New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11
FORMER GCARDS At ELMIRA EXAMINED.
THEY HAD SEEN EXPLORATORY INMATES
STRUCK ny KEEPERS AND LEAVING THE
BATHROOM WITH BLACKENED EYES.

Elmira y y oct. lo.-The Elmira Reformatory
Investigating Committee in session from
o'clock unfil to-day and then started for
Albany. whore a stated meeting Of the State Board
Of Charities viii be held tomorrow The committee
viii meet again October is.
Arthur J.. Marley OF Elmlra. who had been en-
poyed guard In the Reformatory was the first
witness to-day. He testified that he had seen four
inmates enter and come out Of the bathroom: had
seen two or three persons who received treatment
in the bathroom with black eyes; heard screams
issuing from the bathroom; never saw Mr.. Brock
way strike n prisoner. but saw officer Hapin strike
one for not keeping step. the blow being OF sur
rc,.nt force 10 knock him against the wall. this Of
ncer also used profane language In addressing prs'
oners saw this officer strike an Inmate In the
mouth; also heard Colonel Bryan use profanc lam
guage To inmates twenty-five different occasions;
heard officers use profane language few other
times: did not report the OF profane language
10 the superintendent had heard the latter on two
different occasions state that he did not feel good.
as he had had exercise. at those times. padding
in the bathroom.
Charles ". Garner. OF Corning. who served as a
guard and In other capacities In the Reformatory
from June. 1857 until August. 1875, testified that
he never saw a man taken 10 the bathroom or pad
died and that he never saw the paddle He had
however seen several inmates before going into
and after coming out OF the bathroom almost
every one OF them had at least an eye blackened.
He gave the names of three inmates whom ne hau
seen with bruised faces result Of the bathroom
treatment He remembered that an inmate named
Gcssberger had committed suicide; also that Prin-
cipal Keeper Whine. while taking an Inmate named
Wilson TO the bathroom from one or the SHOPS,
had struck Wilson several times on the way TO the
The record was here introduced regarding Cess
b.reer who committed suicide He entered the IN
stitution on July Is. 1857. and committed suicide
ON March t. 1855 He had never been punished.
William & Brown. OF Hammondsport, who was
foreman OF the printing Office from December, lS'
TO January. 1891 testified next. An inmate named
Lynch had shown witness where Superintendent
Brockway had padded him. Witness recollected
an inmate named Grant, who was in his Depart
m.nt He had examined Grants back. and 1t
looked as though the man had been padded The
skin was black and blue. but not broken. witness
recollected an inmate named Blanchard who worked
In the blacksmith shops. The side Of his face was
bruised and discolored. He had been padded for
not performing his task in the shop. Witness had
told Mr.. Brockway that Blanchard was not strong
enough do the task. The witness knew of some
cases where tasks reduced.
j. a Roncy. who had charge Of one or the shops
In the prison. testified that he had seen an inmate
named Hogan in his department last August,
whose back presented tn appearance OF having been
padded Roncy knew OF other instance where
inmate had bruise on the head OF back, and
an officer strike an inmate