The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-07-01

got nice SnrOuu Tor her IN town an;
she was well dressed and put in d nics
coffin; it is not true that she was dressed
in clothes sent from town; I washed
and dressed the Matron, Mrs. Nixon
when she died; we charged Mrs. Red.
bed every other day and kept it as clear
as possible; Shemp and Crooks wert
both drunk when they. brought Saral
Scott here; Crooks wanted to kiss hel
and asked her to marry him, he said h,
would come back and marry her; Nix.
on was present. he pushed the woman
back into the cell and Crooks out a
the door and shut it, then Crooks 90,
mad and went away. Sarah did hot fal
on the foJr and was not roughly han.
died; she was crazy and had to be
locked up to keep her from running
away; as soon as she got better she was
allowed her liberty; the statement that
the old man Bond torments the Lind
sey boy with his caneRnd threw buck
ct of water on an inmate was false; |
knew David Black; to the best of my
knowledge and beliefhis statements are
false; When Mrs. Green and Mrs. Nc
Grath were here there was good rub
ber blanket under Mrs. Red; there was
good sheet and comfort on the top of
it and good straw bed under it; the
rubber blanket sent by Mrs. Green was
Rot used and it was returned as we had
two better ones of our own; / never
knew of Granny Red calling for any.
thing but what was furnished.
MARIAH JOHNSTON.
Minnie Stroll and me got into a fuss
l did not strike herewith a chair, / just
had hold of the back of 1t and Nixon
came in and whipped me; he struck
me good many times; he was always
good to me before, and Mrs. Nixon was
very good to me when she was alive; we
have plenty to eat and to wear; all the
bosses whipped the inmates but | was
never whipped before; my people pay
as much tax as the Nixons do and more
too; Nixon did not strike me with a
club or his fist.
ELLA FRAZURE.
have been here about three years
and have been better treated than | ev-
er was before l came here, we have
plenty to eat and to wear. examined
Mariah Johnston's back after Nixon had
struck her, the blood was not cut out OF
her. he struck her with a small switch.
Mike treats the Lindsey boy we'll, and
We all done what we could for Granny
Red, there is lots Of lies told about us
out here.
MR.. GOLDEN,
l have been here four years. Mr.. Nix
on has always treated me we'll, had
trouble with (here Mr.. Golden made 4
very ugly and dissraceiul statement
with reference to facts, rs he claims,
" hich occurred before the time of Mr..
NiXons taking charge OF the Jnfirmary,
which the committee are of the opinion
could do no one any good, hence they re-
serve it and will not allow 1T to go into
print at presently Mr.. Nixon uses the
inmates all Well and Is very kind to us,
we have plenty to eat and il is good, we
have meat three times day, tea, coffee,
and butter, we have ham, shoulders.
etc. The young Matron can not be beat.
she is a great success. she had good
mother. Mr.. Green gave us very bad
n 1me, I DON'T think be knows me. don't
know him, I saw him once in New Lex
Ington. o. l have followed public works
and boarded at hotels and know what
good grub Is. The reports in the Senti-
mel have had very bad effect on the in
mates here, we have had more trouble
in the last three months than in all the
time I have been here before. Last fall
when Mr.. Nixon was sick we were all
in tears. we all liked him. hut since the
Sentinel publications. th~ough i.no-
lance. some OF the inmates have turned
against him. The Sentinel saws that
Nancy Brown thinks that Golden
Is dead beat. Yes. Nancy. there is 4
Lad beat somewhere. you beat me out
,f si5.0JO in the Snow Fork Coal and
Mining Company, but for This dead beat
would not be here. and il Mr. Green
will prompt Murry Brown 10 pay me
me half of The interest due me on the
ltock he swindled me ont Of | will not
all on Hooking County to support me
he few days / have to stay in this
world.
MICHAEL HOWARD.
] am IL years ol1.. / helped wait on
Nrs. Red all the time after she was put
n the prison building, she was well
.ared for in every particular and was
dressed and buried. have
lad charge of the prison for Two or three
Iears. We have plenty Of good grub
md tobacco. take care of the Lindsey
10Y, he is n raving maniac and has fits.
have to manage him by main strength,
le fights and bites like wild animal.
know Wauer, the brick layer, and
Black, there is not a word of truth in
heir statements. ] never struck the boy
With my fist or with cluo or switch, I
Iever heard of water being thrown on
i'm or any one else here until I heard it
eai in the Sentinel.
After caring the above statements,
rbIch were given in the language used |
y the parties, as nearly as possible, the |
bard Of Directors and Committee pro- |
eeded to examine the Infiimary build |
ng, prison. smoke house, and surround |
ngs generally, and we desire to say |
hat in our opinion it was never tette- |
ept than ut present. The floors, beds. |
pdding and wearing apparel are clean |
nd well kept. In the smoke house we |
,und eleven barrels Of picked pork one
{ gshead Of hams and shoulders packed
4 oats, the -four chest almost full OF
our. perhaps SIX or eight hundred
ounds, two hogshead Of corn meal, in
hort, we found good supply Of food,
Ioth;ng and bedding, and can not say
lat it was other than in good condi-
on. We also made hasty visit. late
, the evening, TO the Children's Home.
be NJ Matron informed us that she was
IMPLIED by the board and Mr.. Nixon
18th all she called for. and that in her
pInion they had plenty. Our hasty eN
mination of the ward-roDes and the ap-
earance of the children (33 in number)
hich are there, satisfied us that no
reat wrongs were being committed in
lat institution. We regret to learn
at the practice Of inficting corporal
is as old rs the institution.
-e believe it is wrong, but at the same
me are ready to acknowledge that to
,ntrol SO large number cf illiterate
,ople is difficult task without severe
straints. Yet we think this practice
whippir should be stopped, and as
e understand from the board OF Direc-
rs, will be.
TUESDAY, June s9th, 1886.
Having given all parties reasonable
me and notice of the investigations and
wing heard nothing further on the
Ibject, We
Respectfully submit the above,
WIN. ALEXANDER,
JOHN HANSEN,
JAMES LITTLE,