The Osceola times., 1888-04-07
-xnxANsAs. STATE NEWS. Z
Report cf the Board of Penitentiary Com
mI.sionerx an the Coal Hill Outrsges.

ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
R.port cf the Board o. Penitentiary Com
missioners ON the Coal Hill Outrsges'
The following report OF the Board OF
Penitentiary Commissioners in regard 10
the Coal Hill lconvict 7outrages is made
public: ~ -
The lessees OF the penitentiary have Vlo-
lated the rules and regulations prcserioea oy
the board for the government OF the eoii'l.'s
worked in the mines near c0h Hill. 10 ue ios
lowing respects:
i. The said convicts have been WORKED IN
said mines at hours and under circumstance
prohibited By the board and by the laws oil the
State.
> Z. brutal men haye.been- placed-a wareens
over said convicts who have Inflicted such IN
ham an pur1ishments upon them As 70 enuse inc
death OF some and the greatest physical 'or'
ture TO many OF the others.
. y. Said conyicts have hot at all times been
furnished sufaciont food, clothing and medical
attention . ........ - -
4. suitable lodging and bedding have not
een.provided for said convicts.
s, Suitable quarters for the sick and DIS
abed have not been provided, although eS
pressly ordered by the board. -
"a. Uhre2sonable plrpishmants have freauhnt
~ bccp iRfiicted upon said conyicts by the
warden IN charge sor failtrc 70 perform the
ta' X allotted osthern., Jsq ed 70 sagi
2, SAID, c9nyc.s hste, peep, worked n sam
TO prevent accidents, by reason of'xhichanany
Of the eonvicts have received serious srd IN
some cases fatal injuries. t-. 49,
"a! ssid iconvfets hive tbeeue Worried when
physically unable to dplso. 1and2haye peen
/, whipped for complaining OF ipao1ltyto "prR.
o. The wafden of the penitentfary, whose
ants 1t is'toprevcnt such violations Of the law
and 70 see that the ,xqlesJ and, regulations pre-
'scribed by the board are faithfully executed,
I has wholly faiieA ~ perfotm,tHat taty, >
In consideration. therefore, of sucha fagrant
violations Of law and The rules and regulations
PRESERVED by said bohrd f5r said fessees' II IS
dssmod inparsfiy yeiy sscc,s sry thai said emp
near Coal Hill be at once abandeped and that
conviets be not permitted hereafter % work IN
im,<es Of other naseercas spiaces. oreisewherel
30 the stAte beyona We imned,ale supervision
OF the physicians OF the penitentiary, or OF
some physician appointed ~ him with the
approval of the board It's, therefore, by the
board, ordered that the lessees OF
the pentehtiary cense Immediately to work
any Of the convicts OF the State in the mines
near Coal Htll. or IN mines or like dangerous
placeA; that all the convicts at or near Coal
Hill be at oncei removed to the walls Of the
penitentiary and that no convicts be hereafter
supervision OF the pcnitentiary or of some phy-
clan 10 be appointed by him with the approval
Of the board: and the board being further OF the
opinion, from the facts and circum stances com
ing under ITS observation during this inspection
and investigation, that the abuseses dTols-
tion Of law and Of tho rules and regulations
prescribed by the board. which wege as
certaned at said camp near Coal Hit, are
mainly attributable to the negligent, IT, not
den Of the pen!entiary, whose duty II IS 70 be
present at such abuses and violations, 1t II fur.
ther ortlefed by the board that said wirddn be,
at once discharged and dismissed from such
position and that he be not hereafter retained
IN the service Of said lcssees. ortn or about the
penitentiary or the -convIcts, and that lsaid
lessees appoint another warden, subject hove
ever, TO the approval of the boord before he
shall be permitted to enter upos the discharge
Of any duty. Done AZ Little. Rock, this l2e,h
day Of March 1857 tu~-~ '+ iiiN~ Nf'
doEsrMosP. IIcunei. Gorernpr, . e.
a.. T T.. u. MOORE, Secretary OF STATE. ~
DAN w. JONES, Attorney -Gsrerhl =
y .' Beardof Penntentiars Commissioners. q.
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.ye Il, & SI.ceilnneo..s, Items, k.s -
: Sheriff Eyitt Of Stone. County, took
Philip P. Scttefiy to 'fhe pcnitentiHry to
serve a term OF ten sears for forgery. % 4
Sheriff Mills ofqhhtleIiye County has
turned Nat NvesJen oyer 70, the penitenti-
Hy apthoruss, 70 serve out q, term Qf two
Years sor graid laftepy. - 'saS..s' 'lsU
q cottss s6f;he Sih'Stths late WV Coz. =
1coraff, ~ wa ashiHg gtor, n. Ge4,Aye heed re-
cetvsd ety seversio county eletkasm tins
Staig, 70 be placed on hle, .This yaet onl Is.
explained by the fact that Mr. Corcprsa,
had landed interests scattered thrdughout
the State, notablysin Yea. aNhite. IN bier,
jackson, Faulkner, Pope and Deshaci "a
ties.
% Tho cotton gin'at Harrisburg, ownes BY,
Judge M Wfllis,i look nrs'fr~sa shs iats
room few days s.gos and .yas quickly
sconsYned., Loss, st9v; no sipSurancf.
Arkansas Is now being invaded BY lhrgo
numbers of Northern nicn.. But fhis time
they do no. conie with guns. as IN lail-h
, bat with pocket -lr,oks.s izssvss "a. -.ssV
Canning and esaporaupg c2I2 panicf are
being operated in many parts Of the Slate.
Farmers report 1ngrichltdral interests
rather backward this iseasonl owing to the
An effort was made q few days ago TO
destroy the tanks or the Waters-Pierce
Oil Company, located NJ Texarfana, by
placing hot Of stolen elothing and other
rubbish under the main tank ard setting
IL on fire. The discovery was made and.
the flames extisguished before the oil
caught. There ere several thousand gal.
Ions Of oil ipthe tapks,;rns sss
l., Mr.. Cooper and son, late Of Maine, hav,
purchased forty acres Or land Joining the
northern boundary of Go lHmap, onswhicl,
work Wili atonee be bce,in in taauis form,
ing tho Wild preiriie 70 an extensive frni
farm. e. l. - g. - aff
A Division Of vtfe' Uniform I,aneof tn.
Knights 1 Pythios lodge hak been organ;
ized at Morriltoin with CaIaain Carroll
fArmstrang as Captain; JEFF Wright First
Lieutenant O. l.. Meyers, herald. The
division Il coniposefbt the best and most
active men Of ms town, and the boys will
be'readyito 70 10 Hot Springs in May. IN p
Several parties. from Illinois, and Ohio
have been in Morrilton recently looking
at the soil and surroundings. This Is some,
Of the good work Of our State immigration
Brenu-as ulHJbHc91 I'll Haj
, The general question now il, swill the
lessees, Of fhes pehiteuiiary comply. with
the demands Of the Board Of Pcnitentiary
Commissiopers, md remove The copviats
from Goal IIill within the walls Of the pen
iten,isryii. If the lessees should conclude
to act to suit, their own pleasWeiwhat
will the consequence be? The present cop-
tract may be rescindcd, but there Is NOT a
single dollar at the disposal of the board
with which to provide for the prisoners.
The indications are, however, that the de-
mands OF Tie bodrd OF commissioners
will be fully compiled with. Captain