The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-14

me with an old fracture of the skull, and
states that from time to time nervous
symptoms. convulsions. etc. Beyond all
question he needs an operation to lift UP
the skull at the point of pressure. Such
operation would restore him mentally
etc. to his original usefulness. Your
truly. ID. A. MOHLER.
He was convicted of fighting and SEN
fenced to this camp. He is young
white man and is manifestly suffering
from the impact of a part of the skull
on the brain He should be in the hos
pitai under treatment instead of working
with convicts. He is subject to fits,
A PITIFUL SIGHT.
A pitiful sight is presented in the per-
son of Frank Candy. In a sense he is an
outcast. He has forfeited the sympathy
of good people by his frequent stealing
He is unqucstionably petty thief which
would be cured under the system of
criminology as practiced successfully III
New York. He was convicted recently
for stealing piece of gas pipe, He IS
what is called an opium fiend He is a
subject of mental depression and fits.
He is scarcely able to work. He should
not be .in the convict camp. nor should
he be required to work. He is physical
iy incapacitated for work, although he
possesses a rayenous appetite SO great
is his need of opates that an ordinary
dose is insufficient His craving for
laulanum is n1addening until it is sup
1led to him in quantity which would
| ttill several men 1t is inhuman to keep
Candy in this convict camp. What he
| reeds is intelligent human treatment.
Because his propensity for stealing
seems beyond all control. the hand OF
lie law is against him.
He has no friends from whom he can
derive sympathy. When in the camp
several months since he was fiogged. but
the treatment given him is much better
If this time than in the past.
From a close, impartial and intelligent
observation of the actual and visible con-
iitions in the convict camp. the only
reasonable suggestion which may be OF
fered is to abolish the system. which Is
expensive, unsatisfactory and, to say
the least. inhuman.
1t is very true that Superintendent
McCutchen is doing all ne can. but h'
should not be held altogether an1ena
Die to a system which is not responsive
| o the plain dictates of humanity. There
should be some other means of punish
/ mept upon which The Caucasian vii
| give It's views later.
The record following is copy OF th'
compilation of information exchanged
between the representatives of the press
PRISONERS AND OFFENSES.
Of the fifteen prisoners, only thre
ne white men, the members OF the fore
and their sentences being as follows
Alexander Walker. black, larceny,
months: Ollie McNeal. black. larceny,
months. Ed Porter. black, larceny,
months; George Robinson. black, carry
ing concealed weapons, 100 days; Hen
rv Duncan. black. carrying conceale
weapons and assault and battery, IS
: days Dock Slaughter, black, carryin
concealed weapons. I2o dads; Henr
Mitchell. black, bootleggin. 90 days; a
from the district court = and Joe Mt
: Owyer. black. carrying concealed weal
1ils. 100 days: Laurence Davis, blaci
carrying concealed weapons. 90 days
Vapo Burnett, black, larceny, 40 day:
: Frank Candy. white. larceny, 80 day:
Henry Cheney, white, 90 days; Geort
+" Smith. black, larceny. 20 days; Gus Ro'
srs, white, assault and battery. 10 day
:, I'll from the city court.
: Two prisoners finished their terms al
: we're discharged Fuesday. as follow
i. c. Daley and Henry Jones, ho
: wife men. who served Go days for graz
i. .ng Walter Jackson, negro, was
- leased the day previous. having serv
: 90 days for larceny.
CONCEALED WEAPON CASES
Y Superintendent McCutchen's reco
III also shows that during the past T.
ed years there as been big falling off
as he number Of concealed weapon case
by in leof there were two prison gan
of worked aggregating S22 men. In Ie
1t. the number Of prisoners totaled 43S.
he 1000, i'll March, the force decreased
o. one gang, the total for 1906 being
tol prisoners worked OF these the 1904
mt cord showed ao7 for concealed weapo
he 1905 showed only % for this offer
while last year showed only 3S for
IN same thing