THE CITY OF GLASGOW BANK DIRECTORS IN PRISON.

Kumara Times, Issue 788, 9 April 1879, Page 2

THE CITY OF GLASGOW BANK DIRECTORS IN PRISON.

Ail the prisoners are completely under prison discipline are dressed iri the prison glrbj ami supplied with the food provided for all convicted offenders. Their former high social position, with! all its accompaniments, has no effects as against the rules recently issued bv the Hume Secretary for the guidance of prison officials in Scotland, and the five gentlemen in question are accordingly treated in no exceptional manner. According to the regulations affecting prisoners of the class to which the prisoners belong, each of them is roused at a quarter to six in the morning. Ant hour afterwards they ate served with breakfast, which consists of Bozs of oatmeal made into porridge and' a pint of' sour milk ; and after partaking of this: repast they have to wash up their dishes and clean up their cells. Shortly after- , wards they receive 2|lbs of oakum, | which has to be teased out by 4 o'clock, and prisoners failing to complete their' full task are reported to the who deals with them in the way he thinks fit, the punishment, however,generally being bread and water rations* For half an hour during the forenoon of each day, with the exception of Sunday the prisoners enjoy an airing in the' " cage," and then at 12 o'clock dinner is served. The meal is made up of twe scones 4ozs in weight, and Bozs of broth, while at 5 o'clock supper is handed in in the shape of 6ozs of poiridge. After 4 o'clock the prisoners may pass their time within their cells as they please, and at a quarter to eight o'clock the gas is turned off, by which time it isexpected that all have retired to rest. On Sunday there is a service in the? chapel twice a day— at 11 and 2 o'clock—but it is not imperative that prisoners should attend. The dress which every prisoner must wear consists of a grey tweed jacket, trousers, and vest, plain leather shoes, and a Kilmarnock bonnet, while the strict regulation as to visiting is that the prisoners can only be seen by one; relative every three months. As to the general treatment of prisoners, however, much depends on the state of health, and the prison surgeon can, if he find* it necessary, order a respite from work and superior food. Judging from appearances, it is more than probable that' in the case of one or two of the Bank Directors such relief will be necessary for some time at least. They have no r easy chairs as they had before the trial, and nothing at all exceptional; but it' indicates a realisation of their situation, and a willingness to " submit to their fate," that they have not asked for anything exceptional. They are not " cropped:" " Cropping " has not beei* a requirement in Glasgow for many years, and when their hair needs cutting it is cut fashionably. Whiskers and moustache are allowed, and can be trimmed according to the prisoner's wishes, and entirely shaved off if desired.