The evening world., 1893-06-15
TO REFORM PRISON LAWS
Senator RoUt's Bill in Relation 10
ths Connecticut State Prison.
1T MAY De INCLUDED IN THE lNVEs'
TIGATING COMMITTEES REPORT.
n This Measure Ia rut In Forc~ Luna.
tic. VIII Not q" ,'hut Up in the
Dungeons ut Northumberland It,.
spectors ami Residsnt Physici"n
Provided For Pos,ponement Of the
lommittee's Final session.

Provided For - Pos,ponsment Of tho
Co,nmitee's Final session.
fspEcIAL TO rHE woaLD.1
HARTFORD, Conn.,, June 1A-Warden
Chamberlain OF Wethersneld Prison, received
to-day, by grace OF Senator Jones. Chairman
OF the state Prison Investigating committee,
an unexpected extension to his pleasant
leave OF absence, with tuli pay, pending the
investigation.
senator Jones. who is a practising eclectic
physician At Greenwich, came up to Hart
ford this morning with voluminous report
IN his pocket, embracing. It is understood,
his own views and those OF his Republican
colleague, Representative Mowry, regarding
Gen. cham berlain's management OF the
prison. According to this report, the evil
dence taken by the committee has proved
Chamberlain TO be an honest and mercitul
his subordinateS
senator Root, one OF the two lawyers on
the CO mmittee, also had q report In his
rocket. IL reflected his views and those OF
Judge Beardsley, his Democratic colleague
on the committee The substance Of II was
that Gen. Chamberlain had been proved to
be a cruel, brutal and altogether unnt man
t. hold the tf1ice OF Warden OF the Connecti-
cut state prison; that Lis subordinates, par
,icularly the Deputy Warden and the physi-
clan, were not he proper Kind Of ofrlcersi
that the laws governing the prison wen
antiquated and inadequate, and that tes
alleged Board OF Directors should be s,tn.
marlly retired. A meeting OF the commvtee
had been called for this afternoon. 1t was to
te the last executive session OF the commit
tee, and an attempt was to be madet to get
tie members to agree on report.
Senator Root had another aocumnt of In
terest In his pocket 1t was q seres OF pro-
posed amendments TO the existini laws, tho
necessity for which had been shwn in the
course OF the inquiry. Senator Rot proposed
u append 1t TO the report OF the!commlttee,
and he handed II over to scnaor Jones for
his consideration. Senator Jons.gavo IL out
Ior publication.
Then senator Jones, who tas been SEEM
ingly playing Tor delay for some time, an
nounced that the last executie session would
not come on to-day. He ha,A patient down
In Greenwich, Mrs. FanningS sister OF Z. c.
Benedlct. who was very ILL.,, She needed his
personal attention and he must hurry back
to ler. lie might come W to Hartford and
order the executive sessin tomorrow, and
then again he might mol He really could
promise nothing.
Senator Root aud Representatives Boards
ley and Mowry expressedthemselves as anx-
icus TO go ahead and lnish their labors.
They thought It was tim that the commit
tee made some sort OF reort, 80 that an end
might be put 10 the prsent temporary aud
ansss.sfaetory arrangaent, which compels
the state to pay salarie to the loave-o'-ab-
sense men apd also to tose who are tempo
rarlly doing their work But they could not
4 question tho genuinenes OF Senator jones'
excuse, ana so they yie1edto the postpone
ment
The amendments oawn up by Senator
Root are interesting. hey embrace impor.
tant reforms at ihe Tison, though they do
not refer specifically the Warden's connec-
tion with the prison. They are IN the form
OF a bill entitled ~ act concerning the
State prison." The bl in iull is as follows:
B. it .nnct-d. That thtGovernor shall select and
designate three of the ssen directors OF the state
!, each month. aud si.mis into tn. condition Of the
as OF Il" the .f Basra 'sf 81 5I.etos Of such
io. sotor. shalt receive salary Of 500 per an an nm
ohlos OF inspector duIiS the pleasure Of the Gov.
enor.
I.T,i; s.tcS sss Of ths Gsser.l s','ut''
,ss ss,Ss:
asss' to s's ss s Il. :"S %
h dn.is, .na shall sswSrni and they & mail ap
aS b INA MIN nSs sai
Sscis s,S ihs fhs sAS %.rdsa
ssa ,s. tSl .Ss t:% AND
i,y Ih. chaplain sinll Lecs,S. s.l.!y Of u. goo
an: sasssr?s n; .as aiSi: S: 'a
house iSr himself andia1miiy. a.. ,,v.,,,.,.
,sIs: ! s.etisa ), N Of 70 General Statutes Is
When in tho opn,o. 2, ne Hny.isi.n o. n:
iay Dsan cause b 9s or ss pppsa nt
and s1t h 81 sssa IN sno
h.dse, s@a ise the ue1srnos. % and III #
the Governor sh9i appr,;e the same no snail issue
s,'asd y: s:SrS g s1sr s,: :,
Top si for sSn. ia.:s. Ps.r. q
be safely ksp. unit Yhs sIpir.t,on oi IN: term for
'asn e. 5. 70 :d psiSSn Ss
;;n,anity. and bn6re the expiration Of the term
.ns $ opsa opaoa 10 ts the
shprrIntenEn,ts Of said hospital. nave reoS.sIe
TIE .aa sar sa.lsSpon L
shal! be the duty of the Governor, and he Is
| hereby authorized and empowered, 70 appoint
coiDaisslon OF not more than three sx-
perts t", examine slch person, which com
mitsi' ha'i,a been duly sworn, shall at once
prorsa 70 said hosy and summon the physi-
cibWw we prHou and the Super mt endent OF the
hGat before 1t, to be keard in relation thereto,
5nd,1n ss far a. possible ascertain the meita
Of men o. suea person and report as t. the sanity
shait SSpLear from said report that such psrson
, nave crascd to be insane. and the Governor
tos,SppIove saii report, hs snail issue an order
nyrsn Msritn or any proper offoer to take such
to ,bn TON said hospi a. and de iver such rers0u
| % PROPER Authorities OF said prison."
hdtr the present loose laws there ia no
S,t, snch Thing as a i'rison inspector, and the
thrr'urs Visit the prison or do not visit It at
ar ', Nv sweet wili. The ordering OF liked
nn'is lor Warden Chamberlain and the
wacc' 'o',n Is new move. AT present these
,hns are nhcd by the directors, who give
innrms ao " arden S?,400 a year with his rent and
g.II n,u lor nimsel, and family. The Chaplain
scranSoo Soou ana house. while the doctor
I,ynpeo along on $40 ber nom and does not
em.rnpp,oh w ,ohe 10 The prison, save In case OF
III, iethcy, more than three times a week.
Of "v ,n Iack n resident phy ysician has been one
He'd. "'e' ioi seanuAi ~ "e'hers-
,r,,s, ,ms need for reform such as that en-
n ISa III seolion is one OF the crying needs
law "ou oNuunpc icut prison. Under the present
mas aa a 'unatic can be sent TO Middle own until
80 tu upon by a medical commission and