Evening journal., 1915-11-03
WOREHOUSE FILLED,
ENTWOULDKEEP MEN
Movement at Dover to Have
Prisoners Sentenced There
Used on Roads
ELEVEN COMMITTED
AT PRESENT TERM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Nov. S-With the SEN
fencing Of eleven prisoners at the
present term of the Kent County Court
of General Sessions to the New Cas-
tie County Norkhouse, a condition
has arisen, which in a measure, is
embarrassing to the warden Of the
New Castle County Workhouse, that
Of lack OF room for the accommoda-
tion of the Kent county prisoners. be-
cause of the overcrowded and con-
.gested condition Of the workhouse at
the present time. With the report
that the present number of inmates at
the workhouse is 500 or over, neces-
stating two and three men to a cell
and the contemplated increase in the
inmates from the New Castle County
Court of General Sessions as well as
the City Court of Wilmington, the
question has arisen here why the pris-
oners recently sentenced in the Kent
County Courts cannot remain in the
Kent county Jail for the time being
at least.
OF the eleven prisoners ordered
sent to the workhouse, one is for life,
another for 20 years, another, for 8
years, two for Is months, one for 1
year and the remaining number from
to 10 months.
Warden Crawford is anxious that
the Kent county prisoners be left here
at the Kent county Jail, because of the
oyercrowded condition, and has so
expressed himself to Sheriff Kirby, to
whom he has communicated rela-
tive to the matter.
From financial standpoint, the
keeping of the prisoners here would be
saving to the taxpayers of Kent
county in that the rate charged at the
worklouse is 40 cents per day, while
Sheriff Kirby receives 30 cents per day
As to Work which the prisoners if left
here could do. ample provision Is made
in a recent law whereby such prisoner.
by order of the court can work on ths
county roads. thus further saving the
county daily and weekly expense, mas
much as many men are at present work
ing on Kent county's roads and receiv
ing good wages.
CntlNI hliNN tth httl Aht ~ Air'itNi
recently sentenced here in the Ken
county jail as long as he desires, 1t l.
claimed as no specific time is set by
the court in sentencing the long tern
prisoners as to when they shall b.
taken TO the workhouse, the language o
the court i'm each case invariably heini
after the term of imprisonment ha
beeu imposed. "and YOU are committee
~ 20 hr
hin, delivered to the Trustees Of tn
New Castle County Workhouse. unit
this sentence is carried INTO -efiect@
Among the prisoners sentenced 70
the workhouse at this term is one VIII
has had the lashes imposed. 1t
claimed there is nothing in the origina
law or the new Revised Code TO proven
the sheriff of Kent county from per
forming that part of the sentence an
such whipping can be done here IN Ken
count Jail yard as well as at tn
worShouse.
Quoting from the new Revised Code
lS36, Section 81. whipping. by whom
whipping post, where located, is tn
following
"In Kent and Sussex counties
shall be done by the sheriff or hi
deputy or by constable. In New Cas-
tie county it shall be done by tn
keepers. officers. agents and servants
as provided by Section Is Of Chapte
1O1. The whipping post shall be in o
near the Jail or workhouse yard O
each county"
An estimate OF the expense to Ken
county of the eleven prisoners sen
fenced to the New Castle county work
house from Kent county at the presen
session. including the life-termer an
the twenty-year convict, estimatin
that the life-termer will live twent
years also. has been found to be s771'
If these prisoners could be left in tn
Kent county jail. with several of theI
ordered at work on the county road
Kent county would be the winner b
several thousand dollars, It Is argue
here.
The attention of the court will likel
be called to the above conditions an
circumstances before the adjournmer
of the present session or the Octobe
term of the Kent county courts.