, 1876-01-08


them Ut tho expanso Of tho State, md then rnr.
chasing them OF hfnHetf 70. tho State; ttlst
he had an intereet III tho boef-contracs and
that 10 was acccptinH and paying, for ,nfe:1of--
fa,thfu1. it APPEARS, and too notca. not only in
reference to Whstn. bit aiso ~ reference to
iiHii and his man Sleeper. vito At the ti'o wore
t.is pasa of tho noarl+ The ,'aeea agaanst Wtse",
iaa'to out;a htrunR ca5o N siio haanu ot TO
TIL: EoT..s TAKEN AHA1HsT NA1.t
wore laid before :he 1sonrd Under oath. showing
that It bad heen tho custom, OF Hall ht1a
sleeper TO walk away with haass' chtlnka
hud occasionally fow pounds of fresh atoak, Gil
tho property OF tto Alasc. 1t tie time It wns
tho custom Of tho prison tnaaagenlent to POLL
employee their provisions, and it sas rule that
,7,ateyer WA 10 Eo1d should be reported as tho
office anu taargod. Tho nrEc1cs That South
worsh'u mon 1latcl as being tslten OH daring
s,eriu1 Of Eavcral 1uontlia wcco no. 70 chnf1od,
P1t i.o made n tsSit Ia tia Haaru OF tho dates
rrd iterae, from which tho following III extracted.
Eh,wi,if: tho amount of Iccnlasfon for January,
1874:
,sa. 1l-IIs! anA Sleeper, one ham each.
1a9. ,f-+1!1pt h1t: sf nod.
Jan. 1G-itl, s7sx uf nuAr.
J.u. it;-Als .prS. baa'el q be1ns.
A. 1,n. III III II. II. fsri e., t';es''' i, ~
Jan. sl-lfallt IL poIA!. pC ftea:.
iris. GH-lseIHs tac Eaul anu dried bee!.
jan. 19--uaii, 70 lnun'ts Of steIk.
Thu sc1u.t OF this rhnHinG to tho Board was
Tint Mr. iin!! Was .o1 tram the sie.cs.it5 Of
carrying any more provisions M for the support
1t lis tam!lyhy having liua move them to Tho
prison. tar which thoro ai,H.srr to DO no antot-
ity Of law Or precedent. The exposure hnl hav-
prai otacr- cHncts. but dill Nc: .sHceeet II
causing Hall u Slec:er to sacate t'!oir
:'ofttiuna. Quo Ga. tto diecharso Of tho
:nluy,asnr, a:,i anolnor tho r,oa1ulsa.ion Of En
ustlcs asa'nst II.II'a lnftrloa sasing PROVISIONS
from tlo ii,4t;tutoD. aud against the Hssts caa-
u1nf-t Il in
connection with tho prison. Tho effect WAS, no
,iouut wla.euumo, 10 iat o. t: corrected husinehs
lazltv. which Ta1 a!inoHt criminal for there IL 10
telling tlle nSlnllut Of gaosfa that had boen car
10 Eaipel from lilo fact that aftor The order lad
oee,! is=uca t'.n Warden says lle found 1t ncces-
Hary to Ilri:ltGiY pl1ea wttclHan nScr thu
Wartlan's iIeala, "here tho rro:iatona were
aesrcd. to g;!aed aSits: tho Feasibility oe con,
uare soiog III lllcEe, a1td tho aan Haa there at
Tho ti1ir OK tho reporters visit.
The conduct OF tAe tutora1aus tn tda eS11-
tn,rc hoyaycr, 10 whtc! IL LII believed A,urra- IN.
i parts.-and which laet ia, pc.s:c!u. tiso real
folnaatioE for tho war botHce. Iinti n1l Mur-
rsr,--ougl.t to have hull: h!nl up tn Ito coat-
dc4to and o,tcoal Of tho management, bM: 1t did
1a., sittt tesattcd 10 fiaHB Advantage Nosnttst-
i. lnang what las lpen Aail against Hall III tho
llnsa iD7 lo rcscae IL can DO sad OF l,isu. aud
To Lis vrrlf, that alt tia pubic Know OF
t:Ir PARDON l;us1SEss
Of ssa<ia,ical charac:ar Is hIa AaissTork. 1ic
uav 10 aceuaed Of troaciert to thu nn-
sl:ors:ies anl to tho Governor ot THO
State III Wow OF sIo prcscrrng tho Bnule
c..rscs aIaisia. ono nf his fallow.n.licor3 and
Iryins IL l,hyn Aia, Iisult'aed therefor but ho
lie phrou list. lot which these hasing tho good
Of noeiu:y as heart ai|l doyously thank him sis.
ont Ro;pn5 to question lliB motives OF to ILL
aulre into the braliB bct"eou him aud hs CO.
watkerd.
After eo!tiny pretty scnosal insight into tho
informal <;4scue.ons uf thu institution. a!Ia into
tho rpiostslA llansnratfd no!N! llstaatns thosc,
tt,, reporter then took NJ Glow handed hin
kindly bcfJre leaving Chicago. lfo had !earnod
TINT t1u n,atter Of pccufation NJ the lnsti'utan
had not becu conlacl to tho taking tH OF t,a1tu
surreptit1olely bv employees, but t'lat th1ru EaH
possibly AL equally ...... ...-.....
scElous 1EAk.al t.; THE onlulsAh PURCHASE
oE tic satnc, especially whcro thoy worc npt do
h,oscd on es'utraeta publicly let. Tile seusle-
man liariHg cliafga OF tho PURCHASES, wiio Ii
known III stewatd. MN found on inquiry to 10
comparatively stranger III fthltentlaiy hia-
tory, aad whoso coadectioa With tho institution
| and since, s!,e bte"l:s.s OF vl1:t "as
bo u persu'sai friend OF the Nafdett's, and tt
was claimess by some that ho was largely ,nstru-
[ ncntnl in SECURING his appointment II wRa aiho
tnu,A TINT ho hau bcsn for ycars identified With
local 9eIitles il. certain PORTIONS OF tlis Slate,
n.,d hold places VI profit aud trust as Spring
.iel1 aud beside llad 6oE.o military glory which
| l!aTe all su!aapptoaensioa, his nasne waa J. L..
ltatnl!ton, nna no appouta to hsvo reached years
OF discretion ,caay Sis1s'saafs ago. Tho a!tega-
/ tnnA tho reporter vaB III pOsBG5son Ut HotO III
! effect that htr. Hamilton had bccu receiving
| 4 yt:ltY I.A1HjE rlHCESTAAE
1 ou many Of hla pnrEhGicB for the institution,
a,.tl that 4e had thereby gnncd considerable
wealth, to tho !e.es.ntns oy tho State. 1hs
charges were Of tho must dellntto cl,araetCr,
rad tho erstleuco Wss sad to bo ddot!ntort&fy, s,
mud 4 matter uf rccotl, beth At tho ptisoll am
III Chicago, aud waut 10 rltaw shat Hamilton had
received ol certain purchases from IL 70 30 res
cent. 10 tl,e roporteE, from tho tnFasslgalsunh
iis tad t,ado prior tu his Walt, there waa "
doabt Of tic trthtulnosh Of thu charge. and hi,
eonY,cttuns wcte Strengthened by fow tIuoa
tions dcxscFously put by the Warder
wiiol. Questioned a. to whotlcr he knoN
t IL t'so Course Of tho ,sorSies he betraysd h,s
suspicion, at laaYt, by asking whether tho re
porter had reference 70 ti.e pqEcllhsB ot u cor
taiu article, but tllas lo wah ontirey ignorant u
ts fact1 iti tho cdao he eyiaenced by ilA undue
Ing Ia connection taofeHtttl that II ho could u
conylncuh that anything Of lha lind had beos
going TIL he wou)a dlam|aa Hamilton a
ohce. whoshes tie su1ouns OF tho rfeztng wa
! great or ANAL. lla Wan assured IN return eta
tl.e information In tue possession OF the report
ct wna eatIrelY ralab|a, and that ha had III hi
pockot tbs dates. narusa, mud amount, hut lin
fhDy could not 10 then RtToa for tho reason tlia
OF SECRECY. lilo still npponred incrotlnlous
but ex!4!bltsl lahta 10 sea all IN p.int, raltu1
. asify his datctntnstsoa to hayo MI honsst a.,t
sconom,e administration Of affairs ut all hazardt
RNd tiB resrot that llis oGotts had come 20 ia
aa,oIt Of Hticceta NJ to make tho publication q
such chnsges poysibl8.
Tho xRY
| MR.. HAMILTON APPEARS TO HATC coxDucrIp ut
TRANSACTIONS
Ia vary dllyaFoat from s1xt of tho othur omnoyes
. 1t apreArs tlsnt whom ho wanted certain a,tirl
for tho institution IN the purchase Of which h
thought he ought to haso percentage. he calle
u, q Lhir1 party, took . run IL chicago sud Ill
work wss aons. Tho third party maIo thu our
r chaso for him in tho .sama ct the lHtnoi
State renitent!ary, aud tho eoods were shipped
! otc. 70 lllnsl,ate, Hamilton Hants l,g0
p0nntis Ut surar. lie BoeH Jo,'es and Jone
makes tho purchase for A,p, Gay 1t the r4lo q
. u cents per pound. lilo sugar IL shipped t
tho rEtsou billed 1t 10 cents. aud q dratt lolloH
for $loo. Tho sugar is charged Oh the books {