Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-03
SOME EAT ZOE CREAM 4.

L Sum 4 EAT HUE Ckk HAHA
while Others Get bread and water,
SO Testifies Ex-Keeper Mullen BE-
fore the Prison Committee-maggots
In the CeIIs-HosPitaI Records and
Statements OF witnesses Don't Agree
/ The military BiIl-The Factorizins
Law Shemeld Scientific school
Visitors Appointed-New Haven's
Day Before the Committee on Cities
and Boroughs To-day.
HARTFORD, May 2-[Special] A bean
tiful golden-haired babe, peacefully sleep
ing In the arms of its mother, and entirely
innocent of Its surroundings, added q
home like appearance to the public hearing
on abuses at the state prison, in the house
this afternoon. The committee got to
work somewhat late to day, but the sharp,
quick questioning of Senator Jones, and
the prompt answers Of the witness, ex-
1 Keeper Mullen, made up for lost time.
Mr.. Mullen who was on the stand last
Friday, continued his testimony from
| where he left off. He said: have drank
nothing but soft drinks since last Novem-
Der, and am q temperance man, although 1
do visit saloons.
knew prisoner named Peter Stone;
he was suffering from diabetes. BE
worked almost continuously until October,
| 1899. He vas growing worse all the time.
I reported to Deputy Baisden, who took no
l man in his cell. did not know why the
man was not placed in the hospital sooner
| than he was. He was not In the care of
| the hospital attendants more than ten days
before he died. I thought Stone ought to
have been placed in the hospital before he
left the shop.
knew Romantic was a dangerous man,
and one who ought not to be allowed In
| the shop. There were other insane men
| in the shop were dangerous and ought not
| to be at work. I reported them to the
deputy warden, as was my duty
Chambsrlsin-This man Hutchins work
ed in your shopi
Answer-Yes.
Chamberlain-If he WAS put In the
dungeon would 1t not be on your reportsi
Answer-Yes sir.
Chamberain-Would not men who were
siok rather be doing light work than being
in the hospitaIi
Answsr-No sir, they would rather be
Characterization have heard consider
able talk about striking men with clubs;
what is your view of an officers striking q
prisoner where he is attacked
Auswer-They should do everything to
defend themselves.
Chsmberlain-Did you not sign a Pc
tition for the officers in the shop to carry
billys while on duty to protect them
selves3
Chamberlain-Whst became of that pc
titiona
Answer-You opposed 1t, saying that
the deputy warden was the only man who
was to carry a cane or club.
The witness then read from the hospital
records, which say that Charles Hutchins
died in the hospital August IL, 1899. while
the witness testified that Hutchins died in
the west end.
the hospital January 81, 1898; died JAN
nary 81, 1898, at 9 a. m. Witness also
heard that this man died in the west end.
The record in the Martin Collou case
reads: Martin Collou, entered; died
November 10, 1892. / understand he died
In the west end.
Keeper Mullen-I knew Martin Collou
when he first came to the prison; he was
fine, athletic looking man. 1 saw him
frequently, and during the fall of 1892 1
noticed that he was looking haggard, and
that he had to grasp the bsnister to hold
himself up. Later I saw him in his cell
on the lower tier; he was very weak, and
appeared to me to be a man In the last
stages of consumption. His cell was filthy.
saw him the day of the 14th, the day be-
fore he died.
do not know who took him to the cell
where he died.
THE JONES CASE
knew Frank Jones. He came to the
piison Octobsr, '92. He was weak both
physically and mentally. 1 have heard
that he was confined on bread and water.
Many times when passing his cell he would
ask for bread, and on one Sunday when
was in the hall, he said, "For Gods sake
give me some bread
One day he was lying on his bed moan
ing and the deputy was standing outside
telling him to shut up. After that the
warden and deputy took him out of his
cell, and heard they took him to the west
end
what he died from 1 have seen him sew
eral times brought from the shop, and he
appeared very weak.
think the man died of starvation, from
what have heard and observed.
The fact that he was on short rations
| while in his cell, and that he was starving
| to death, was a current topic of conversa-
ton among the officers. He did not COM
plain of anything else but to beg for bread
every time passed his cell. 1 could not
| give him any bread, as 1t would be violat-
| Ing the rules of the prison.
CASE OF PATRICK FOX.
Patrick Fox was there when first came.
&c used to work days and go to the hospi-
tai nights. He was always an invalid, and
heard that he was an opium eater. DR..
Warner was there at the time, and IN
| derstand that 1t was at his order he was
| sent to the hospital.
have heard that he died in the hospital.
The record of the hospital reads: En-
| tered March IS, 1892; died March Is, 1892,
| IL m.
He was in his cell several days sick, to
| my knowledge before he died, as I saw him.
Chsmberlain-Did you know that Fox
was allowed to work when he pleased and
when he didn't lay backs
| Answer-I heard SO.
Witness-After DR.. Warner left the
prisoners got less medicine, and the latter
understanding this did not go before the
new doctor. Heard Deputy Warden Bats
den say after DR.. Warner left, that they,
the prison officials would now save money
enough in medicines to pay good doctor.
have heard that DIR. Warner was dis
charged because he gave too much medi-
cine.
| TANNING CASE.
In the case of q man named Tanning,
whom reported, the deputy warden told
me he intended to cook him brown on
both sides. He had been put in the soil
tary for handing newspaper to another
prisoner.
Chamberlain-Did you ever know of 9
man being ordered to the west end simply
because he was sickt
Answer-I don't know, but men were
sick there.
Patrick ]. Mahan of Hartford, aged
twenty mine, an ex-keepsr at the prison
was the next witness. Hutchins died In
his cell, and I saw him carried out to the
morgue. I had seen him laying Their,
covered with flies, his cell In a very filthy
condition, and terrible odor. He was |
consumptive.
Deputy Baisden has often laughed al
me for saying that idiots should not b'
confined there.
Chamberlsin-Whst did you mean by
, saying he might have got out If inhuentia
: people could see him. Do you mean on
of the prisona
Anawer-I meant out of the cell.
Chamberlsin-Did you ever hear of m,
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