The evening world., 1894-01-08
ON BROCKWAy'S SIDE.
Rabbi Raden and Prof Adler
Knew Of No Cruelties
"A "PaddIed" Witness Gets Mixed
In His Testimony.
Investigation of EInira Reformatory
Continued To-day.

Al the Fifth Avenue Hotel this morn
ing the Elmlra R~efoEmatory Investigat-
ing Committee resumed its investigations
into Supt. Brockway's modL OF conduct
ing the Reformatory. The Committee,
since the death of Chairman Oscar Craig,
consists of only diva H.. Iltchneld, OF
Brooklyn. and DIR. Stepslen Smith. of this
City. They were present this morning,
MT. Litchield presiding;
Others In an official capacity In at.
for the Attorney-G General, and Secretary
of Charities. who acted rs Secretary.
The hearing to-day began with the ties.
tlmony Of Rabbi n. Radin, Of 70 East
One Hundred and Fourth street. who
lived in Elmira four years ago.. and was
v visiting minister at the reformatory.
THE prisoners l. spoke with very sell
me- said Rabbi Rsdin, land In my ex-
perience. those who did complain were
the a inmates, while the good ones
Gilbert, Mr.. Radin said he never saw
any inmate punished, nor any Of the
INSTRUMENTS used in the punishment.
,e snoT N T E1mira orqissd eyes a v asked ed
Chairman Littlefield.
Mr.; Radin said he really cold not re;
member. He saw quite a number. but
he did not associate them with the pun
ishment that was inflicted in the Re
81 did not know" he said. because
mates which way they were punished
mi they told me on the back and on the
Samuel Booth. ex-Mayor OF Brooklyn
wa q visiting agent OF the Reformatory,
Mr.. Booth did not know Of a single
\ instance OF an inmate complaining OF
ii-treatment. and supposed they KEPT 1t
made to him. he said. n he believed
II was because the inmates thought he
might report them to the officials OF the
Institution. and SO come In for Increased
punishment.
Speaking for management OF the Re
forinatory Lawyer Stanchfield said he
in the rom during the giving of testimony
inmate were withheld.
The hearing went On n WIN NE ne e swnrs
that he was sent TO Elmira In July,
1855, on a plea OF guilty OF forgery. lie
was discharged after serving two years
While in the Reformatory he was re-
duced to the third grade for being dis
orderly and was taken to the bath
room and punished by being struck two
He was stationed in the storeroom for
room was directly opposite the bath
IooIn. III frequently "th' NV 80
room, but he never saw any bloodstains
on the fioor or walls Of that place.
The record shows that this witness
received six blows. yet he persisted IN
saying that he received but two. The
record was a mistake he said.
In the effort to have the witness ex-
plain why he went into the padding
room so often he contradicted himself
fatty. first saying he had to clean ths
foor and the walls. and then he said
there was never anything to clean up.
~ Nnl. ~ .sap taAvt .nl lLV L
lectured at the ~Reformatory on Sunday
las to the manner In which Inmates
were disciplined" said Prof. Adler. 81
had but little opportunity to observe
IT believe the grading system Is mos
admirable: sending men out on parole !:
admirable, and corporal punishment
when the execution OF II Is placed II
the hards of a wise and humane fathel
OF a community. Is Indispensable.
%cltioner than the Superintendent him
self"
In answer to questions by Judge Gil
bert and Chairman Litchiield, Prof
Adler said he could not Justify the ad
ministration Of blows upon the head ~
a method OF furnishing inmates VIII,
might have violated the rules by looking
in a direction other han that permits,
by the institution.
Further along Prof. Adler said quit
emphatically that he did not believe II
child. n 1t was one OF his s%trictes
rules that are followed In the differen
educational societies he IL Interested I'm
He was absolutely opposed 10 corpora
punishment in the public schools az well
Recess was then taken.