Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-04

blasphemy for months, yet she did not men
tion it. As she is member of the Visit
ing Committee of the State Board of Public
Charities, she was, to a certain extent, an
officer, and had perfect right in the peni-
tentiary. She was not under any obliga-
tions to DR.. Maharneke for allowing her to
visit the patients in the hospital, and there
fore needed not to have concealed his faults.
1 cannot condemn Maharneke until we hear
his witnesses on this point.
Zone of the employees of the institution
was up at the bank yesterday, and, for my
own personal information, 1 asked him if
DR.. Maharneke used protane language to
the patients. He replied that he had never
heard him use anything like the language
attributed to him. Still, if it was not true,
Mrs. Mair wouldn't have said so.
There is a strong belief that there is an
animus back of this whole business. 1t is
a well-recognized fact that the convicts
would naturally get down on Maharneke
because he was taken out of their ranks and
put over them. On this account they might
try to injure him in any way they could.
THE BATTERY JUST THE THING.
I'm regard to the statement that DR.. Ma
hsrneke was very abusive to patients by
using the electric battery on them, there is
nothing in that. had private converse
tion with DR.. Rankin, the physician at the
institution, and he assured me that the
treatment was all right. The battery was
applied under Dr. Rankin's own orders"
"How did Maharneke get to be made hos
pital steward?"
'Well, it was about on this wise: When
his term was up he asked to be given EN-
plovment in the prison in that capacity, or
in the apothecary's shop. As he had rem
dered valuable services as assistant in the
latter, and as he was smart at the business,
some of the members of the board Thought
it would be a good idea to retain him.
Others objected, on the ground that it would
be bad policy to take a convict and place
him in position of trust and responsibility.
Those who asked for his retention in the
position said it would be a good example. to
show the other convicts that the officials
had their future welfare at heart, and on
that account he was given the position.
FAITH IN A PRoTEGE.
"we cannot believe that he has violated
the trust we reposed in him. About the best
thing in his favor is that he courted the
This would stamp him as
an honest man.
Gas soon as we heard of the attempt to
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to prevent a repetition. Another man was
placed on the night patrol. We have men
the tops of the walls overlooking
.he entire yard during the day, and it would
be impossible for anyone to get away. At
night the guards walk around the yard on
he inside of the wall.
81 guess the next meeting of the board
will be held about Friday night, when the
,ther side will be heard. We will have to
wait until Warden Wright gets back from
Harrisburg before we can do anything more.
BE has 20 witnesses who will swear to
lirectly the opposite of what has been Of
cred by prosecuting witnesses. No, do
lot think the Warden or any other officer
will be implicated in the affair. Captain
Wright has been in charge of the institution |
or about 20 years, and bears an irreproach- |
Ible character. He wants the thing sifted |
o the very bottom"