Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-25

| S'oo ana the balance will no
urc'' hack irto the State treasury
| we are very much pleased To ranort
.'ie progress that has been made loc,.
Jug toward the removal of the crim,,.,
insane from the prison to the na1,.
| quarters now being prepared for ther,
at augusta. Their presence here no.
| not little deferred from rro,,e,lv az
ms IpT those for whom the pr;s.,r yv,s
cuiit and is maintained. These IN.
| fortunate people deserve humane and
| iioalital treatment, and that is wbat
we nave every reason to believe thev
VII receive in their new home nov. no
ing prepared for them.
vi the al cCnVictS committed dnrino
me year the largest number, nine was
Tor breaking, entering and Iaro,ny
FOR murder three persons wera ron.
united; manslaughter, two; co,nno,,nd
,aicenF' tAree' forgery, two; larceny.
hre' larceny from the person. five:
iooperF, three' assault. live; assault
with intent to kill, four; adultery
'"o' and one each for abortion ar.
cessory after the fact to larceny. ac-
cesSory before the fact to an atter,ut
70 murder, with assault, arson. assam,
intent TO commit rape. assault with in
tent TO Kill and murder. assault win
intent to murder. armed with a Am
StrouS weapon, assault with intent to
| raFiSh, assault with intent 10 rob as
Sdult with intent to steal, assault
upon an officer, breaking and entering.
breaking and entering in the night
time, burning buildings with intent to
delraud insurance company. conn
pound larceny, forging and uttering
iaScivious cohabitation, perjury. rana
ana rape and lascivious Capitalization.
me report OF the prison cha plain, C.
y. Pluner, says in part:
"Of the prisoners admitted 10 tha
prison during the past year Il Of them
could neither read or write; tyro coulI
read little but could not write; % ha!
attended the common schools three of
them Il few weeks, the others a f.\y
terms Or years; - had completed the
grammar school course Of study; five
mad graduated from the high schools:
the remaining six had received son:i-
nary and collegiate training a COM
pariSon of these figures with the figures
~ similar import given In the report
for 1906 will show the literary uuali:.-
cations If tie men to De about the same
as :ho:" nf the men admitted to the
prison in previous years.
THE privilege of receiving letters
from relatives AMI friends of former
Nea"a is accorded the inmateS. They
are allowed 10 write one letter each
week. These privileges are improved
by most OF them ard serve to strength
en- the love for home and the s1cietr
0f their fellow men.
Many of til" men are readers of the
weekly papers and magazines which
they receive as subscribers or through
the kindness % friends. We continue
to furnish two magazines. one Of rrcen1
cate and the Other al old copy each
Tuesday evening. They are passed in
regular order from man to man. each
having he Use Of them for one week.
Some additions hava Leen made t.
the library within the wear. mostly
through the Kindness of tn" officials in
lhr state library.
The li':"1"v nnw numbers 300 volumes
ana nclU..S All asses Of books and
Il prnftunly used W. most of the men.
""ch having 4 60; 'cFue and sci ing
"a, II books as lie } c;,%eS.
"ReliGious instruction is our most inn
portant work ana receives our most
earnest ana prayful attention. 1t is
ON constant cndeavOr to perform our
| duties in such = spirit aud way as 20
emrhasiZe the thought and work with
out making it offensive. Many inter-
esting incidents lead to the belief that
| this work il not fruitleSS and will con-
tinue to yield Il harvest of reformed
hearts and lives"
| The assets OF the prison are given rs
follows: Stool: as per inventory. S64.-
67S.06; cash in bank. s6.27,.12: cash on
hand, "31.I4: accounts receivable, SEQ,
033lS, making 4 total Of S9l ,22610. The
liabilities are given as follows: Ac-
counts payable. $2574.o7; amount dl,
cor victs. $212523, making the net asset
S6,526.GS.
| Tollnp.ing is the list of nOniua tiOn