The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-19
PRISONERS COMPLAIN.
--A
DECLARE THEY APE NOT TREAT
ED PROPERLY At THE
COUNTY JAIL.
a Long Letter of Woe--Meal Hours that
are Few aud Far Between aud Beds
that are Hard aud Cold--A Tough
state of AHsirs. IL true--SheriH
Painter Gives His Views.

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Painter Gives His views.
80, ,.,..
Inc prisoners cohhheu III inc county
iait evidently have a long luStv kick
M, s.t,..,.;,,,, 1ot,or ,,,ri,.
cO'h'HB' Inc l"A'o"i"s 'N''''' W.
ten by the inmates of the bastile, Is
and is given for
what II is worth:
CorNry- IAN. Dec. is. 1sg3
To Tur DAuN JFAnrU. A few davs
since a prtittou. sigurd hv a majority of
thr Inmates of thc county inil. cudcavor-
inc tn draw the attention of the GOOD cit-
ilens and countv commissioners of Logan
rn,nty to thr dnnlnrnblo condition and
nartinl treatment of the inmates. was
mailed to Won for publication. but as we
Cthc inmatesJ understand. said petition
upvcr cot furthpr than the iailor'S hands.
AT least. il was never published. The
iai AT prcspnt contains tWcutV-oup in
mates. and as There are only sixteen
hunks or bprtbs sltup are couippllod to
/ sleep ON the nnor ON Il poor and filthy
mattress. with only TWO poor blankets or
nuilts not al an siiniripuf Ht the Dtrsput
/ fimc Of the wear. Ne are put i'm separate
cells atG O'Clock every evening. which
/ cnmuplS lis to do yvfthplt water from that
/ limo uutil ,.2O o'clorl, the next morning
/ Now. as most of us suffer with more or
/ los. cold. consequently being fovcrish. We
/ naturally crave water uUifp frrCurntlV
/ h,' we have IN do yyithout IT,. since n cen
/ tlemanlv request for a cup of water is
/ generally mel with "A rruIf "Mhy didn't
/ Vou Get "A drink before YOU went to your
rrllp7 4 yerv oblipiur Tailor. indeed! A
/ few of the pets. the worthy niggcrs. are
/ the only ones who are favored The
youup r.ADy. Of a rather duSltv hue. scrv-
/ ing six months. Is allowed 10 roam
Ha, S'ar ncfo,ioms I.' c,ilIm% With oood
financial success The "colorad lords OF
H' eIuS,,on aiS1 a' jJ"' lux ,.' ,ilc
able. by thc.r contnuous howling and
most abusive use OF .iI InG Nii',s names ,n,,,
inmates. The food is fairly good in quail
ty but lacks considerable IN quantity;
,rr ns gct gH oS,ite I's bnpgV but w we mus must yet ct
along from 3 o'clocN. p. M tos m. with
6nsttn Iuo U,' of t6o caiis p ycry moor And oniy
hose cells next to the stove are warm
enough TO nahe ~ aiSaoy co,b, ,aJie
farther fr6m the stove must 90 to bed To
keep warm. Ihe worthy ana m9St ar-
oT Tr"mnriiims visitors TO rUn nil over the
city to lind him the sheuiD ana obtain an
2r"G o1ioLf hobd %i n Uf ba V 0n Cttcrs Ter v rr
also read before they are allowed to go to
,hG p9St3l&GG, &C. N3M' Ln s T ra Eui'oT b 'f anfai II
facts. and and any and all can satisfy
| themselves by making 81 can ana inter-
Van vii gii'yo this your Kind Consideration
tor puhlishment. Respectfully ya4rs,
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'"' ''' mn ",' i0l ''' -, lo-,' sow .'iI
amer. i"'' arc 80 " w.
at TINS Jam a. III any oIHer P'ace' ~ Id
a notorious fact that prisoners are
continually complaining."