, 1877-02-08
BARBARITY.

How tho Warden of tlln 1a.porte County
tInd.) i'nor"lIouAc isull,inzcs tho I'nupcrs---
Tnies "r Cruelty Nriatcl by Sufferers.
sp<rtat f1pasch 10 The Tribune.
LAroATE, Ind, Feb. 1.-Two ln!srs Of. thcrc-
nbouts north of this city, and on tho summit OF
hill, stands great rambling structure, which,
from TIC o,tatio, presents very neat and COM
Portable appearance. Thu place IA we'll known
and often spoken of, hut, Us Is usually the case,
ant! US 1t Inns been senlarIscd here, ITO lind ont
What IN Uotng otr0ss tho street you lntlst reud
TUE CHICAGO THtnuxE." And hero uguin Tlln
TntnuHg calls tho attention Ut tho people OF
this county to tie aforesaid building aud tho
happcntngs therein unl tlcreabUute., ~.
Tho building referred to Is tho home of tho
paupcrs Of Laporto County, anI Mr. Joseph
Hoffman hus etlargc. 4 few days ago, George
Andrews, mn Inmate OF the Institution, came 10
this city anl swore out warrant fur tue nrrrst
oi Hoffman for assault am! battery. Andrews
complained bitterly Of lis treatment, and his
tacq showed signs OF flarl knocks. l{D([n,ar,
was brought bcfoEc JUSTICE VI thu Peace, a,,u
by the cr0,keA swearing OF q tricnl l.e Wns nc.
HAY not be misrcprescntca, but by belng cleared
by u Justice Vi tho Pcuco docs not necessarily
mako man innocent,
Before t4ts there has como to iho knowledge
Of TMA, TN1nuNE correspondent facts that
showed inl.un.an Treatment to Tho i,,uatcs, hflt
knuWlng tho disposition Of !na,l. to complain,
the reports were not credited. Now, h1wryrr,
alter carefully investigating tic matter, tho
reports prove to he true, aud even worse tAan
WIS supposed, The tart of tho arrest md trial
Of Huffman led TIig TRIBUNE reporter to look
into thu nlattcr, nnl aerortilngIy tho raupers'
holhc received visit frofu lin.
In regard 70 tlle apneatunre Of the house. ~
tar IA seen, all presented fnir appearance OF
ncatnrss, aial all seemed to dwell ioget!icr III
harmony md pcacc. It seemed - 1t this article
Was not t9 ~ wrttri'. hHt, kuowtnga that there
y sas a. "t ynfGa s rs%siay two
esedets 70 Interview SONG Of tho inmates, md
laWs and nsases Us laid dowa BY Hoffman.
,,.W!! William Hubbard waa tha i9st int;rssewe.l.
oLit that cali fully appreciate good treatment.
lls knuws good FROM hal; he suakc decidedly.
ile said; - Wp arc knoekys! around asi.l
whipped with bts raMhLlr, anl isade work
tlugs."
Gcorgc CHM GAME next. lie |. un Intelligent
MD man. well cdutatcd. llc sa!tI: IAN Hub
me; hr knows won't stand t., hut l,e wlups
tic resi- Ala pounds tltrIl uruulh ll tbs tlules
Then .catt,e .antone CaElk sia. Lie EXPRESSED
great Feltistanec to Eve my luiorniattoll- liz
hWtIle hs becanu tnuse communicative, and ttlll
Vi Ills treatment. le sull; :. We arr u!t whip
pel-womc., and uii: wc uun't gel bali rIuu:;n
to cat; have to wurk all day aud to besl with
out supper great many thugs: We don't Know
wllut TO I9, mud can't .ln any'hing. Wo are all
nlrulI III Hu4Mau. tls whilis Us With btx rAw.
hide; ti,o lash Is all wus, oil, us,l Ilc uses the
khick, heavy stoxk. liz uaes eiub Or anything
ho xqn get Ills hands ou, u,,d knuSks us down,
lni kicks ,ts.n
uthers confirmed these statements, a,.l they
aru pereuns who knuw, uild, though paul
tan apptevlats, fair trHatl4euk.
Thu iacuple vt the souuty tso not know OF the
tnhunsaa Treatment of our poor, aud 1t IL to ia
tnycsttsatrd BY tbs pEopcr authorities, aid tnls
uA1n Hs'uNAu EIadh to Atep down aud out. lie
las friends wlu will colue lutp court atla swual
~ viii Enoet tcucIt ium, as wus doue Ut the
trla! tie o.ucr day.
The local ,,4Icrs have heard nothing uf this
II will he all ncws to them, but now. after II
] ~, been exIAs.d By TuH TxlHUSE, they vii
| blntle W 2u1 a4I for cllusc.