The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-02
SHULER'S SHAME.
THE SOUTHERN PRISON.

THE SOUTHERN PRISON.
THE INDIANA INQUIsIToRs INTERPRETING
WITH INIoUITY THE CHAMPION KNOW
NOTHING Is MUNsoN-THE wHrrFwAsHRRs
AT WoRk-TEE LOUISVILLE LIBRARY Lor-
Terry
Especial Correspondence OF the Sentinel
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Feb. 2S.-The following
additional facts have been adduced in the
evidence since my last letter: A. l.. Mum
son, president OF the old board of directors.
concluded his testimony, consuming a day
in answering the questions put by members
OF the committe. Perhaps it IL
misnomer to say ne en-
swe-ed the questions, for he eyaded
them or said he did not know or had foroot-
ten. He recollected telling Shuler to take
what state brick he wanted for his private
use. 1t has already been shown that Shuler
made liberal use of the permission, as his
fifteen houses testify. He claimed that one
Splect IN hlling the prisen pond for
Shuler to build his houses on was
to improve the sanitary condition
of the prison, but he could not explain how
1t was that the mortality in the prison wss
greater before than sfterward. Witness
said he mad never protested against having
so many convicts working outside the walls.
though he doubted the propriety OF it. He
dld not think that Shuler had accounted for
the number OF convicts working for him. It
was his impression that the warden
had accounted for all the moneys
| received by him but was not
| certaiu about it. He acknowledged
that the board of directors had not required
ShuleT TO give bond during the term Of his
dictatorship.
DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND
the report OF the prison as submitted by Z.
P. Gilpin, clerk. Witness acknowledged
rather reluctantly that he had performed no
| official duties on certain occasions while
visiting indianapolis and Michigan CITY.
although he drew S1l5 for expenses The
law, he said. allowed neither hiJ nself
nor the warden anything for furnf shing
their houses or attending prison cong cesse-
this was In relation to the furnish irs
Shuler's house and expenses to the iris Jt
congress). Thoagh the law does not allow
Munson anything for expenses as u rector,
| yet he confessed that he had drawn money
| for this purpose, as in the ease of q az visit
at Indianapolis and elsewhere. Hess il. how
ever, that the board had right 20 app ropriate
money for the benefit Of the pri son. al
| though be did not say where the Iii mit was.
The 500 carriage bought by Shuisr was one
| third worn out, said Munson, VIII n bought
| (?) was never worth more than $500 new.
| Lastly, Mr.. Munson concluded, tel ling what
he did not know by saying he baf 4 no mare
idea than horse, of what the Is mbreor!ps
bought for Shuler were worth, ~ d his evil
deDce closed.
Simon Berry was examined ~ I'd stated hs
knew OF more than half dozen
CoEvIcTs WORKING AP sHULEI rs HOUSES.
Had bought state groceries OF ShuIe-s and
while partner with Boyle in erscting
Shuler's houses was parity pal in groceries
He was at work on the.housa three months
md convict lof foNr
\ time The state teams 81 so worl.ed at
hauling material and film Shuler's lots,
Another witness WAS Jossy n X. Faulkner-
formerly deputy warden % I the arison nm
der former warden, Cssys ain Merri1ether.
He testified thatthe direct or in those times
never Drdght horses, "a eriages, furniture,
curtains, carpets for ,euetit of warden
while he was eoEnecsss with arison. The
state did not run a slags liter hoase when be
was at the prison, but r aturns were made for
all tallow and grease 80 Id. Ths state owned
no green house for ths benefit otthe warden.
John w. sullivan haplain of the prison,
gave in his evidence which was of noe ecial
Importance. He sszs the health of conyicts
was not good.
KFFECr or H .E INvRSrIoAT
The exar0inatie1 will continue as a gen.
eral investigates and sitting of the prison.
accounts Mondaf Hill and Kirk, the old
directors, Will al % be placed on the stsnd
before the affair ends The better clsss of
republicans, al most without exception. ex.
press tbemseA res as Disguised with the
shameful niA7 ner in which the prison has
been carried on while their party was In
power at % 9 Institution. The Evening
News of yo terdsy published a number OF
names OF - continent radicals who are out
spoken IN heir condemnation of the frauds.
In case VIII tewashing Is attempted by the
Senate, Ii is stated that the people of this
county Win, without doubt, show their
contemps. for sGch an action by rolling M
the democratic majority to over 700 votes.
JOURNAL EsTIc ovATEoN-TEB LOTTERY.
/ alsaost forgot to state that the Journa
correspondent spends most of his leisure
in Louisville. There was some talk among
the citizens here of giving him an ovation
1t wss arranged that rail. bucket of tar
feathefs, ETC., etc., should be one of the
principal features, and all in
co1s equenee OF lampoons on The
ns c0nrnunNy. His change of basa
81 oEs good Judgment and able generalship.
The library drawing is over bat proyokes
fttle discussion. That the interest formerly
I taken in this event has subsided Is shown
| by the fact that some of the morning papers
gave no more space to the affair
| than occupied by that sent the Sen tinel yes
terday. There is. however, mucn dissatis-
faction with the managers of the lottery on
general principles. and loud cs.ils are made
for complese exhibit Of what has been done
with all the money. W.G.T.