The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-08
RESUMING THE INQUIRY.
Concluded from Third Page.


JEFFERsoNvILLE. Feb. Especial. i
This morning Lindemuth. Boord aud
Loyelsnd were absent and Dy their re-
treat acknowledged themselves beaten.
Lindemuth is the man whose fertile and
gigantic brain tried 10 construct and put
answers into the mouths Of witnesses in a
manner that would have landed him in
jail Tor contempt in any reputable court
N the country.
Reputable citizens are today testifying
for the warden and their testimony ought
20 have it's full weight
The prison investigating committee
opened its eighth day session this morn
ing.
Capt John Horn of New Albany, a
former director, was called. Was con
nected with the prison officially a. director
by Governor w Illams TO serve the unex-
pired term OF Director Mitchell under
Warden Patterns administration the prison
lad improved wonderfully since he took
charge; as a result OF his observations
Warden Patterns conduct toward prison
ers was hum ane and sometime he though
he was too enient; il was when Patten
took charge il was at the time al uproGr
was imminent; he always thought that
Capt Patten had the qualifications TO
make a good warden.
Victor IL Lyons was ca led: Reside in
Je ersonyille; county surveyor and city
engineer OF Jacksonville: was employed
by the warden 20 make a survey of some
ground for q right OF way for a sewer
from the prison through the town OF
Clarksville thence to the river. II was an
exclusive sewer for the prison. Warden
Patten did all the work such az the civil
engineering He had knocked him out
of 500 or 500. IL was as good as could
have been constructed with the material
used. Made q general examination of the
brick USED in the construction OF the
wall. Tue bricks were hard and less
liable to waer soaking. Was acquainted
with brick made by Akers They are
workable brick. The engineering of the
wall he approved in its construction
Here witness described the material used
in the wal which ne pronounced good
The wall lie handsome, strong and durable
BY Mr.. Newhouse Said that he could
distinguish the SIZE of brick. There is no
two brick Yards make the same size brick
Larger bricks are prOpOrtionaliy higher in
price. The old wall was not substantially
built. Had made personal inspection OF
the old and new wall. Could not go
through the new wall with a crowbar in
hat day. The new wall il put up with
hydraulic cement He was asked HE per
s0nal knowledge Of sewer building, and
witness replied that ne had made
that subject study. Hydraulic cement
was described as TO the comDo-
Dent part by witnes. The sewer
is built in a workmanlike manner, so far
as be had examined il, and had been in
the works from time to time. lie was a
friend of Warden Patten, but he had a
kind OF grudge against the old man. He
knocked him out OF $500 or 500 on work.
In his judgment the state was saved in ex-
pense Of constructing the sewer on the
route that was surveyed 81 90 per lineal
foot The styles aud size of brick were
placed before witness, their dimensions
taken. He had handled many brick and
stated that he was an expert. The COM
mon brick at S. per thousand and the ma
chine brick at $50 per Thousand. Wit
ness said that tue machine brick was the
cheapest for the reason that there was less
breakGge and less time consumed in buy
ing
Charles Aker was called. He is brick
maker; used brick in the walls and sold
between 10000 and $1,000 of his manu-
iactura; machine bricks are higher than
handmade; S1.25 to Sl50 higher: face
brick are more durable If all face brick
were used; the machine brick presents q
better appearance wnen laid in the wall
they have q smoother surface.
Price for hand face brick runs from IS
To $40 a thOusand That Was what he
was getting now. By Mr. Newhouse
IL all hand-fsced brick was used it would
have cost by the kiln Is per month. Nine
hundred machine brick will go further
than 1000 hand-fscsd brick
His contract With the prison was to fur.
nish hard brick IL he had sent one bad
brick down he would not have heard the
last OF 1t. IL was moved by Represen.
tative Redman that whom the committed
/ sdjOurns at noon to reconvene on Wed.
nesday 1t ] O'Clock D. m. at this stage oil
the proceedings Senators Boord, Linde
muth and Loveland made their appear
ancs. They had been detained by train
Martin tieiner was next called. Stated
that he was al accountant; had perform cd
the duty of examining the book account
! for period since Warden Patten took
charge had examined ali the accounts
up TO Jan. %. Books kept very we'll
some clerical errors. All the accounts al
submitted were correct and that the
/ prison was self-sustainine.
The partial report was somewhat ex-
haustive and il was reduced on its facs
| that the financial management of the in.
stitution since Warden Patten took charge
was none other than frst-class. All the
books Of the institution were kept in q
busiDess-iike way; had not taken up the
vouchers, but examined the books as they
appear.
| Regarding the examination of the books