New Ulm review., 1901-01-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Prison Statistics.

Prison Statistics.
In the eleventh biennial report of
the managers and warden of the state
prison recently issued and covering
the two years ending July 81, 1900,
some curious and interesting statistics
may be found. In fact, so great is the
variety of the occupations of the pris-
oners that a cooperative colony
be no need of outside assistance in
building and running small town.
In only one respeetsdeese there seem to
be scarcity, no clergymen of any de-
nomination being confined there at
present. In all other branches of
commercial and Industrial life suf-
fcient and in some cases an abundant
supply is found.
OF cooks there are Z, bakers /. butch
ers 6, confectioners 8 dairymen l, mill
lers l, flour packers l. These could
take care of the commissary depart
ment.
In the line of mechanics there are
blacksmiths 2, boilermakers 1, broom
and brushmakers 2, carpenters IL,
bricklayers 2, engineers, Is, fremen
IL, glazier 1, lather I, lithographer I,
printers 5, pressmen I, masons 4, mat
tressmakera 1, miners Z, molders, 3,
painters 16, paperhangers 6, plasterers
2, plumbers 6, shoemakers II, stone
cutters 4, tinsmiths 3, watchmakers 2,
woodworkers 2, tailors Z, miscellane-
GUS mechanics Is. These are backed
up with IA laborers who could be inn
pressed into service, and sixteen
gentlemen who confess to have no oc-
cupation.
The liquid refreshment department
would be amply provided. There are
two brewer, one saloonkeeper and
three bartenders.
There are also several drummers,
one druggist, five physicians, one law
yer, one journalist and several mer-
chants, who, with the bookkeepers,
the agen. and the commission dealers,
would probably start an exclusive set.
The nucleus of an amusement bureau
is to be found in three actors and one
aeronaut, but there is reason to be-
lieve that the latter has not been get
ting as much professional practice as
he would like.
The religion of the prisoners also
shows wide variety. fourteen denom-
nations being given, and in the list
the Catholics are numerically by far
the strongest. OF them there are 1913,
and then come, in order, the Metho-
dists with Sc, the Lftherans with 40,
Presbyterians 26, the Episcopalians
and the Baptists with 81 each. The
other denominations do not reach two
figures. Twenty-Five prisoners claim
to have no religion, and the solitary
Chinaman confined there was probably
one of these.
The table showing the nativity of
the prisoners shows that IS were born
in Minnesota, the next largest source
being New York state with 49, Cana
da is close third with 33. One is
given as born at sea, and Porto .Rica,
China. Mexico and Maryland contrib
ute one each.
AS to length of sentence, five years
seems to be the favorite term, there
being 6s in for that time. And,
strangely, life sentences are the next
in point of number, 5s. On the refor-
matory plan there are SO, and 43 will
be released after serving one year.
Five men will not, unless pardoned,
breathe free breath tor thirty years,
and 20 will have to serve third of
that time.
Sixteen of the prisoners are oyer 60
years of age, and 26 are between so
and 60: between 20 and an there ara
119, and 233 are between 20 and 80.
OF single prisoners there are 3O1, mar
ried 167, divorced Z, widowed IL