Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-02

As We suppos d, it turns out that Warden
Hay mes was not requested to resign simply TO
make place for General Chamberlain but be-
cause there were reasons which to the governor
seemed sufficient for desiring his retirement.
Mr.. Haynes management of the prison bad
been in many respects admirable. He main
tanned the necessary discipline and order with
out undue severity; he had fol six years past
kept the expenditures of the prison considers
bly, within its earnings, and he had an houora-
bic ambition TO excel in his work, and to have,
and especially to be known 10 have, under his
control the model prison Of this country, if not
OF the world, as he claimed and very likely be
ieved that it was Besides all this Mr.. Haynes
was, we suppose, genuinely humane man, whe
really desired that the inmates of his establish.
ment should be as comfortable as their condition
permitted while they remained with him, and
should leave the prison. if all, with the DISPOSE
ton and opportunity to earn an hon
est living. There were reasons, how
ever, which had led the governor to
the conclusion that Mr.. Haynes ought
not to retain his Office any longer. HIS resigna-
ton was therefore asked, and without hesitation
offered. OF course, it was necessary that the
newspapers should assign some cause for this
step, and several were suggested, among them
that which we quoted two or three days ago
from the Transcript with an expression Of in
credulity. Others were less crcdtahe to Mr..
Haynes. This gentleman, hearing some Of these,
requested Of the council an opportunity to eX-
plain certain matters connected with his admin
istTation Of the prison.
1t was reported, be said, that he had received
money in consideration of having Influenced
the award to the Tucker manufacturing COM
pany of a valuable contract for convict labor
This accusation, Mr.. Haynes said, was false.
The ficts which had been dis torted 50 as to give
color to the charge, were in substance that sew
eral years ago, before the existence of that COM
pany, gentleman who was afterwards one of
the founders Of the company, became an en-
ployer of convict labor at Mr.. Haynes recon-.
mendatiOn, and, finding it profitable, continued
to employ it more largely. In 1867 the Tucker
manufacturing company, having been organ
lied, Obtained a contract for the employment of
a large number of conyicts, and soon after the
gentleman before referred to, meeting Mr.
Haynes, said 10 him that he had made
S150,O0O from the profits of his business, carried
on by means Of prison labor, and feeling under
some obligation to Mr.. Haynes for putting him
in the way CT it by his advice, wished to make
him present of some value. The warden did
not at that time consent TO receive gift; but
some days later package containing $1,000 in
bonds came to his hands from the treasurer of
the Tucker manufacturing company. This he
retained not thinking of any reason why he
ought not TO do SO. He offered to confirm
his statement by other evidence, but the coun-
Gil thought this unnecessary. 1t is possible
that the legislature may think it worth while
to investigate this transaction more fully.
General Samuel Z. Chamberlain was yester-
day confirmed by the council for the office made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. Haynes. Gen
Chamberlain, though not an old MN, is an
older soldier than most Of the veterans of the
late war He first saw service in Mexico dur
ing our war with that country. In the Gun
pleasantness" he was commissioned captain in
the first Massachusetts cavalry, aud rose through
the success We grades to be its colonel His ser
vice was arduous and perilous. He was cap
tured once, was once shot through the body, and
received not few other wounds Those who
know him wen feel confident thar he will do well
in his new Office