The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25

Inc directors OF the pflson On Nay or
that year fifty-three hogs were
cold Of which no account was
made. He briefly called attention to
punishment of conviets by tying up OF
thumbs and applying the lash. In answer
to Senator Lovelsnd. Mr.. Ewing SAID he
was Democrat. and that he came TO JEFF
fersonville In 1889 TO serve In the prison as
deputy warden. By the May report OK
1891 the directors drew from the State 900
each TO attend the meeting OF the state
Charities. The directors took their wives
on that trip. The witness read from the al.
nuai report of the prison. October. 1871. tnas
director McDonald's expenses on the oc-
caslon OF tins meeting of charities were
1851; that Director Skaters were Si@oo
and DIRECTOR Parkss were SIS. He knew
nothing OF the use made of the $40 remain-
ing oil the SEQ charged against the warden
Tor attendance at the prison congress. In
regard TO monthly trips TO Indianapolis the
witness had seen In the petty cash
account charges by the warden of go fare
and 50 Incidental expenses on each trip.
The warden made these trips once month,
perhaps oftener, and he had witness TO
prove the warden travelled tree on all the
roads Relative TO the board of the guards,
Mr. Ewing said that he understood each
guard paid SIS a month board and the
amount was taken from his pay. An OBJ
lection was made 10 his stating things on
mere understanding and Mr.. Ewing was
held down to what lie traced OF bis own
knowledge.
He then said that he paid s25 a month
board. and the receipts werc given 1y
Steward Montgomery. Claude Mcdonald.
son of the director. was put on as guard
at s55 month. He came on duty the l1th
of April. 1891. and continued until forty
two days after witness left the institution.
Ewing never knew of Mcdonald serving az
aguard. He performed the service of
hospital steward, and was occupied In that
for about twenty minutes each day.
The witness could not give young Melon.
AIDS age, but there was q question OF his
being old enough to serve as a guard. Dur
ing the terms OF the medical colleges IN
Louisville he attended lectures daily. As
further proof of young McDonald's atten-
ton to such lectures the witness read
personal and complimentary notice in the
Princeton Democrat concerning the young
mans visit to his old home and as having
completed his first year of medical lectures.
Regarding the deposits OF the Warden n
the Louisville banks. Ewing said he was
told by Mr.. Ferguson. an employe or Ar.
Patten, that they averaged $1,000 annual
ly. In the Sullivan Bank they were 81, 500.
Mr.. Ewing did not know of his personal
knowledg e that Warden Patten drew in
terest on these deposits which was of State
money.
When the question of punishment was
taken up the witness spoke of the pun
ishment record. which would give full in
formation. Personally he knew of O. con-
vict, David ID. Hill-the mention of that
name caused laughter-belng whipped
with a buggy-whip. The convict wasstrip-
ped TO the waist and after being hsndcufed,
was HUNG by mis- hands TO a cell door. His
skin was cut through and the warden did
the whipping himself. Hill was stubborn
and had attacked the guards. The whip
ping did not cause much of q flow of blood.
The blows were given with sufficient force
to sting. Mr.. Ewing told of q colored pris-
Oner named Virgins who was hung up by
the wrists. He had been hung up twice
before. but on this last occasion tainted
after being kept that way fox fifteen min.
utes.
WARDEN Patterns GENTLE CONDUCT.
He was taken down and placed on the
floor. and the warden. standing with his
foot on the prisoners neck. poured water
in his face to bring him to consciousness.
These cases the witness described were
only part of the punishment inflicted. They
were the usual manner of punishment. In
other cases men were sent to the cage. COM
PEELED to carry sand-bags. and were placed
on an allowance of four ounces OF corn
bread day. The cage was like an ordinary
cell, five by eight feet Ii had no bed, aud
several cells, eight or ten. were used tor
cages. Many prisoners were put in these
cells at night, and let out in the morning.
Others were kept there &C the Will Of the
warden.
There was q recess at this point to give
Senator Loveland and Representative
Lindemuth time TO consult. When the
COMMITTEES came together again. MIR.
Ewing spoke of the whip being given
Thomas Tryon. He was whipped with
a buggy whip and died in the hospital
four sweeks afterwards. Hewas lunatic
at the time be died. 1t was the opinion
that the man was demented at the time of
the whipping. He was whipped lying
GOWN with his face TO the ground He was
partly stripped. He vas given twenty-five
II, e..
buggy whip does not often give welts.
Witness did not see Henry Day. but had o
note of his death in the hospital.
Day was in the saddle-trce shop.
Fryer Fry: to be sent to the hospital.
Fryer brought him 10 the witness,
who told him TO 10 to the warden. Day
said he would rather die than GO to the
warden. but that night, the 2Oth of July.
1889. he was sent TO the hospital On the
22d he died. When he said he did not want
to 90 to the warden he assigned no reason.
Mr. Ewing then told of two men just dis.
on supposition that they were
"shagglers." The punishment of Thomas
Hargland By hanging by the wrists and
standing on tip-tOe Tor thirty minutes was
because HarRland did not keep step IN q
line of convicts. In this mode of punish
ment the weight of the body rests on the
wrists and whatever part OF the foot can
Huu euVUoI1 Al luo Jins Ny tno thuhoS
the greater is the suspension or
the body the tighter the loop becomes.
Witness had had three men faint under
such punishment. Witness had known the
warden TO send back TO work men who had
been placed on the sick-call. This was
done over the action OF the physician.
though he thought the warden consulted
the ply stefan In such cases. 10 his best
belief, however. the warden had sent back
men going TO sick call without consulting
the doctor. With this the committee adj
journed until o'clock tomorrow morning.