The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-10-27
sheriHs Annual Report
To the Secretary of State of Michiga,

To the Secretary of State of Michigan:
The sheriff of the county of Shiawas-
see in compliance with the provisions
of Section of Act No. 1877 of the Laws
of 1878, and Act No. 116 of the Laws of
1887, respectfully submits the following
report for the year ending June 30, 1905;
The number-of prisoners in the Jail Mt
the beginning of the year .............. IL
The whole number of prisoners received
in the Jail within the year .............. 755
The whole ;number Of days prisoners
have been confined in. the jail during
the year ................... ......,... l39il
The whole number of males committed
to the jail within the year .............. 73S
The whole number of females commit
ted to the jail within year ........... IL
The number of males under eighteen
years of age committed to the jail
within the year. ..................... D
The number of females under eighteen
years of age committed to the jail
within the year. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The number of males charged with high
crimes committed to the jail during
the year. ......'.....s......'.'. II
The number of males charged with
minor offenses committed to the jail
during the year. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ioo
The number of females charged with
minor offenses committed to the JUL
during the year. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL
The whole number of insane persons con-
fined in the Jail within the year........ IL
Total number received in the jail during
the year-all causes Observation-Disclosures. 75)
The number of prisoners confined in the
jail within the year who have been con-
victedand sent to State prisons. ......,.. 2
The number of prisoners confined in the
jail within the year who have been
convicted and sent to the State House
of Correction at Ionia.
The number of prisoners confined in the
Jail within the year who have been
convicted and sent to the Detroit
House of Correction .................... 8
The number OF prisoners confined in
the Jail within the year who been con-
victed and sent to the Industrial
School for Boys .....................
The whole number of prisoners remain
ing in the jail at the close Of the year
for which this report is made. ......... II
The brthplaces of the males received in the
Jail within the year exclusive of blacks, mulat-
toes and Indians are as follows: Born in the
United States, $780, British America, 8; England,
22 Ireland 80; Scotland, 8; Germany, 16; Hol-
land, 1; Norway and Sweden, 4.
The birthplace of females received in the Jail
within the year exclusive Of blacks, mulattoes
and Indians are as follows: Born in the United
States 8; British America, z; England, l.
The number of Blacks, mulattoes and Indians
received in the Jail within the year is as fol-
lows: Male blacks, 5.
or whites born in the United States, received
during the year, how many had foreign born
fathers and mothers? 266; how many had for
eign born fathers and native mothers? %; how
many had foreign born mothers and native faith
ers, Q.
The total sum received by the sheriff for
board and keeping of prisoners, includ-
ing attending court" and clocks and
unlocks" during the year. 1888 55
The amount paid for medical attendance 60 0O
The amount paid for clothing. .......... 20 SO
The amount paid for furniture for the
jail during the year Observation-Disclosures. 2 0C
The amount paid for all other necessary
supplies for the Jail during the year,. SO OC
The amount of travelling and other ex-
penses incurred in arresting and taking
prisoners to jail. =. 11O2 4O
The amount expended in taking prison
ers to State prisons, Houses of Correc-
lions and Industrial Schools ........ 76 81
GENERAL CONDITION OF THE JAIL.
Dimensions OF Jail, main building upper and
lower floor 30x36, annex over Office 22x26; ma
terial of which Jail is built, brick steel and iron
manner of heating the jail, steam manner OF
ventiating the jail, windows and pipes condi-
tion Of sewerage, good; number Of cells, twenty
five; size of cells, 6% IT. ~ IT.; materials of
which cells are made, steel and iron; special
provisions for female and boy prisoners, five
cells for women over the office, and three cells
for boy prisoners over the Office, divided by q
solid iron partition, all view being cut off; spec
ial provisions for insane and idiotic persons,
padded; Is your Jail used as a city or village
lookup! No. If so, how many prisoners have
been confined under city or village ordinances
none; amount received for board, ETC., of city or
village prisoners, nothing
! STATE OF MICHIGAN, GO
COUNTY OF SHIAwASSBE %
|. I do hereby certify, that the foregoing report
is full and accurate exhibit of the condition of
the Jail of said county, and of the prisoners
therein confined during the past year, compiled
from the records in my Office.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand at the city of Corunna, Michigan, this 5th
day of july 1905.
WARREN JARRAD,
Sheriff.
The people of the county paid Deputy
Sheriff Tilden for five days work at
49, 90 per day for making out the above
report-a total of SO. How hard the
deputy worked can be as well imagined