Arizona republican., 1906-07-30

digging of this well was done entirely by convicts, only those being employed
 who volunteered, for the work was rec
 ognized as hazardous. Only a small
 number volunteered and there were
 many trivial accidents though no seri-
 ous ones so far. One or two men have
 continued from the beginning of the
 project though many did not wish to
 endanger their lives and would stop
 after a few days work The superin-
 tendent recommends that the territory
 should show these volunteers some
 consideration for their services where
 ever it is possible to do so within the
 law
 The sanitary conditions during the
 year have been excellent notwithstand-
 ing the poor water supply. There were
 but fifty-two cases of sickness during
 the year, of which only forty-two went
 to the hospital and of these only five
 resulted in death, all Mexicans One
 only died of phthisis, the others of
 levers, etc. One feature compliment
 tary to the institution is that while many of them are in bad health when committed, by good discipline and reg ular living their health improves and when discharged most of them leave in better health than when they en- tered
 During the year there were but two escapes from the prison. One was John Bowen, who got away October 8. He was serving a burglary sentence of ten years. being sent from this county, and only had thirteen and a half months more to serve. He was trusty in charge of the hogs. and was recaptured the next day after he got a Ia oTo insane got to wandering around and did not know which way he was going. The superintendent says he does not consider anybody at fault in this in stance as under the policy of the in- the work has to be done by the convicts and some of it is outside the walls. This is done by the trusties | who cannot always be watched
 The other escape was James Smith, | sent up for five years for assault with,l intent to commit robbery in Pima l county. His time would have expired | in January. 1905 He was working on | the rock bank, got away and was never | This incident the super l intendent says was due to the blunder of an employe who paid all the ex- penses of the search for the mans so | the territory was out nothing except the man.
 In respect of prison discipline the superintendent says there has been very little trouble. Only thirty-four convicts have been punished and few of them severely, for most of the of lenses were trivial, fighting with their fellows, etc. Those who conducted the riot in 1904 are still kept in the incor- rigible ward, not for punishment but Tor safety. The superintendent takes occasion to acknowledge his apprecia- ion of those employees who kindly as- 'isfed in the duties he would ordinar- ly perform, during his illness, and hanks them.
 Prisoners were received from the diff 'erent counties of the territory during he year as follows Cochise 33. Coco linO s. Yuma 4, Graham 10. Gila 2. Mo nave ]. Yavapai IT. Maricopa 36. Nav ljo ,, Pima 34, Pinal l Santa Cruz 8.
 During the year 128 names were wiped off the rolls in the following manner: Expiration of sentence 116. 'aroled 4. died ,, pardoned l, escaped ], by order of supreme court 1.
 The increase during the year. was 31, Is against 35 the year before. On July , 1905. the enrolment was 329. Added turing the year 159. Total 4S8. Dis .harged during the year. the 12S men toned above. leaving on hand June 30 his year 36O prisoners, of which 9 are United States prisoners. The classifi- ation of those enrolled June 30 was as ollows: Whites. male 129, female 1; deXicans, male k9S; Indians. male 13; iegroes. male IT; Chinese, male 2. Total 36O.