The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-16

worked two weeks about q n0nth since
hauling rock for the new jail ate with I'M
prisoners several times; had plenty Oharle
Oummins, a guard .old me he had 10 b.
rough with the prisoners had 10 let theI
know that he was bofs; don't think guard
are unnecessarily cruel, they work nine Il
eleven hours per day on the farm; they
came In TT 1880 q. M, ato, and then shaded
under a tree, near the jail one ana nal
hours; Cummihs s,d h had 10 hit prison
ers sometimes. and said 81. Clair woulC
sbirk iswotk; was not used to work, but
looked stout; think Kinnin good pool
farm man. as good as could bt
got; have learned that NOAH
Richardson was bad negro; some
want Kinnin out more on account o.
prejudice than otherwise. think in fact
Kinnin could not be less harsh to prisoners
than he is.
Lived one-fourth of a mile from the farm
for six years; Kinnin does not demand
work unreasonable of prisoners; prejudice
is at the bottom of these charges growing
out OF law suits; DR.. Kitchener is said to be
meddlesome by some; have heard oil no
complaints against DR.. Potter; prisoners
live better than majority of the people;
they don't work as hard as l do; they
don't work hard and appear to be Ignorant
of work; they 90 work at about sun-up
and take out at 1l:30; work about 10 hours
per day; don't know how st. Clair died;
didn't look like he was used to work; don't
think the way he worked that he could
be overworked.
JOHN s. ROLLINS.
Live two miles from the farm; been on
farm some times; | know nothing as fact
concerning the management OF the farm;
have heard rumors to the effect that the
prisoners were cruelty treated-talk IN
Hutchins is to that effect; don't know as
fact anything about how the prisoners are
treated.
PHIL DIBERELL.
Have worked On farm as nired man three
or four months; never saw prisoners kicked
and cuffed; saw Kinnin hit prisoner with
q walking-stick, but not very hard; prison
ers have good grub; L worked in harvest
and threshing this year; saw st. Clair; he
looked stout; they didn't put more work on
him than , other y, prisoners rise G;onn de
o had CHAINS Sn eight worked or ten R1"adi
don't think Noah Richardson is reliable
he is ouarrelsome and lazy; everybody don't
think DIR. Potter is a good physician; have
been in the Jail; never saw it washed out
Mr.. Kinnin is a good farmer; hits prisoners
when they don't work. he don't work them
in the cold and rain; there is stove IN the
jail.
ROBERT GEORGE.
Lives at Hutchins; knows of the manage
ment of farm only by observation; have
heard that Kinnin was cruel to prisoners
this is gossip and general talk; don't posi-.
lively know of anyone who knows as a fact
of the treatment Of prisoners; judging from
hearsay. l don't think pris
oners are properly treated; don't
think white and colored prisoners
should be chained together; such has been
done; don't think Kinnin and Dr.. Potter
are on good terms, on account OF kinnln's
having reported Potter for dereliction OF
duty; Kinnin is good farmer; think the
Dallas Times published what its reported
was told.
DR. POTTER.
Have been poor farm physician for TWEEN
ty-two months; my duty is to wait on the
sick; have been no nurses provided the
court has been asked to furnish hospital
steward, bat has not done it; don't think
the sick are properly attended to think
the blame is on The court foi
not having the sick attended to: Kinnir
treats the sick we'll he don't work the
prisoners for the benefit of the paupers
beds and rooms are now about as usual; IL
is rumored that Kinnin is hard on the prls
opers: don't know why there is so much
talk and rumor; don't think Dallas Times
reported me correctly, altogether; sa"
Mrs. Kinnin whip the little girl. Mary NC
Donald; she called her little devil, !" OF
something like it; did not hear the ticks
saw the marks; would not think them very
brutal; some would think so and some not
| knew st. Clair; he was brought to thu
house in a comatose condition; he died o
snn-stroke: was well when he came to tb'
farm except a sore foot; | saw no marks OF
st, Clair; the stroke was the result
of his being in the sun at work
prisoners are lett in Jail when they arr
sick; think prisoners play Oil sometimes
il is not usual to hold inquests on the poo
farm: all people don't like any one docto
or any other professional man; l dom
think the sick paupers are properly fed an'
otherwise attended to; l think pauper
could and should be better managed; they
ought to have a table, and their bedding
might be much improved; don't thinl
from what have heard that Noah Rich
ardson is reliable; st. Clair had on on.
chain when sun-struck; did not tell Noal
Richardson that he needed a beating ant
! mt 10 work: | examined st Clair very
closely: he had small scratch on the bacl
of his neck; did not look like ring-worm
| noticed this scratch previous 10 81
Clair's sickness and death; l don't thlnl
the ticks st, CLAIR received had anythinl
whatever to do with his death; prisoners di'
not say anything TO me about the lick
when St. Clair was brought to the hous'
the day he died.
II. L. BRUNDRAZE.
live near Lancaster; 7 arrested Noal
Richardson on one occasion and found hin
very unruly and hard to manage; had =
| handcuff him; he is the worst 1 ever hand
| led. he is considered bad negro at Dallas
don't think be is truthful; have been a
the farm few times and never saw Mr.
Kinnin mistreat prisoners; never saw
guard strike prisoner.
DIR. STONE.
Lived in Hutchins seven or eight years
don't know how the poor farm is run, blu
| II reports are true the prisoners and pauper
are not very well treated-but reports may
not he true; / only wait on Mr.. kinnlni
| family here at the farm; didn't see Times
report; 1 think prejudice has something Il
do with the charges and talk.
R. NJ. WATSON
was employed ss guard on farm seyentee
days; my quitting work was mutuai %
tween Kinnin and myself: my instruction
were TO make prisoners work, bnt 10 trea
them kindly; got along well, but expecte
trouble with Noah Richardson; the rayin
was a hot place we worked in on the ZJtn
Kinnin told me TO work light told 10
prisoners not TO work very hard; st. Ola
sighted bis work and struck him acros
the hips, like; Owens said. 81; Clair wa
ipossumin';" St. Clair said be had ne
done a hard DAYS work in his life until b
came 10 the farm and put down his hoe an
lay down; did not know or think be W.
sick: when got ready to go 10 the hous
sd. Clair was unable to get up; be did NJ
Law in the sun overtwenty or thirty minute
the report TO the effect that i said didn
like 70 guard on account OF having 70
brutal 10 prisoners, is not a fact; We worke
about eleven 10 twelve hours per IA
Noah Richardson Is q bad character; is y z
ard hard 70 get work out Of; Sc. Clair die
Of sun-stroke; don't think am any way
responsible Tor his death; Don y Know y. no
ne banners are cared for; the Dallas Time
report Il not correct as regards myself
Times man said 10 me, There IL not
much sensation in this thing az L thouri
there vas.r did MT strike 81. Clalr Dl
noe and then on the hips. I was trying