Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1893 — Page 3

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 8. 1893-TWELVE PAGES.

RESUMING THE INQUIRY.

LOCKING INTO JEFFERSONVILLE PRISON MANAGEMENT. The Legislative Committee Meets Again at the Southern Penitentiary Bad Character f a Witness Ventilated Expert Coons IT d Nothing Wrong In Wnrdea Fatten' ActooiiH-Abont IJrick Contracts Jfight es!ou Uelil and Others to Follow Detail ol Monday's Session. JtrrrKONTTLLE, Jan. 31. Special. The senats and house prison committee arrived in the city at noon and at once repaired to the prison, whsre at 2 o'clock the adjonrneni session convened. The deposition of Col. A. D. Vanosdol, late prosecuting attorney of S wilierland county, waa taken on the train by the committee while en route to the city. The deposition was in regard to the character of Thomas Eajlin, an ex-convict, whose testimony was given in at Thursday's session. Col. Vanosdol in his deposition eaid that the character of Eaglia was bad, principally on account ot his conduct trior to his conviction for burglary. Eaglia is now under suspended santence for arson committed before his conviction for burglary. He has dona no overact since Lis release from priion that wnnld bnn:j him cnder the Jaw. The character now borne by Eatlin is based upon what was known of In in prior to his conviction for burslarr anil upoa Lis present conduct. A motion prevail. I thai the committee henceforth hold nijrht seion. Jrorn now until the investigation i? completed. Dr. U.S. Volff was thefimt witness called. Am a physician and renido at New Albany. Was connected with the prison as physician about the year 1SX7, but he couid not say positively. Capt. ratten wns warden. Iii duties Wtre to look after the condition as well a? the general sanitary conditions, which wero good. It was his duty to pass npon the fitness ot inrnttf-s as to work. The prisoners tuna ly made complaints to the guards when sicx and he on d examine one at a time. The warden ordered ick convicts back to work without consulting him. He (the doctor) made co'iplatnu about it. The um total ot the controversy at that time wss that it must beetop:ed, that the doctor would not tolerate it any longer. On one or two occasions they had same hot words over the matter. The warden male an apology to Pr. Wold" and the phyeic:an.being uneasy man topI-aje, accepted the apoogy. Atter that the warden interfered more or lex. Examined by Warden Patten Those that be had excused, he said, as to number was not very great Sick calls in so e departments amounted to eom.; fifty or sixty at a time and that eooie oi them were made up of dtad beats. It waa his understanding thaw a guard rould excuse a man under the warden's Instructions. He admitted that during his time as physician at the prison Warden ratten never returned a prisoner to work when he felt bad. Voluntari r severed his connection a physician ottha prison. Jj.d Dot tli ink that the warden had anything to do with his appointment ether than his moral enrport. He knew in a majority of cases when a convict wurea.lv s.ck or shamming. William Quis ey was treated for two years. He was able to diagnose his cape, f fe was frequently before the tick cdl. He did not know what the records shoT. 31 any c mplainte umo up the nature of their disease he was unable to determine at the time, but in some instances he gave then the benefit of th9 doubt and cent them back to work. Some of the convicts were utterly unreliable ad far as their alleged ailments were concerned. He never believed that Warden Patten ever returned a convict to work with a bad motive. Nime of the convicts, he thoczht that their statements amounted v nothing unls satisfactorily corroborated by some in authority. He got on to 'he list of chronics in due time, but prior to that he was occasionally mi-led. The vck call oi the prison was similar to that in the army. Arrangement made for m. n to com before him at aick call a made for bin convenience. Senator Loveiand asked for the record 01 admisdo of ex-Convict Fa; ia and a transcript of the punismeut record. Thomas Eadin'a description was read. There was conquerable cro3S-!ir;ng Indulged in. af er which Senator Loveiand said that he expected to prove something alter Eagiin's admission to the penitenti iry. Hero Senator Loveiand made a statement of thn evidence submitted by Eaghn, when he was examined lat Wednesday. Warden fatten here submitted the record of prisoners punished during his te-m in oftk-e, consisting ofltnose that were whipped tnd Lung by the thumbs and wrist. John W. Coons, the expert bookkeeper waa called. Mr. Coons made a s'aternent that as far he bad gone with the book., be found "Warden Pait-n's account correct. Senator Loveiand said tit at be had a lirge contract for brick to go into the prison wall. When the contracts wero h-t r.o bonds were to be Sled wi'h the bills. The contract called for l.OUO.üOO. Numerous bids were received. The contract to fur-ni-sh brick at Sd per thouaaud was accented. Another contract was-mad-a with another party for ils.Q per thou sand. Warden l'atten said that in jus ice to himself he wanted to go into the inves- " A ilis J I romen , " Hear my story and beliove. M I was about dead with womb trouble when I began to take Lydia Ii. Pinkhanis Vegetable Comp omni. u I did not know what rest was for months. I was so dizzy and faint at times I thought I was dying". Oh ! how my back did ache! and I was so cross and irritable 1 " I am to-day a living witness of the wonderful and almost miraculous effects of that great remedy. Relief came with it at once. My appetite returned. I am now as well as I ever was. " If you wish for health, have faith in Mrs. Pinkham's treat. ment and medicine." Mrs. J. Arthur, Taylor, Texas. From the uterus and womb spring nearly all of woman's troubles. I ATI druggist sell Ü. AddrM im con!Mnrt fi - - XTDI A . flKKH AM Mao. V"V SSZuZ Co.,Ly,Ma. jßU&m,

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New charges, he eaid, wre hein? bronght ud and he felt constrained to say that he would give any man SI 000 who could eay that there waa any corruption done "when the contracts in question were closed. Senator Ciruliths said that the presumption ia that the warden and directors did their duty wen the contract for brick was lot. Senator Lindemuth said that he proposed to show gro?s mismanagement on the part of the warden and directors when they failed to call for a preliminary bond when the contract for 1 ,000,000 was made. T. hart Deau waa the contractor who Senator Linderanth referred to. Senator Lrveland introduced a contract from John S. Subivan of Jefferson City, Mo , for 100 men at 06 cants per dar for the period of fire years or seven years for the manufacture of eaddle-tret3. The senator aid he intended to khow that otie for 50 can: for the earn number of mou waa accepted from other parties. Wardsn Tatten said that the contract made with Dennis & Clairget he desirod to explain. He eaid Dennis & CiAgtet wr.3 there when he camo to the prifon, working twenty men. They increaed their men to KO, and it was one of the institutions that wng not competing with free labor. At that time the directors had noatat-is of the standing of Snlüvan of Je!7erson City, and that a bid made by Snllivanr was not made in good faith, and it was through this that Warden Patten did not entertain his bid. A scathing letter from Thomas J. Goree in regard to Sullivan denonncinz him an unmitigated econndrei wa read to Senator (Jrillith. Senator Loveiand introduced a record of the Indiana prison south of March 12, IS'Jl, addreMaed to the warden and directors for fifty ahla bodied men cancelled on Aug. 31 or sooner, eicned by Dennia cc Ciozzett. The original bid of John W. Sullivan was thfn read in relation to the letting 1CX) firat-c'ass convicts for a period cf five years with the pri vi ege of tea years at the rate of CG cents p'r man per lay. Another proposal was alo read for Kit able bodie men at the rata of 55 cents per man per day for a oeriod of five with the priril su of tn year?. Tho above proposal was submitted by Dennis and Clagilt. Senator Loveiand then referred to the records and Dennis & Cloett were awarded the contract at ÖÖ ceots pr man per day. enator Undeinuth said that T. B.irt D"an. a contractor, resides in Louisville, and that be had been stiVpccnr:e i but declined to come before the investigating committee He tail, lurther, ttiat ilr. Dean wouid be willing to make a statement in regard to the brick transaction and that he would acquiesce to make a statement at th (ialt bonne, Louisville, to a committee appointed for that purpose. Hereupon Warden Patten, in very positive terms, objected to a committee Lein appointed by the investigation committee to proceed to Louisvillo and take the deposition of T. liirt Dean, lie objected on the- grout.d that the cornMittce was ordered to this prison to make tho investigation within the confined of tLe prison and if the committee perni&ted in d iu sj eihwig against this wich of the legislature he would draw out and appeal to tiie honse of representatives. 7:"A) o'clock p. rn There was but little ba"ines transacted at the niht a sFio;i and at S o'clock the investigating adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock. An iin-prr.-;on prevails that the coaimittee will last during th remainder of the week. So far no eenalional developments h tve occurred, and the citizens here look upon the status of aüairs allagod to have been unearthed with little concern. J effekox vh.le. Feb. 1. Special. Tho henaie and honse investigating committee resumed its Kitting at 10 o'clock this morning. (Jeorge Starr, a convict, was the ürat witness. He testified in substance: 1-een confined nine years. Cook at dilferent places. No complaint to make of the warden. None whatever. Sometimes he treats me bttter than riht. Guard Knapp treats me well. He has never mistreated me. There was no paper presented to him as to the affairs of tho prison, tie nent a note to the warden to see the committee. He wanted to nee the board of investigation. Ho had read in du'erent papers of inhuman treatrrent by Warden Patten which as far as he knew was not i-o. Was in charge ce 1 boue "(J" and hall where the pnnUhnientia given or had been given for four years. Warth n Patten had hung a man once or twice that be bad aeen. Warden told guard that tbe man was too straight. l,ct him dewn a litte on tbe floor. lie looked at his watch and he thought that ten minutes e'apeed before he was let down. He told the man to return to the shop and be good. Hut if be put it on him he couid punish him a little more. He wrote an unforbidden letter willingly known and took the disobedience npon himself. He wrote a tew words that he should not have done. He should n-t have been too extreme ia his writing. Wardaa aak4 him if he wrate it an 1 he replied that he had. It was on April 1 (April Fool' a day). The warden tent a good breakfast; a quart of coffee and hominy or corn. After be eat the guard came and told them to go to the office lie went to the cilice. The warden kindly laughed and aa:d, 'Gool niornin, Oeonre.' lie said he had enough. II w told to go to work in the ceIi-bou.e. Warden abo spoke to him and would frequently ask how he waa getting along. If prisoners behave themselves there is no trouble of them gettinj; alonz. Men are treated better here than at some places on tne outside. - Men. be said, roam from tbe Pacißo to the Atlantic ocean with no home. They did not know tavthing

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about honest work. When thev coreto Indiana tn?y snatch and steal something the law catches them, they are convicted and when they gst here thty want to be treated like gent'emen. So:ie of the unrulr convicts would knock the guards down and makesimilar threats to the warden. Witness recited several instances where unruly convicts bad been brought before tbe warden and thev would be given good advice and ordered back to work. Had seen warden social with the men, set end talk pleasantly with them aa if he waa a convict ameng them. When Mr. Fatten first came convicts were not permitted to talk. Eat after became they were. Never heard the warden curse. Was a lieutenant in the army, at present he was a convict, Leferritig to an article in the Indianapolis Xtui of Jan. 31 charging extravagance on th part of Doorkeeper Glazebrook in telegraphing subpoenas in full, while Mr. Mannix of the senate briefed the subpoenas, it is due to Mr. Glazebrook to say that all the witnesses subpoenaed ty Mr. Mannix were willing witnesses, while thoso ordered in by Glazebrook were not. A brief telegram would not have been legal, and to have sent a meseenger by rail would have cost tbe state in one case more than the entire cost of the teiezrams, to say nothing of keeping the committee waiting two days on witnesses. Not to exceed twenty aabpeenas were telegraphed in full, at a cost of le?s than 5Ö0 to the state. While tbe half day's delay of committee, counting per diem and listed expenses, -w ould have been at least 10). So that the telegraphing of tho aubpucnas waa a clear cace of sarinc to tho state. F. K. Naxie, bookkeeper for Donnia fc Clng-ett wai call ad. He ia also shipping and bill clerk. Employed by the cornpan v five years. The Claggett company ia successor to Dennis ä Clawett. "ew firm organized last Ausual Still employs convicts. Mr. C'iaggett he thought kept the stock book. . Never had access to the stock book. Never saw it. Knew nothing of John t. Su livan further than knowing him. Saw him about the prison ence or twice. DM not knew where the stock book was. Did not know where it was kept. Mr. Claggett had gone to Louisville. Did not remember the time when Ciagaelt made a contract for 100 men. He was away at the lime temporarily. All the book that he had access to was the ledger. He could consult the ledger and see if John S. Sullivan's name was iu the book. Did not know aa to a suit pending by John S. Sullivan to change the namo of the present firm. Mr. Dennis' place of bnpinss is in Louisville. Tho Clflgcett company ia a corporation under the laws of Indiana. George I'ti-ster was called. He resides at Portland, Ind. Was an inmate of the prison. Got Lft-en months good time out of tire years. The warden treated hira ai. right. He had no complaints to make of the warden. The losine of his fingers by the circular snw was pure y accidental. Ue was sawing veneering at the time of the accident. He is a peddler of notions. Has been unable to get work eince he left prison. His mother has organic heart disease and haa not been out of the houe lor many months. It was simply a matter of opinion on his part as to his receiving proper attention when be was injured. George Schliet, a convict, was called. Is twenty-three years of age. Was punished by the warden fer taking; a piece of moquitobar. Was reported. Hung him up by the wrists and kept him in the cage one night. liar was big enough to cover the cell door. Took it to give to a friend of hia to keep moquitofs out of hi cell. When taken down his arms and wrists wer weilet; his hands numb for two weeks. Cenld not say how long he was strung up. The warden ordered him punished. Ex-Convict TGester was recalled During his confinement in prison whether the wa-den had laid violent hands on the convicts. He eaid he would rather be excused from making a statement of bad treatmont to prisoners. He is trying to get a biil through the legislature for the loss of his arm while in prison. Warden Patten here said that he had no objection to PüVster making a statement. Plies tor was not prseed. Warden Patten testified that he had no recollection of the mosquito bar transaction, but did not remember about the punishment made upon Lally and Schliet. They may have been punished. Pias.er was eraia recalled. Aa to improper punishment he never saw the warden strike but one man and that was Luph. He attacked the warden, who was coiuinz up the walk, when he anked what he whs doing there. Lnph went up to the warden and ttruck him. A tcrap followed. The warden did not provoke the nsfault. In regard to the wardon's ill-treatment of prisoners he did not know how to answer the question. He had seen men up but not whipped. As a general thing convicts did not know for what oilense prisoners were punisued. Ex-Depnty Warden Ewing was called. He remembered the facta of Elmer Lally and George Schliet. They were hung up with himself by one or two guards. They were hung up at the instance of the warden. They were hung up by the wrists but he did not know as to extent of injuries further than temporary pain. Elmer Lady, a convict, waa called. He wa-i good when he came in. Never was sick. Condition of health now very poor. He remembered the time that Schliet got him a piece of mopqnito bar. He had been eick, could not rest easy, and Schliet got the bar through three or four dillerent parts before lie got hold of it. Mosquito bar ia used to canvas saddle trees. The piece was valued at 2i cents. Was hung up by the thumbs and brought up on the range. Did not know how long he hung. Tho pain was eevere. Hi hands were numb for a week afterward. His wrists were black. He was just over a bad s;ell o eickness. Had been in the hospital. At another time lie waa ordered whipped by the warden. He never found out

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He said "Charley, you have been up here enough, and I am going to give it to yon right." He was whipped with a busgy-whip. He was stripped from his knees to the back of his neck. Was whipped on the naked body. Noticed stripes on his body nine months atterward. Two months ago. his mother came to eee him. He told her how he had been mistreated. He the warden was boisterous toward him and his mother. He knew nothing of the warden's boisterous language to prisoners only through hearsay. He said that he had got no letter homo for tkree months. Have received two letters from her siace she had been to visit him. Eeeeived one from his mot'aer oih week ago last Tuesday. Never wrote an item about the ofücers of the prison. Gave the letters to a convict who ü detailed fur that purpose. Knew by the letter he received from his mother that she never got one from him. Cross-examined Knew Thomas Eaglen. Waa sent from 1 lock port. Formerly lived in Madison. Drifted down the river in a shanty boat. Was arrested for the murder of a little child by drowning it in the river. Testimony fer troth, he eaid, waa not impeached. Was in the prison two weeks before he waa brought before the warden. Did not know tho number of times he had been reported. If a man is ca led a sucker he can get along. Felt as though he triad to attend to his awn an sin ess. He felt that in a number of cases he had been unjustly punished. He bad undertaken to go to the .hospital. Was drove back by the warden. Could not soe the doctor." Never aäked to be excused from work only when he was eick. Had been excused when his finger waa cut. Was working in the saddle tree shop when puniahed. By Warden Tatten He waa asked if he waa not whipped for inciting convicts to a riot. He denied this, lie had one fight only. Dow don. Hill and a number of convicts had fights. P.emcmber that a foreman was assaulted. Dowden did the cutting. As to the number of tights at the covering room he never had any liht. Had ccted aa peacemaker, to kaep men from fighting. Denied that lie waa a disturbing element. Oscar Hart, a convict, was called. Eighteen years of age. Had been punished. Put in the ca?e and had two whippings. First was whipped with a bugjy whin for tel.ing the foreman to go to h 1. Foreman complained about his work in the brush shop. It was a dilliculty over some wire he used in the performance of his work. He was reported and saw exDeputy Warden Ewing. Put in the ca;re with corn bread and water. The next day took him down to the old cell house. Ordered him to take off his clotties and John S. Howard did tho whipping. Whipped so rapid that he did not have time to count the lashes. He was next punished some time Iter ward for not pulling over 15,000 holes. The task of a man on bristie work is 6,000 holes. The punishment was that he was put in the cage. After tbe find; whiDping he was put back to work. Slept in his cell on a hoard. When he was next whipped, he eaid that the punishment van brought about br himself and Dan Gordon were "celling" together, and they got in trouble about something that Gordon bad said. He told Guard Johnson that he was not to blame. Brought him over and then placed him in the cage that night and cage the next night. It was that way until Saturday night. From that time until Monday morning. He was pul ing a task and on Monday morning he went to work. Gordon was still mad at him. He was punished also. He went to the backend of the shop and Gordon followed him. Gordon nads 6ome remark to him and witness turned his back, when Gordon struck him with a big. walking cane. He was hit over the right eye. After that fight be was reported and was given a whipping. Saw the warden and attempted to explain. when the deputy warden came up and aaid the.-e men have had trouble before. He was taken to the cell houae and given twenty-five lashes with a whip similar to a cat-'o-nine-tails. Took him to the doctor and had his head sewed up. Evening Session. James W. Anderson was next called and eaid that he had been confined in the prUon eleven months. Had worked in the brush. shops. Was whipped on the 21st of September; whipped in the "C" cell house. Was cut in his right side. On the bare body. Ths eeet of the whipping waa that when he put on his shirt it burned. Was put in a cell with Tom Jones. liid some words with him over the prize fight ef Corbett and Sullivan; witness won a beton the result and this fight fol owed. Jones said he had a knife. Did not have a knife. Jones called him a dam liar and a son ot a . Anderson was kept on tbe stand some time, but the testimony adduced by him waa in keeping with that of persons who had testified prior to hia giving in evidence. Anderson waa punished for assaulting Guard David Gordon with a rock. He stated that ha had struck McGeon with a rock and that the roek was in hia cell when he went in. He struck him because. he wanted to defend hit mother's name. He. waa pulling oil his panta when he struck Mcßtoa. Guard Gordon' separated the combiuriti aod

held on to McGeon until the guard pulled witness oiL He did not let go. Refused to obey the guard and waa punished. When punished he stated that the blood was running down his back in streams. He did not report it to the warden because it would do no good. . Other testimony was given in bv convicts but nothing other than that which has been related was elicited. Jefferson vn.i.K, Feb. 2. Special. The senate and house investigating committee resumed its sixth day session this morning at 10:CD o'clock, iiut few absentees were cote's. Senator Griffith scored the Indianapolis Journal for the manner in which it published the account of yesterday's proceedings. The head lines over the article were read and denounced in vehement terms. It was not the intention of the committee to choke oti' the investigation. Senator Grilhth eaid that the report came from one or two members of the committee. He said the whole was a misrepresentation. Senator Loveiand said that he had not read the body of the article in question. Senator McDonald said that he thought that any member of the committee had a riebt to publish the proceedings of (he investigation if he so choosed. A motion prevailed to determine who the author cf the article was. Senator Griiiith said that it was rumored that Senators Boord and Loveiand were the authors. Mr. Dailev was called and he explained that he made up notes, for Mr. Kave for the Indianapolis Xcui. Senator Loveiand raid that -he was willing to make a statement that he bad taken a few notes. He had looked over other notes that were furnished. All of the report of which he had information was an exact truth as far as he knew and that it was not a misrepresentation of Warden Fatten. Warden Patten aked the question to Senator Loveiand if he charged him with brutality and that if lie bad been prejudged by him. Senator Bingham asked Mr. Loveiand if ,he would answer tho question. Senator Loveiand aaid that he declined to answer the question. Warden Patten said that he would ask that Senator Loveiand be expelled from the committee. ' He decided to change hia trind and allow Senator Loveiand to proceed with the investigation. Senator Loveiand was called to order and askd by the chair to sit down. The doorkeeper waa called and after some little wrangling quiet was restored and the committee got down to business. Senator Loveiand said that he would waive his personal feelings in regard to the matter at ispue and proceed with the investigation. Jessie Back, a convict, was the ürt witness called. Came there in 18'J2, worked in aaddle tree thop. Gardner ia over htm. He sent in hia name to aee the committee. For infraction of the rules he was whipped with a strap. He was made to pull of his shirt and get down npon his knees. Representative Kedmond and Senators McManus aad Smith and the pmon physician, together with Dr. Metcalf, were appointed by the chairman to make an examination of the prisoner's back. He admitted that he had beea previously punished. His back was examined and it was found he had been whipped. Hoshua DeArtrobbe, a colored convict, said that be came on the 13th of September last, p aced in the laundery aad tranferred to the brush shop pul.ing hair. He had been punished by clubbing and whipping about a mnth and a half after he came in. Could not swear to dates; whipped in "C" cell house; whipped him unmercifully, and it seemed that he was never going to let up; be did com ence counting the lashes, bntthay eame so fait he could not keep np ; drew b'ood ; he waa clubbed the eame day be had a fight with a man in the skop; Mr. Campbell, the guard, he eaid. hit him over the eye with his cane; went before the board of directors after he waa struck. The board asked him what he had to say and the warden waa inclined to disbelieve hia statement. Bond, the man he had a fight with, was not 'punished. Witness was cross-examined by Senator Griiiith. He came from Danville, Hendricks county, for burglary. Had been confined in the Cleveland work house in 1SS4. Conlined two months. Had not been in any other "prison. Could not tell the number of jails he was in. Had been a tramp. Had not been at Danville over twentylour hours before he was convicted of burglary. When anked his politics by Senator Griiiith witness said he waa a prohibitionist. In the afternoon pension another tilt between the warden and Senator Loveiand was indulged in. Düringen iutermision betweeu the calling of convict witnesses Senator Loveiand, in course of some remarks, said that the privilege accorded him to go through tho prison had been deui-d by the warden. This unexpected remark caused Warden l'atten to rise and he remarked to the senator that he told what was not true. The warden fortified his remarks, that the senator was a liar, a scoundrel and villain. For a time a personal encounter waa imminent, but several members of the committee interfered. The warden waa called down by the chair. Senator Boord made an effort to make an explanation and he, too, was called down, aa waa also Senator Loveiand. After the doorkeeper had restored order a recess of ten minutes was taken to cool off. The remainder of the afternoon was taken up in hearin? testimonr of W. J. Berger, Thomas Shepherd, Henry Johnson, Charles Long and other inmates of the institution. John W. Coons, the expert bookkeeper, testihed that he had made a transcript of the punishment record except the "caging." The line of punishment exhibited were those tied up by the thumbs, standing at the range, hanged by the wrists, hanged at cell doors, buggy whipped and "cotted." JEFFERSONVILLE, Feb. 3. Speoial.- Tha senate and home committee completed Its seventh tlaj'a investigation of tha alleged mitmanatreoif ntnf the a airi ot tbe Indiana priaon south void of any saaaational feature. The entire day was taken up in Warden Patt-n'a defense, and a number of eonvies, excouvicla and citizen testified. Capt. Jsap.o W. Sftander, an ex-convict, testified that he had received a conditional pardon from Governor Chase some two weeka ago. lie aaid tbat the management of the affairs of the priaon were good under the present administration. During hia ooDÜoemsnt ba was a truaty, and bad oppor-

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tunities of aeeiag what was going on. During hit conGotutnt of teveateen years he taw probably trree or four convict bung up by tha ihuwba. Tbe warden never used violent language to pruoaera that ware brought before him. and that he waa aatia6ed that ike warden bad eared to tha slate 110,000 ia making pureiasea and superintending the improvements tbat had bean made at tbe prison curing hia management. Tha ee IIa were now painted, and tbe general sanitation of the prison waa aons other than first-clasa. As to punishment of convicta witness nid that there was a certain class of prisoners who bal no regard for the rales and therefore they bad to be disciplined. Aa to "cattiug" of Conricka he could not state how severs they bad been püuished. Witness had instructed women with the wardsn for him to desposit the warden'a transaction nor honorable, b bavinc received every cant thus placed in the warden' bands. Wltnemaid in hia talk with Ex-Deputy Warden Ewing that that gentleman did not give him apecino reasons wby tbe investigation waa brought, lie (Ewing) had aaid that ue did not tniuk that Patten would be thrown out; neither did he think Stewart Montgomery would, bot be thought that changes would ba made in the manner of corporal pon shment. Arthur Brooks, a convict, testified that Warden Patten'a demeanor toward oinvicte waa good and tbat hia adiuiniitration of prison aflairi was tetter than the deposed A, J. Howard. He never had conversation with tbe warden and had not spoka to him but once in three years. Tbe testimony adduced by James Kantner waa ia keeping as that given in by Brook. McDonald Cbeeck was oilled. Confined ever lines Wardan Patten took charee. Warden Patten'a treatment was good to prisoner, lie wanted to aay in explanation of the warden and ex-Dsputy Warden Ewing were hia friend?. Treatment of the men by Waruen Fattsn waa good. Iieen here maujr yeara and had served under three separate wardens. Ten yeara ago one would not know the place. The ceneral features of the prison was the best. Iii warden baa been kind to tho prisoners. When prisoners conduct themselves properly privileges are accorded to them. 'Iba warden mincle witb tbe men, comes down and talfcs to them whenever there is a crowd. Speoisl priviletea are granted toconvieta on Fourth of July and Christmas. He would tell the men tbat this was their day, but they roust be compeller to observe tha roles. Col. Sbuler granted a similar privilege. Prisoners were allows 1 the privilege' of the yard. Christmai days convicts were allowed to ce to each other's cells." By Mr. Lindemnth n holidays the warden pot tha men in hia confidence. David Hill at one time was punished severely. Ue is now in the crazy heme. Been in there a short time. He has an inclination to fight and the officers had to lock him up. lie has beea insane for about two yean. Ia engaged in the dining room since. Warden treats him kindly and has a good many privilege. Took prioe in hie dining-room. Iiavs conducts t himself to the best of hia ability to not o 'end tha warden. He was in hopes of a pardon. Has no facilities of knowing how severely oouvict are punished. Did not know of any one whipped with cats." Never looked in tbe punishment record. Never examined tha bask of oaavicts who had been whipped, personally. By Senator Griffith. Witaese said that he had the eeafldence of most all of the convicts within the walls. Did aot know wbaiber a cat-e'-nine-tails was nsed under the present warden. The "sat" waa than described Ly witaess. Us believed that two of them bed been taken te Indianapolis to a prisoners' committee. Never heard that tbe cats had been nsad for eame time. When asked if ha had seen welts in men's baeka when they cams to the bath he said he bad. Had not seen men com at the hath he used with seaks en their bask. He took the p!oj of Horner ballsy. Waa ia charge of a portion of lbs bath house fer two raanths and a half. Capt. W. T. Keyee waa called. Abs a guard for twenty years. Knew Thomas Ein I in. ilia general eoadaot was net gaad. Did not kick Eaeln, Never knew ha Lad fainted when we whipped him. Did not kaow that he fall and cut nie fere he ad. If euch thin had happened wauld have known it, Becollested pnniahiog Eaglan in 1S9. Us has no record that he was unduly punished. itecUctof tyitig up by tha tbuaaks but did not know that hia thumbs were cat. Never punished a man unless by order ef tha warden or hia deputy. Was not aware that Eaglen was put iu a cell fer three daya without anything to eat. Knew where all the duaceni were. Did not know of a eaaa whera ceneiets' feet were frozen in these eel a. Warden fatten has sever bean cruel Men he pasished, they deserved it. Did not know what per cent. of punishment waa inflicted. Cross-examined by Lindemnth. Punished a great number of men daring his lime there. Did not remember each individual cs. Did not try to chance bis mind. Examined men 'a thumbs when hang up; always examined them. Seen fifteen or twenty whipped in the laU six yeara kept no reerd. In the absence of tha deputy warden ike warden would have him to do tha whipping. Was not untW his immediate chargt. Had punished Eag'in one l.me. He did not faint. Was no indication of fainting. Got up aud webt to the sltop. Do not think ha was shamming. Never noticed a aear over the right eye oa his forehead. Hanging men up by the thumb does not eat through, it makes dents in tha thumbs. It ia often that tkey rut tha thumbs and atop the circulation of tha blood. Ball of their feet rest on the floor. Prisoners try to rest oa their feet as ruuoh as possible. Sometimes they rest part of their weight on their thumbs. Was three years a guard in tie Illinois prison. Knew a guard named Harry Miller. Dr. II. S. Weltf waa called. Warden never atruea a prisoner in hia presence. It waa the understanding thai when a prisoner was to undergo a severs punishment an examination by the physician waa made. Burna and Mark he remembered well. He examined both of them l e'ore bamg punished to determine whether Burna waa physically abla to stand punishment. He wa as stubborn aa a mule, and he was examamined to sea if he was seriously In iura J. na was as aava?e aa a beast. He was whipped until he did snc cutnb. Burna ha believed died of consumption, but was not from the efiecta of the whipping. As to the punishmsut of Maukr, much trouble was had with him. Finally be got a first-class whippiug. There is an extremely bad set of men confined in the prison and Bums was among that number. He claimed that there was not a prison in the United States whre corporal punishment wai not used. Insubordination ought not to be tolerated at all. Witness recalled the murder of couvict Harris by JJacy Warner, who waa subsequently hanged. Warden Patten and him had same differences. He believed that Capt, Fatten has made an excellent Warden. Ha left the prison in 18'JO. Was under the Fatten regime during the first year of hia adminatration. Tha deal warden, he eaid. oukrht to lie booeat sua capable. 11 ought to be industrious, painstaking and sause enough to do the right tning, which ba defined at some length. As to Warden Patten's temper he thought tbat he wns unnecessarily hatty, atill he wai aalisMed that Warden Patten was not a cruel man. Whila physiclsn he always made anellortto be humane to convieta. Had visited the Michigan City peuiieatiary. He thoHchi that Cpt. Patten was a good warden for the state and for the prisoner, although he thought that he was not a perfect man. The prison itself showed that. In his judgment ha thought that Warden Pa Urn ia a better warden than Jack Howard waa. He thought tha condition of this prison was a model one and was ia keeping with the best. : CoDriets William Alaopp, John Rsddick and Clinton McLaughlin tes ilied that during their confinement they had been properly treated by warden, and no pnttioment waa inflicted upon convicta unless they deserved it. Ti e evidenoe of Thomas Eaglin, given at a previous fittini of the 0 wnmittee, wherein he characterized the warden's treatment of him as brutal in tha extreme, was explode! in the testimony adduoed today. Eaglin was a bad eonvict and It was sa'1 that he waa aa habitual fault 6nier and insisted in disobeying tha rules of the prison until he waa brought into submission. A. Family Perish by Fire. New York, Feb. 3. In a fire of mysterious origin, which started about 4 o'clock thia morning in a ball of tbe sixstory tenement, 137 Orchard-it., a whole family consisting ot three persona was wiped out of existence. Three other people were injured. The dead are Morris Cohen, his wife Sophia and their baby Esther. The injured are Annie Goldberg, aged thirteen, Jacob Cohen and Pauline Goldbarg. Taal Blaekmsn of Writ Superior, Wis., bn been notified by President lligginbothsui of his appointment as superintendent of the bureao ef oolleotipni of the world's fair.

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Some "Westerners Played False with, JimKeeue. New Yoek, Feb. 3. The rrenrny Snn today saya tbe history of the recent dialings in whisky trust shares is today toli ior the first time. It slows, continues the paper, how some western men attempted to play Jim Keeae, tbe manager of the pooh false, how Keene detected tbetn, bat proteased to accept their denials, how he turned around and made a cool million out of tho western men. The tremendous abrinkage that baa taten place la the shares would ind. cats that there ia not anything to do except for tbe memlera of the pool to take their loir es and join in ibe cbciaa of lamentations that haa been aicging in Waltet, for two weeks. Now that the amoke of the battle Las cleared cp, however, it appears tbat so far as the pool ia concerned, those of ita members who played fair and trusted in tbe ability of its manager, James lt. Keane, have lol nothine-. On tha con.rary, although the pool for most of the time operated on the bull aide and the price ef the stock i cut in two, a dividend of $4 a ehare ia awaiting its member. The pool in distilling was a bull pool and it began its operations when the stock waa selling at 50. It was underetaod that 150,050 shares were to be bought and the stock advanced to a point com. meusurate with it stated dividend-earning capacity. James IL Keene waa made manager of tha pool with full power to operate aa ba saw fit. Use members of the pool were the company's directors and a number of Wall-sL men. Very little slock; was acquired by the Lull pool on the stock'a rise from 50 to 17, but the buying continued, and by tbe time tbe different pool members bad taken u p 125. 0'O harr tbe stock; was quoted at 70. Ibe !at 15.C0) shares were then acc,uiritit', when Mr. Keei e detected a lock abot-.t the sellmt; lie did not like. oma cf the certificates, it is paid, were traced directly to the western ciiqu. He sect for them and told them of his suspicions. Una of tie parties protested his innocence and o ered to put up -2.500.000 in government bonds to guarantee tt,e dividend ia the stock for two yeara. Ueasured Mr. Keen the condition of the e lapsnv was all it a'iouid te. 1 lie stock erert up to 724 and more suspicious certificates appeared. From that time the pool holdings began to be liqui.lv.M. As fat ns the market would al.orb the stock Mr. K-ene sold it. Than the break bf-gin. It ia aaid the western people who had tern ptead ly telling short on the rise above 72 thoueht that the decline waa due to their snhs. On the break down to 60 the bear crowd began to cover. They then began to buy tbe very stock that was pouring out of the pool. The holdings of the pool were liquidated finally at about CO. But s most of the stock, had been acquired above that fignre there was an ugly l ms Pterin; he pool in the fac. Then aime Mr. Ktene'a etiance to recoup. The western members of the pool were loaded with the stock, confident that the pool was etui working on the bull side. Iu a day or two the etreet was ttartled by the tremendous salee of d;tiliing by the house of Montague, Clark & Co. .The dealings in the stock became of enormous volume and tbe price began to weaken. ArO'ind 58 a tremendous fight took place, iha western people rul.ie l azain and the stock crept back to 5?. but it did not e'ay there. On a volume of business rarely f-eeu in Wall-st. tha slump came and continued tnvil on Wednesday the ftock grounded at 31, the low. est price ot which it had sold, lbs capital stock of the company was dealt in on Wednesday. Of the 93.400 shares wkich bad beea sold, 6,003 shares were bought by Mr. Keene. It was short stock, too, and it bal been aaid around 00. The purchase price averaged irX The profits en the turn were a cool million doiinrs, or cough to wipe out tha losses incurred by the pool on the bull side. That is where tbe 4 per cent, divideod will come from. 'I Le westerners uow find themselves the owners of tbe property tbey brought on to selb THE PROPAGANDA'S MESSAGE- ! Declaration of tbe 1'opeto the Cat hollo F.isbops in the United States. Rome, Feb. 3. The holy congregation of tbe propoganda haa addressed the following declaration to the Roman eulhylio bishops in tbe United Slates: "Most Illustrious and Moit Reverend Sirs: Tha supreme pontil has many reason of sadness on accouut of the distresses which wicked men are impudently endeavor-ing-to bring npon Chrioiiauitr, and especially in r.urope. On tbe other hand it ia a treat consolation to him to see the increase of catiiolicism. with Go i's aid elsewhere, iu the world. Thia ia ecpeoially true of tba great repub.ic, for where scarcely a century ago there was haroiy a vestice of catholicity wa tee now the church flourishing in the great number of us faithful, in ita institutions of government, it: crdera and hierarchy, and ita large senate of b shops. Encouraged, therefore, the pontid not only follows with great interest the tbinga pertaining to tbe good of religion in these parts, bet hit tried to show plainly hia great DOiicito.de. When the university at Washington was opened it pleased the pontifl to sot.d a prelsts to congratulate tha bishops on tbe event and to encourage ihem to still greater works. Now in the fourth century alter the ehoree of America separated by theocem from the old world wer first d acovered, and while the memory ot the atispiaious event is beiog celebrated in festivals, tba pontiT, who is a great admirer of the republic delegates, the same prelate, a roan ot the highest dignity to testify to the pope's reg ird for this post, the car ot the most thouhtlui pontillhas not rested here, fcince growth has broutrht the church in America to the stage of maturity in winch it ought to be favored witb those institution with which the church has nourished elsewhere, the pontiff doea not detne that there should be any obstacle to supplying those aids of Christianity, whereby there may be closer union with the center and whereby Cbristiaa unity may the more greatly increased. "ilia bo4inesa therefore urdeia tbe holy congre? auou ot tha propaganda to eigniiy to the bishop of tbe I'nited ttites that be haa determined to appoint the venerable Francis, titular archbishop of Lepanto, aposto.ic delegate to tbe United States. Tnia, moreover, according to tha custom of the church, seemed appropriate to tbe state of dignity which the cathoho religion has attained in America, and fpcially on account of other peculiar circumstances. 'Therefore, doubtless you. illustrious prelates, will receive joyfully what the pontia has thought it well to do lor tbe honor and good of the church. While informing you of tbe most wise determination ot his holiness we express a tiro hope that you will diiiuentiy assist the distinguished man whom the pastor of tha whole chuich has made delegate amotg you ia everything pertaining to your alfuun. "tiiven at Home by the sacred congregation of the propaganda, January, lf.'J. Your graees' obedient servant, Lkdochowsex" FROZEN TO DEATH. A Family or Three Perish by Cold Near Topcka. TorEKA, Feh. 3. -The full effects of tht recent cold wave in this county were not known until this morning. James Mitch ell. wife and one chi d were found in their home, a dilapidated frame house, seven miles north of this city, frozen to death. Neighbors bad passed the house, and ob serving no signs of life, aaaumed that the family had gone from home. Thia morning a neighbor noticing tbat Mitchell' cattle had not been fed. went to the house, when he was shocked at finding the three bodiea dead and frozen stiff, with but a thin 'quilt over them, all the covering there was in the house. Y0ÖTH and Obscure Plseaspi pec.llly aod peraaaecüj cored by Uta cslfbratwd sreclailst, D R . LO B B , 3P2h9Eahpf Ü9 dw-er-U'iu. no fia representation. 1 will core you ponively and make you vigorous and strong. Treatment by mall aspects! ty and trtrt lTranüilni' "'ik c HÜME CURÜ TREATMENT