Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-09
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IA SIBERIA IN TEXAS. Shocking Cruelties On a
 Poor Farm. THE ILLESS OF PRINCE BISMARCK, A Cranky Nature Retarding
 His Recovery NO MALLS FOR THE LOTTERIES. The Order of Postmaster
 Key Renewed.
 THE WEST.
 Illinois.
THE WEST.
 Illinois.

Mtniaturs Siberia Horrible CrueItfes
 on a Poor Farm in Texas-The Inm ates
 Treated More Like Beasts Than Men.
 CHICAGO, July 8.-A Dallas, Texas, special
 to the United Press says intense excitement
 and indignation prevails among the county
 officials and the community at large over re-
 ports alleging brutal and criminal manage
 ment of the county poor farm where large
 numbers of convicts are sent to work ont
 fines and sentences for misdemeanors and
 minor crimes. It is charged that the prison
 CTS are overworked, brutally treated and even
 that some have been murdered by inhuman
 guards and that no inquests have been held
 on any prisoners dying there. The Daily
 Times sent a reporter to the farm and vicini-
 ty and interviewed farm officials, convicts
 and the best citizens of the county, and if
 the statements in the two columns reported
 are true the Dallas county poor farm is a
 miniature Siberia of torture. John St. Clair
 was sent there on 15O days sentence for
 stealing coat. He died few days ago and
 the cause reported as sunstroke, but other
 convicts said guard named R. M. Watson
 knocked him down with 8 club because the
 prisoner claimed he was sick and not used to
 hard work. The farm physician, Dr.
 Potter, attributed the death to sunstroke
 but no inquest was held. John Sheeder, 8 citizen, declares his intention to have the remains exhumed and an inquest held at
 his own expense. Lewis Able, g convict,
 died in the poor farm jail for lack of atten-
 tion. Dr. Potter said that on the 27th or
 2sth of June he and H. F. Keith saw Mrs.
 Se,,Iw
 an eleven year old female, e,who!was!!av voluntary servant of her father. Andrew Mcdonald, an invalid pauper, for no greater provocation than that the girl was swinging on the gate.
 The weapon used by Mrs. Kinnen was @ piece of board. The little girl got away from her and ran screaming under her fathers bed. Mrs. Kinnen pursued and dragging her out by the hair said ssYou little devil.'' On the day preceding Mrs.
 Kinnen beat the little girl with piece of rail. The doctor said the farm was carried on by brute force and that the convicts worked fourteen hours 8 day. Noah Rich ardson, an ex convict, now in the employ of Dr. Nishenor, says he was loaded. flown with eighty pounds of chains which were kept on him till he left. He said he worked the best he could, but the guard, Charles Cummings, kept cursing him and finally started to strike him with heavy stick which he carried He (Noah) raised his hoe on the guard, who drew his pistol and marched him to his ell, where Kinnen took the stick and beat him badly. The guard, who was soon afterwards discharged, told MT. Peyton he was only teasing Noah to see if he would resist Noah says convicts were fed on leaves of cabbage, pork and corn bread. They had coffee of 8 morning, potatoes twice a week and no supper Sundays. When the grand jury came down on their periodi- cal visit of inspection to the farm they had onions, beans, white bread, cabbage and a real good dinner. MT. Peyton, an old and prominent citizen, says Superintendent Kin nen always prepares for the grand jury by intimidating the prisoners. New convicts are instructed to tell visitors they are well treated or suffer the consequences. One Hutchins feels so outraged that he has ex- pressed willingness to assist in lynching Superintendent Kinnen. All sorts of re- ports can be heard in the neighborhood and the above are given as samples. An official investigation and sensational developments are anticipsted