The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-28

where prisoners are chained to the walls
and floor Cross-examined several Of the
victims ar to the injuries they received
from Brockway's beating and went
through the hospital, which was found TO
be In a fairly clean and wholesome con-
dition
Before the tour Of the reformatory was
begun. the Board Of Managers complied
with the request OF Mr.. Craig by guar
anteeing that witnesses would not be
punished for any testimony they might
offer. This is the resolution:
Resolved. That no one who testifes
shall be subject 10 corporal or severe
punishment for bny offence hereafter
committed in this prison without the cor
currence and approval Of the Board of
Managers
The bathroom, where most OF the pad
ding was done, was one OF the first places
visited. IL Is In the extreme end Of the
building. Brockway was asked 10 bring
out his paddle. He took II out OF a safe,
saying that The World had offered a
large sum Of money for II, and that he
had 10 lock It up.
II was carefully wrapped up In paper
Wnen unwr7pped II was found to consist
OF Dig piece Of leather with a wooden
handle Including the handle q was three
feet long. The leather was a. quarter OF
an inch thick. three inches wide and
twenty-nine inches long. Where the lea
Their was attached 10 the wooden handle
IL was turned over and doubled
In answer 10 question. Rrockway adj
mitted that he did the padding personally
When prisoner was punished Brockway
did the beating
The some times rGd-hot bar or iron was
the next implement OF torture exhib-
TIED. II consisted Of heavy piece OF
iron, about nine feet in length, and bent
at the end in the form Of a hook. with
this heated red hot II had been the
habit to poke and torture prisoners in
their cells.
The only mitigation OF the red-hot
iron which Brockway could OFFER this
afternoon was that II was heated at a
place quarter OF a mile from the prison.
and that in being brought over II had
good chance TO cool off IL was used
on prisoners, he explained, when they
refused 10 leave their cells and were
armed with knives or other dangerous
weapons and was heated so that they
could not take hold of II. Brockway
claimed that it was necessary TO use an
implement of this kind
It will be remembered that this is
the bar OF iron with which the prisoner
Brown was so horribly burned. as told
in Browns story published In the World.
Brown still bears the marks.
The underground dungeons were next
visited. They are what Brockway cup
honistically terms "Seclusion cells" IT
is there. under the ground and chained
10 the wall, that prisoners are kept in
solitary confinement on bread and water
and such other food as Brockway may
see 1T 10 give them.
ill Ell ava
eight IN number. dark and small and
lighted through the doors from the hall.
II was found also that by means OF
wooden matches 1t was possible 10 shut
out the light from these cells so as 10
keep the victims I'm total darkness. An
iron ring IS bOted 10 the wall I'm such
way as TO slide a short distance up and
down IN a diagonal direction, allowing
the victims a little freedom Of motion.
In one cell. however. the ring was bolt
ed IN the masonry At the floor
The cells were curlously shaped and
ran az odd angles TO each other. so that
the prisoners could not communicate.
The hospital was one OF the last places
visited. Or. Smith. who is on the star
az Bellevue. went UP 10 one Of the beds
which did not seem 20 be very clean,
and said:
THAT looks like a fractured bed" The
attendant said IL was a fractured bed.
DR.. Smith began tearing the bed 10 pieces
and found two long iron bars concealed
beneath the pillow. There were also
some newspapers and other rubbish.
Secretary Tanning, OF the committee,
looked into one Of the beds and left 81
hurriedly. He said IL was In very
dirty condition.
4 curious system Of investigation has
been adopted. An envelope and n sheet
Of paper was placed In each mans cell,
and he was allowed TO write out his COM
plant. seal II up. and IL was then de-
livered 20 the chairman Of the investigat-
ing committee thus keeping the indi-
viduality Of the informant from the su-
perintendent.