Show erom F FROM TIIE THE bre IN PRISON THEIR treatment THEIR FEELINGS 9 AND HOW liow THEY SPEND THEIR TIME tibie YUMA may 1885 jl 4 M X cannon A M 31 usser J C matson watson P P pratt wm win fotheringham eng ing Jiam rudger eudger clawson clausson and joseph 11 II evans incarcerated in the utah penitentiary DEAR DEAK AND brethren it is with feelings of gratitude toward god my ray heavenly father that I 1 address you at the present time situated as we are held under lock and key for what striving striven to keep the commandments of the lord ford I 1 have read the account of your trials la in the NEWS and fully understand the modus operandi of your conviction it is all ali right there is isa a god in heaven that hears sad gad s nd answers our pur petitions and we can wel well anford afford to tc pass through what we are now doing with the assurances that we have that gods kingdom kin d om will eventually triumph some ot 01 the poor pour crea creatures lures who are inflicting anese things upon us may yet want one drop of water and perhaps we cannot reach them they have no conception of what they are doing the adversary has complete control ot them as they have listed to obey him there are eight of us here brother flake will be liberated on june ath brother will have to stay 30 days dass da s longer he not being able to pay his fine bishop stewart Stew arland artand and I 1 will go on july ath III ili ii S phelps aud and james twilson T wilson on july lith G GT T wilson and A P on october lith we are all well both in b body ody and mind and hope that you have things as comfor comfortable tabe as behave we have Our quarters are scrupulously clean there are about convicts here at present our cells are large and airy alry the mason work ism is feet with vieh a good bar partition half way making each ap artmont xo these have three single berths E on each side making room lor tor six ini inmates nates in each apartment there are good bar doors on each ap apartment artmen t so that there is a full lull curren current t of air passing through these are kept clean by alien men appointed especially for that b business usine busine ss at six in the morning at the tap of the anc bell every man gets up and makes his bed which consists of a good mattress yair pair of sheets one pair of blankets ali all and a pillow the sheets and pillow cases are changed every week at half past six the doors are opened and the prisoners are turned into the yard to wash etc getting ready for breakfast at when at the signal of three taps ups on the bell they fall into line in two ranks and are marched to the dining room a well ventilated building inamell in which each has his regular seat and where ample time is allowed to tb eat and plenty oi of food is provided after every one is done eating the bell is tapped and every man rises ilses to his feet another tap and part of the prisoners file out at the next tap another portion and so on until the room Is cleared they then go to work which at the present time consists of building workshops shops blacksmithing si etc at 31 11 30 30 the b bell beli ell eli again is tapped as a signal to stop work wash and ge get tready ready for dinner at 1145 11 45 the bell again notifies them to fall into line and march to dinner after dinner the men are all marched into the corridor which is 12 x IM feet running the whole len ien length ath between two rows of cells with gates at each end here they spend one hour in reading conversing as they please in a moderate way and at 1 turn tura out to work again at p pm M the bell again signifies work and at they t ga e yf form orin a line and march marcil to supper rr from supper they proceed to their cells where they are allowed to do as they thoy please in a moral way until pm 1 m when the signal is given for r lights i gats to be put out and all retire no more talk or noise of any kind is allowed unless sickness occurs when wilen the suard guard is caile called d by rapping rap pint on onte the door aud and the prisoners wants wanti arc made known and relieved tilts this is a sketch of our dally daily routine our victuals are good and wholesome I 1 think we have nave as us good bread as can call he lie produced anywhere while the rules and regulations are carried out strictly it is done with kindness and the man who yields obedience to the regulations re fares as well as could reasonably be asked for under the circumstances cum stances on the sabbath day while the men are shut up in the corridor there are about twenty four who have the free use of the yard we are included la in that number and our cells have been left open so that we can golingo them when we choose which I 1 ican lean can asure you we appreciate for we have not missed one onet sunday afternoon so far of getting together and talking to each other attending to the breaking of bread etc and we feel the benefits of it and also feel that we are not alone but that we have the prayers and faith of the saints in our behalf well god bless you brethren my aly brethren join mein me in tt this is prayer erom from yours as ever CHARLES 1 I ROBSON |