Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-26
NEW HAVEN MATTERS

At Hartford YesteFday-The Conn
mittee on Cities and Roroughs-The
Morris Cove Road-The Centerville
Road-The Committee to Pay Visit
to Morris Cove-The Prison Hear.
ing-Acting Warden Haven Testi-
fies-Dr. Fox Testifies About His
Doings rs Prison Physician-J4dge
Hamersley Approved-The Senate
and House.
HARTFORD, May 25-[Special. lit was
an afternoon of agreements and disputes by
street railroad lawyers interested In New
Haven matters before the committee on
cities and boroughs. The lawyers were all
on hand, and the first matter taken up
was the petition of the Morris Cove road
to amend its charter, ssking for power to
run up George street to Little Orange
street, and up Orange to Chapel. Attorney
Doolittle objected to this, and the roads
attorney agreed to run the road up George
to Church. The Fair Haven and West
Vile people objected to this, and the mat
ter was settled by the committee announc-
ing that the Morris Cove road should be
granted absolute power to run up Meadow
street, and If later found necessary they
were to go to the courts to obtain power
to go up George to Church with an indie
pendent track.
The committee next disposed of the Cove
end of the controversy by agreeing to Welt
the seat of the controversy In day or
two.
Concerning the proposed new Center
1i1 mad xubfoh 0hioataH IN nv fha
present Csnterville company, the proposed
new company either want the old road to
build to Centerville within a reasonable
time or forfeit their charter. Both parties
interested finally came to the conclusion
that they could come to some amicAble
agreement and so closed the hearing.
The Edgewood Avenue company, the
Fair Haven and Westville company and
the New Haven and Derby company, all
desire to lay tracks through the upper part
of George street. The various roads were
heard and 1t was finally agreed that the
road which was allowed to build the tracks
should give the other roads the privilege
to run their cars over the same for q COM
psnsation. Which road will lay the tracks
will be decided at meeting of the different
interests concerned.
THE STATE PRISON INVESTIGATION.
Acting Warden George Haven was the
first witness before the special state prison
committee this afternoon he said: When
I first took charge found tbs discipline
among the prisoners very good, but among
some of the officers very poor. The hos
pital was very good one and the condi-
ton of some of the prisoners who were
sick very fair.
pho b. !,
neglected.
Senator Jones-Was any one there suf
fering from unkind treatments
Senator Root object to his answering
as to what he did not see.
Warden Haven't made no change in
the rules when I went there tried to
follow out the rules laid down by General
Chamberlain.
Jones-This hearing will close shortly
Root-Will you close it?
Jones-I will withdraw.
Root-We shall 60 on and if you with
draw shall proceed to ask questioned
Jones-We will 60 into executive session
Root-We will not, as We have witness
on the stand and will go on.
Here the little argument closed aud the
hearing went on. The witness said Their,
were printed rules to govern the prison
which would be found in the Office
Jones-Did you get any instruction from
| anyone as regards your dutyi
Haven-No one had any right to givt
me any instruction.
Jones-I mean information.
Haven-Yes. Warden Chamberlain one
| or twice when asked him about the foo(
or something. He in no way, to m,
knowledge, interfered with me as wardel
| or in the management of the prison.
have removed two officers since hsv'
been there, one for tampering with wit
nesses and one because of things I heare
at this Investigation, and whom did no
think fit persons to be at the prison. TIL
| prisoners knew about this investigatio,
from the officers of the prison I think, q
they could not find it out any other way
Chamberlain-I understood Senate
Root to say that any statement made b
me since charges were preferred should b
admissiblea
Root don't mean charges, but tn
resolution that called for the investiga
ton.
Chamberlain-If there are charges evel
at this late day should like to have then
| put in writing, as I desire to know OF
what ground stand. At present I am a
a loss to know what position I stand in
in this matter.
Mr. Root then read the resolution whicl
said that the committee shall investigat
the system of prison management undo
the present warden.
Jones-Do you remember that put tina
resolution before the committee in execu
tive session, and Mr. Mowry and mysel
voted for 1t and Messrs. Root and Boards
| ley voted aghinst IL!
Root-Do you want me to relate my sid
| of that executive sessioni
At this point the discussion by the com
mittee ceased again, and Senator Root ex
amined the witness who said. One of tn
| officers was removed on complaint of tw
prisoners.
know prisoner named Friery and tina
he was allowed to go to store to bu
fruit within three weeks. was told thi
by a newspaper man. then called up tn
officers who let him 60, and he explained
to me that he was very near the man whel
he went to the store.
Root-Was 1t convict Friery who toll,
You that he had been instructed by Ger
tain officer to testify certain way
| brought before the committed
Jones-I object.
Root-What officer was 1t you discharged
for telling Friery thisa
Haven-Oficsr Hathaway.
Root-What other officer did you dis
| charges
Haven-Matron Hall.
Root-Where did you get your evidenc,
about what was testified to about Mrs
Hall!
Haven-From the newspaper men b.
telephone, and also read It in the Hart
| ford papers. That was all the informs
| ton I had and suspended her, but told he1
| she should have fair hearing.
Root-Did she have such hearinga
Havsn-No.
Root-Why?
Haven-Because she did not come bael
to be present az told her to.
Chamberlain-Was what you read of the
testimony of Matron Hall the only cause Of
her removal7
Haven-There were other causes.
Root-You say there were other causes
Haven-Nhere might have been, but the
real cause was as before stated.
DIR FOX TEsr1F1Es
DR.. Edward g. Fox, state prison ply
sioian, was the next witness. He said
have been connected with the prison about
twenty months. My duties are to attend
the sick and disabled. I have supreme
and entire control of the sick, order them
to or out of the hospital, direct as to thei,
diet, etc. My orders have always beer
carried out as far az I know. I simply
give the orders and suppose that they are
carried out, but don't know. I give my
orders to the deputy and suppose that il
Is his duty to carry them out.
All of the sick people do not 60 to thu
hospital. The reasons for this are various.