The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-01-04

BLACK CONvfCT1.
Races are r. reed to siesp In Same fo< m.
Problem OF Insane 10 Disenssed Fully.
Raleigh, Jan. 2.-White and black
prisoners arc confined In the came
room and sleep In the same apart.
menf, and I'm some instances are
chained together in twenty Of the
convict camps of North Carolina.
This fact was disclosed by the an
nual report OF the State Board OF
Charities, which was adopted at q
session held today, ard win be sub
mitted TO Gov. Glenn.
The report takes wide range and
reviews all the State charitable and
p, nal institutions and contains many
recommendations as TO legislation
and other matters for the Governors
consideration.
This board is composed Of W. A.
Blair, Of Winston-Salem, chairman
E. l. Haughton. of Poiiocksville ;
w. F. Craig, Of Marion; Carey j.
Hunter, of Raleigh; A. q. Meals.
ter, Of Asheboro, and Miss Daisy
benson, Of Raleigh, secretary.
MIR. Blair was kept at home by
the illness Of his mother, and Col.
Craig was unable TO attend. The
voluminous report Of the board
crowded as 1t is with most vital and
interesting statistics, is the work Of
Miss benson, who has obtained re-
ports from all parts of North Carr
lima setting forth the facts.
RACES SLEEP TOG ETHER.
No subject does the report speak
more plainly than about convict
camps in the counties. There are
thirty-two of these convict campo
in twenty.Dine counties, some coun-
ties have more than one. Reports
from 20 of the 80 csEps show the
following enrolment Of prisoners
November 80, last: White males
612; colored males, 1922; co'ored
females, who are employed cooking
and mending 16, making the total
number 500.
Only nine died in the camps dur
ing the year. There are tbirty.two
of these convicts under sixteen years
old. La twenty counties no separate
rooms are provided for the blacks
and whites, but they are kept to-
gether, sleeping in the same apart
ments, chained together without dis
tinction. Whipping IS the usual
means Of punishment. Those SEN
fenced for vagrancy. for drunkenness
or for not paying fines are treated
like those convicted Of serious
crimes.
eff these camps remain I'm Ter the
jurisdiction Of the countless" says
the Board of Charities to the Gov
ernor, 'lhey should be subjected to
regulation and inspection by the
State prison or some other State
board"
INSANE IN JAILs AND COUNTY
HOMES.
Of the 81 counties 90 send reports
showing 46 insane persons confined
in jails. Of the as there are IL
white males; 8 white females, s
colored males and 8 colored females.
OF the 90 county homes 81 have
reported, showing 1853 insane con-
fined in them. Of these 81 are
white males, 81 white females, rs
colored males and 40 colored females.
This number, increased by those
in jaiis, shows q grand total Of 200
insane persons confined in county
homes and jai's.
Resides the imbecile, idiotic and
harmless insane in the county homes
number 435.
This makes the total Of the men,
tally defective in the county homes
and the jails 644.
During the year there died in Jail
10 persons and the distressing fact
is presented that 9 per cent. Of these
were insane. This shows the fatal
result of hardening an insane person
in Jail.
1t is impossible to ascertain how
many insane are being confined in
homes or kept by relatives or friends,
but reports from 81 counties in 1908
showed that there were 1Sa in those
counties.
POOR IN JAILs AND COUNTY HOMES.
One gratifying fact is that in the
81 county homes there has been a
decrease in the number Of children
from 100 in 1903 to 80 in 1904 and
to 60 in 1905. This is probably due
to the extension of the work of the
orphanages in the State. In these
81 county homes there are s04
whites, 4S9 colored. making a total
of 1898.
The cost Of these homes, exclusive
of farm products. is S69,629 "a.
There are 3.703 poor persons, not in
the homes, who receive aid from the
counties, amounting to s80,644 %.
The number Of poor in and out
side Of county homes aided or cared
for by the counties is 5000 at cost
of $150,273 4G.
During the year a04 persons died
in tho 4, ,urfu bouooe