The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-17

Russell, warden of the Marquette pris-
ON for the last two year period, recent
" submitted to the board of control
and by the board transmitted to Gov
ernor Warner:
Gentlemen:-I herewith submit my
report as warden of the State House
of Correction and Branch of the State
Prison for the Upper Peninsula OF
Michigan, embracing the biennial pc
rlod ended June 80, 1910. accompanied
by detailed statements from the sew
eral departments of the institution
which will place before you its opera
lions as a whole since my last biennial
report was submitted.
The official force of the prison con-
sists of warden, deputy warden,
clerk. hallmaster, physician, two chap
lains. steward, engineer, assistant
engineer, superintendent of farm and
grounds, night captain and school
master, six keepers and twelve guards.
This is a reduction of two keepers in
the force of officers, which has been
made possible by bettered discipline in
the shops and a simplifcation of the
work therein.
The prison population at the close of
the fiscal year was 1926, gain of ten
for the two years covered by this re-
port, as against a gain of fifteen Tor
the previous biennial period. Number
of prisoners received during the two
years ending June 80, 1910, III; read
mitted by court order. 2; returned for
violation of parole, 10; escaped IN
mates returned, g.; paroled, 119; trans
ferred to state asylum, Ionia, 10;
discharged, 35; released by court order,
3; escaped Gall trusties), 6. The daily
average for this biennial period was
1855.
There were no escapes from the
prison proper during the two years
covered by this report. OF the TRUSTEES
who escaped while at work outside the
walls. Fred Hill, who escaped August
30, 1908 was returned September % Of
the same year. Anthony Potvin, who
escaped August 80, 1908, having AS
days left to serve, has not been recap
tured. George Munroe, who escaped
July /. 1909, with 40 days yet to serve,
is still at large. Earl Brownell, with
so days yet to serve. who escaped Sep
TENDER 8, 1909, was recaptured In ONO
and was brought back November IL
1909. George +. Conklin, who escaped
September s, 1909, with one day yet to
serve, is still at large Michael Sheri-
dan, who escaped March 2S, 1910, was
recaptured and returned to the prison
on the 7th of April following. Thomas
Ryan, who escaped october 3, 1904, by
scaling the wall, was returned Marcr
2, 1909, and is now serving out his SEN
tence. He was arraigned in the cir
cult court on complaint of the warder
for having broken prison and was CIV
on an additional sentence for that Of
Tense of from six months to three
years. Asa Tefft escaped June 8. 1904
was recaptured in Chicago and return
ed to the prison, October %. 1909.
11s Men Paroled.
OF the 119 men paroled 'uring thu
interval. 33 violated the &C ditions o.
their parole. Sixteen of these have
been returned to the prison and are
now serving out their sentences; on'
died while on parole, and II have no
been recovered. Four who had pre-
viously been paroled and had violated
the conditions of their parole have
been recaptured and are now in Gus
tody. There are now on parole an'
still reporting 3S men.
Including special appropriations FOL
all purposes the per capita mainten
ance cost for the period covering tins
biennial period was $102.57 each year
The per capita food cost per day dur
ing the two years was $.1263, clothing
s.04S2. the average per capita cost 10
food and clothing being $685. per day
or at the rate of S5.OS5 per month 10
each inmate.
The earnings of the institution iron
the labor employed on the CONTRACT
now running have shown gratiyih'
increase during this biennial perlou
compared with that preceding. Durinl
the last two years the receipts IRON
hle overall contract diiiouHteN =" 49,
174.C2, and from the box contract szo'
4ls.53, total OF s62,594.15. The tota
receipts from the labor employed uh
der the two contracts for the two pre-
ccdlng years was s4s.7172S, the gar
being $13,S76.92. During the two year
ended June 80. 1908. there was draw
from the state for maintainance OF TN
prison $4,000, and for the two year
ending June 30, 1870 $4,000, ue
crease of $4,000 I'm the last two years
Out OF the $4,000 drawn from III
state during the two years ended Jun
30. 1910, $4,000 was drawn during III
first of the two years and $32,ooo IN
second year. A comparison OF the fs
ures discloses that although the mum
Der of inmates In the prison Is III
creasing the cost to the state or II
maintenance Is steadily decreasin'
and that the largest decrease has nee
during the last fiscal year. durin
which there was drawn $4,000 les
from the state treasury than durln
the previous fiscal year. regard IN