, 1874-01-19
They Consider the Death Of the Convict
Williams an Unfortunate Affair.
And Take Occasion to Commend the
Prison Management.

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~ 1,,r,;,too ,yno v,oro 80 a. Io,,at =,
'Ao .on'uu'suo "Ao "eio 'iot T.. 'ono'' noe l'so
iead Inc testimony peloro the oorohefe jury.
Tho testimony taken before tho Committee waa
NEITHER r,SpEn OATH NOR nEpucED tn WRITING
rr,,o r.t -+,;rdo ~ lin rono,t ia oo,,,,,;o,,
80 49," 41us ..,'-1,s' ~ "
"ata aatto1ln6 aoJecnVea eonoornh'B sue alscl-
pine and govornmone OF sho institution. It con-
tuuca in calling the Williams death O very uu-
fortnnate a1rair in sayine that ho died after tho
for,tl, ,rnro,.;an from rrntr,o ~ tho ,,o,rt
Aoat'n .'o.o'o'A 'A0 -rNo ~ .a9 AoaA
causoa ny MS oVcf-o2ett1on IN IcslstlnR tue
ohcors; N Saying e1as ne ao aau tho .neaes U.S.
ease' auo tAh' ~. MaeEu s"; onHut " naYo o1Ain-
inea nm mere earotalIy POI nolofo ire. ofaering tho
Gatn. W. ta!Laer inosou snas tepols VI tne
committee ana lhe evlaoaoe sehuefeu oe5ore
,; io 5ufy ~ ptln,p ,uoI' ~ mns 'ong
tho ooinlnittoo and of the peu!tontiary made all
h;ia,as,, ,n,.ns H. Ia noya ann any
tha Gann,,ttao nIn;ttod -. d,1i nthara tnat ta H..
n,,icint h5 IL unra "' ~ >''>s 0'A'A'' SA's <1o
s1orr ~ MIME TITAN rrp nrponr MINE onr
+n.t ,tn 1annitto ~ Ill ~ ,,nii annha, hot,.dI
sno' oaa ' tuao ~ "o oaa
.uu " ~ euo Nv. uu4o.u tno auu a~y "nas !noy
eosu ~ nay, us,'t ~ sar T.; e@haea
~ ~ roon;ro liz w San - p'"o1 :" 'Ao
oAo4atau ms,.. .uo nn.4v ~. ,,.,,, ,,.,,-.,,,a
r., .,a 'a,a,.ra nnnn ~ .da G'.,;s.
tno fuot st,nt IN rnun;,+ao nna ~, H.e
w. as',,'si,tan , .ist ti,a.s All Ms W. ~ Jvt ~
.rar ~ i, @,t,orw;"o tIo, .no,a oS su,a.ea1 1
annrt ~ NJ, rnlmnr raad 1h"t T. mtit n
Improper for him to et.ta on tho floor that le
was begged not to mako bis resolution calling
for tho investigation Of u JOINT. committee, and
that ho wus enIreatcd to treat the matter
As cuARlTADtY. AS POSSIBLE,
but having boom beatei In tue OUTSET lie cannot
pass by such report as tue ono presented, for
it waB contrary to tho fow fncts the Committee
fnrc tin Coroner,n iu,v:
OTHER SPEECHES.
hIessrg. Whiting, Danfold, Henry, Reynolds,
aud Hampton objected to the printing on the
ground of expense. .-.,
Mr.. Lee supported tie report OF tho Commit
tee III a general rovow OF the facts.' and called
for thorough royiow by tho senate Of the
question, aud was in favor Of printing.
THE REPORT.
Tho following is the text Ut the Committeo's
report ;
20 The Honorable John Eay,u p,esfdeat oftae Senate.
Your Committee Oh ponal institutions, in
pursuance OF a resolution passed. on tho 10th day
solved by tho sonato that the Committee on
Penal Institutions bo rcnuestcd, at az carly a
period as il couuistout with their oti,or dutlns.
to visit the State pcutontiary ut Joliet, and re-
mort tho result Of their obucryatlons in regard to
tic management Of that institution q e. ths
TIns by virtue Of tIo authority above named
vour Committoo nrocooded on tno 18th OF Jan,1.
NV. 1874, to tho City Of Joliet. and loDkoi caro-
fully into tho condition Of The State PrtHon.
Ench member solaoIeil his own lima Of: insncc
ton in roforcuco to Tic order, discipline. and
rcnora, infringement nf tho institution Tha
iaolhod Of ,oxa,nInation was pursuod until the
rno,.I,ors vora .atist;oI aTtar ia cnnm,too
1"d tI's ,,oi,o5 ovor ~. ;,st;trtinn a"i ax.,"'
med tho books md ancrs relative to its tlnanccs