, 1873-12-24
THE PENlTENTIARY BATH.

THE PENITENT|ARY BATH. i,
commissioner snnc's Letter nuti DIR.
fsNc0ns* Opinions Tn Gre on.. nj ctfi cul
Attendance Of tho rcnt&cnttnry.
Special Diapafth IN The Chicago Tribune.
JOLIET, Dec. 23.-0ne weok ago, under In
atructions, your correspondent furnished The
Tribune with aomo statomontB In regard to tl,o
condition Of allairn At tho penisontiary, eBpe-
csally bearing I'll tho recount doatl of con-
siot nnmod Williams. On Monday a lottcr an
pnaroa IN TnE Tn1nuNE from Moses N. Bane,
Penitontiary Cotntnssionor, In which my ata.o.
1nonts arc contraalctcd worry fatty. Tho state
! mont to whiol, alr. Dune tales most exception,
find. In tho ono In reforouco to Dr.. Mason, now
Prison. Physician, by. whose orlcr 1t
appears tho convict Williams was
bathed. My statomont in reference to him
was made upon tho authority Of Dr.. O. II.
Bacon, Of Lockport lato Prison Physician,
As aoon aB 1lr. bano'a letter camo to nv no.
tico waited upon Dr.. Bacon to got yor.nca-
ton Of my former statements. Introducing
myself as tho representative Of TnE TRIBUNE /
aaked the Doctor il ho Ind seen tho dispatch in
question. lilo replied TINT he hnd, when tho fol-
loving conversation onsued:
Corrcspondent-Doct when did you roalgn
tho Office Of Prison Physician J?
Doctor--I handed my resignation (producing
q copy Of it) to tue Board OF Commissoders on
tho 11th Of Juno, this yoar.
Corrospondont-W 1t promptly accepted?
Doctor-No aud hayo nqvcr had anj official
notification Of Its acceptance At MI. Dat, when
handed It In. Mr. Bauo camo to me to person
aud asked me to romain as Prison Physician two
or throo months, and assured mo tho Dosrd
would pay no as us1af Dane toll me Ut tho
aamo tinao TINT DR.. Mason, Ills brother.in-law,
had beon appointed as my auco,ssor. Ho said
Mason Ind beon q porambulatins fdontisk for
somo twolyo years, with m office In Galosbur4
aud that ho would bo on in few days, aud
would mood some schooling in tho practice Of
medicine, Ec.
Correspondent-Dut Doctor, / AGO (produo-
Ing copy of Dnno'a letter. that alr. Diue de-
MICS that no evcr offered you any nducoment 20
remain at tue prlaon aftor your successor WAS
Doctor-As etated before, Mr. Bano, upoo
my resignation, insisted upon my Remaining
several moutls,-t or thrao,-nul ptYerod to
pay mo III ts11a!, twlthstaualng the foct that
my successor waa drawing his pay ut tho same
tino. Ne than told mo that Dr. Mason was
placticiug dentistry when appointed, anu that
lie made living by securing tao county soliuit~
ing WORK.
Ourrospondont-Now, Doctor, You afo quito
positive that THIS conversation took place BE-.
tween you aud a[r. Dane :?
Doctor-Yos. sir; aud. II necessary, am pro-
Eared to .nulo athiavit to that elfSct. But I
am out Of the prison, aud don't caro- to mix with
the atfair fn any hhare II yuu Ind not nlent;ou-
cd my nau'e wouid not now conseut to HI H.
tHrvlew.
Correspondent say you resigned on the
It'll Of June. Did you then leave tile prisor,
Dootot-No. sir; but ut Mr.. DAue'a solicitation
rolnalned thore uall July j, aud made medical
Corresponuent-You left then on Julyl?
Doctor-No. On july /, when handed In my
report. told Nr. Lame that l conll remain no
longer. {1o insisted, however, and finally cor
sonted to 1omain until the 10th. The records OF
l5th.-a month nnd four days after my rossua-
tlon and the appointment Of my successor.
Tho records will further show tlat WAS paid
for esory aav remained thero. wIicl, is a tiat
under protest from Bane for he wantel tne 10
remnin two or three months. aa boftro stated.
and, as believe, fer no other purpoao than to
instruct Dr.. Mason.
Corfeapondens-Thun my statement Ia The
Tn1uuNE waa corract2
Doo.or-Yos, air, 80 far Us am concerned.
DR.. Alaaon has told mo. however, tint about
twelve years ago ho was practitioner. be.
love you stated to tho con. .4Ary. Ho told mo
also that he quit tho practice Of medicine be-
dentistry Instead.
Correspondence such man. In your opin-
ion. eompetont fog tho position Of pridon piyzl-
cian2
Doctor-That il doicato and straight ouea-
tioa, aud would not liko to answer, But Ill
say this much, that tho Office of Prison physi-
clan is q worry important QUO, and no
man is fit fol-, it who ia not thoroughly
educated in his profession. And iii
Htatp further, that tho salary, al 800, will not
sec{te fit man, upleBs It bo somo resident Of
Joliet or rhs place, who has q practice besido
Whel waa Physician. used to visit the prison
every day, and oftener ii required but at tho
Ran,o siine I enjoyed 80 000 practice outside
Or. Mason, you see, came hero from tho SECOND
city in tho State, md If he enjoyed tho profos-
sional ataudlng there that hir. Bane claims for
him, ho ought to have bud 3 practice Of
from $1,000 to $4,000 per yoar, and Of
course would not hayo accepted n 81, $40 aalaried
position. l don's tlink YOU could lind respeet-
ablo ptacttioner in the county who would ac-
'copt the position II lie hal t. give up his prac-
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