ty belonging to the prison at $4,181.71. From April 1 to December 1, 1853, 64 convicts were imprisoned. On July 12, 1853, the Legislature directed the Commissioner to let a contract for the mason work upon the south wing of the prison, and on the 14th of December, 1853, ANDREW PROUDFIT Contracted to complete the work by December 26, 1851. The next Commissioner was A. W. STARKS. From January 1 to December 31, 1854, 105 convicts were imprisoned. The amount received and disbursed for the current year of 1854, was $18,494.97. The cost of supporting the convicts and prison establishment, during the year, was $4,849.55 over the earnings of the convicts. At the end of 1854, the south wing was nearly finished, at a cost of $98,618.00, and $90 worth of books were purchased during the year for the prison library. The cost of the main wing was estimated at $26,023.20. During 1855, 117 convicts were imprisoned, and during the current year, $31,356.94 were received and disbursed. In this year through the liberality of the American Bible Societies of New York and Chicago, and PICKARD of Philadelphia, the volumes in the prison library were largely increased. E. MCGARRY succeeded STARKS as Prison Commissioner. In 1856, 103 convicts were in prison and for the several years below the number was as follows:

EDWARD M. MACGRAW succeeded MCGARRY as State Prison Commissioner, and HANS C. HEG succeeded MACGRAW. From 1851 to 1860, the total appropriations for current expenses and building purposes were $378,829.32. A. P. HODGES Succeeded HANS C. HEG as State Prison Commissioner; the latter entering the army as Colonel of a Norwegian regiment, in which position he was killed, while bravely leading his men into action during the late war for the Union. HENRY CORDIER succeeded HODGES as Commissioner, and in his report for 1864, states that $110, appropriated for books, has been so expended, thus laying the foundation for a new prison library. In 1864, $30,000, with the income of the prison, was estimated for the current expenses of 1865. The personal property of the prison on hand on September 30, 1864, amounted to $19,141.62, and in September, 1865, the prison was reported by Commissioner CORDIER as entirely free from pecuniary liabilities. In 1867, the Legislature appropriated $60,000 for current expenses, and the erection of the north wing, and the completion of the building was expected in a few months; at this time the prison premises only occupying 20 acres. The personal property of the prison on October 1, 1867, was $26,184.84, and in October, 1868, $55,024.45. In his report, dated September 30, 1869, Commissioner CORDIER stated that the prison had not been fully self-supporting during the past six years, nor was it likely to be for 1870. Hon. GEORGE F. WHEELER, the present Commissioner, succeeded Mr. CORDIER, and he is Low serving his second term of two years, as several other of the Commissioners have done; including Mr. CORDIER, who served more than two terms.

In May, 1870, the workshops of the prison, 300,000 feet of lumber, consider

able cordwood and other property, were destroyed by fire; but the judicious and energetic action of Commissioner WHEELER, his fellow State officers and the Legislature, have nearly repaired the serious loss.

In the report for 1868, the number of convicts since the organization of the prison foots 1,334, and of these, 60 were for life. Of the 60, 27 were discharged as follows:

On governor's pardon..
By death

On writ of habeas corpus
Removed to insane asylum

By order of supreme court.

Sentence commuted to six years.

By order of war department

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On October 1, 1871, the prison contained 34 male life convicts and one female life convict of whom 34 were in for murder and one for rape.

From October 1, 1870 to October 1, 1871, 95 convicts for various crimes were received at the prison.

Commissioner Wheeler, in his report for 1871, calls for an appropriation for 1872 as follows;

To pay indebtedness, September 30, 1871

For completion of building extension, including iron roof..
For current expenses and officers' wages...

Total

.$24,589 47

10,000 00

30,000 00

$64, 589 47

The State Prison of Wisconsin for discipline, productiveness of convict labor and general management has a first place among those regarded as models in the United States; and its fame in these respects has been more than once referred to in the official National reports relating to convicts and also in those of adjacent states.

THE HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.

Resident Officers.

ALEXANDER S. MCDILL, M. D.,

Medical Superintendent.

E. G. MARSHALL, M. D.,
First Assistant Physician.

W. R. PAGE, M. D..

Socond Assistant Physician.

MRS. MARY C. HALLIDAY,
Matron.

History.

The first legislation for providing for the insane in Wisconsin, was in 1854, when an act was passed to provide for a State Lunatic Asylum, to be located near Madison, Dane County; the site not to cost over fifteen hundred dollars. Under the provisions of the act, a Superintendent and three Commissioners

were appointed, with authority to erect buildings after the plan of the Worcester Hospital for the Insane, and with power to make alterations without materially changing the plan or increasing the expense. The site, consisting of 104 80 100 acres, was purchased in 1851 from ex-Governor FARWELL, for $1,500. Through a disagreement with the contractor, the law of 1854 was repealed in 1855, and nothing more was done towards building an asylum--although an amount of $27,102. 26 had been expended-until 1857, when another bill to provide a State Hospital for the Insane was passed, and the erection of the present building began in earnest. Of the amount expended, $1,500 was for the site upon the north shore of Lake Mendota, and six miles from the Capital Square. The architect of the building was S. V. SHIPMAN, of Madison. The Board of Trustees organized 10th April, 1860. Dr. J. EDWARDS LEE Was the first Medical Superintendent, and the arrangements for the reccption of the patients were conducted under his supervision.

Dr. JOHN P. CLEMENT was appointed Medical Superintendent the 22d May, 1860, and soon after Mrs. MARY C. HALLIDAY, of Beloit, was appointed Matron. The first patient was admitted 14th July, 1860, and by the 17th of the following December, 80 were admitted. In 1865, a law was passed allowing the relatives or friends of patients able to contribute towards their support, to do so, and the managers of the hospital placed the amount in such cases at 3.00 per week.

From this source between one and two thousand dollars were paid into the hospital fund; but through the representation of Superintendent VAN NORSTRAND and others, the law authorizing such a payment was repealed in 1867.

The Legislature of 1871, made some important changes in the law governing the Hospital. The number of trustees was reduced from fifteen to five, and are required to meet quarterly instead of semi-monthly, as formerly. The important change, however, was contained in the 11th section of chapter 102 of the laws of that session, which is in the following words:

"All insane persons residents of this State who may be admitted into said hospital for treatment, shall be maintained therein at the expense of the State: provided, the county in which any such patient resided before being brought to the hospital shall pay the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per week for the support of such patient; and provided, further, that the relatives, friends, or guardians of any patient may provide for the support of such patient as hereinafter provided.

The Trustees were authorized to fix the sum to be voluntrrily paid per week for the board and care of patients who are maintained in the hospital at the expense of relatives or friends. This price was fixed at one dollar and fifty cents per week till otherwise ordered.

Dr. J. P. CLEMENT resigned January 1, 1864, and from that time until the succeeding April 20th, when Dr. VAN NORSTRAND was elected Superintendent, J. W. SAWYER, the physician, officiated as acting Superintendent.

Dr. VAN NORSTRAND resigned June 6, 1868, and was succeeded by Dr. A. S. MCDILL, the present Superintendent.

The entire length of the hospital building is 569 feet; the center building being 65x120 feet. The first longitudinal wing on each side the center is 132 feet, and the last on each extremity is 119 feet. The transverse wings are 87