Evening journal., 1907-04-03
SUSSEX CONVICTS
AT THE WORKHOUSE
Fourteen Long Term Prison.
eTS Brought From George
town By Officers
TWO WELL-DRESSED
WOMEN IN TIE SQUAD

Fourteen long-term prisoners sen-
tenood in the SUSSEX county court were
transferred this morning from the ola
jail at Georgetown to the New Castle
county workhouse at Gresnbanl. under
the provisions OF "a llN enacted by the
Legislature two years ago. There We're
twelve men and two women IN The
squad brought from Georgetown by
Warden A. $. Meserve and Charles
Black deputy warden.
Several other offenders are to be sen-
tcnced at the approaching tarm OF Sus-
sex courts and those committed FOR
long terms Will be sent TO the work.
house
Warden Moserve AMI his deputies
win transfer The long-tcrm prisoners
from the Kent county Jan IN Dover to
the worShouse on April -. There are
thlfty-four persons IN the Kent comfy
batch one Of them being Mrs. Alfred
Powell who is serving a life term for
killing Estello Albn, a girl who lived
at the Powell farm near Bowers Beach
Prisoners HandeuHed
Warden Meserve and Deputy Black
went 10 Georgetown hast evening TO get
, The prisoners. The men were hand-
ouffcd together. and thev gave no trou-
lie on their trip TO Wilmington. They
arrived at French street station at
/ ii17 o'clock. and Guards Wright and
/ shellender OF the worShousc stan We're
IN waiting There. The prisoners were
conducted TO a Peoples Railway car
waiting nj Front and King streets and
were taken directly TO the workhouse.
a large crowd was attracted when
the prisoners were marched from the
station TO Front and King streets. In
the squad were three murderers.
Two Women in the Squad
The two women. Emma and Maggie
Wright attracted much attention be-
cause Of their unusual companions.
They are white and were exceedingly
we'll dressed They are serving time
for resisting a constable who attempted
10 arrest them. Their terms will ex-
pire IN October OF next year. Other
prisoners transferred from Georgetown.
nearly an on whom are coiored. are.
Jesse Cook. larceny. term expires Oc-
tober. 1908.
william Burrow, larceny, term ex-
pires April 1911.
George Brown, NUMEROUS assault.
Nehemiah Hannah. murder, life term.
ollie Cephus. murder. life term.
: James Ellis assault and battery, term
; expires October, 1907.
! Fred Groves. attempted felonious as
sault. term expires April. 1926.
3 Benjamin Hignut, larceny, term ex-
pires October. 1907.
Charles Ross, larceny term expires
3 October. 1907
John Bee murder term expires oc-
T toher. 1911.
3 Fred Allen. iaeeny term expires oc-
J tober 1908
J. James Deshield, larceny. term ex-
r pires April, 1908.
II win be observed that the judges
Il IN rec0mmitting the prisoners sent
e those who have more than six months
% to serve Of their sentences 10 the mod
d ern prison at Greenbank
G sherffs viii Lose Nothing
Z AS the sheriff OF Kent and Sussez
! counties are now on salary instead
/. Of deriving compensation from fee:
p they win lose nothing by the removal o.
the prisoners TO this county Under
a the old daiw the sheriff got more COM
~ pensation out OF his office as the num-
Der Of prisoners to be cared for and
fed increased.
Kent and Sussex counties are now
e required to pay forty cents a day for
,e the maintenance OF each prisoner from
those counties sent to the workhouse
r.. This is the same amount paid by the
= New Castle county Levy Court as a
g. daily per capita.
J. The Kent and Sussex prisoners vii
j be put at work like other inmates o.
the prison are and the trustees will gel
t. whatever benefit there is financially
from that source.
n Bills were pending before the receni
Legislature TO retain the long-tern
n prisoners at Dover and Georgetown
!, but they failed Of enactment.