The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-11-08
Stokes STORIES
Contradeted ir0ugOut BY an ON sa I Of
xne Aubnrn Pr son.
From the New York World

A reporter of the World sought sn inter
view yesterday with one of the state prison
inspectors with regard to the statements
made by Stokes to the reporter of this paper
after his release from state prison on Satur-
day last. Calling the gentleman's attention
TO the conversation in question the reporter
asked:
What truth is there in the assertion OF
Stokes that if he had been willing TO pay
81, 500 he need not have been transferred
frsm Sing Sing 10 Auburn
HE draws upon his Imagination entirely
There is not a scintilla of fact 10 foand THAT
statement upon"
- He claims TO have fed the officials, and
TO have obtained thereby undue privileges
Is that true?'
He did have extra privileges, and when
this present board came into power they
found him in the enjoyment Of them, and
they tried at once to limit and reduce them
but they found that at Sing Sing ii was i'm
possible to do this, and that was the reason
he was sent to Auburn. We sent
for Stokes and told hun he must re-
form these things, thst we could not
tolerate them; but this monition was of no
effect, As, whenever he saw an opportunity
to do il without observation by the promi-
nent officials, he would disobey Us. We had
no wish to be harsh with him, but We were
obliged to insist on his conformity TO the
prison rules"
"Since Mr.. Stokes removal to Auburn has
he still been able to purchase those privileges
which he thus obtained at Sing Singg"
mo, sir; and there is where the shoe
pnches. At Auburn his money has been of
no use to him."
We'll, he still managed to remain in the
hospital?"
NO, he did not 1t is untrue. this st
ment that he makes that he RENAME atd
al % u
Was he put 10 work while there?'
NO, We did not put him to work, because
We had 500 idle men, and he still had
slight touch OF the asthma
He says that he never ate mouthful OF
prison food, but paid for all he received, and
had good food?'
IT'S simply false He ate the prison fare
regularly, and ii is good, healthy food
please tell ME what sort OF q thing this
'paralyzing jacket is of which he speaks?r
There is no such thing known in any of
the state prisons. or used or seen. There is
no such thing in existence in connection
with the prisons 1t is real only in Mr..
Stokes very fertile Imagination. Mr.. Stokes
has an i'll will toward Governor Tilden.
While at Sing Sing, whenever he got an OPP
portunity of an interview with the warden
he would endeavor TO persuade him that he
could be discharged without his commuta-
ton paper going to the governor at all. He
did not want TO be beholden to
the governor for anything. The
fact is he is free man now by the grace
of the prison officials and of Gov
ernor Tilden, because he had disobeyed the
rules frequently, and we could have charged
up punishment enough against him to have
prevented him receiving his communication,
and 80 have held him there for year longer,
but We did not desire TO do So L am glad
you have called, for otherwise we probably
should not have thought 1t worth while to
notice Mr.. Stokes statements. We are used
to being abused and suppose ought 10 ex-
pect il.
mo rogue eer felt the halter draw
With good opinion OF the law"