The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-24
Notable Absence of Aaditor Nalker->uit
Against Warden Wills, Etc.


JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, Jan. l9.-The peni-
Tertiary committee of the senate held q
meeting this afternoon, but transacted 20
business OF importance. The programme
for the occasion, as is stated IN last nights
dispatches, was the examination OF state
Auditor Walker, the president OF the board
of prison inspectors. For some rea-
son he did not appear AS he has betn
for several months the Jealous investi-
gator of the alleged Irregularities in the
management of the prison, and is supposed
to be overburdcned with Information, his
plea of"unpTepared" as an excuse for his
absence seems very strange. 1t leads one
10 conclude that while the state auditor
pursued the warden with singular zest, he
has decided disrelish for filing the role OF
the investigated himself, an outcome OF his
inquiSitorial tendencies he did not ioresee
last fall, when he wanted everything con-
nected with the prison laid open to the
world.
The committee now have all the docu-
ments asked for their possession, and will
proceed in the taking of oral testimony
They will first call before them each OF the
board of inspectors, and it is reported that,
in order to convince Mr.. Walker of the ne
ccssity of his presence, at their next meet
ing very polite but very plain request IN
the shape OF a note has been delivered to
him to the effect that the committee
will expect the pleasure of his
company at their seance next
Monday afternoon. A similar request
for his attendance Tuesday afternoon will
probably be delivered to Mr. Chappell on
Monday, while Acknowledgement Mcintyre
will have an opportunity to meet the com
mittee on Wednesday afternoon.
The house committee on pententlary
met this afternoon and again this evening,
There was nothing done by the committee
except to listen to the reading of deposit
tons OF the warden, deputy warden and
commissary, regarding the management,
discipline and contracts for provisions, and
prices paid therefor by the officers of the
prison. Yhe committee resolved upon q
thorough investigation, and will tomorrow
ask for power to send for persons and
| papers.
ANXIOUS FOR A LAWSUIT.
Reference was made last night to a prose
cuuon begun on Warden Willis as a sort
of side-Show to the investigation now il
progress. The facts are as luIl1W W. S
Pope, of this city, with whom Auditor
Walker boards, and who was the origina
Investigator of the prison investigation, ha!
been searching for something which would
enable him to get the warden into court
He succeeded finally in unearthing NJ
old judgement for $500 of eight years
standing against Perry & CO., former
lessees of the prison. Warden Willis wa
one of these lessees, and when they failed
all of the firm but himself took advantag,
ofthe bankrupt act. this lett him to beal
the burden of the debt hanging over tn,
firm. Mr.. Pope found an unpaid judg
meut for $500, and to-day had the sherif
levy on Colonel Willis property to satisfy
it, expecting that it would be resisted
and a lawsuit would result. In this he wa
disappointed, as the warden told the sherii
to set aside what was exempt as homesteat
property and sell the rest under the execu
ton. This the officer did, and Mr.. Pop
will realize what this property brings OF
his judgment.
The house committee will report sub
stitute for Brady's pawnbroker's bill, pre-
hibiting pawnbrokers from loaning none
to, or receiving pledges from, minors
They will also report on the bill incrcssin
the penalty Tor carrying concealed weapons
A bill TOR prohibiting the teaching Of an
but the English language in the publ
schools otthe state will, it is said, be intrt
duced Monday.
Colonel Granville Adkins arrived lror
st. Joseph to-day, bringing with him til
portrait OF Ex-Governor Robert Stewar
which he this afternoon presented to Go
ernor Crittenden for the state. This DO
trait will adorn the walls of the executl,
office. 1t is in handsome frame, and co
the liberal citizens of st. Joseph $ll0.
[Globc- Democrat.