, 1880-08-12
Particulars Of the Recent Murder
of Holden Near Herki.
tner, N. ",
An Extensive Robbery III st. Joseph &
Denver City Railroal Sc.
curltses.
a Prominent Philadelphian Official
Leaves His Creditors in tho
Lurch.
A Wausau, Wis, Dentist Closes an Oppo-
-sision Office with Shotgun.


ALLEGED PRISON OurRAoEs,
Special DtspateA to The Chteago Tribune,
BosroS, Aug. li.-The Governor a,ld Coun-
ell VIII tomorrow make public their report
ona recent Invest CATION Into the State Prison
management. They Will exonerate the War
den nnf Deputies from charges Of neglect of
duty, lnck ot business capacity, extrava-
ounce III purchasing supplies, and the
shooting of conyfcts,-eyidenca on the
latter charge showing that tho officers acted
III sclf-tlcfensc, especially iii one case where
they were exposed to MI attack from m ex-
cited convict, who was rushing at thom will
an open knife and MI iron bar, and the
discipline of the whole prison was at
stake. Tho Warden Is censurcd for
strl'Rlng up convtcts. II was not proved
that prisoners IN this position wcro without
food or water, but 1t was proved that while
hanging In this position they Ind III some III
Stances not been allowed 10 attend to
the calls of nature, and this must be char
acterizcd as inhuman and barbarous. I'm this
poelut the Warden frankly stated that Ito had
given no Instructions, but said lie Ind sup
posed Ills officers would themselves have
ses!sa enough to grant a request for such rc-
nef. anl further snid lig had no more thought
i he hAd put convict In their ctargs
for transportation OIL n railroad train. COil-
vlcts hayc been kept III solitary confinement
II t!fk eels from fifteen to twenty ays and
,'G'I1 y!sion , w!tl !lercaftcr be rnale for d
ala!iy sllarses q GTuta,ity ''S towaf,ls nris
sick and !nsalie conyIcts. And tho Council
sny TINT for ,years there have been men In
fhe Slate Prison subject to prison dIscip-
line, under treatment of Prison officers, who
could not be blamed for regarding them ns
refractory c0nyIcts; wliereas, fiji fact, tlcy
should have been patients IN M insaiie-nsy-
!isa under Inndlcal treatment, or regarded rs
oamna o,e.s Gf asease As necessary co.lse-
doubtedly bren llnrsher trentment on the
part Of some Of tho prison oficrrs in tying
such conyfcts to the bars, In handling tlienl,
nlld n ntl!er ways, ttlnll would hive been
}ustiliable had thelr mental condition been
olti prison, nothing Gnu justify the inllunatl,
outrageous, md horrible manner iii wllcii
hc wns driver, from his cell with o rcd-llot
POKER rIho scenn is discrel ttahlo to tho
tSt ocsr WITTY Ma yayse Me5e p a,a to eyefy
The Warden test!!leg tint hc l!snpproved ii
resigned. for committing Il. Will regard 10 |
most of tue nlleged casea Of brutal blows
tsnp ff1ek pff1neas r. so BY oissrs I'm ~ t aso ths
Kinks mouth, tho DEATH Of 1lnyes from In.
III tho cruel confinement Of. Fos-
ter seyeAty-1lne. days. tho putting OF SlnItl, |
~ big baek on tho lIoor Of lis ccll viii, lis
,ges 1n II tlTd up t. tl1o door. the strnxlnE
without food or water. nlld many slmiiar
Instances, the charges arc .unWarranted and |
unsupported. The examiners believe Gen,
Chamberlain Is trying to do his duty, and Ills
eeSoaigf9tion es a.; from the awful charges. pre-
gratifying to t!,oBe who know him as
brilliant nrlIy officer,