Glasgow Bank Directors in Prison.

Thames Star, Volume x, Issue 3182, 1 May 1879, Page 2

Glasgow Bank Directors in Prison.

All the prisoners are completely under prison discipline, are dressed in the prison garb, and .supplied with the food pro^ Tided for all convicted offenders/ Their* former high social position, with all iti accompaniments, hag no effect as against the rules recently issued by the Home Secretary for the' guidance of prison officials'in Scotland, and the fire gentlemen in question are accordingly treated in no exceptional manner. According to the regulations affecting prisoner*oorf r the, class to which the prisoners belong, each of them is roused at a quarter to six o'clock in the morning. An hour after* wards they are served with breakfast, which consists of Bozi of oatmeal made intd porridge, and a ;pinVof'sour milk { and after partaking of this repast they hare to wash out their dishes and clean up their cells. Shortly afterwaidsthey receive 2£lbs of oakum, which has to be> teased out by four o'clock, and prisoners failing to accomplish their task are reported td the governor, who deals with? them in the way he thinks fiti the punishment, however, generally being bread and water rations. For half an hour during the forenoon of each f day. with the kxjijep/^ tion of Sunday, the : prisoners enjoy an airing in the " cage," and then at twelve; o'clock dinner is serTedr^Thff meal is made up of two scons 4 oz.. in weight, and Bozs ef broth, while at five o'clock supper is handed in in the shape of 6ozs of porridge. After four 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 lime it is expected that all have retired ito-ieit.; .On ;SundayJ%lsr| 3i?|? service in the chapel twice a-day'—at 11 and at 2 o'clock—-out it is not imperative that prisoners should- attend. The dress! which every, prisoner mast consists of a grey tweed jacket, trousers and vest, plain ' leather shoes, and a Kilmarnock bonnett, while the strict regulation as to visiting is that the' prisoners can only be seen by one relative or friend once in three months. Aj Itb the general treatment oft prisonerttAow* ever, much depends on the state of health, and the prison surgeon can, if he fip.ds it d ecessary, order a respite from work; and superior food/ ; Judging from appearance it is more than probable that in the case of one or two of the bank directors such relief will Jbe necessary for some time at least. They have no 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 fite," that they, have not asked for anything exceptional. They are not " c|^]pe^."' "l&tymtitf' hat not been a requirement in Glasgoir 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 saaved off if desired, -'mwi -^, f