The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-23
SOME FACTS.

tsrestins Csmparison-Having i"' 'o"
Years Been Penitentiary Superintendent,
He Tells Clearly what He Knows ABOUT
the Business.
MI. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the 0ou.mi"se
thank you for the opportunity anorueu
me to defend the action of the penitentary
board in the execution Of the leases OF 'he
state penitentiaries, now under consldera'
t:on, tor revocation or approval
The report ofthe board is before you; but
the question in all its bearings is probably
not 80 fully discussed as may be necessary
for A full ana proper understanding oil H.
would not desire to say anything more
than contained in that report, but that the
action of the board In making these leases
has heen and continues to be very severely |
criticised bv some OF the newspapers oil the
state. AS well as by u few individuals.
m Ia nor for me to complain OF any leglt-
,,.te CRITICISM. because the members oil the
hoard are pubic servants, and all their DILL
eial acts should be carefully and critically
endured into. Much OF this CRITICISM mas
been iudulged in by those. who unuoupt,
edly have the public good az heart, anu
much by others who have made gratuitous
insinuaiions In regard to the board de-
bouncing the members as either fools or
knay.s and expressions of like Character.
This class of critics evidently indulge In
vindictiye personal feelings to members OF
The board. which they take this occasion
and means to Crafty. %, ~. os
From my ihtercourse VIZ 60 ,,ta a s;rn
the legislature, | find very rev VINO desire
to either approve or conuolnn .''o s'a, ,I ~
the board, un'n III Pos'e''''" " "' '''
facts. ..,,, on,os;,ion unon
These leases meet WIN oPPo'''''' "'''
various GROUNDS ,,, ,,oro M, ls,ollv
l.. 1t is alleged Una, 'ney VIZ "o oxsrs',sa
made that is, that they were eAeoT rSa
without due notice havinR uuoh sm Mvm. ,,aro
report OF the board SHOWS WliM v,V,aa WA IVA
made to give pubicity W wv 'o'''"s'' "'N
10 secure bidders. A.. hoord od,ortised FIR
IL Is true that 'i's pouiu Nv ~, ia,so,
bids on one OASIS anu eA.o"seI soa a,, az
on another but thls Was oh,y uo son S,v,
several months advert,s.hs, a,.'' nv" af' %
out circulars, alter Wt'.'as ,o.so,s "H n1 II q
several postponemen,s, Wv 'oa ;ndnco h;dS
best efforts an tne a,inu W onlu two ner,
During nearly nVe llohtns' o"s SWo ~
aons wrote, making enquiry vi ''eA''s '"'
formation on ,ne suu9coc, Judge w.
One OF these o9rrespo" Oe, some Nav
n, AVE, ,,;a,s Interested and failed,
a rorA oup,r"''s ,yos Dr. William Nor
Inv o M.,, ill" Tennessec now one of
TOW, VI Eusn,r Il, Grn, of Marrow Ham.
tne nI W. 'asso ~, ~ Rusk nenitentiary.
ny ~ W. Wmninnham g. nils had per-
meS1,s' soi;nod 70 make bids for the lease
on any terms, and IL was much TO my sur
nrise that they were present at our meeting
IN November, and expressed Willingness
10 lease the Huntsville penitentiary, 1t the
basis of lease was modified.
In connection with General Handy they
made several propositions TO lease, which
were rejected by the board, because none OF
these propositions looked to the early con
iinement of an increased number OF con
ylcts in the walls OF the carbohydrates
When the board met on the 10Th OF Novem'
her. II was known that no bius were re-
carved, and he was willing to enter into ne.
potiatiops, and was ignorant OF al
iairs. except as kept informed
through kilograms sent nom AUSTIN, and u
ANY one in Texas had had all idea OF bid
ding on some other basis he certainly could
have mado II known in Time. 1t seems very
strange that il Mr.. Nathan Patton at any
time between June 30th and November 2elt
Ind a desire to bid for the lease that he die
nrfnrfnhtc ifprpthyI met Mr.. Patton NOR,
then once In Houston. and IL ia reasonahl,
Ia s,,nnose that he would have intimate,
lis desire to hid on some bass. knowing a.
he did that was n member of The hoard
The lid made for the Rusk peniten,inr,
in Sentember and rejected was not mad
ON the basis advertised, bet IL was not re-
ieoted on that account
The hoard not having received during nj
mis- time any intimations That there Nor,
any other parties in tho United States wbC
icsired to lease on any terms, and knowine
that II would not have time ia "a. advcriise
and make contracts before january, lSsS
decided that il was hest for the state If nos
aible "a make favorable leases with thr
only narties who had ever exnressed :, do
sirs ~ iease on any terms( rather Than ~
hare Tho state resume On Tia lot ot JanInr,
n tnew Too that If ,ts action wns nj
exaciiy legal il could he cpred
hv the ,soislaturc M other ind;v;dnaIs
bS,v;nc made mronost;ons nt onv LinS !,
was nd, s,nnnsed that tbc Ieoai;tv nS ,h h,
sc,jon NV, ,ronlt no ones,ioncd Tia ;n,; ,mo
tlons were that oyen if Observation-Disclosures