The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-09-30
THE STATE PRISON SCANDAL.

journal declined or neglected to publish
it:
CARSON CITY, March Is, 1915.
EDITOR OF THE CARSON APPEAL
Sir. In your paper OF the 18th OF
March, you wrote an article compli-
menting p. G. Hyman for his manage
ment OF the State Prison, and you give
bill of fare served to the prisoners
from the 7th to the 18th of this month,
in which roast beef, roast pork and
beefsteaks figure largely, and an aver
age of TIA pounds of bread were served
in each day.
Now, sir, most of US were guards ut
the prison Cor two years, and We most
solemnly declare that in all that time
up to the meeting of the last Legisla-
tire we never saw single piece of
beefsteak, roast beef or roast pork on
the prison table during Hyman's ad-
ministration, nor do we believe that
one-half the bread you mention was
ever served in one day TO the prison
ers during the time above mentioned,
except on holidays.
So far from the prisoners having
such abundance Of food, We will say
that the food was always poor in quail
ity and generally deficient III quantity.
Often the prisoners complained Of
hunger, and when they did 80, they
were put in the dungeon as a punish
ment.
The order was general to the guard,
to report all who complained of hunger,
that they all might be punished.
1t was common tor the prisoners to
say in their cells ut night that they
were so hungry that they could not
sleep.
The beef was always cooked one way
for breakfast, dinner ond supper that
is, it was boiled with carrots usually,
but sometimes with potatoes or alone
into kind of siush, aud was served
In this style at each meal. The guam
tity of food was SO deficient that Many
men suffered hunger nearly all the
time. We may mention among those
punished tor complaining Of hunger,
Alec. Began, Martin Reardon, Flynn,
Pat. McCue, Pruett and Hagarty, and
| not day passed fer weeks at Il time
without many complaints of hunger.
The Captain of the Guard is wholly
unfit for his place. On one occasion
he got drunk, left six cells unlocked,
with three prisoners i'll each cell, went
off to Carson. and did not return till
next morning. This fact was reported
to the warden, but the captain of the
Guard WAS retained.
Some of US resigned because OF sui
len and unfriendly conduct Oh the part
Of the officers, or from disgust; some
were disc Iarged from the Guard after
q long service. simply because we told
the truth when called before the Prison
Board or Legislative Com niittee. While
other men (Ross, McMullin and John
Deal), who had bsen discharged for
cause, were given our places, because
their testimony was favorable to the
Warden yet these men had often, in
our presence, complained OF the mis-
treatment of the prisoners by the Off
GERS.
While most Of us were examined by
the Prison Board, we were not near all
examined by the Legislative Commit
tee, although we were ready and Wiling
20 go before the committee and swear
to all we have stated above.
We wish to state that in all we have
said, we lay no blame to MIR. Clayton,
the clerk. We recognize him as u
worthy officer and gentleman.
AS to Hyman's long cohabita:ion
with the prisoner, Mollle Forshay, we
refer you to the evidence OF Dan. Glas-
sett, JAS. $. Nichols and Mollie For
shay, now on file with the State Prison
Board.
And let us ask right here, why has
this board suppressed this evidence,
when the Senate Investigating Commit
tee referred it to them with request
to print and distribute i'll pamphlet
form, aud the Senate adopted this resd-
luton
We ask by what right this board sup
presses this evidence, under these cir
cumstauces
Al McCAUsLAND,
JOHN RAFFERTY,,
B l.. GREEN.
b. L. GossUCH,
+. A. FARNUM,
JAS. WATSON DoDswoRTH,
GEO. GREEN,
EUGENE LYTLE,
WM. G.. CLEVELAND.
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