The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-12
.AT COUNTY.
WORKHOUSE.

When the prisoners are removed to the
now County Workhouse the criminals
will be introduced toa new post and pill
DRY.
The new post and pillory together with
their location, will make different scenes
when whipping Is being inflicted. The
yard in which he post Is located covors .
small area and adjoins tho power.houss.
1t is connected with the wOrkhouse by q
tunnel ~ feet long and through this tho
prisoners will be brought 20 be punished
and after the punishment has been in
hlo,ed hey will BIO returned In the amo
way. This will prevent the crowd seeing
the prisoner until he emerRos from the
tunnel and is placed at tha post.
The post will be located against stone
column in the wall and will be some dis
:ancs from the pillory. The latter will be
IN one corner of the small yard ana will
b, covered by shed to protect tina p Is.
oner from the warm weather while he is
standing there. Two walls will also
shield him from tho cold An iron gate
In the wall OF the yard will q Init the
public to tho whlppings, as the law says
they must be public Some of the truss
lees would like to be relieved Of the me-
cessi OF INJECTING corporal and capital
punishment. but under the law they must
carry out the sentences Of tho court.
Good progress Is now being made on tho
wOrkhouse. but there Is some delay over
the arrival Of the steel work for the cells.
The cells for women. twenty in all, have
been completed and as soon us the steel
arrives for tho others, 1859 cells for men
will be erected. The cells will be arrauS.
ed on the wing to the right Of the corri-
dor on entering an will b. arranged in
four tiers On tho other side will be the
workshops for men There will also BIO
twenty cells on the first floor Of the work
shop wing. Later II needed more coils
will be added and the trustees will erect
additional buildings for workshops along
the tunnel.
Ths kind Of employment to he selected
for the prisoner, has not YET been decided
upon. Some Of the short ERIN men will
b, employed in the quarry md others on
tho farm under the direction OF guards.
At first some Of the women will be kept
buy making and repairing clothing for
tho other inmates. There Is every prom
ise tina, the new building will bs a model
In every respect. At the right on enter.
ing will DO The Office OF the warden, a
reception roonl aud back OF this a room
where prisoners will be brought to ses
friend who call. This room is divided
by scresns about foot apart, The prison.
er il behind on, screen aud the psrson
bird tho ot!}st EEtGssn them are the
two screens ;6ndt ! foot Of space. The
object OF this is to prevent nything being
handed to the prisoner.
10 the left Of the entrance Is the home
Of he chief warden. 1t is connected with
the workhou,e proper by but ono door
which Is of steel and is TO BIO kept locked.
In the centre of the building is the as
sembiy room which will be used for hold
ing services and for assembling the pris-
Oners whenever necessary. Tho coils for
women arc On the second and third floors
or tiers and open from gallery around
this as emily room. When services are
held the mon prisoners will be seated on
the first floor and the women around the
gallery. At no other time will they sea
each other.
Near the cells for the women are rooms
for the matron, u hospital room and store
room There are also bath rooms provided
Each cell in the new building Will be
steel cage. 1t will be next to impossible
for The prisonerssto escape, for after being
out OF the coll they would still have to
cut the bars at the windows which could
not BIO done without the guard seeing
what was going on.
Bath rooms are provided for the mon
prisoners and sixteen Of ssthem can take
u shower bath a. time. Rooms are also
provided for the guards. There are hos
pital rooms for the men and Everything
will be provided which Is necessary.
When man is sent to the w0rkhouse
ho will be admitted to the basement. |
Here the warden will take his name aud
will assign him to coll. From this room
the prisoner will be taken into another, |
where he will be required to remove his
and will be given q shower bath
His clothing will be fumigated and plac.
ed in storeroom to remain until his |
term is OUT. A new suit OF clothing will
be given him from room opening off
he bath room and he will be taken up
stairs o his cell and at the proper time
placed at work. The remainder Of the
basement will be used as u cook room
and laundry.