Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-02
eparatc from the men. This is made
'ossible BY recent alterations to the

possible BY recent alterations to the
jail. nm
Taking up the report Of the county |
auditor who a,idits the books of the |
county commissioners, the directors Of |
tho poor and the prison inspectors, said |
report being published in three papers |
and IN pamphlet form, Mr.. Mercer read
figures for the year from September
1906, to September 1897, from which |
it appears that the salaries Of the
warden and matron are 81, 500; Of
the underkeepers, $3.50; Waterman.
sG3S. T5; physician, 1925; extra for medi-
,llseryices, $780, the extra allowance
being for vaccination; prison in
spectors. five in all, s123; clerk, 500,
and counsel, S25. For fuel the cost
was 1928. rs, and for light, 1892. 70, an
electric light is in each cell. For
oyerwork, sl42. 81 was paid, this being
| for work done by prisoners In addition
to their regular task, s
| In carpet rags, the task is five pounds
q week. If the prisoner sews that much
and wants more he is pad two cents
pound for his extra work. For tobacco,
the Inspectors paid about $40, the
| prisoners being allowed when they;
want 1T; small piece OF tobacco each
i week. y w WI ~ .- - -
In the way of punishment, herations
are cut down, and If that is not effoctive
the prisoner is put on bread and water
10 a dungeon and If that fails heris
4 given "a cold shower bath, which
4 generally brings him around. ~.
| One, Of the ladies present wished to
know what the prisoners were fed OH
for seven and half cents day. For
lsbreakfast they have pound. of bread,
1.-the pound being the weight Of tho
dough before baking. Each receives a
pint Of coffee, or a quart If no wants 1t,
i and it is legitimate coffee. For ainperi
j he gets half d pound OF beef, with
potatoes, or beans, or cabbage or
i turnips; for supper, tea, bread, and at
times inush. Half ID gallon of molasses
a month is allowed each prisoner. Two
A or. three prisoners that have been In
New Castle Jail have told the West
Chester authorities that tho food is
better lin West Chester than at Now
Castle, although 90 cents. u day is paid
4 weigh more when they leave than when
q they entered At Christmas they re-
ceirs Something extra, such as pork
!. chops and nince pie--no turkey,
I, J. On Sundays services are hold, the
Episcopal Church. tho w. G. u. u,
the Friends and the G. T. L., taking
, each a Sunday. When there is o fifth
4 Sunday, the colored denomination has
service. t,l
, NEW CASTLE COUNTY woRKHnusE;.
| Chief Justice Lore next addressed
the audience and explained The Pri on
Reform bill. In 1895 and 1897. prison
! reform measures failed Id the Legisla
\ ture by one adverse vote in the Senate.
' the House, at both sessions, acting
? fayorably. The former bills were for q
: State workhouse; the present bill is fol-
. a New Castle county workhouse. This
D county has three-fourths the prisoners
4 and the solution Of the problem for il
will solve 1T for the State. The bill
Q provides Nor five trustees, to be APP
y pointed by the court. Two OF the trus
r tees arc to be women and all the mem
bers are not to be Of the same, political
, party. The Levy Court Is authorized
o 10 borrow $3.50. 900 for the building Of I
!. workhouse, to be finished in two years
. All prisoners WHO are sentenced for, {
8 term of Imprisonment are to be sen
It there TO work, and oil awaiting tria
Q may work and will receive pay for it
Ell The system is similar to that OF th,
i Eastern Penitentiary. Women are KEEP
4 separate from the men, Persons harden
Q ed in crime are kept from those younl
& in crime. All must work. As an en-
. couragement for good behavior the terri
g of Imprisonment is abated five days TO
each month in the first year, sevel
!. days for each month in the second, min
!, in the third and 10 for subseauen
10 years. Prisoners who have observe,
= all the rules and have behaved wei
IS will BIO recommended for pardon so tina
$ the right of franchise may be saved
le They are to get all they earn from over
IS work.
of The Chief Justice made some com
rs PARSONS between the West Chester an
st New Castle jails. Sixty prisoners Coz
= the taxpayers of Chester county fe
to food Sl,500 o year; at the same rate fc
~ 1870 prisoners New Castle county woul
st nay "a, 500; as q matter of fact it pay
H. $4,000 to- SIT, 1000. All the Chests
10 county prisoners are kept at work an
or the total cost is $4,000; New Cast
is prisoners are kept In idleness and v
70 pay SIC, 600 to $50, 900.
ts The cost OF the workhouse, sl50, 00'
ut can be easily met. The bill provid,
ne that the Levy Court shall pay to IL
st trustees OF the workhouse 40 cents
day for each prisoner. whereas so cen
d, day is now paid. BY pursuing Il
ng method followed in Chester county Il
he interest on tho debt can DO paid, II
e. prisoners kept and at tho end of
or years the building paid for -Ju ds
IS, Lore spoke of the excellence of ii
Ferris Industrial Schoolwhich reclaim
he so ner cent Of the boys and pays
ar cents q day. Bishop Coleman me
rs, toned the Delaware Industrial Scho
he for Girls as another institution whit
toll is doing good in the community. 7s
In George w. Bush representing q
las Board of Trade committee on coun
ler reforn;s spoke in favor of the, wor
ice house bill The New Castle jai wa
for in his estimation, ashotbed OF Grim
'as through the iningling of the. prisone
nd one with another. He urged tho CT!
an zers to write letters to members Of y
he Legislature in favor Of the act.
ter Bishop Coleman, in endorsing Z
on, bill urged upon his hearers to .agita
led the passage thereof Ho emphasize
10 especially the moral value of t
wo measure saying that there was no qu!
%, tion of, the necessity for reform.
a some of course the financial value
In the measure will appeal more.
~ asY4 THE DILL ENDORSED.
The The sonse of the, meeting concerni
The the bill was set forth in the follow
ers resolutions offered by L. W. Brosi
me and seconded by Bishop Coleman:
md Resolved, That at public meeti
94. held iii Wilmington in the interest
MT prison reform that the bill prepared
ific tne Delaware Union for Public Go