Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-04
THE SCANDAL AT THE JAIL.
The Testimony on Which NIr. Perry Bases
His Report.

! The Testimony on Which Mr.. Perry Based
l His Report.
CHARGES AGAINST CLERK BURKE AND ENGINEER
TRENBLY-ALLkaEp IMMORAL CONDUCT WITH
| TEhALE PRIsoNEns-DENIALs BY THE MEN 40
cusEp-wARDEN BURKE SAYS ALL CAN BE Ex-
| PLANNED.
The publication in The STAR Saturday after
noon OF an abstract Of report recently re-
ceived by the Attorney General on the state of
things at the District Jail caused q good deal of
| stir.
The report was made by Mr.. Howard Perry,
an employe of tho Department of Justice, who
was detailed to investigate the charges that had
been made of improper occurrences at the Jail
Mr.. Perry is CLERK in the of1i,e of the general
agent and has been sent on many occasions on
similar duty to various parts of the country.
concerning his fitness for such work Mr..
roster, the general agent. said tits morning:
'Mr. Ferry as selected for such duties because
OF his long experience and the study that he
has gwen to not only jas but all the penal in
sti'n'ions OF the country. and be is regarded
py the wardens of the different penitentiaries
as being very thorough Investigator and q
| competent judge OK prison management.
Inc report WIS made public by authority OF
the Attorney General.
In Inc report the charges against Engineer
iremoiy and Clerk Burke are stated with more
oehniteness than might have been inferred
from ~ 1ne TASTY abstract OF the document made
by LIE STAR late Saturday afternoon. The
eyiGenco taken by Mr.. Perry at the Jail covers
~ type written pages.
ZEE CHARGE AGAINST Mr. TREasLV.
Inc charge against Mr.. Trembly was made
oy one o. the matrons, who alleged that she
discovered him in the room designated as the
chapel, IN the top of the front of the Jail, in q
compromising position with one OF the female
prisoners
:, This Is room is used for ironing purposes and
~ wn,cn refractory female prisoners are hand
CURED IIn Tor violations OF the Jail rules.
80, INC lesumony concerning this charge is
very conflicting" continues the report. Sin
enas Mr; . Irembly and Mrs. McNerhany deny
!rempiy and the prisoner, Mary Brex:on, were
IN Tue room is admitted. The time given by
NJ; ySremLiy IS before IL o'clock, while by Mrs,
Ms,cNerEany between and O'Clock. Mrs.
MeHeFh"ny Is undoubtedly correct, as her
e.HehSe IS corroborated and it Is shown that
az the unle Mr.. TreInbly alleges lac was not
az 'he !aii; 1t seems that in the morning of
thls Gay Mr.. lrembiy WAS asked by the other
marion, Mrs. Russell, to fix the gas stove in
W.. VI, chapel used by the prisoners for ironing.
iio "ei.' up III TIC morning before 40 O'Clock
ana hSed 1t Ed that it would burn, but
N.Y. N.Y., as ne says. to his entire satisfaction.
"neil he returned from the place in the city to
WHICH ne mad gone in response to a telephone
message taken for him by Mrs. McNerhany he
again went upstairs to the chapel 10 fix the
stove, as he Gays. accompanied to the bottom
ot the last stairway by Mrs. McNerhany. al
,no"2h, he says. he did not miss her at all until
ne got IN the chapel at the head Of the stairs
Mns. NC Nerhany states that in the afternoon
nl' !feHnDiy met her at the rotunda door and
"sheh Ior earning needle or piece of wire.
as ne wished to fix the stove. and that she did
nor see nm until she again found him in the
compromising position referred to- She states
.nat she went upstairs to the chapel to
,.nt a female prisoner in punish
at the foot of the last stairs she saw
Mt !rembly with his arms around a colorsd
iemaie prisoner. Mary Braxton. but he seeing
her tooA his arms from around the prisoner
anu ny Tie time she reached the room was
working at the stove. Mr. Trembly saws the
light was fiaring in the stove and he went to
'ne ooor to close it. and as no did
80 80 MRS. McNerhany came up the stairs.
ne returned to the stove which was ON a little
MDie. and told the prisoner to take off the
mGns She removed one iron and he the
o'her He went around the table to where
sno $1,000, and, quoting from his testimony, Il
put my hand against her and told her to move
along. She kind Of acted as though tickled
her and laughed l said, Don't be foolish:
move outoi my way" JUST as he was pushing the
s.
the room. 1t is admitted by Mr. Trembly that
ne mad oftentimes conversed with this prisoner.
ne says, however, that he was never familiar
with her 1t is also admitted that
on one occasion she sewed suspender
6uttons on his overalls. He says that Mrs. Nc
Nerhany suggested that the prisoner do this,
put she says he requested this prisoner be al
lowed TO do 1t. He was wearing the overalls at
the time and the sewing took place in the
presence OF Mrs. McNerhany in the hall.
MRS. M'NERHANY's FIRST REPORT.
linen follows an amount of minute testimony
OF no particular value until it is stated that
Mrs. McNerhany says Mr.. Trembly made no
attempt to say anything to her while she was in
the ROOM She next saw MIR. Trembly on the
third floor He spoke about the stove, but she
did not reply to him. Mr.. Trembly admitted
that when he came down stairs he did meet
Mrs. McNerhany and spoke to her
and, he says in his testimony, she
gave me no answer and felt pretty sure that
she thought there was something she could
base complaint on Mr.. Trembly cannot
remember the day Of this occurrence. Mrs.
McNerhany fixes the day.
1t appears" the report continues that Mr..
Trembly and Mrs. McNerhany had been on
good terms .s. up to this time. Mrs. McNerhany
found who the officer was It seems
occurrence to the deputy warden
immediately. but did not tell him
all about it. She also spoke OF it to Mr.. Wood
ward, Mr.. Hingebach and Mr.. Bryan, emitting
part OF 1t. The rest, which she considered too
indicate TO tell. she repeated to Mrs. Russ.
the wife, of the deputy warden, at the
latter house that evening. Mr. Russ
corroborates Mrs. McNerhany in that She
reported to him between and 8
O'Clock the fact that she had caught Mr.. Irep,-
bly, with his arms around Mary Braxton and
asked him 70 detail new floor girl. The fol-
lowing day. when Mary was in punishment. the
deputy asked hor if Mr.. Trembiy had ever
Rugged her before. She said, Yes. on several
occasions, bnt denied he was doing it ON the
day referred to.
Mary, in her testimony, admits that Mr.
Irembly had his hand on her side. but denies
that lac told her TO get out o. his way, and also
denies that she told the deputy that MIR. Trem-
bly, had Rugged her before this time"
On the basis OF the facts elected from this
testimony Mr.. Perry concluded. as stated III
Saturdays STAR, that Mr.. Trcnbly was guilty
OF the charge and recommended that severe
discipline should be melted out to him.
CHARGES AGAINST Mr.. ED. BURKE
In the case Of Mr. Ed. Burke, the clerk Of the
Jail, it was charged he had been guilty of i'm
proner confuct with n female prisoner Tho