The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01

the Investigation.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Jan. 20 Sps-
cial. The second days session of the
prison investigation resumed at 1880
o'clock this morning.
Senator Loveland telegraphed Senators
Boyd and Newby TO send down an ac-
couutant on the first train.
Ex-Deputy Warden Ewing again took
the stand. He said, in substance, that the
provisions furnished the table were sup
piled by the state and part of the meat
furnished hy the state Tie steak the
steward purchased and also purch ased the
hams tie made calculations at the time
ae to the number Of persons boarded by
the steward. There we're some contractors
also boarded there.
As to accounting made TO state by the
steward for board, he steward told him
that the balance over and above expenses
amounting 10 $40 per month, he paid over
20 the slate In regard to room being
rented. he said that Mr.. Montgomery told
him that he was paving Mrs Patieu, the
warden's wife. 81 per month. COnvlcts,
be laid. we're used by the steward for his
private purposes. His horses were
groomed by such. This, be said, was
matter of knOwledge. Money, he said,
was advanced bv the warden TO one of the
directors of the prison. He said
that Mr. Mcdonald had been fur
cIshed 500. Montgomery had told
him, the warden and steward had fur
nished II. The warden's nephew was put
on the pay-rOlls as guard during his vsca-
ton from school He was employed part
OF the time. He was Instructed not 10
put bis name on the pay-rols. Mr.. Ewing
said that tie warden did not give him
any reason. He was paid he thought Sos
per month. His son Clarence was en-
pioyed IN taking prisoners through the
prison. The payment advanced by a con-
vict to drec or to secure his pardon he
said that he had had conversation with
Mr.. Slater but could not state all the con-
versation. He said that he had received
from Patten $50 for Henry d. Burner
to pay expenses and secure pardon for
Burner. The manner in which the meat
supplies were furnished TO tire prison, he
sai5 that butcher named Blum was fur
nishlng II four times per week. There was
an increase OF fifty pounds additional Tor
Sundays. The driver would stop at morn
ings at the warden's house and deliver
meat In regard TO placing his money out
~ interest there was a conversation be-
tween himself and the warden He said
that be could get per cent for it,
AS TO the punishment Of convicts he
was asked what was done with the con-
vict Immediately after he was whipped.
In some cases the man was locked m and
not permitted To battle Alter the whip
ping OF convict he said that person
could see the stripes made by the whip.
In some cases where the blood is cut out
the body showed il. The witness con-
fined himself TO particular cases. A con-
vict named Williams was severely
whipped. lie would not work John
Howard told him that ne whipped some
man, that he had worn the whip out on
hin. He could not remember the con-
vict's name
CrOss-examined by Senator Griffith,
the witness went on to relate the duties
OF his office. His fret duty was to pre-
side at the dininR-room. He was after
ward asked TO take charge OF the inside
work Of the prison. 90 he had now be-
come sufficiently acquainted. In the war
den's absence hs performed the duties of
warden. The relations between him and
the warden were OF a confidential n a ure
He endeavOred 10 enforce prison disciD-
line. de made memOranduns Of things
that occurred at the time His object. he
said, the warden had said was that he had
q bad disposition and when he found
him In that fix 10 20 awav
from him. During his irritable
disposition he thought that the warden
did MT treat him we'll On one occasion
the warden and he had tilt over the
appointment of a new guard named John
son. tie was told to give him instruct.
IONS and Johnson was put on the tower.
Words passed between him anil the war
den. Later on Patten sent for him when
be told him that he was bigIe strung. lie
did not know when he commenced to
where Thomas OF TyrOa was sent
from. There may have been
Thomas Tyron discharged from prison
before be took charge. As to punishment
inflicted, the buggy whip was used up 10 a
year before he lett There was some
thing near twenty whipped and probably
thirty or forty hung by the thumbs. Sus-
pension by the thumbs was finally abol-
isbed. The punishment record, he
thought had been carefully kept Ii
was lis duty 10 inflict punish
ment, but the warden did some
OF the whipping. so did Mr. Howard. The
warden always sent for him when con-
vic,s were punished. He inflicted the
punishment upon Virgins, and went ac-
cording 10 the wsrden's instructions. The
warden was not present when he tainted.
He was looked upon by Ewing as an
epieptic. He expressed an opinion to
the warden that he would rather see q
man whipped than hung no by the
thumbs. He did not make note OF this
transaction in his book at the time. On
one occasion he reported 10 the board
while in session that he was charged with
criticising the warden's management as
10 punish ment. lie never reported any
improper punishment inflicted. He
had never criticised the pun
ishment; wss not a candidate for
warden last summer. Did not recollect
when Pstten was re elected warden. 1t