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

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tigation to meet them. New charges, he
said, We're being brought I'D and he felt
| constrained 10 say that he would give any
\ man 81 600 who could say that there was
any corruption done when the con-
/ tracts in question were closed. Senator
! Griffiths said that the presum ption is that
/ the warden and directors did their duty
/ when the contract for brick was let .
] Senator Lindemuth said that he proposed
/ TO show gross mismanagsmento on the part
/ OF the warden and directors when they
/ failed to call for preliminary bond when
! the contract for 100000 was made. T.
Bart Dean was the contractor who Sena-
tor Lindemuth referred to. Senator
/ Loyeland introduced a contract from
/ John 5. Sullivan of Jefferson City, Mo,
4 for 100 men at IS cents per dav for the
| period of five years or seven years for the
/ manufacture of saddle-trees. The sena-
tor said he intended to show that one for
% cents for the same number Of mon was
accepted from other parties.
Warden Pstten said that the contract
made with Dennis & Clagget he de-
sired to explain. He said Dem
| mis- & Clagget was there when he
| came to the prison, working twenty men.
\ They increased their men to loo. and il
was one of the institutions that was not
competing with free labor. Al that time
/ the directors had no status of the stand
| ing of Sullivan of Jefferson City. and that
/ a bid made by Sullivan was not made in
good faith. and it Was through this that
Warden Patten did not entertain his bid.
| scathing letter from Thomas j.
| Gores in regard 70 Sullivan de-
nouncing him ss an unmittigated scoun-
| drel was read 10 Senator Griffith. Senator
! Loveland introduced a record of the In
! diana prison south OF March II, 1891, adj
/ dressed 10 the warden and directors for
nifty able bodied men cancelled on Aug.
81 or sooner, signed by Dennis q Cloggett.
/ Tho original bid OF John w. Sullivan
was then read ia relation to the letting
| 100 first-class conyicts for 8 period
! of five years with the privi eye of ten
| years al the rate of 66 cents per man
| per day. another proposal vas also read
! for 100 able bodies men at the rate of SO
/ cents per man per day for period of i've
/ with the priv, &c OF ten years The
/ above proposal was submitted by Dennis
/ and Claggett. Senator Loveland then
j referred to the records and Dennis &
/ Clogxett were awarded the contract at 30
cents per man per day.
Senator Liudemuth said that T. Bart
| Dean. a contractor resides in Louisville,
and that he had been subpGnaed but lie
! clined to come before the investigating
! committee He said, further, that
| MIR Dean would be willing
/ TO make statement In regard
/ TO the brick transaction and that he
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| the Gait house, Louisville, to a committee
/ appointed for that purpose Hereupon
| Warden Patten, in very positive terms,
/ objected TO committee being ap-
pointed by the investigation com
mittee to proceed TO Louisville
and take the deposition of T. Bart Dean.
/ he objected on the ground that the com
rnittee was ordered TO this prison TO make
/ tho investigation within the confines of
/ tae prison and If the committee persisted
| in doin So aething against this wish of the
/ legislature he would draw out and appeal
/ TO the honss OF representatives.
! 1880 o'clock D. m There was but
| little business transacted at the night ses-
sion and at s o'clock the investigating
! adjourned to meet tomorrow morn
ing at Q o'clock An i'm
! preston prevails that the committee
Will last during the remainder of the
week 80 far no sensational develop
ments have occurred, and the citizens here
/ look upon the status of affairs alleged TO
have been unearthed with little concern.
JEYFERsoNvILLE. Feb. 1.-[Special. L
1 The senate and house investigating COM
mittee resumed its sitting at 10 O'Clock
| this morning.
George Starr, a convict. was the first
witness. He testified in substance: Been
confined nine years. Cook at different
places No complaint to make of the
warden. None whatever. Sometimes
ne treats me better than right.
Guard Knapp treats me well. He
has never mlstreated me. There
was no paper presented to him as to the
/ affairs of the prison. He sent a note to the
warden 10 see the committee. He wanted
TO zee the board OF investigation. He had
read in different papers of inhuman treat
ment by Warden Patten which as
far as he knew was not so. Was in charge
cell house &c" and hall where tile punish
ment is given or had been given for four
years. Warden Patten had hunga man
once or twice that he had seen. Warden
/ told guard that the man was too straight.
Let him down a little on the floor.
| He looked at his watch and he thought
that ten minutes elapsed before he was let
| down. de told the man TO return TO the
shop and be good. But if he put il on
him he could punish him a little more.
He wrote an unforbidden letter willingly
| known and took the disobedience
upon himself. lie wrote a lew words
that he should not have done. He should
mt have been too extreme in his writing.
| Warden asked him If he wrote il and he
replied that he had. 1t wac on April
april Fools day. The warden sent
a good breakfast; quart of cof-
fee and hominy or corn. After he
eat the guard came and told
them to 90 to the Office. He went to the
Office. The warden kindly laughed and
sad. Good morning. George lie said he
had enough. lie was told to go to work
in the dollhouse. Warden also spoke
to him and would frequently ask
how he was getting along. II
prisoners behave themselves there is no
trouble OF them getting along. Men are
treated better here than at some places on
the outside Men. he said. roam from the
Pacific to the Atlantic ocean with no
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