The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-04
TELLS
HOW JAIL IS KEPT
In Place of Political Address
Satterield Describes Work
He Has Done.

Jefferson Ward supporters Of John L..
Satterfield, in his candidacy for re-
election as City Sergeant. held an en-
thusiastic mass meeting last night at
Liberty Hall, on Broad Street near
Twenty-ffth Street, between $50 and
800 active supporters of the Satterfield
cause In the eastern part of the city
being present.
Running on the record he has made
In the conduct of the City Jail for the
past four years. and not as the candi-
cato OF any class or section, Mr.. Sat
terfeld departed somewhat from the
usual type of political address. and
told his supporters just what he had
done TO clean up the Jail. make living
conditions there more sanitary, and to
AID those sent TO the Jail to get on their
rect again and become self supporting
and respectable citizens.
Following his installation in Office
he said. his first duty had been to make
thorough renovation, well-founded
complaint having been made that the
jail was a filthy and evil-smelling
place. Within q month after he took
office. with the aid of the prisoners,
the interior OF the Jail was scrubbed.
painted and whi,ewashed from top to
bottom modern cooking outfit and
bread oven was installed to provide
clean food properly cooked
Exercise Room Provided.
In the former administration one OF
the largest rooms in the building had
been used for washing and drying
clothes. Realizing the crowded condi
ton OF the jail and the lack Of exer-
else space for prisoners, Mr.. Satterfield
SAID he Installed a steam drying ma
chine for clothes which accomplished
IN one hour what II formerly took sew
eral days TO do. The large room was
turned into what is known in Jail par
"a 81 '
for prisoners use In the daytime.
Some OF you have never been to
JAIL said Mr. Satterfield amid laugh
ter, so he proceeded to explain how the
Place was arranged. The building de-
signed for two prisoners in each cell
OF each cell had 10 clean II. With the
low type of men he had to contend
WITH he had found it impossible TO get
II clean Within three months after
he went into office he adopted the sys-
tenn OF removing the prisoners every
are thoroughly cleaned by the women
prisoners
Cells Secured Daily.
Every cell In the institution, he said.
was now thoroughly secured every
DAY and was as clean as the neat hail
"hich he was speaking, and the In
stitution was now as cleanly as the
horrible neglect of beings that call
themselves human" would admit NJ
He had found filthy mattresses in a
condition that could not be described
and which certainly should NOT have
oeen used and had them hauled to
the city incinerator 20 be burned In
their st&d he bought ticking and had
me prisoners make their own covers
Milling them from time to time viii
clean straw, and with strict regulations
ABOUT washing the covers at intervals.
when he took charge Of the tail he
found in the woman's ward one small
corner partitioned off for white wonen
one or the first innova lions he had
made was 10 fit up several sn,au
rooms with decent beds for the use nf
white women. especially those who arc
held pending trial
y mad always been his policy To trv
10 tax 10 the men and help them get
started on leaving the institution and
ne had since met men all over tow
VINO came up to shake his hand and ,eu
MIN That they were still sober and
working hard to support their fami-
iies' with the state convict road Wort,
me number OF Jail prisoners was less
by far now than ii was ten wears .oo
he usually has about 100 to 125 coIored
men, about thirty to forty white men
ana forty to fifty women. of whom ne
RUE. only three or four are white
The plumbing arrangements AT tbe
puiiuiHs' MT. Satterheld said were far
rom satisfactory, and should be en-
tirely changed. He was not the can
didate OF any class. he asserted. bur
wanted the support and vote of every
man entitled to vote the Democratic
ticket 49,
Letters From Judges.
chairman r L. Butler. Of the Jeffer
son ward Satterfield Club, read letters
from Judge D. G. Richardson stating
his duties in satisfactory manner and
That the Jail was in excellent condi-
ton. and from Judge Ernest III. Wells.
OF musings Court. Part H., commend
ing the present City Sergeant ms
prompt, efficient and most attentive 70
all his duties"
Among the other speakers were Can
tam }. T. Bailey. w. w. Haynes. Dr..
N. -; Garcin. ). T. Palmatory. r. B.
Houchins. Barney Gallagher. James
w. Gentry and F. A. Bowery.