Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

Replying when correcfed.
Shirt not buttoned az neckband-
Sinking
Smoking.
Splitting on the floor.
Taikins in dining room or from cell to
Talking in line.
Taking at sick call or IN the chapel
Using threatening language.
UnbecominE conduct not above mentioned.
Vie or obscene language.
Wasting food.
Writing unauthorized letters
Kinds Of Punishment.
The punishment meted out to the pris-
oners guilty OF infraction Of the rules is
as follows:
1 Reprfunnd
Loss OF tobacco privilege.
g. Loss Of letter privilege.
e. Loss Of part Of good tune,
g. Imprisonment In solitary on re-
Imprisonment in solitary" on re-
stricted diet and hRndcuffed to door.
8 Reduction 70 stripes.
g. Loss Of all good time"
1t speaks well for the discipline at the
Leavenworth penitentiary that Of the more
than loo prisoners there only two were
wearing the striped prison garb the day
Msbrsy and the eleven other mixers"
entered its portals.
On March q the day Frank B. Clark
United States marshal for the southern
district Of Iowa, and his force OF deputies
turned over to Major McClaughry. the
Wslve convicted In the federal court at
Council Bluffs. there were L0Os prisoners
in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
The arrival OF Msybray and his COM
panions brought the number up to lO2o.
An COlOrs and Races.
OF the I.Oos prisoners there before the
arrival OF John c. Mabray and his corps
OF Wrestlers. pugilists. jockeys and
''steererE." COZ were white, 8e negroes,
sixty-two Indians, ten Mexieans, four
japanese, one Chinaman and one Filipino.
OF these as aforementioned, but two
were third-grade prisoners. wearing stripes.
Chased as second grade prisoners were Ss2,
while LA were graders, wearing a
uniform not unlike that worn by federal
soldiers in the time OF the civil war and
with "Etars'' on thair breasts. This star
entities the prisoner to move about the
enclosure without q guard at his heels.
OF thu lOoS prisoners. la are "life term
ers," and their only hope Of ever seeing
the outside world again is a possible par
don from the president Of the United
States
For the fiscal year ending June 90, 1909.
taking an average OF T75 eonvicts In the
federal pcnitsntiary at Fort Leavenworth,
It cost Uncle Sam S17O,14s for their main
tenAnce, or an average cost per man per
year Of S21B, or an average cost per man
per day Of a fraction over 50 cents. The
average cost Of feeding was s445S per man
per year, or 12.2 cents per man per day.
Allowed Three Privfhegeas
On entering the establishment presided
over by Major McClaughry, Mabray and
his eleven companions were given three
tickets emitting them TO the following
privileges as long as they obey strictly al
the rules and regulations:
First. one ration OF chewing tobacco each
week
Second, permission to write a letter or
letters once In two weeks.
Third permission to see friends once in
four weeks except on Sundays and holi-
days.
They win be permitted to receive such
newspapers. magazines and books as tbs
warden may approve No sporting OF
sensational papers Of any description are
admitted when It becomes necessary for
prisoner 20 write special letters this per
mission is usually granted by the warden.
The visit of a prisoners friend or relR-
tive, which Is in the presence Of a guard
is supposed to be restricted to half an hour
but If the prisoner is well behaved this il
generally extended to an hour or ever
longer There is no restriction on the
number OF letters prisoner may receive
but ali letters and papers Of every de
scription are first examined under the
direction OF the warden before being giver
to the prisoner.
ALaybray May Continue Bible.
There Is an excellent library. end Ma.
bray, who cultivated a taste during hil
Incarceration in the county jalls In De'
Molnes and Council Bluffs for theological
and historical literature, can continue tC
improve his mind upon these lines Of study
The library contains works on religion
ethics and sociology. history. biography
travels. the sciences arts, literature, gen
eral reference works, besides q. large supply
Of fictien and bound magazines In addi.
ton it contains books IN French. German
Italian. Polish. Scandinavian and Spanish
There is a large chapel. in which services
are held on Sundays and at intervals en-
tertainments for the amusement Of the
prisoners. The auditorium of the chapel
has a seating capacity of loo, opera chairs
being used. Just above the entrance is a
gallery for the accommodation OF visitors
who may attend the services which will
seat $50 persons. There is a large and
imposing stage, with rooms on either side
One room is used as Roman Catholic
chapel, while the other Is used for the
smaller meetings.
LOzieF in the Orchestra.
There is an orchestra composed Of prison
ers and Leon Lozier. the foot racer. who
was one Of the twelve men committed from
Council Bluffs last week, being a violinist
win be given an opportunity 70 display his
musical talents In this orchestra In fact
the day Lozier entered the establishment
Major McClaughry said they were in great
need Of a vioiinist While In the Jail at Coun-
ell Bluffs Lozier put in his leisure time
playing the fiddle for his own edification
ana that OF the other prisoners. It is not
known II any OF the other mixers possess
any musical talents. II they do they did
not make IL known like Lozier.
The peculiar talents. however. Of the two
Forbes boys. ia Mccoy, pugiiist, and OF
Bert Shores and ''ole Marsh" the wrest-
iers, viii not be permitted to go to waste
/ Major McClaughry. when informed OF the
/ sporting exhibitions these men could put
up. told United States Marshal Clark that
/ he was glad to get some new talent and