Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-24
RUSK PENITENTIARY.
The Convicts Numerically Whipped
A Prisoner Shot Down by
the Guards.
The Quantity Of Food Sufficient, bat the
Quality Of an Inferior Grade-Bouldy
Bread Served.

AUSTIN, Ten, Feb. 28-The follow
ing in regard to the treatment and
food Of the convlcts at the Rusk peni.
Tertiary, Is taken from the report of
the Joint committee of the senate and
house, appointed to investigate the
management, operation and condition
of the Texas state penitentiarles, and
to make such suggestion as to
their future management as they
might deem necessary:
Thocommitteo visited the ennyicts al their
ceIls, ana found serious complaints as TO I'M
..es tLnent oil the oonylcis. In many in.
say cruel, and tho discipline extremely TigId
where whipping, as n punishment, h6s been
~ Inlhls' ertd; me statements Of the convic ~
moved "a THE number OF lashes ranged III
Inc way ~ IN turiy 10 one hu dIed and f,i.ty
rms punlshmnnt was sdmlnistered for ~ .
Tempt ii on he part OF the convicts TO escape.
.hd lor other violations OF the rules ana r. ,
plhtlons OF the penltentiary A portion ~
,he committee examined the backs of con.
Yiots alleged 70 have been whipped, and saw
sea!s Indicating that their flesh had been Ior.
Grated ana the skin broken.
IN thlH connection your committee yvould
sla'e lnat some Time during the fall OF $50 a
guard under the 1 flowing clroumgta n,,ss.
ne convict had been commanded 10 EnbmIt
toa @hlpping;whlle:be ny whipped ho broke
a"hy l,oIn inc guard aud we Ton 10 yyhnt
thry call the run-aounu,, in militia 49, 49,
OF the cells, He was O. mmBnded ia q 80
u o9 nm ~ a .nbmi to whipping: no protest.
they would kill him The unda,,s . w t,',e
hlnId Hughes, told HIM that he V0uid fon
Hntr ms temper " his life or body; al this
dow, from the effect OF which The ~ IN, ~
G S q ~ aled ia day ar two An inonest
was htld over his hudy, and a guard aan,c5
Nh W, ,eSstlneu AZ Tue INQUEST that ne shot
M uial, maj guatd Is still in the employ Of
VIZ peul, en- lafy a. guard. There were tyvn
witnesses v no siaied To Inc commItfee ID, AZ
vho,,o w t.9 sh9 ing lhey went 10 The spot
MheIe ioodAll Ieli and found n chair-ronpd
takor and knife. The excuse for shnni
~ hlm was, that no was going 10 sscs,'a
q IN nv top III Inc building From *.
aiLlIAilon OF the building and the enclosn1s
around I, he COMMITTEES are Fatlsfisd tLa1
ne GOULD not have iiuRily escaped frn,,, ~
ooiriot ' ,y hne JON committee are of the
OplhIph hal snch killing was Wauton anS
Srutl, anu manifested a disregard AZ hn,,,sS
Of I'm " - 9ar opinion that the conduct
0,os guard VINO did the killing, and snsb
pu I,i hlh a. were NJ or In re and privv 10 he
killing should be tuljecled To c,o 20 t i,,
Nehugation. GLOSS IN
Numbers OF convieIS yol,,,...,
complaints TO member or hn go, ~, W i
Ieshrl 20 the food; aud tha com n ny -. y,
,pdI,i iiHus ma me committee inyestiosfed
hav mi m
heIh or COW cts The qneniity sesis NJ ~
, psen snIlcleni but me quality, nv he
inca ~ en- ny ,tesunony Of an c6nylcB exam
mn s Yr !, ~ the sta emsnt OF those Who Vol.
VerS ma '~tps osIre the committee, WIS
=, 49, ueu ihe bresd was fnnde vi 4 cnid
elsmbSS I hi was was frequently cold; nonldy ana
meats Se, nsiSte ~ yea 10 the oonvicts THE
,.,ss -. - tohelatof beef and bacon, me beotr
nv W. W. qnen'ly Inferior. rancid and speiit
bst,, oe ~, was sometimes scantI1 amount nv
phuly cooked: Ia fact All he f,od aonta, - ~
AMI w, Cooked, aRd This results Mi rom
non u ~, IA ne Al chen ARA esnents. bat
f f'U,,i we y, negligence OF the steward. We
. ,, y, nt ne phJ isolan la fTeouenIiv e,n
some, ~. 49, AZ being unRoand and unwhols-
,sttscs,i put We We're unable u learn that am
IN. tht. mount Of food condemned ~
st.--pl3 lsiap was ever cooked nv the
eernnisi',, me steward, az Inst whom the
HE besitiar" We dyed, Il stu retained IN
sh ~, lh,l'on' aud wo suggest that ste M
Tbe 40, eo9 9s tskea 70 have hlm diseanrs ed.
aiN,pts p the matt arc We'll fonnded The
Ihe e,i s,9a aud tbs supply ample.
sehnoi saspe ior the church and sunday
e,s,is i re- vices u neat and comfortable. The
s-AplAln Is eficient aud dilisent hi no IA.