Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-25
STATE HOUSE.
The Annual Report Of
! Maine State Prison.
Warden Norton Makes Sp|en-
did Showing For Institution.
Governor Cobb Announces Usual
List of Nominations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun
ell Tuesday, Dec. 81, at 10 A. M.

Gil Tuesday, Dec. ST, at 1U A. M.
The annual report OF berneS o. Nor
ton. warden of the Maine State prison
al Thomaston, for the year 1907, was
,Ied with the Governor and Council
Tuesday, and makes a fine showing.
The report shows that the occupation
of The largest number of prisoners
committed during the past year was
mat of laborer. Six were mill hands,
five PAINTERS, three sailors, two butch
.rs three tealnsters, three Woodsmen
and two longshoremen.
The number Of convicts committed
nv counties during the year was rs
follows: AndrOscoggin, SIX; Aroosto0k,
four; Cumberland, %; Franklin, two;
Hancock, three; l<ennebcc. five; Knox,
three; Lincoln, one; oxford. enc;
Penobscot, Il; Piscataquis, enc;
Sagadahoc, three; York, seven. One
esnvIct, Paul Castor. was committed
from two counties, Androscoggn and
Cumberland.
The following shows the grades of
education, habits and family relations
of the convicts committed during the
past year: Could read and write, Sc;
serving prison sentence for the first
time, 50; number having served
previous sentence. IL; did not use in
toxicants 81; did use intoXicants, 81;
did not use tobacco. II; did use tobac-
20, CT; married at commitment, .;
single at commitment, As.
OF the convicts committed during the
year 80 We're natives Of Maine, eight q
Massachusetts, five of New Bruins
wick, eight of Italy and three of Nova
Scotia.
The ages of the convicts committed
during the year are as follows: Be
tween IL and 20 years, eight; between
- and - years, -: between p and 80
years IL; between 80 and 80 years.
eight; between 81 and 40 years. five;
between 40 and 10 years, three; BE-
tween As and 30 years. four; between
IS ard co years, one; Ga years, one.
Terms Of sentences Were as follows:
One year. nine; one year and thr""
months, three; one wear and six
months, one: one year and eight
months. one; tHo years, ~; ~" years
and siA months, one; three years. lG;
four years, six; five years, five; six
yeaGs. two: 1G years, four; life. three
mo annual report Of the J'"ard Of
STATE Prison Inspectors, W. l.. Serb
ner of Springfield, f. T.. Mayor of Fair
field, and Frank II. HargravcS Of West
Buxton, which was filed on the SANE
dste, shows that there are now 1'6 con-
victs confined in the prison, Of which
number II were received during the
~
charged by expiration Of sentence, two
have been discharged by Communication
of sentence by the Governor and
Council and one has died. The larS-
est number of prisoners at any one
time during the year was 20, th'
smallest 173 The daily average dur
ing the year was 1888.
The commissioners say:
at is with sincere satisfaction tina
We are able to make such Il favorabl
report OF not only the management .
the prison but its splendid financla
showing. Notwithstanding the grea
increase in the cost of everything re
CURED for the maintenance Of TN
prison, and the comfort Of the prison
'ers, the report OF the warden shows
very gratifying financial condition @
affairs.
THE financial ability Of Warde
Norton both as Il buyer and as Il sell
er has been shown to Il marked degree
tor which the cost of stock ard SUP
plies for tie business departments In
steadily increased during the year, h
has been able to make a rcmarkabl
showing. and we find that the totf
Ut m
the maintenance and care of the pris
on and prisoners amounts . -''4"o''
while the profits of the department
have amounted to $25.249O9. making VI
net cost TO the state for running III
institution only $22O9.69 rms III
largely been brought about by IN
warden's close attention 10 me SeN
eral departments and supplemented u
the very efficient heads of the differef
departments and has further been IL
creased by the new method of feedll
the prisoners at tables in the corr
doris This new departure was II
auguratcd on Decoration day and II;
been continued with the most SratllS
ing success. While this is n financii
saving. the improvement Of the -Socl'
and physical condition of the convlc
is even more marked.
AS reported last year. the hnanc'
have been so admirably conducted IN
wear that the special appropriation
$4,000 made by the last Legislature ha
not been touched. and not cent OF
will be drawn from the treasury.
Zone Of the best improvements OF Ct
prison is the system OF Venuiatlo
which has been installed during u
past year. The Legislature voted slz'