The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-08

convicted and when they get here
they want TO be treated like gentlemen.
Some of the unruly convicts would knock
the guards down and make similar threats
to the warden. Witness recited several
instances where unruly convicts
had been brought before the warden
and thew would be given good
advice and ordered back to work Had
seen warden social with the men. set end
talk pleasantly with them as il he was
convict among them. When Mr.. Patten
first came convicts were not permitted to
talk. But after he came they were. Never
heard the warden curse. Was q lieuten-
ant in the army. al present he was COD
Wet.
Referring to an article in the Indianapo-
lis Nelrs OF Jan. 81 charging extravaganza
on the part of Doorkeeper Glazebrook in
telegraph eubpones in full, while Mr..
Mannix of the senate briefed the
subpenas, it is due to Mr.. Glazebrook TO
saw that all the witnesses subpenaed
by Mr.. Mannix were willing witnesses.
while those ordered in by Glszebrook
were not. A brief telegram would not
have been legal. and to have sent q mes
senger by rail would have cost the state
In one case more than the entire cost OF
the kilograms, to say nothing of keep
DAYS on witnesses. Not 10 exceed TWEEN
ty subpoenas were telegraphed in full, at a
cost OF less than $50 to the state. While
the half days delay of committee, count
ing per diem and listed expenses. would
have been at least 500. So that the
telegraphing OF the subpenas was clear
case of saving TO tho state.
F. j.. Magic, book-keeper for Dennis &
Claggett was called. He is also shipping
and bill clerk. Employed by the com
pany five years The Claggett company
is successor to Dennis d ClaVgett. New
firm organized last August Still
employs convicts. Mr.. Claggett he
thought kept the stock book. Never had
access to the stock book Never saw it.
Knew nothing of John S. Sullivan further
than knowing him. Saw him about the
prison once or twice. Did not knew where
the stock book was. Did not know where
1t was kept. Dir. Claggett had gone
to Louisville. Did not remember
the time when CiagRett made a contract
for 100 men. He was away at the time
temporarily. All the book that lie had
access to was the ledger. He could con-
suit the ledger and see If John s. Suliyan's
name was in the book. Did not know as to
suit pending by John s. Sullivan to change
the name of the present firm. Mr. Dennis
place Of business is in Louisville. The
Claggett company is a corporation under
the laws of Indiana
George Pfi-ster was called. He resides
at Portland, Ind. Was an inmate of the
prison. Got fifteen months good time out
OF five years. The warden treated him
al right. He had no COM
ing of his fingers by the circular saw was
IT,
ing at the time of the accident. He is q
peddler OF notions. Has been unable TO get
work since he left prison. His mother has
organic heart disease and has not been out
OF the house tor many months. II was
simply a matter OF opinion on his part as
TO his receiving proper attention when he
was injured.
George Schliet. convict. was called. Is
twenty-thTee wears of age. Was punished
by the warden fer taking a piece of
mosquito bar. Was reported. Hung him up
By the wrists and kept him in the cage
one night. Bar was big enough to cover
the cell door. Took it 10 give to friend
OF his 10 keep mosquitoes out of his cell.
When taken down his arms and wrists
were sweiled; his hands numb for two
weeks. Could not say how long he was
strung up. The warden ordered him pun
ished
Ex-Convict Pfiester was recaled-DuT-
ing his confinement in prison whether the
WARDEN bad laid violent hands on the con-
victs. He said he would rather be
excused from making state.
ment of bad treatment to prisoners.
He is trying to get a bill through the Iegis-
lature for the loss of his arm while in
prison. Warden Patten here said that he
had no objection to Pfester max
log statement. Pfester was
not pressed. Warden Patten
testified that he had no recolec-
ton of the mosquito bar transaction, but
did not remember about the punishment
made upon Lally and Schlict. They may
have been punished.
Pfester was again recalled. As TO i'm
proper puniehment he never saw the
warden strike but one man and that WAS
Luph. He attacked the warden, who was
coming up the walk, when he asked
what he was doing there. Luph went
up to the warden and struck him. A
scrap followed. The warden did not pro-
woke the assault. In regard to the war
denis ill-treatment of prisoners he
did not know how to answer tho
up but not whipped As general thing
CouhiCis ulu Ilob kuOH luz NAdb OAChSo
prisoners were punished
ExDeputy Warden Ewing was called.
He remembered the facts OF Elmer Lally
and George Schlict. They were hung up
with himself by one or two guards
They were hung up at the instance of the
warden. They were hung up by the wrists
but he did not know as TO extent OF in
juries further than temporary pain.
Elmer LsIly. convict, was called. He
was good when he came in. Never was
sick. Condition of health now
very poor He remembered the
time that Schlict got him
piecs of mosquito bar He had been sick,
could not rest easy, and Schlict got the bar
through three or four different parts before
he got hold of it Mosquito bar is used
to canvas saddle trees. The piece was
valued at q cents. Was hung up by the
thumbs and brought up on the range.
Did not know how long he hung. The
pain was severe. His hands were numb
for week afterward. His wrists were black.
He was just over bad spell sickness.
Had been in the hospital. At another
time he was ordered whipped by
the warden. He never found out