The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-08

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warden never used violent language to prison
| ers that were brought before him, and that he
| was satisfied that the warden had saved
to the state $1,000 in making purchases
| and experimenting the improvements that had
| been made at the prison during his manage.
| ment The cells were now painted. and. the
| general sanitation of the prison was none
| other than frstclass. As to pun
ishment OF convicts witness said
that there was certain class of prisoners who
had no regard for the rules and therefore they
bad to be disciplined. AS to eating of Con-
| ricks he could not state how severe they had
| been punished. Witness had instructed women
| with the warden for him to despost the ward.
| ems transaction nor honorable he having re-
ceived every cent thus placed in the warden's
hands. Witness said in his talk with Ex-Deputy
| Warden Ewing that that gentleman did not
| give him specific reasons why the investga
was brought. He (EwinP) had said that ne did
! not think that Patten would be thrown out:
| neither did he think Stewart Montgomery
would, but he thought that changes would be
made IN the manner of corporal punishment
Arthur Brooks. convict, testified that
| Warden Patterns demeanOr toward oonyicts
was good and that his administration OF prison
affairs was better than the deposed A. j. How
ard. He never had conversation with the
warden and had not spoke TO him but once in
three years. The testimony adduced by James
Kantner was in keeping as that given in by
| Brooks.
Mcdonald Check was called. Confined ever
since Warden Patten took charge. Warden
| Patterns treatment was good 10 prisoners. He
wanted 10 say in explanation of the warden and
ex.Dsputy Warden Ewing we're his friends.
| Treatment of the men by War.
men Pattsn was good. Been here many
years and bad served under three separate
wardens. Ten years ago one would not know
the place; The general features of the prison
been kind to the prisoners.
When prisoners conduct themselves
properly privileges are accorded to them. The
warden mingles with the men, comes down
and talks to them whenever there IS crowd.
Special privileges are granted to conviots on
would tell the men that this
wss their day, but they must be COM
peller to observe the rules. Col. Shuler granted
similar privilege. Prisoners were allowed
the privilege of the yard. Christmas days
convicts were allowed TO go to each
en- holidays the warden put the
| men in his confidence. David Hill at one time
was punished severely. He is now in the
/ crazy house. Been N there q short time. lie
| has an inclination 10 tight aud the officers had
to lock him up. He has been insane Tor about
two years. Is engaged in the dining room
! since. Warden treats him kindly
and has good many privileges. Took pride
| in his dining-room. Have conducte himself
/ 10 the best OF his ability to not osend the war.
| den. He was In hopes OF . pardon. Has no
facilities of knowing how severely
eonvicts are punished. Did not
know of any one whipped with
cats" Never looked in the punishment record.
| Never examined the backs OF oOBvicts who mad
been whipped. personally. By Senator Grit
fifth. Witness said that he had the confidence
| OF most all OF the couvicts within the walls.
| Did not know whether q cat-e'-nine-
tails was used under the present, warden.
| The eat was then described by
witness. He believed that two OF them had
been taken to indianapolis to q prisoners COM
mittee. Never heard that the cats had been
used for SEINE tine. When asked il he had
seen wells in mems backs when they
came to the bath he said he had.
| Had not seen men come ct the bath he used
with seabs on their bsok. He took the place
of Homer Bailey. Was In charge OF portion
of the bath house for two months and half.
Capt. W. I. Royce wss called Am a guard
for twenty years. Knew Thomas Eaglin. His
general soaduot Was net COED. Did not kick
| EaVliH, Never knew he had tainted when We
whipped him. Did not know that he fell aud
| cut his forehead. III such thing mad happened
wsuld have known il. Recollested Furnishing
Esglsn in 1889. he has no record that he was
undulY punished. Recsllsct of tying up by the
| thunbs but did not know that his thumbs were
| cut Never punished man unless by order
of the warden or his deputy. Was not
aware that Esglen was put in
| cell for three days without anything 10 eat.
| know of . case where conviots' feet were frozen
| in these cells. Warden Patten has never been
cruel. Men he punished. they deserved
it. Did not know what per
| CroS-examined by Lindenuth. Punished q
| great number of men during his time there.
| Did not remember each individual case. Did
| not Try to change his mind. Examined mems
| thumbs when hung up; always examined them.
| Seen fifteen or twenty whipped IN the last six
/ HaHf In ~ he
deputy warden the warden would have him to
| do the whipping Was not under his imme-
diste charge. Had punished EGglin one time.
| He did not faint. Was no indication OF faint
| ing. Got up and went to the shop. Do
not think he was shamming. Never
noticed scar over the right
eye on his forehead. Hanging men up
| by the thumbs does not cut through, il makes
| dents in the thumbs. Ii is often that they rub
| the thumbs and atop the circulation of tho
| Prisoners try to rest on their feet as much as
| possible. Sometimes they rest part OF their
weight on their thumbs. Was three years a
guard in the Illinois prison. Knew q guard
| named Harry Miller.
| DR.. II. S. Wolf was called. Warden never
struck a prisoner in his presence. IL was the
understanding that when q prisoner was
to undergo a severe punishment an
examination by the physician was
bered well. He examined both of them before
being punished to determine whether Burns
| was physically able to stand punishment He
| was as stubsorn as . mule, and he was exam
| amined to see if he was seri-
| ously injured. He was as savage az
a beast He was whipped until he did sue.
| cumb. Burns he believed died of consumption.
but was not from the effects of the whipping.
! As to the punishment Of Marks, much trouble
had with him. Finally he got frst-class
| whipping. There is an extremely bad set of
| men confined in the prison and Burns was
among that number He claimed that there
| was not q prison in the United States where
corporal punishment was not used. IDsubordi-
nation ought not to be tolerated at all.
Witness recalled the murder of convict Har-
| ris by Macy Warner, who was subsequently
! hanged. Warden Patten and him had some
| differences. He believed that Capt. Patten has
made an excellent Warden. He left the prison
| in 1890. Was under the Pstten regime during
| the first year OF his administration. The deal
warden. he said. ought to be honest ana cspa-
| bic. He ought to be industrious. painstaking
and sense enough TO do the right thing, which
| he defined at some length. As TO Warden Pat
| tens temper he thought that he was unneces-
| sarily hasty, still he was satisfied that
! Warden Patten was not q cruel man.
| While physician he always made an effort to be
humane to conviots. Had visited the Michigan
| City penitentisTy. He thought that Capt. Pat
| ten was good warden for the state and for the
| prisoners, although he thought that he was not
/ q perfect man. The prison itself showed that.
In his judgment he thought that Warden
| Patten is a better warden Than Jack Howard
was. He thought the condition of this prison
/ waa a model ona and WAS in keeDing with che