 10; Lake,
10; Madison, IA, and ST. Joseph, To-
The counties Gibson, Crawford, Fsyette,
Newton, Orange, Pulaski, Scott. Yer
million, Warren and White have only
one each. Every county In the state is
represented.
The different crimes represented and
number of each are as follows: Assault
with intent TO Kill, 81; assault with in.
commit incest, |; assault with intent TO
commit rape, %: arson, Z; altering treas
ury notes. l; abortion, |; burglar, 81;
bigamy, 3; robbing postoffice, 3; conspir-
acy, 4; having counterfeit coin in pos
session, B; counterfe:ting, 13; embezzle-
ment, 13; entering house to commit fell
ony, 9; enticing females, l.; forgery, 80;
grand larceny, 50; incest, 7;murder, 101;
msnslaughter, 40; misappropriation of
county funds, |; obstructing railroad
tracks, 2; obtaining money under false
pretenses, Z; petit larceny, 10; rape, 26;
robbery, %; robbing postoffice, l; resist
ing United States officers, 2; receiving
stolen goods, Z; sodomy, Z; violating
postal laws, =; violating pension laws, 1;
total, 7S2.
Length of sentences: For one year,
6; one TO three years, 1871; one to five
years, 2; one to seven years, Z; Que to IA
years, 53; one to 81 years, 10; for two
years, ~; for two years and SIX months,
l; from two to five years, 5; from two to
IA years, l09; two to 2l years, 6; three
years, 53; three years and SIX months, 2;
four years, Al; five years, IS; five to ten
years, l; six years, IA; six years and six
months, 2; seven years, %; seven years
and six months, l; eight years, 10; nine
years, 3; ten years, 81; eleven years, 3;
twelve years, 4; 13 years, /; IA years, 6;
10 years, 9; 16 years 4; II years, L; Is
years, 4; 10 years, l; 20 years, 4; q years,
%; life, 81.
The native-born prisoners are located
| l. = Lo Coll CT %
bama 5, Arizona l. Arkansas 3, Connect
icut 9, California 3, Colorado l, Iowa D,
Kentucky 9S, Kansas 1, Maine l, Mary
land 4, Massachusetts 6, Florida 1, Geor-
gia 4, Illinois 40, Indiana BAL. New Jer-
sey 4, Ohio 100, Tennessee IL, Virginia
Z, West Virginia 3, Missouri 9, Michigan
IL, Mississippi |, New York %, North
Carolina s, Pennsylvania 20. Texas 2,
Wisconsin 3.
OF the foreign-born there are from
Canada 5, Germany l6, France 2, Ire
land 8, Switzerland 2, Scotland 4, Eng
land Z, Denmark |, Holland l, Russia .,
Prussia l, Sweden l.
Of the whole number ia are colored.
The ages at time of conviction are
thus recorded; 20 and above 10, %; %
and above 90, 80: 30 and above %, l09:
30 and above 30, 1874; 40 and above 30,
1877; 40 and above 40. SO; so and above
45, 62; 90 and above so A; 90 and above
50, IS; 60 and above GO, II; 70 and above
90, 3.
Number who can read and write are
620;' number who can read only, 72;
number who can neither read nor
write, 90
The Incorporate are 599; temperate
are 1873; single 347; married are 349;