The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01

stood. A let er addressed TO the board of
directors by the warden in regard TO having
the deputy warden remain at the prison
instead of escorIing convicts to
various places In the state for
new hearing was D reduced. The first
intima ion he had OF the order was when
the warden attended the democratic con-
vention. he was not satisfied with the
| order. He admitted tn having been lit
tie hot over il. He did not know of any
complaint made about his taking
prisoner to Gibson county. He took the
! prisoners Sam Hardin and Ledgerwood to
/ Pike county. The case was tied mp
| for three week. He remained
/ there. Did not know whether the law
I allowed him a per diem or not He had
| been told to put in per diem. as it had
/ been customary by previous deputy war
dens. He made the claim to the court
| and in every case 1t was allowed.
except in two cases - that of
Judge Hackney and Judge FGrguson.
| The warden wrote q personal letter
/ to Judge Hackney, but some time elapsed
before the commissioners allowed his
| pay. Did not see the letters that were
/ written TO the Judges. He admitted that
the court would use discretion in the
matter. That was before his salary was
raised TO $1,000. He was asked if he did
/ not show sum OF money, amounting to
/ $780, claiming that was what he got. He
! did not do il. Regarding Day,
| the convict. who said that he would
| rather die than go before the warden,
| Day was told to go the warden before he
was admitted TO the hospital. He directed
! Capt. Fires to take him TO the warden.
| Capt. Fires did not obey his order. Did not
I know OF anv mistreatment OF Henry Day
| by the warden. He admitted that Henry
Day was among the best prisoners in the
! institution.
His memory as to names was not good.
| Never forgot a face. He was ffty-nine
years OF aye. Hill, he said, was punished
| for attacking a guard. He was stubborn.
| He said he wound not he whipped and
showed fight. The whipping was done at
the far END of &C" cell house and the
whip was always kept IN the Office. Joe
| Paxton was whipped ana the handouts
were put on MIN. He was brou lat
up from the foundry. The duties
OF Director McDonalds son, he said,
were performed well. He was kept
on duty at night to attend sick calls.
His employment. he thought. was neces-
sarv. Convict >chriber is now theirs as
assistant. Mcdonald did but very little
duty. When short of guards he would
/
The afternoon session convened ct 80
o'clock aud Mr. Ewing continued his
cross examining. He said that there was
over 3 500 in the Sullivan county bank
placed at lac warden's credit, and he I'M
derstOOd that the banks the warden trans
acted business with were solvent. He
did not know positively whether the war
den was receiving interest on amounts
deposited, but that the clerk had told him
tnat he was receiving 4 per cent. on hid
deposits In the Merchants bank OF Louis
vile.
The directors drew SIS each to attend
the state beard of charities and this sum
showed in the Nav report of 1891. He
understood that the money was drawn for
that purpose. Witness testified that his
statements we're not made with enmitv
against the warden but he (Ewing) az
times smsrted ct the manner he was
treated. Had no IL feeling against the
directors. He had no knowledge of TX
ing TO any man In Lawrenceburg
in regard to Director Slater's do
ings. He admitted TO having written
two letters to Frank Dolman in answer to
n letter he had received from him. If he
had said to Daniel Miller and Capt John
Sims that he was going to beat Slater for
recollection he did not remember. In fact
he did not make such an assertion. He
admitted to having conducted visitors
through the prison, as also his friends,
and he spoke OF the management of the
| prison to them in terms of praise. At that
time he thought the prison we'll managed,
but the punishment too severe.
He was asked if he was not at the Bates
house on a stated Monday night and dis
cussed the proposed investigation with GER
! fofu ~ Of
He was there on that occasion and made
statement to them as to what had already
been related. Saw articlelin Indianapolis
TO charges and eaid that
he had copy OF paper in his possession.
As far as cruelty was concerned, missap-
/ preparation OF money and the $500
furnished tho warden TO attend the prison
congress at Pittsburg they were substan-
/ italy true. He stated that Slater had
told him that he had received $3.50 to Sc
cure the pardon of Burner He had a taxi
With Burner and he said that he had
| given $50 to Slater. The seven-hundred-
dollar Transaction, ne said. was laid before
the committee as a matter of TACT The
| inference that he drew OF the seven-hun-
dred-dollar loan was that was a transac-
ton between the warden and Mcdonald.
and the matter was subject for inYesti-
CATION.
He admitted having boarded with the
guards for period Of about five months
without paving Their for. He had been
| instructed by the warden TO pay no board.
he never boosted that he had warmed
the hide of convicts Did not state 10
Slater and Mcdonald that he wanted them
TO appoint him warden. Did not
/ at any time. No man was
strung up or whipped during the
absence of the warden. At times he was
warden while the regular Officia was away.
/ Convicts were usually locked up and de-
/ tanned until the warden came. Was asked
/ If he had not whipped a convict named
/ Mitchell with buggy whip. He replied
/ that ne had whipped man by that name.
| He was asked by Mr.. Irwin what per-
I sonal interest he had in the prison.
! Here Mr.. Lndemuih arose and
: said that that was a right all citizens had
Witness replied that his motive for max
/ ing the charge was TO let the public know
! the business management OF the prison.
l As to tile election of Mcdonald and Slater
he denied saying to Steward Montgomery
that they had TO 20. He never made com
/ plant to the governor or the
state board of charities before he
resigned. He was asked what prom pied
him 10 make the charges. Simply be-
cause he thought il his duty to make a
statement OF facts in regard to the man
I agement OF the prisoe.