Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

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I put prisoners in the solitary, did not usual
tell them what they were put in for, Away
+ let them out when they confessed thei
e fault; had had prisoners ask him to te
them what they were put in for, SO the
might know what to confess to; had &c
: duced their raions, that they might b
brought to terms sooner; to get them int
the shops to work and not lose their labor
f bad reduced rations rs low rs IN ounce c
bread and cup of water for 81 hours, didn'
: know but rs small a piece rs 4 man
} thumb, had kept them till they would rec
and sta"Gcr some when they came out
did not think they ever had to carry on
out, did not think he ever kept man in
month, believed 90 days WAS the longcs
time.
One of the ovcrscerS who complained 0
kccfcs being disrcspcctful and saucv
when asked if kccfc was any more so t
him thar lie was to Kccfe, declined to an
swer, and when asked whether he cursed
and Sworc at the prisoners, again declined
to answer. The reader who has followed
SO far can Judge something Of the tcstmO-
ny on which Luil was convicted. and rs tC
the Improperly OF the presence of prison
ers rs witnesses, which the Times seems
to see. 1t may be said they We're there in
accordance to law. and in pursuance of a
writ OF habcas corpus issued by the court,
addressed to the superintendent of the
prison, ordering him to produce item in
court, and when duly examined were re-
turned by order of die court to the iuris-
dctlon of the prison authorities, and any
question of the legality or propriety seems
an lmpertinenc", and Il reflection OH the
court. 1t does seem, rs the Stdndtrd says.
that Mr.. Bailey has gotten the emnitv of
those connected with the prison, though
he omitted to mention tie most numerous
class, the prisoners
Lull is more Fortunate. He has the good
will of keepers, oversccrs, etc. is they
testified that they had subscribed to the
fund raised for his defence.
Possibly there are some in the state WHO
DO not look on the contractors rs the par
ties for whose benefit the discipline of the
prison should be administered or at the
making II 4 source of profit to the state as
the highest aim and ultimate end to be
sought. 10 such we may say. the writer
IS an utter stranger to all parties concern
ed-Bailcv, I.ull, all keepers. overseers,
contractors or their friends, but who heard
the evidence and writes, that if possible
o'i.' nl'Ie I"o' may come from II TO those
tortnn9l. IN han@ o'1' f ~" ,h
weakness and wickcdnc~s which makes
such confinement necessary.
l'l!e ana reason mere shonld be "oubly
H.. mon,. rro ,.''''''' i''tNe" II i'>s!ps
aooins, others !. ma Ice ,,;,,,n .r,;,,s,
himself and an honest life. the easier and
better one. toward which those un1er
whose care he is placed. are cndcayorinr
to direct his steps in I'LL kindness and care
IN H. 'i1Is we" no" iFiGhtfui the cVlatnce OF
=, ,,.nnn: vi - ~ ii'' y'S' p"ii e''
neglect"
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w., ',,l.;. 'oI'| ''',' 'n'' 'ilci
thoucht of the vi>c,t and most n.articai
men in the >t1te than that of THE discipline
thd management OF our state retormatory
'-, ''.' VII" ''Ie '-'SI9 azure
consideration ana a.,i1n
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