Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-24

Mr.. Hewitt testified that the duty of the
board of directors was to meet at the
prison four times year, audit the ac-
counts aud hear the reports of the warden.
No general rule governs the board that
know of, but we are appointed to attend
to the running of the states prison.
I never examined the statutes to see
what the duties of director are. I took
some oath in regard to 1t.
don't know for how long I appoint
ed or whom my term expired.
I understand the law reads that the d.
xectors shall hold regular meetings every |
six weeks, but we have not held them. |
We have held no meeting since January 10 |
and when one before that one was held I |
cannot tell.
We audit the accounts four times year,
but I don't know what the law provides In
the matter.
General Chamberlain appoints officers at
the prison and they are then brought be-
fore the board of directors and sworn In
by Prof. Wayland.
The board of directors since have been
q member has never prescibed any rules
for the management of the prison.
Ihave no knowledge of the statute law.
Root-Then how can you tell If the
warden has done his dutya
Hewitt cannot tell, but think he has
done his duty.
Hewitt don't know whether the con-
fnement of Doolittle in the dungeon was
put on the record book or not.
Root-If he did not record 1t do you
think that he did his dutya
Hewitt-It might have been an over
sight, because they first put the record on
slips and then in the book.
Root-Did you see these slipsa
Hewitt-No, but General Chamberlain
| told me 30.
Q-What men did you know. who died
| suddenly in the prisona-I don't know.
All know is what General Chamberlain
| told me. .-.----- s.
| Odd you ever get written COM
plant from any prisonera Al did once,
but don't remember who 1t was from or
what I did with 1t. Tread it and talked it
| over with some of the board of directors,
| but don't remember what became of 1t or
anything about it.
The witness continuing said, General
Chamberlain buys the supplies and pays
l the bills. have used my position to ask
| Officers Horton and Doolittle, republicans,
to attend the CAUCUS. We had close
caucus, and had friend, e. s. Good
rich, who was running for representative,
and asked these two officers to come
| uOWa auu yOIo LUZ AlLAs Wao 0oAAoS
everybody and 80 asked him.
I have no recollection of an officer doing
duty at the prison for more than year
| without being sworn in, but 1t might have
happened.
The warden makes the contracts for
| boots and shoes, but I never saw any of
these contracts, but believe they were
signed by the warden because he told me
Professor Wayland may be more familiar
with some workings of the prison than I
over Sunday with Warden Chamberlain
have also stayed over night there, as has
Mr.. Belden, Mr.. Sanford and, think,
others.
| Usually when there they talked owe,
| prison matters.
Chamberlain-Did you ever see me try
to conceal anything at the prison.
Hewitt did not.
Chamberlair-When was first appoint
dhow was the old hospitals
Answer-Very poor.
| Chamberlain-Who was the stewards
Acknowledging, think.
, Chamberlain-Was he discharged from
the hospitals
: Answer-Yes.
Chamberlain-Who told you the sicl
I were not well cared fora
= i
II Chamberlain-Did you investigate ant
did not you find out that this was false?
/ Answer did.
| under DR.. Fox suffer If they were sick il
r | the prisona
Root-Do you know of an officer named
J Adams9
: Answer-I do.
! hint
Auswer-No. knew this man Adams
r he let q prisoner escape once and was dis
I charged. Some time later the warden wa
Q short-haaded and I asked Adams to com
d back temporarily. did this wholly o
t my own responsibility. The board hs
o taken no action about Adams, althoug
they held meeting last week.
n did not report the stealing of cow b.
q Officer Holmes to the board of director
It because I did not think 1t necessary.
: THE ELECTRIC RoAps-coMMITTEE HEAL
To- Before the committee on cities and boz
k oughs to-day the committee discussed tt
petition for charter for the propose
% electric road of @. 8. Bennett ct al. in Ce,
terville, concerning which full report Wi
70 given in our issue last Thursday. Messr
u J. D. Jewell and John E. Bassett Of Ne
Haven testified before the committee !
,s favor of the granting of power to the Cel
g. terville Horse Railroad company to exten
IL its road to accommodate Hamden and Ce,
terville and against the petition for tt
" electric road spoken OF. This hearing was n,
finished, the committee who had been in se
10 sion from p. m. till z feeling little veal
and SO telling ex-Gov. Waller when b
l II L. - III IL low
J. Before the committee took up the Cente
ID vile road matter they had had long hea
ing over Stamford's charter question
T. about which great deal Of discussion ha
at taken place. The committee is having
Dr. busy time. While these matters abo,
l. spoken of were pending before the con
r mittee a number of New Haven gentleme
IF were anxiously waiting their turn to
ia heard on another "railroad matter of in
d portanos, but had to wait in vain, the
n case not being reached. There were e
10 many present at the hearing on the Stan
n ford charter matter and awaiting hearir
on other matters, that the committee earl
Is in the afternoon adjourned to the supren
,r court room for larger quarters.
n The senate.
The senate to-day passed a resolutio
d paying to General G. P. Graham $175 ft
81 his expenses caused by his petition for +
= instatement, and an act de civil actor
d providing for finding of facts by the 81
n preme court as well as law. Forfeite
,, rights were restored to Walter S. Beach {
d Burlington and Thomas 81. Hood of No
o wioh. Resolutions passed Incorporate
t. Windsor Locks Trust and Safe Depos
" company; Rockville Building and Loa
d association; acts de court of common plea
At 1:45 the senate adjourned until 10:s
8 to morrow.
- The House.
|. THE WORLDS FAIR SUNDAY QUESTION.
10 In the house to-day Mr.. Keller of No
!: walk, at the request of church in tbs
]. town, introduced by request resolutio
n protesting against the opening of II
It worlds fair on Sunday and providing ths
q ifit is opened the Connecticut buildin
" shsll remain closed. On motion of Nj
D. Hotchkiss of New Haven the resolutio