Telegram-herald., 1891-08-03
DAVIS CARAYANSARY
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for Exhibition1
ARE THE PRISOs HASH SINGERS
oisnpss ss The Workings and IN LAX
hing Of thsiunderearrsato of Diseonssas
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u VIC iaSb ttsat tLt bcAuOCfdl.C press
throughout the State has attempted 10
brand al article recently published in
the TELEGEAA-HEEALD as a "gauzy
fake" and tissue of lies, your cor
respondent yesterday paid
visit 10 the State Penltentiary, located
Ia this city, with the intention OF furth-
er investigating the management of the
prison relative thereto. Warden Davis
WAS in HE office, busily engaged in sort
Ing over snd passing Judgment upon
large batch OF coaapialnts which had
been maize against the men for having
committed various olien-es against the
rules OF the prison. Realizing that the
work before HIM would occupy con-
siderable time, he was approached.
Yes. think have heard Of you be-
fore" said Mr.. Davis, after the stereo-
typed good morning had been ex-
changed. ''Iour paper, | think, IS
responsible for recent charges that have
been made against me, and which, l
claim, are wrong. decidedly wrong.
Now the TELEGRAM-HERALD says that
the prisoners are not half fed; that they
are last departing with that muscle and
performing their lab0riOus tasks IN the
different SHOPS. Where the paper ever
got It's authority for making any such
statemeug as that, | am al loss 10
know, for have been cougratulating
myself that the men were better ted
than ever before. Just look at this
lere IS complaint that has been made
against man for wasting food. Read
what It SAYS. You see that man ate
everything passed To HIM the first time.
When the food was passed the second
time, he not only took all they would
give nim. but gathered IN the surplus
from several men near. stacked II upon
his plate. cut IL IN small pieces, and then
when time was called
Len More rhan Half Off
piled up before lnm. do not tolerate
such conduct as that. Intend to give
o man all DE can eat, and no more.
Before | came here tnere were seven
barrels OF waste per day. Now there
are only two" Tie matter of feeding
the men seemed 10 touch the softest
spot III the warden's make up. He
denied that the men We're beng fed for
9 cents per day and SAID II cost him 90
cents per day to- provide each man
with eatables. However this may he
a. the present time, 1t Is u well known
fact ,hstA proud boast of the warden's
has been that the men were being fed
cheaper than even before. The fact
that ne had the manhood to deny it
when pinned to the wall, was the most
creditable reflection cast upon Mr..
DAVIS during your correspondents
visit. After discussing the various
phases of the article in the TELEGRAM
HERALD, your representative, with the
warden as his personal escort. went in
side the wall and marched straight to
the dining hall. The room is very
spacious. bong rows OF benches, or
tables, about two and one-half feet
high, and one foot wide on top, with
narrow "trip nailed along the edge of
the plank, stretch the whole length OF
the room. The tops are secured white
and clean, and general appearance of
ieatness hovers over the place.
in the past the walls of this
building did good service painted snowy
white, but recently there mas been
great change made and now the ceiling
snd part way down the ends and Ndcs.
are frescoe1 in pleasing style. n con-
Wet having done the work. "Does that
man luoktd starved said Mr.. Davis, As
he pointed out a Compliant individual,
lanly iounging around the big restau-
rant. "Hls outward aspect certainly
indicates that ne is far from famisl-
ing" was the reply. The prisoner was
dressed IN the regulation gray and red
bands encircled his cuffs. which ma ked
him az new arrival. When the war
den entered the door an ar of reiuc-
"a activity took charge Of the in-
mates, and n sembiance of work was
INDUCED in. Come here" shouted
the warden, addressing the convict
above referred to. Have you gained
any In weight since your confinement
hereY' asked Mr.. DAVIS "a the prisoner
laboriously shuffied across the floor
"Y-s-s." slowly drawled the peniten-
tlsry NOVICE. "When-i-camo-her
weighed-forty-pounds-less-thsn-I-,io--
now" See" chuckled the warden,
chats one # your emsciated forms.
Yogh find plenty just like him." The
next one spoken to was one-armed
man from Grand Rapids, serving
long tsrm-sn old acquaintance of
Warden Dsvis-whoixeeps an account
of everything consumed in the dining
room. Ask him any questions you
want to- instructed Mr.. Davis as he
gave the bookkeeper
A Nesseisg Look.
"ffow about THAR was asked, "do
you receive enough to estT' well.
yes" was the reioinder. "How does
the quantity and quality compare with
tba. furnished hy HatchY' "Some-
times we have So much and ss good,
and then again We don't. "He wants
20 know II the men get enough to eat. !"
chimed IN Mr.. Davis. This gentle
man is from the paper which published
that article | was telling you about
Now tell him Just what you want 10. !"
"Iet him look at the books" retorted
the accountant. with slight attempt
at evasion. THAT will speak for it
seIf." The hook was brought cut and
opened. ITO 70 FAIR viii take one
month from 1890 and one from 1891.
The first year il under Mr.. Hstch's sa
niinisrs'iOn and the second under Mr..
DAVIS. Here = the month Of June.
1 viii count the articles >esved on the
table, 20 show The variety. You see,
under Mr.. Hstl there were twenty
eight and under Mr. DAVIS forty
sx,'' Yes. that IS true, was the re-
pgv. One other convict and the steward
vere consulted. Inc former. a lean,
hnk specimen of humanity, whose
lcoss heisd his ststement, said "A =
weary tone of voice sEat ne guessed
fp bsd all he wanted, such "a Il vas
The latter gave the sunday and the
FRIDAY bills ef fare. which are he two
largest in the week. For sunday tress
fast was Quoted rice, hot fran <iorfs,
patstoes au,l nl.lx gravy, bread and
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