Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-16

THE MONTHLY REPORT
OF Warden Hawk, of the State PEN
itentiary, Received by the
SIS 4agBa Governor.
A Summary of the Statistics of the
State Penal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Discharges-United States Prison.
ers Cut a Large Figure.

Special to Inc Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 15.-
The Governor is in receipt Of the
monthly report of Warden Hawk, Of
the penitentiary, showing changes in
the population OF that institution for
June, as follows:
United States prisoners received
from District of Columbia. 10; United
States prisoners received from West
Virginia United States courts. s; State
prisoners received, 10; total. Is.
Discharged-United States prisoners,
f.
| Pardoned-United States prisoners, l.
Dicharged-States prisoners, 16.
Died, /.
|. The United States prisoners received
were: w. L. Dunn, from Virginia,
four years for robbing postoffice; Da-
Wis r. Twyman, from Washington, d.
G., one year for grand larceny; John
Woopole, from Washington, d. c., two
years for grand larceny; Harry Z.
Martin, from Washington, D. c.. two
years for grand larceny; Lewis West,
from Washington, d. c., two years for
petit larceny; Jos. Close, frorG Wash
ington. d. c., three years for embez-
Element; John W. Brown, from Wash
ington, D. c., four years for house
breaking; William Harris, from Wash
ington, D. G., five years for house
breaking and larceny; Edward s. Ha-
vens, five years for forgery; Lewis j.
Yeager, from Washington, d. c.,
twelve years for carnal knowledge of
female under sixteen years; Olaf
Polessen, from Washington, D. c., life
sentence for murder; Richard White,
from United States court at Charles
ton, one year for counterfeiting; Al
Ian NJ Norman, from United States
court at Norfolk, Va, one year for
embezzling a valuable letter; George
E. Evans, from United States court,
Norfolk, Va, same offense; S. w.
Smith, from United States court at
Norfolk, one year for counterfeiting;
John n Mitchell, Norfolk, two years
for forgery and counterfeiting; Jos.
Anderson, Norfolk, four years for
robbing postofice; Chas S. Blackburn,
from Norfolk, four years for robbing
postoffice.
State prisoners were received as fol-
lows: Charles Webby, from Mercer
county, two years for grand lar
ceny; Frank Demming, from Wetzel
county, one year for obtaining money
under false pretenses; John Lee, from
Wood county, three years for grand
larceny; Guy Hollinger, from Wood
county, three years for unlawful cut
ting; James Nay, from Wood county,
three years for horse stealing; Wal
lace Richie, from Wood county, four
years for burglary; V. R. Davis, from
Harrison county, two years for false
pretenses; Jessie Flynn, from Tucker
county, three years for forgery and
larceny; " S. Wolf from Cabel
county, one year for false pretense;
Frank Joseph from Cabell, seven
years for grand larceny.
The state prisoners discharged were:
Bert Henderson, Edward Martin, Chas.
Sutler, Charles Henderson. Albert
Jackson, Dave ]. Jackson and John
Mack, Of Wayne county; G. L.
Bowles, of Taylor county; John
Thompson and James Mead, of Mingo
county, Jessie Mick, of Tucker county;
Lee Green. of Berkeley county; Wesley
Galbert, Of Writ, Joseph Saunders, of
Mercer; Mont Ferguson, of Mcdowell
The United States prisoners dis
charged were: Tasker Johnson,
Phoenix Barnes, VIM. Mason and John
Sessford, all from Washington, D. C.
Pardoned Henry Clark, United
States prisoner from Washington, D.