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7-- i7? v, ri$ .! rV . -i,5.' Ml Alb- Otri ar tk fiaM ffUr Ulig htM Pac( FRIDAY, AUGUST SO, - (811. Vol.?!!. -v V Ki!7: i- ' , if.; ; j Ji C'. U iai:' ' . -7 ' '.-,- : '5 -v.i itf j 1 Revised' Criminal Code. . pvrther-extracts J ;l'ri the ponfMei firing an acctvnt ' ' -J ' flif fourth section trtatt cf the Pri- tcrcri loeir general ircaoicm, ureas, diet j and means of reformation. ! . V hen a cotilct is first receired inta, the PrHnhVls put into i room eppro piiated solcljr to that usef vhere he Is immediately stripped or all his clothe, and obliged, to -wish and clean himself. He is Jhtn dressed in a netf shirr, trow sers, jacket, shoes and stockings, the uniform of the Prison. He isthen ask ed whit kind of work he is fitted to per form or is Inclined to undertake, and the ncxl day commences hU course oflabor. If the prispoer is ignorant of any of the branches of indusdy established in the fthen, which Is geoerlly the case, or rtfutes to select any, thesKeeper decides and he is compelkd to learn of .t'-osc. who arc alretdy ski'led. in the pariicoi lar manufacture, to which he is appren ticed. JJi namecrime4l time of conric tir.n, and sentence, with' a description of his person, arc entered In a, book ; and the Inipectors collect all the inforrhatiun :hat can be obtained of his former cha racter and course of life, the circum stances attending his tiial, and evidence of nis guilt,or uhate ver may enable them to form a judmed of the degree of his depravity. This pretious knowledge is necessary to guide them in their treat mt nt of the prisoner during bis confine ro nt, and to prevent a prematureor mis t ken i ndulgence or seve rity tow ard s him. The well-bchatcd are allowed once in three months to see their wives ami connections in the presence of a keeper. The Keeper Is empowered topun'sh the convicts for assiults, profane cursing and swtaricg, indecent behavior, i idle ness or negligence in work, wilful mis management, or disobedience to lawful orders. This punishment consists in the confinement of the offender to one of the solitary cells, and feeding him on bread and water only, for such time as any two of the Inspectors may think ne-' cessary and reasonable. The form of these cells has already been described: The convict who is sent to them for mkbehavio .'ifconturoacy, is allowed iei;hrbcil or seat'; and the window is so high that he can neither see or con Ytrsewitb any person, Surrounded by naked walls, he is left in solitude to ru rminate at leisure, without any external Lb'ect to engage his attention or arouse his senses- In this situation, with his thoughts continually directed to his pre. sent condition and past c6nduct, he may sooner or laterpcrccive the wickedness and folly of his former course of life, feel the bitter pngs of remorse, and be dis posed to fu ure amendment. At hrst, the Judges, in some instan- ces, exercised the power given them by Uvr, of sentencing the convicts to soli tary confimmentas a punishment for the crimes they had committed ; but, afterwards, this'was thought to be need lessly severe ; tx as the state was there by deprived of the benefit of their labor, that Dunishment, though it may make . . j . a part ot the sentence which follows con viction is not now inflicted of course, but is left to be imposed by the Inspec- tors cn such only as are otherwise Jtf fractory and incorrigible. Emplotmkht. Two years elapsed fiiT the Prison was opened for the re crption Of convicts, before the outerwalls tetl, so as employment could be found for ell. The first kind of labor introdu rt il was the manufacture of boots and hf es. Under the instruction of a pri soner sentenced for life, it was a matter f . urn-he-to observe with how muchJ apidi'y those who were.before wholly ignorant of the tride learned to become . excellent woikmerw (in account of their sedentary occupation, they are occasicn alhy allowed tolk' in the court -yard for the benefit of air ; and if their health is materially affected by sitting at tbe work bench, they art transferred to tome more active employment Working in iron, as blacksmiths, and cutting' hail afford employment to a 'considerable'numbcr. Thse, with the carpenurs.we avers, coopers, taylors, Sec. perform their several labors in shops in the rear of the great court which arc erected for thj purpose. ' One of the convicts, ofthe best character, and wclf qualified, Is selected to superintend each of those manufactures. m The branchn of industry at present established, and the number of men era ployed, are, .. j . , Shoemaker, 96 cutting out hoe bind ing thoes S-cuttin j Dails'14; heading do.40 ; Blacksrnithjl 6 attending nail dies, 3 filing do. 2-jnmdins; do 6 klrilling do- 2 -Carpen- ter 0 stocking. weaver J, maxing neeoici for ditto, 1 lipionin, Btc. 15 Weaver, 5 Taylors, 6 Gardf ners, 2 Common laborers, 8 Cooki,7-Waiter, 4 do- in thehall$,8 Superintendents of JUtchcn, tec 4 BaTber, 1 Total,' 231. . r7 n jhc tjneri and woollen cloth and stockings for the use of the convicts arc manufactured by them. j It is highly necessary th3t the con: viets should be kept sufficiently close' to their work, so us to fulfil the end of their punishment, which subjects them to hard labor. It is to this they are senten ced, and if rigoroQSly enforced, it will tend to prevent those vtbo are tlischarg ed, as well as others, from the.commis sion of crimes. For while one object Is pursued, another must note forgotten. While the punishment operates towards the amendment of the criminal, it should by its example produce a salutary dread on the minds of others. Each' convict is charged with the clothes furnished him, the expences of his transportation from the county in which he was convicted, Dd 15 cents a day for his maintenance. A clerk.who a one of the convicts, keeps a daily account' of each man's' labor, and makes a weeaiy return inercoi to inc vicrK of the Prison, who enters the samt to the credit of' the1 prisoner. When the convict lis discharged from the Prison, his account is made out by the XJlerkot of the Prison, and laid before the Inspec tors, who are authorised by law to make him such allowance oa may in their o- i.!.;ion be proper. In estimating the jus tice or expediency of this compensation, th Inspectors take into consideration the character of the person before his conviction, his behavior during confine; menu the general disposition he has manifested, and the quantity of labor he has performed. If, on the whole, it ap pears probable that he may make a bad use of the money, they give him one or two dollars only, though he may. have earned a considerable sum. If, on the contrary, nis nabiis appear to e sucn as induce a belief that he will make a good use of money, a larger sum is al lowed htm The Inspectors having, in several in stances, been deceived in the subsequent conduct of those who promised to do well, have of late adopted in some casts the following rule r on the discharge of a prisoner who appears meritorious, a trifling sum is given him, and a promise in writine by the Inspectors to pay him the residue of such sum as is agreed upon ; provided that at the expiration of three months after his discharge, he kail nrrwrfiiri- a rrrifirf sitrneti hv cre- u ft a - wwwftww - j . ditible citizens, to tbe satisfaction ot the I Inspectors, that be has during that pe riod behaved orderly, soberly and indus triously ; otherwise the promise to be void. Some of the Assistant-keepers over see, the different work-shops, and take care that the men arc not remhs or 'in- attentive to their.work.AIl swearing, singing, whistling, idle or indecent con versation, are strictly prohibited,; nor are they permitted 4to leave the work shop where they are placed. In each work-shop or room, these rules, written inconspicuous and legible character, are hung up, that no person may pretend ig norance of them. ' j At sunrise all the convicts are called up by the Assistant keepers. fyclSroornj is supplied with a pail of fresh water and a coarse towel, and cacn prisoner w od liged to wash his hands and facef4iAt six o'clock in summer, they are sum moned to their respective occupations. Two Assistant-keepers are constantly within the prison wih the shoe-makersi and one with the women who are em ployed in washingpinning, sewing, See. At the hour of eight, at the sound of the bell, the Assistant keepers conduct the men to their breakfast prepared in one off the spacious corridors ; and tboe who woik in the cOurt-yard are led to a large dining-room above the kitchen To prevent any noise or confusion about places, each man sits in the same place every day. ,After being seated a short time, they commence their meal at a t sig nal given by the Keeper. These meals are" taken in silence, and when all aie observed to have finished, they arc con ducted by. the keepers to their respect rye stations.- The same, order is obser ved at dinner, and supper ; aftrr'whiclj they arelorked up iritheir aeveral apart ments. When day-light disappears, a i ' ' " -i ' ' small lamp Is lighted In each room and In the halls V and thenhe Assistant keepers go on watch in The balls and cor ridors, which command a view thro the grated doors of each apartment; they walk to and fro daring the night, divi ding the wafch between therh. .7 Two watch-houses are erected adjoin ing 'to) and on the outside of the walls on the north arid south sides,which over look "the whole court and workshops, and in which Assistant-keepers are sta tioned while the men are k( work. The rooms in which the prisoners re main during the night, and vhen they are not at work, have each a grated window which looks into the outer court yard, and an iron grated . door opening Into the corridor,' in which are other windows lowatds the interior court, so that a free circulation of air can be main tained through each apartment. . Eight persons are confined in each room, and are allowed four beds, so that two sleep In One bed. Their beds ard made of tow cloth stuffed with straw, which is changed once in sixor eight weeks, and are inclosed in a kind of wooden boxes which fold up during the day. This mode of lodging appears objectionable ; each prjsoner ought to have a separate bed, consisting of a bedstead of iron, a mattrass of hair, or of some other dura ble4 and elastic materials, tuch beds would be more expensive at' first but they would last long, and be more con ducive to health. If practicable, a less number of convicts should be put into one room. Indeed the separation of the criminals from each other during the nigh' is a matter of so great importance that it Is desirable that an immediate improvement should be made in this re spect, 'f he rooms are swept every day and washed once a week, as is every o ther part of the prison, which vies in cleanliness with any private dwelling under the management of the most no table housewife.- AH the rooms in the prison are white-washed with lime and water twice in every year ; and during the summer season the rooms are fre quently white-washed around the walls about four feet high. Each apartment is furnished with a bible, some religious books, a night-table and a box of sand ; no prisoner is allowed to spit on tbe floor. Dhess. The summer dress of the convicts consists of jacket and irowsers made of lineii cloth of a brown color.- The dress worn in winter is of the same form and color and made of woollen and linen cloth, These cioaths are all'made in tbe prison. A clean shirt and trow sers, and in the winter, stockings, are given to each prisoner the last day in every week. Flannel shirts are gene rally furnished them, particularly to such as are of weak constitution. If a convict is imprisoned a second time, he is distinguished by a dress cfce half eof and the other half bine, i 'g Diet. -The food of the prisoners usually consists ot a breakfast, made of rye burnt & prepared like coffee, sweet ened with molasses, and bread made of equal portions of rye and Indian meal ; a dinner of soup composed of ox-heads and offals, with potatoes and bread ; and a supper consisting of mush (hasty pud ding) and molasses, or of Indian pud ding and molasses. The soup some times consists of pork and peas. From the tenth to the sixth month, they are furnished with potatoes Irr the 7th,'8th and 9th months, soup made of clams or codfish and potatoes, are! given them every other day, as it has been found that a constant diet of "fresh provisions pro duces several disorders during the warm season. The composition and cost of these daily meals may be seen by the follow ing tables : Here, follow several tables, detailing a variety of prepaiations for cheap diet ; by which it appears that a plentiful al lowance of good and noisome food, a verageV' for each prisoner . about five cknts a day. x It will be seen from tbepreceding ex periments how much the, Inspectors have profited by thV factaand reason ings, on the important subjects ; of food 8c fud$ contained in the Ltay s of Count Rumford ;f arid it iw.iibincere. plea sure we are able to statefhatthe expe riments of that truiy philosophic apd be nevolent man,, on tUt econojnff'fisd and management of frei have beet, fully verified Ta the kitchen of the Wew)Yoik State Prison, - So fully have those Ob v For the aame reason the quantity of mo- Mlasses la diminished during the warm sum If raor and laU jriontb. ,7 ' ; jecta been . exhibited : by hirii that it would be needless to repeat what he has so well elucidated, to anticipate 4he speculations othe curious and philoso phic reader, on, thosenterestingi topics. Yet it may hi propertb bbsrerre that two articlta of food not noticedby the Count; have been Introduced into- the State Prison, and which merit attention on account of their extreme cheapness.; These are, heads of oxen For soup, and rye prepared in imitation of coffee. No pan oi ine Deei rnases a soup pu utiiM nalatable and nutritious, as the head when properly cooked. Rye, when roa$t ed and prepared in a similar manner, if is believed, is much more nutritious and healthful than coffee. It has been uni versally relished by the convicts,who ap pear much pleased with it and with their soup. - Though the abundance of the articles of food in this country mey render in dividuals less disposed to study the Sci ence of nutrition and the economy of di et and fuef, yet its'great importance in all. public' establishments for the poor or for prisoners,' cannot be too often exhiv bited. Large sums of money now drawn from the people in taxes for the poor, or by appeals to their charity, are wasted for want of an enlightened system, of economy in those to whom, their distri bution ii entrusted. By diminishipg the expense of diet and fuel, and giving ac tivity to the powers 'of industry, every establishment of this kind can be made to support itself -society thereby be re lieved from a perpetually increasing bur den, while the moral and physical con dition of the indigent and vicious may be greatly improved. . . . utL.-i-For 2 yearsafte.ie prison wis first opened for the reception of con victs.Uhelr food was cooked in cast iron kettles with round bottoms and fixed up in the ordinary form. The wood ex pended in that mode of cooking for 135 persons, cost $2 75 cents a day. The last year a person having been found who could construct a kitchen on the plan recommended by Count Rumford, copper kettles with flat bottoms -were put up in the manner directed by the CoumvV By this alteration, and the use of coals instead of wood; the expense of fuef in cooking for 315 persons was re duced to 50 cents a day. r, - j Hospital.--A Physitiart itr appoint ed by, the Inspectors to attend the prison, and is allowed an annual salary of g200. A large: and airy apartment on the se cond floor of the north west wing of the prison, is appropriated to a Hospital, where the sick are conveyed, if in the opinion of the physician, they need me dical aid. As the prison is situated in a distant part of the city, and accidents may sometimes happen which demand immediate medical assistance, a suita ble person is provided by the physician, to reside constantly in the prison, in the capacity of an Apothecary, i; He is al lowed diet and lodging. He prescribes' for the sick, if necessary, vi ihe absence of the -physician. Fit persons are se lected from the prisoners as Nurses, ahd are, under the direction of. thj'apotheca ry. The physician yisitie sick, and nrcrrih for thim tniu in rarh vTeek. or bftner if their diseases reauireereater j attention, . v Any changes in. diet, tiressi or employment, which he may think necessary tof, the general health Of the prisoners, are represented by ; him in writing to -the Inspectors, to be consi dered by them', and carried into effect so far as may be consistent ivith the principles -and objects of the institution. Under the direction of tbe physician, the apothecary keeps a book, in rwhich are inserted the names of the sick, their ages btcupations and diseases, the com mencement and. duration of their mala- dies, the termination of them, the num ber cured, relieved, or whose cases ter minate fatally. He also xcsters the nature and quantity of medicines admi nistered, and the diet and general rgi-J men, luciutiiu viua'.niug jiicaiiucu uj the physician. , 4 4 Means for warmand cold bathing are provided, and d tylqtine for iheTJurppse of affording exercise to those who are confined to-the boipttal. - These who are. capable .of. takir exercise in the o pen air, are ' permiaedfio do sojjipder he direction of the apothecary- " . A separate kitchen is provided for the hospital, called the Hospital .Kitchen, upon the ground floor of the same wjng," where ditt for the sick iil prepared. This is com m itled, io the in anagement ofia suitable person chosen from , among ;tne prisoners. Jn this kitchen, hreOp per boilers of an oval form with: fiat hot- 1 tpms, are put in the manner recommen- coma ins twelve gauon incomers aoout seven galTonseaeifr6ne biishef ofcoar, which costs tirty-s4xleni is all the fuel wanted in tHiskftchen for one week, and besides cookingv hetsfhe 'water that may Wnebestyr.in?ih About j25 personsbn ari Wraf are Many of thosey who came injo theipri- .w"aiuuuonsgreaiiy impaireu by execssivft' drinking rJebsrucbery and S vicious7habisf after beinp some time I used to the system of temperance, or der and industry established in the pri son, have become healthy and vigorous. j r ' To be continued i ROBBERY? f$6ftie'time in tie Nigbi of tbe Mfaiani, THE FULLING-MILL of ihe Sobfcrier wa oroitcn open, ana o pieces otVLLED Cloth taken'away. :The whcle of the Cleth is of a black color and marked as follO-. 20 yards, marked at each end Wit'woollrr cloth ? 17$ yds matked with a patch of wooU len, &c. m the corner; and 3 o.4yatda at the last end somewhat narrower 'than tbe restot the piece i and IS yatds, rriatked at the last end with a patch ofjull. This to rcitest Taylors "a oiners 10 examine any worn 91 tpe above description whiqVnay be brot to thei? saopa. or ottered for aale r smdany information. that may lead to a discover ot5he Cloth or bde- tectioti 6f the Thie,f, will be rtranlttny iewv- ed, aod all expencesand, trouble cheerfully paid ioroyv -: Sf;) -1 MUMAb 1KU. W niifa N Wi of&iUshrp't Aug 9. 422 Stop the Villains ! Broke from the Jail in 'Raleigh i Ltut,ntgbt, THREE PRISONER iz: . JOHN OWEN, confined for th murder of Patrick Conwaw of this Citvi ,7 7 . RICHARD KENNON, imrJSoned for counterfeiting andi v y j BR1TT AIN L ASS1TER, cbnnied on a charge of horse-steShng: V 3 Owest is about 6 feet high. 22 years of are, . very slender, pale sallwcotnpexjor. blue or dark eyes, brown hair, very little beardarrow shoulders, has a bad cough, swelled ancles, "and is much emaciated by Sickness ; he wore away. (itjs" believed,) a blue broad cloth cbat, white or checked pantaloons, striped honjspun waist- j cqatt, and. black bat. uf t - v7 ! Kenn.ds isa stout. man, 6 feet highi has a strong coarse voice, is abou;6 or 2 yeus bf age. grey eyes, the whitesot WhWh shew red rcni9 nas vu ins v recti ouiic ; ne lias an old grey surtout and white pantaloons, and may -have a variety of clothing. - - Lassit&r is about 22 years of age. has gieyx eyes, thick lips, shews his jteethV and is badly. : clothed, j "7iv;i: .'7- 1 'These are Villains, guilty ofjhe blackesf: crimes. Owen's1 offence is well known, arid there is no doubt, ifproper exertions are made, he, will be apprehended- &tiztni friends of Justice .' examine every man in the least sus ptcious, whether on foot or on hoYseback. and let the' vigilance be continued' for days ard weeks.. ' It is possible these felons will l;e sortie time concealed near Raleigh, "unlets they have more assistance than if known or expected. ! A Large Reward will be given (jr is impos sible nowfo say what it" will be, but. for Owen particularly it wdl be very, liberal) for the !p -prehension of these felons or either of them. : i:' "" 7 ' WILLI AM SCOTT, Jailor. itaieign, Aug; o, 1011. r?.rF?xi: f CO It is'Wquested this information may be widelyiisseminated as speedy as possible. iJL TNoveiTriSerTejra ksfyofthe;Coonty ( 7 II Court of fidgecombetha-Subscriberua- li lined as Administrator to the Estate 'of HO : 7 RATIO ' DURLEydtcy, late pfidooun- ty; He therefore requests.allrtsos' harjng " ' claims against said Estate to present then pro perly am bent ica ted wit hm the tirne prescribed oy aw, orneTwjse iigr wiuw narred otireCon very- And all persona rndebted to said desceasj ' ed are requested to rnake iminediate pay meac; r :- ILL" BEj LEt, tQeLodderf itOfersVOri'tKe SticreTlniAl An th& 29th' instant, thnildhjg or Repairing of the Bridge across Nense i Riycrttbe above men tioned "places 7 l AXKUQERS. r 1 D 15 -'2 a August 20,1811. C.- W H1TA KEli ' re NOtiCE. AS TAKEN. UP, on the 12th Jnst; and lodged .n the 1 ail cf Robtsbn ilenmtv' .'9- . NGR0 BOY; aboot W or 14 years of age. who says he 4s free""; that his name William Conrad t thajFjhe .Sa bound to Charles Smart, near-the Lopg Bluff, (S.Carolina,) ta ltarn the4 Hatter's traded, le JiadTm jh4 pcistcsaion a sbut Bay Mare, which hesaya helongs to Evander M'lver, Eiq, o t IParliogtOTi .0!Strict 5 ' t a ne owners ot the above nroot-rtv requested, ttrv ceme forward, prove; the same, pay charges and take them kwy; ;7 h I 7c; A LEX ."Rp W L AND, ShC Mt tut VMS a VI: m - i 1 f.. q, f i mm it V.' Si. I Hi ,7:;7 I' X 7hi , V 7i A .cf. 'St' i f7 V '7JfV::V7 7 ..:H:-J77V7i7e
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