, 1874-08-22
.::,..'T:nE;':,pElN.iTENr(ARY...
: Sudden 49,. y! 4! Removal Of Commissions
',: ers Bial,e and Oanisiis. ..
Tho Probable Cauaes.

onght to he md that tho State vaA hcsng de-
feaqdad II -'..uqry ways: The investigation wss
Thorough aua tedious, and The verdict OF the
commit ttao waa tl1at a fow '.irragularitlea had
boon disoovored but tint tho institution was prof.
erougapd holtaiistathing. Gov. Doyoridgo,r whilo
atte4r tue" verdict becasnc public, determined
upon, -, i:
TILE REMOVAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
Reid, Rowett and Dutx. for nceloct Of duty"
they having failed to respect m ny!tasion to re-
sign. Tho order Of removing them Sas issued
Oh tho 9th Of May, 1873, and at tho aamo timo
their successors were appointed In tho person Of
Don. NJ. M. Baue, ii Quincy Dr.. Thao-
dore Canlslus, Of Aurora and SMaj.
J. Y. AYhsm, ..of aalen. Tho Day fol.
lowing two Of tho now Commissioners. Dano
and Canisius, were duly installed. Nlr. WhAm
did uot put In an appearance for aeveral months
afterward, and 1t wns Thought for somo time
TINT le novor would; Tho new Board was ac-
companed by tho Governor, who brought along
with lin 49,.
'' 81" Ex-MAyon sM1Tn,
OF Springfield. to auporBedo Edwards "a Wardon
Tho now men took hold With great flourish OF
trumpota and for willis everything ran smooth.
". The Commissioners seemed inclined to do
thets beat for Tho interest Of tho State, until
they began to allow
THEIR INDIVIDUAL 1NTEnEsTs
to Interfere. Gen. Baua had brother-tn-law, =
dentist. installed as Prison Physician, Ut tho
expense OF tho rornoyal Of tho old physician,
and ,also imported one Capt. Hamilton. from
Spring fold, to enjoy sinoouro. DR.. Canisius
furnished the, Matron Of the Institution from
among bis friends, whifo tho now Wardon found
It necessary to make certain clbricai changes
n3ft1pf q {nttAa t@nw
changes had heen 1nado came
THE aIEM0nADLE BAu-Bn1pOE DISASTER,
q. the Chicago l. Alton Railroaa, III which the
Warden was QUO Of the Killed. This sud acci-.
confusion which MAS only quiotod by tho carly
naocting OF tho Board, aud itB appointing ono Of
It's nuuber to the Wnrdenship, b{aj. j. w. Whnm.
Col John nj. southwortl, Of Woodstock, was
then appointed Commissioner III Whaua's place,
and at once onterod upon bis tfuticB.
THE EEYT TNoUHLE
tue prison endured grow out OF tho bfuudor Of
the prison physician In ordoriug q convict bathci
who vas phyaicallY uoablo to aland tho treat
ment, aud who died wlltla undergoing 1t. Tho
the timo. but tue Warden was absent. This his
tory Of the enerc atgair is familiar to all--or il
ought to bc, from tho attoution tho case
received at tho time. Growing out Of
ak tals a"n'as as a 'tss s 'fa"s onssEP aP p.ta tss
hetwoon the Warden and the Commissioners
They wanted to remove Whnrn'a deputy, fall, to
which W1am replied thnt 'if you ron,ovo Hall,
you'll taho niy scalp, too" Tho foeling engen.
dered upon that OCCASION continued to Int te1iJffy
up to few woekB ago, when it cutminatod In
~, :wuAM'a REMOVAL,
and tho appointment OF one McI.awroy, of Mon
mouth, IN his place. Before WAan WIS ro-
moved, iiowover, he gayo his man Hall tho
dorsed. The charge against Hall was insubor-
aina.ion. The trst act Of tho new Warden in
taking chatgo was to reinBta!o Hall, which tho
cotnlnasiancrs also approved. EVERYTHING was
again supposed to DO Horono, until Wnam's
muttorings Ind boon understood to havo reAcl,ed
tie ubernntorial ear. and to lave ltindlod i'll
tito Governors Miul desire to 8ee Justice
done. Tho Governor WIZ at oueo inlporkunol to
visit tho prison by the Commissioners, aud
Wham to be reiastated. Wham camo to this
city I.
AsD SAW THE aovEnSon.
His Excelloncy waa no uttle' provoked. aa was
also Mai. Wham. Tho sequence Blows the Gov
ernor listened to Wham, but not the Commits
sioners. for in reply 20 their invitation Of over
week ago to vlst tha prison aud partake q
aun,ptuous diunor, tho Governor indl,cd q little
1ote to Moesra. BanR and C0uisius
ASKING THEM TO nEs1aN.
They refused, and tho Governor insisted. Ycs-
tetday tho quarrel reached a temporary climnx,
Canisius, for 1nogiect OF duty and appointed
in their atead Mai. Woodbury. ", Taylor. OF tho
Pos! ana -Aail Of tllis city, aud, AIni. J. W.
Mlam, ex:Commisaloucr and c1-Warden.
cept or not is not settled. Mai. Wham, it is u,,-
dalBtood, has haukoting after tho Waldeushp
again. but mny cpnctndo for tic present thnt
half : Ioaf'is better than no broad at MI.
4 TRIBUNE reporter called upon
MIR. TAYLOR
yesterday afternoon to learn what oourae ho
would take. He stated TINT Gov. Boyeridgo was
in tic city Monday. and offered him tho appoint
nent, but TINT he did not gay whether ho would
accopt it Or not. lie further said that he had no
stances, would appopt him, aud that the arat
intimation Ito had Of his appointment was iu tho
following telegram, roeeiyod III the forenoon:
:spn1sar1Etp. Aug. 81. $50 A. M,
+ !s sss' 5ssTi & III sf
Pupers viii 10 there. JouN l.. BEvEnInaE+
Commissioner southworth was in the city yes
terday, and received 3 sniiae dispatch, 10th
afessrs: Taylor and southwotth left last night
for Joliet, where they will bo met this morning
by tho Goyelnor aud Wlam.
THE roLLoWI.u CARD
from the removed Commissioners appeared iu
tho Journal last evening:
You win probably learn this day that Gov BevorIdge
hna removed from olce tho undersigned members VI
tho Sta!e Board Of Ponentiary commissioners. We
will aoon furnish you With the full correspondence,
caAe aud see Tint oar fuit wus not Neglect Of uy
TnEoDone CAs1s1us.
Tie explanation promised will no donbt be
youmlnous. 1t ii understood that The removal
Of Whan, without the advice and conHent Of the
Governor, anQ without any given reason, will
figure ou ono OF the "ncslcetB OF duty" and
That aono difficulty between tho removed COM
niissioners and tho prison contractors will haye
q part III tho explanation. It Ia also. rumored
That there fH something unsatisfactory about the
ettiug OF certain contracts for supplies in COLI
hectiou with tue old Daarls history, all Of which
will como to light Ill duo time. Let the oxpiana-
lions bo what they may, the State is deriving no
hone!lt from the frequent troubles at tho Pom
tontiary. For sonle 'timo thAt institution las
oean run aB political machine, to the detriment
,! disciplno snd' this confusion Of oyory suhor-
llnato around It,
The Alleged Ah.llteratiusa Of Ten.
A short time ago quito q braaze was excited
n Yntish households by the appoarouoe Of q
ettar In the London Ii,aes sigaed IA Whole
'ale Tea-dealar." lilo writer appears to ho QUO
thoroughly yeraod IN all tho details of the toa
;rado. ana he brought tho moat aeriouH ohargea
u. adnlteration agatnst many louacg in that
,uHinoas. :" Co!oring" aud :" facing" tea go as
10 give 1t. aa artiicial value; drying " rotting
nna4es" Of ]eayoB, aud coloriuK t1,om for
nnlkot--snch wero said to be froquuut praotlces.
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