Milford chronicle., 1907-04-26
KENT COUNTY PRISONERS
REMOVED To WOREHOUSE.

Tuesday was a memorable movint
day in Delaware.
The entire population of the Ken
county prison, with one or two excep
tions, was removed to GTeenbank work.
house, and make up the last company
of prisoners, now held in idleness and
without single occupation or diversion
of morbid mind, to be moved into a
sphere where they can be improved.
mentally and physically and taught
trades which will frequently transform
them into good and selEsupporting citi-
zens.
The old Delaware prison system has
been failure. Many Of those sentenced
to long terms have accepted their fate
with a resignation that bordered on
pleasure. The counties havemaintained
the worthless and the reckless through
winter months, packed together, it is
true, but in comfortable, steam heated
buildings and with nothing to do but to
play cards and dice and dance or sing
1.-the merry hours away"
Youths, particularly, have suffered
from this system, and when once sen.
fenced to prison terms they soon became
hardened criminals, with exceptions
that were few indeed.
Their environment, profane, idle and (
vicious, caused them to get worse, SO
that upon release they would either
commit depredations until they were
caught again, or go into some other
country and pretend to do better long
enough to get their hands into some
bigger mischief.
Before the Legislature which passed
the prison reform act against the work.
ings of the politicians and lobbyists. it
was shown that the Green bank institu.
ton has become one Of the best Of its
kind in the country ; place where
men are actually reformed and are not
only taught selfsupporting trades, but !
are allowed to work extra hours and {
earn for themselves money which can c
be used to help establish them in busi- 6
ness upon their discharge. Heretofore e
they have been turned out to beg their
bread.
The prisoners transferred on Monday
the following: !
Annie E. Tilghman, murder of her
husband, life imprisonment commit. :
ted April, 1906. =
Mary A Powell, murder Of EstelIa
Albin life imprisonment; committed at d
special term, May, 1905. :,
Walker Jehu Dickerson, murder of -
John Green. life imprisonment; COM - =
nitted October, 1905. ..
Andrew Bradley assault with intent ."
o commit rape, ten years committed =,
Adril, 1906 .. =
Edward Brown, manslaughter at n y
dayton, five years committed May,
9O5. T..
James Allen, assault with intent to -
Ommit rape, five years; committed p. S
-pril, 1908. -
William Fisher, robbery, three years, bo
October, 1905.
Henry Knapper, manslaughter at -,
friendship campmeeting, five years
lmmitted October, 1906. 90,
Joseph Irwin Pruitt, three years ~,
October, 1905. 49,
Ernest l.. Plummer. assault with in -.
mt to commit murder; committed 49,
pril, 1904, for five years.
Lizzie johnson Ennis, robbery, one :.
sar committed October, 1906.
Philip Shepherd, shooting a magis- 60 80,
ate, four years; committed October, nas -,
O5. r." Pe-
Frank Smith, assault, three years a
mmitted October, 1906 ,or
Eugene Harris, assault with intent to ~
mmit rape committed October, 1908. Iato
William Wright, two years commit. h;s
/ April 1905. u
Hollis, shooting a constable, Snr
e years committed April, 1904 n r
Macon Henry, three years commit Chr
October, 1906. EoII
George Burton, one year committed
tOber, 1906.
William Hamilton, three years COM
tied April, 1906. n,
Oseph Turner, alias Joe Tough, lar Wi
y committed October, 1906. 80
Child Fell Against Stove. Iun'
ohm Walter Benefits infant child Of So
against stove at their residence in salar
th Milford last Tuesday and was an il