, 1865-02-17
THE PENITENTIARY
. INVESTIGATION.
TESTIMONY TAKEN By COM
1IITTEE or THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
How the Work on The Build
ing was Done.
NoW The Lease Bill was Passed
by the Legislature.


}f0W The ,aHFn Kill VAS Passed
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We have already published a large portion
W tac tcsL1inohJ taheu W sao t1onoo eu4-
| tentiary Committee during the Investigation
Fl,jc}, thev have made of thu affairs or that
Institution. We print herewith the material
portion Of that which has not previously np-
JAMES Il, 1Au1sos,s 7Esusoxr.
james III. Jamison. being sworn, says he Il a
naaon nY raae ana feE'ass a H. ~ nas 1
faMnde, ess ~ tof1 r. iat ~, pon,tontf"rg Tbe Ar.f
wosk TIES done better fhan the contract called
lof orestt,o w,a mt II. work TINT vou did, the
same style q work which NJ. Preston Insisted WAS
Answer. Yes: be expected the work to be done
Was nasa hare y any %9sa ea OF opinion between
ths contractors Nn and eng1nsef'
q. When one part Of the building was completed
in random range work, did no. the contractors
hey Che eontractora) would put the reminder In
common rubble work?
4 Yes:
was better than The contract called for!
M5 EGa th5t he sbant d Mr. ,czon
resisqattonf
.p pS e. yen eaa4v hsye Jae to do with the open
4. 1es- 49,
Pa the a receive sny pay from the
a. they dtd receive $500. ....-.
9; Was the stripping OF tha quarry used to grade
tnS rffp1Ispuafs .ff Mea srounds'
e. Would they hayo been compelled to cart
this stzippin. away, II 1t had not been used for
gfa%di99gs 9ss
4; would II aavc cost more 70 put the stripping
In NC v Grading & than to have carted them aNays
c,1t. a. hss maca @ q eEe "a 3 They could hsxe been
III = aNaH ~ y 70 - GEMS per yaf9. 1t would
ostthree times that amount 10 put hem in the
sIo1o'WpEfi ~ Wfensver In, eormcn<ea ;, ,,1,a ,,ns
''E. 9rn Tnan .nGy Gy5 5cnafse fof eScasatinR'
r. fliS {{hav ch,rra TIM ;,,.4 o-.x ...,, -. A..
orrsi,nv ocrGnnIs De "'A' ~''' Heain ~ 'ae
x. Thev dfd. rhc erc.rat,ona of the on,s,as
walls, and III others, wers turnsd into erad,ns
-: n3d ky6n hn9" yn'ns aooos INC afn nhaef
=. Z. Wh, uss; ,rs. 4b,a ,o,,,
xhnr,d M G sesoh no WY Me aa .c' II WE anat thGte
ssfs, shn' allowing prisoners % ct under shs
A994s q izou d-en oe,ar,,,v .v,s n. B,,,,r 1,;as
[nt rho a!lng tn nndet different M buildings woad
Wma +hia hrai.a et X. a.J .n,c ti,,,
he wslIss >>' ''0''> '''''@ "'''~D '''''e "'''
nnarrteo ~4'7 41'n1 'A' s1on9 easteta 1ao eao
Wy 9n Wh.+ :, r,ru ,,,,,,- ,r.s - -,o-,t ~ ,,.t
.,H e ;na1, IN youf OPINION, VAS II worm, 10 pu1
"ts HIt1s T., ~ unnG. s, ~ l. nuuss' M '.. a..
~ A. ~ my @ opi111on II vas worth the price paid
,e ne1 mon,a y hars cost per yard to hare
'e'. - ~ Upen t, ~ WI pstt =. ; uon
es naa4 ~ w nl u * *9aia narc eost rom ao TO
p1 sda NJ @ q X E1e @ saao. nol
ft @ - ~ n ~ saau w. ~ -, uu+ re asxet
H ~ md uIf T. o ~ ~ H.
second time, from its sinking: o,:.,
~ w., 1noM 1acolsct sna' "as p'a iof t1as n1ns'
T. =. "iat un;o w wy teatc tcc3 W Rtlson
ot ~. ~ e ~. VI IN Aoer "nen f4tn1an
oone3e ME- Lne ra sossae'o[s H. ona: -
ao@ Mno "ese @ 1he epnetac'onj ,d !, 1aG us
on.
ss no ~efe p1t fne UT qtsef 1t was bought out
z" yHues NJ. IiInan g ~.
2. Who !s constituted 1nt,,t tea re .E sompany'
e. e. rs aon .h. tho" au postaselJ.
A. Ty They did,, did; .o....,
Y. MA9 wautcu 1ou 70 say
~ 4. Buck, htman and Casey wanted me to stay.
9aoS oS ,a 1ea=on' except taa' 'n'y tnonsht me
e y Did 1i. ths men you hare named try to persuade
soh ~ ~ LAY l.,
9: What offers did they make to you to stay
"s'I 3. ooo
y Keeping of ny hoiss md i'e 70 "Sae furnish ISL
=. Dia u bnek @ make thls ntlcr to you!
ucn lss e,c IN men 1noe 1sfHe were pending
"Gst ,nseg poeu tuoh I4n ee.
theee men 1ake ehafEes
a,encd. ne nsA' 'Ao'a4ns "'ss1 s''S con'fae' YVES
Y: Md ": buck ever tell you he was buying IN
'ateffsa w. ~ ~ ta9 Is soauactt a
m ineresi ts, the thine ad nt int ~ nasS nas
snaPe af pc =, eohsa h!ae make a money ont Of N and
", "ou1o ''Ao ~ a'e LIZ t"11asee| stay ano nelP
atm' n,ah. ..,,. =, ~ r,,,- 1,.a. ~
y; ~ . hs n,se, N so nan! mo.us1 nat nc eS-
pee'eq 70 naES ha IN ti tnteFcsl III me contact:
xxint Itn s.,aeda " ~; II, ho,s.,
r. IL: s5sS 81 i asss as se Cd ID @ I'm
hen nv Us soS mske AAD "' "sns you 10 e''S ana
, 1S p ara 70 5s hs and about the
:. il It your III In Impression re- sion that Dr, Back had an
@ Inrhor 70 rnG t nfm n q + H. pmaH Go and
that arm Wills tte Eli sras nenino n NJ Ta"ia.
iatnrel "A''' 'u' '''' "A' ~ 'uo - fx
a. That Ia INV ,mn,assJon Asa&
q. On what facts do von h.se that iunrr..,on,
+. large number. wv W. '177 'N'"' ''0''
q. Hive You bad any conversation with Buck.
RnrEm,sfsr Tnsnv ISt7n11 ~ Hnyor offhar ma
~ Iii al the, IN 2srot,on ~ ~ ns!saG ~ H. ni
| known as tic Lease Acts Of Tie State penlten.
tiary passed during The session of he Legislature
I
A. I did. i'd viii II III. Cassy Hs sa;d he ..h,d
~cr. rn.a t,ma ~ l. !, Ims.,in, ~ m -
ina Icnse B,ii.a Ia T.td Il w ~ IL dsY ~
the sese'on nnd ,ro wnre ,,,r"ino hnct md torth n
hefween the two monsess and in n. f3orernor. md
It was tight thing to RET It passed, md ret te
bld q he !os s.y hs had to mako anv conpro
A'!ssi L. lie said "old Buck" meaning /. A. W.
IL bim up ps' before be conid gsi ,he II thus
| tbrot1vh.1f e
q. BID Mr. Casey say anything about be,u.
compelled to compromise with aliy officer Of tho
Stats to Get the bIil throu.hF
4 I think ha safi fha f3nyernnr refrsed IN s1rn
The bi,i unless tic ss0.oo0 appronr1ation bli Was
| passed By the Legislature.
O. Did ron ever hear any member Of that nrm
Co.f ~ ''s'' -
4. Inever did: .., ........-.-
the ie"scess a a'o ~ nasA 0sson'' Ano"n ~ one VI
x. On lie 1rst of Auril. 1851.
as J. contrastoFs s; ' '-7 '' "''~' 'S''A'A A|'
in hi, m,tter. II anv,h1nr 70 he see1ne , ~ tae
lcss s.t,ar 49, hafat ~ aiH Huo ~ Aom %
LIZ ftan staa H S a1"IJs ,atI a a5 M naels
Interest @ @ aiter M the passaee of tie lease tSa e % id
hetofs, anu more than ne did after he became pub
~ iii tha a. enperintenac,t mt enr n,orc com.
H. sf mat ~ tnaV o5a c,oroa
IN Rim When H. arrnnnt ~ ss h,inncaa ~ ia
~ ~ vna r. ai.ucn wv Mas ~ ,n4
tnsa 'i IL ~. nnt =, to h,ht navnp th ~
aass. "as w. - '1' a."s p1' ,l ,r' ~ Yll'
y. maTe Ion naa anY conselsanon NJ M1t9 "; me-
~ .Sga.d ~ ~ tfa ransS " x1a ty,
ne contractors! II co. state What that con7ersa-
apI T@s Taet Tina arr 7,.f,-ooo~ .,a ,ns,,t h,a
rorarsst,o T. i .ts1 - s,i @ -" - 81 hna a
snr se 1a hnls4 i, - ne , iou ne ~; ~
Ha,oI.aa,st I'LL ~ ealo enaise u Luz slone