, 1873-03-01

approved Of tho leasing. Mono Of tho Commits
stoners said anything, to Induce mo to lcaoo the
quurry. Reid did not of1cr mo any iiauoomont,
Gn onnE ss oSs i; 1ss nrs ssd e
about 4 By any ono. CONNECTED with ,dl, tho
nGn':Sa pr. 1aoon, ton Prison rhgstotan u PROPOSED
to G orosrt1 to buy pet Of ss o9 Tes4i sa
that io, Hopkins and Bruce, had an ntorcat in il.
That was nll ho said, except what It could DO
bought for. Tho coal contract was kept by the
IeS @ e1nts9ot 20 va for s2e2 Por
THO Weights sometimes wore short. It may havo
boon mistake In woight, Or have boon stolon or
lost of from the oars. always rnado tho loduc-
ten fori Il nexor saa neat9d Sa ~ ssnyyhain wrong
L RoBonfleld sold aoao Of the property.
ss-eranainatton-I bocamo Warden In De-
cembor, 1870 or JANUARY, 1871. was appointed
in AR1 2So fsshna w.
msdo OonmiasIoner IN place Of shumnn. That
tall Butz was elected In 8humsn's place and
was again oleoted oemmiaa!oner., Resigned on
jan. 0 to take tho place of Warden. Was dia-
fnoturod mostly before I was Wardon-somo
while I was Commissioner. Rowctt was ap-
pointed Commissioner in July, 1871. Did not
thcn toll Rowett that Reid vas = d-d RASCAL aud
nu7 ha prsoa a f?p tod m lid xas soa a
rascal, and think said Bntz was id fool.
Thought Rowett Was q protty good fellow, Don't
think my opinion Of him has changed. Have
diangrcomont with mo. HID tic management
Of tho Ponitontiary and aalo and purchase Of
ovorything thoro while was Wardcn. Tho In
veBtgating Committee o1oaed their work Dec i,
1s71 & VI then Warden :, Had sl5 5oGa fos year
Botween tho Inventory Of 1871 and tho taking
effect OF theaw of Maroh, 1872 IHold some Of that
Psoperty,-ao aomo wagons. Cannot state
how much. nomon1ber aale mado In Kanaas,
up. Perklns sold Il some ohstr "a atook o'''i,s in
Chicago don't remember any difficulty In eet-
cling for any property sold during my adminie-
tration. Sold wagons more than oneo to Cop
orn Tndinnn. There was q difficulty with Cop
pies. Ho complained that ho didn't got them in
time don't remember my trouble nbout tho
akoina. Yhayer made otfors nt different tlmeB for
ber; a they wero 81 Ig GOOD aa tho ] Average. Whom
we sold wagons, tho custom was to sof them up
examine them, and then tako them down to pack
them. Tho fact Of poBta not fitting together
would not appear until they were SGT
wagons had good reputation In somo bad.
Some Of thom wcro good and some bad TO class
tho wagons generally Us good Or bad would bo an
oxtrene: they wore medium y, wagon as COM
told mo so1oe Of tho stock was bad. No ono to
whom had over sold wagons over told mo 30.
Have heard complaints Of tho wagons TINT tho
wood was not well seasoned, aud that they wero
not we'll put together. Our workmen wero not
nrst-olaas. Some Of tho work and finish was
poor: Tho three Or four cars Of wagons sold to
Aouthorn Indiana were sold before tho inventory;
thoy were e.ttdd Not many
th!nl ospples ssa
Think tho iowe1t price received vas s6a.oO'
Generaliy. aoont more, thoy H. were tfaaed 1of sup
Pss ata potter Price. 4hnk M IN 10 DONG we
bad 70 pay larger prloe for supplies, 80 shat
pr1eo. IN making the inventory, hqlpea ties
ana examine Ro1no OF tho properly. then m
hpeeteo Holao oI tae onaaIa' macniaeIy, anu tnas
n tno snm INC ssog 2gnts eto
IN January, 1872; not brokon Of injured; not
broken 6y removal. II Was covered over f. nnd a. q
ErolGotea' IL Wae tenoFoo ~ nns g gnee. MI 1nlnK
the shod waa not pnt uP lor IT. swan Wmio
yas moved aecond tImo tust before lofs bnt ,t
don,s @ e remember IT, Ihe inventory embraces gu
the state properly Of tho Penitenaary, except the
Waas OF tho institution. then and nov 1g "a aay
Pont seyiag to
tnat monid sou only auoh OF the properly "a
WonIa nflng invoice prices, ana carry me rest On
tuo inventory 70 maze tne paian1es hppoar net-
saa W. ne
Gllla from aalea OF properly, anu from aho WORK.
10 money has been drawn from The The State fo1
tNe priaon elnco september. la1o; No ap-
M Mnropraa:Hona were mace, aho "e cou!o not eetlt,
INC PRISON aAtnoTatiea aakea IN apPropf1ation
10 10 3971 1071' 10Y. Saimes aayanoe1 somo fana5
HhHhSS1ai' 70. 70 nolp US efonna; we Moso hara
| while some Of tlfs thas .a titne' VA VA
! on hand, think Con. Howott sug.
gestel that should appoint agents. did moi
aot on 1t. first met HoBentlcld: in March, 1872
! Thon sold him aomo machinery and wagon stock,
- few hundred dollars. He paid promptly
! Can't aay which bill WAS fret, tic machinery o.
tho wagon stook. Think tic bin was pnid
promptly. Was before the ono when ho refused
to pay up, hut cannot remember exactly. T can
not rome1nber how many sales 1 made to him
I except two. Crawford, Of Goncseo, member oi
tho last Investigating Committee, assured me o1
RoBondoldFs financial responsibility. drew OF
RoBenfield, and tho draft came back protested
Ho claimed that tho stock WAS not good; thai
there waa shortage, and 1t WAS not buanoss
| like to draw on him without frat notifying him
Ho afterwards paid part Of it. Tho amount may
havo been e3,200. Ho paid all but about
81, GOO to mo, and refused to pay tho bal
| arrn m nrcnnrt nf eforfaro nni haf