The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-23

tive to this car company, on account Of
their limited time.
z. Your committee would further re-
| port that the evidence shows that, since
| August |. 1873, there has been on deposit
III the State National Bank OF Springfield.
OF the funds of the penitentiary an aver
| age OF 900 per month: that since the
LIST oil August, 1874. under the warden
] ship of Major X. w. MGkaughcry, there
| has been received on such deposits inter-
est at the rate of4 per cent. for the first
six months, and per cent. sine that
time; that from August !. ".}. gust
|, 1874, the penitcnliary IeorNCa 40 III
tcrest that the State National Bank paid
interest ON these deposits. 1t is also
shown by the evidence that the warden
OF the pcnitentiary. Major j. w. Wham.
interest on these deposits, but none was
| demanded by him; that had interest been
demanded. there would have accrued to
| the pcnitentiary the sum of $1,000 from
| August |, 1873, To August /, 1874.
| II appears from the evidence of j. X.
| WhittcmOrc, cashier of the State National
Bank, that in October. 1873, Major Whan
was informed that If the deposits re-
manned NJ that bank, interest would be
| paid, which has not been demanded. and
is still due the state. We call attention
TO the tact that by the law the warden
and the commissioners of the penilentiary
are responsible for the financial manage
| mcnt OF the pcnitontiary. and it Is their
| duty TO manage the funds Of the peniten-
tiary.
s. There have been other irregulari-
] ties. such rs n loose management in the
stone department of the pcuitentiary prior
| 10 August |, 1873, IN the manner of draw
| ing supplies without proper vouchers on
| acquisitions, the exact amount of which
we are unable to learn, but would call at
| tentlon tO the testimony of Capt. Hall.
| deputy warden.
.. Your committee would make men
ton OF the payment Of $3.50 to ID. II. Ma
son, after he had resigned us prison ply
| stefan. 1t appears from the evidence that
! this money was paid to him rs II gratllity,
! and with the knowledge Of governor,
and by the order of the commissioners.
: 10. Your committee would further
| state that they have taken considerable
evidence in regard TO the treatment of
collvicis and their punishment. and find
| that prior 10 August, 1874, there have
| Dccn many instances OF extreme cruel
treatment OF cOnylcts; that it has been
| customary TO keep cOnvicts many DAYS
| In the solitary, :haincd for hours TO the
| ring-bOlt, and given during that time one
| halt of Il slice of bread and one pint of
! water each ~ hours for food. or parlicu-
lar instances of cruelty, the committee
call attention to the testimony of VIM. j.
| Deeming, stephen Reed and James JET
| fries. On that point the evidence shows,
that in some cases canvicts have
been Knocked down by heavy
canes. and otherwise inbuu .Jiy
treated, resulting, in some cases,
in the permanent injury of the convict.
III. The discipline of the prnitentiary
has been good since August !, 1874. In
consequence of difficulties, il appears
from the evidence that about July, 1874.
Major j. W. Wham removed Captnin
Hall from the position Of deputy warden.
Mhercupon the commissioners removed
Major Wham from the position of war
den, and the governor thcrcupon re-
moved Commissioners Baine and Cam
lslus. and appointed Major Villain rs one
OF the commissioners. and appointed Ma
lor Il. W.. McLaughrey us warden,
who reappointed Capt. Hall as deputy
warden, with the consent OF the commits
sioners.
1t Is claimed by Major Wham that he |
removed Capt. Hall as deputy warden on
ac'ouht OF his cruel treatment of COLI
NiclS. and for other irregularities. II is
claimed by the commissioners that Major |
Wham was removed for Irregularities i'm |
his Office and II lailu TO properly dis
charge the duties OF that office, Which
appears IN the testimony. Al OF which
iIctS were known To the governor.
orr committee would further report
that hearing that the governor intended
to remove Major Wham from the Office
OF commissioner on account OF his having
gwen evidence before another committee
OF the lglSlaturc, your committee sum
lnoncd the governor tOascertain that flct.
but he declined to answer. giving as his
reason, that he would not say what he in |
tended 10 do in his executive capacity.
or the difficulties between tile prison
officials. your committee would make no
recommendations and report the eyi.
dehcc taken in relation thereto because il
bears on the question ofprison discipline.
ana II continued may seriously affect il.
lSigned byl +, II. MARSH.
{. X. HARVEY,
W. +. MULKEY,
A. NJ. JONES,
NEIIINCTnN