The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-27
lurking Of PAROLE In.
-. pooERs TnIHx1slE - A~H1aT.
GOOD THING.
- worked Well In Other 1tofea,
+ - Has Already HeA . Coed Gl-
neet On the Cesvicts Hese-Aa5es-
~ q Applaeattoss to Ne Granted

n.,csaf Dispatch 10 the F'ost-Inteiiigencer.
nT.YNPIA June 1g.--fnterviewed b. a
prs1-fute;iigenceT correspondent today re-
-,1inx the new parole Law enacted by
~ legislature OF 1850. Gov. Rogers satc:
n have found the controi Of criminals
.. most troublesome part Of my oiicsai
,1r1aes. The act OF 1887 creating the board
Fl usrdons was prepared by Hon. W. n.
Whife. OF Seattle largely at my request.
70 bid az originally introduced gave the
wyarnor poyef to appoint three men hAv-
- fexsl and judicial experience, my Idea
fSnx 70 constitute q board which pos
eerped the confidence and esteem OF the
rnopIe Of the state because Of their known
salf0cn48oas. Their dec1sions In matters
Fl dis kind would thus In all probability
ave received general approval The
Nrlnature. however. was not willing to
erehorfse this. although the compensation
need not have been large. hearings could
Ave been confined to not more than one
p two days In q month. The bill as
rassed by the legislature. however. named
thres state officers who, presume. did
nj dssIrs to serve. Under these c.rcum-
stsnees the law was fofedoomed TO failure.
emf attention. was led to the matter OF
IL parole Of prisoner by letters and the
neo0aee Of the governor Of Vermont. who
express<d himself very strongly In favor
e tho plan, which n substantially the old
Aed Weii-tried English 'tickst-cf-feaye'
Ustem. During his term Of Office he said
bat but one pardon had been granted.
As v,h oss resats
- cniv . very rev cases did liberated
ooavfcts fan into had habits. causing their
eoeurn to prison.
'Of course q wtll Be understood that the
wutectjOn Of society 10 the only moral
1ound for the punishment Of criminals.
IL now conducted this y not always se-
Cared. After the rsaease Of . convict.
way, people generally look upon him a
.jdI-btrd.' and throw every obstacle for
Information In his way. AZ 4 result Ne
= apt to drift back TO the society Of men
Under the parole act. before ! man can
h liberated substantial. well-known citi-
soae must cone forward and agree 90
fptnish employment to the convict. see
ord make report OF his progress and con-
1uct 70 the warden each month In this
N1y the paroled prisoner has thrown about
60 = = a once rsmanded 70 prison.
eoclev - thus protected. - faS @ the
Nv = able e pFotect u. from ths COM
s1lition to this the reform Of tbs criminal
= had IN view. and thirdly discipline az
~ prison 10 better maintained. Under
em law, which p very nearly Copy Of
49, 1sSusAuu st1SUte now IN lotCo IN tu9b
nate. no prisoner r. liberated un1eos the
warden recommends him ~ q At person TO
o IT large. Prisoners are thus anxious 10
secure the wardens favor. and Warden
catfon informs me that already he can sec
difference In the department az prison.
81. At hrMt he had been somewhat op-
Iosed, IN mind. 10 the law Now be 10 IN
afned to favor II strongly. Under the
Nv no man who has served q previous
lsrm. Of imprisonmsnt can b liberated.
The law does not apply. either. - prison.
~ convicted at murder. 1t n not the
attention to Hberate men q Wholesale. A
lev casee only viii BE- taken up a the
present time and results carefully
watched. II found not to b advisable. the
lAw. which II not mandatory, WI b con.
stdered dead ie<tNr"
On the recent visit OF the governor To
wefu taken up. Il h probable that the
maoslty e the Applications considered