The evening world., 1894-03-22
Elmira Managers May Be Made Uncom-
Portable by the Executive They
"WantOnly InSultCd."
SOLONS WANT TO GET At BROCKWAY.
Legislature Ready to Reform the Reforma-
tory On Lines Laid Down In tn, Report
Warm Praise for Tho World.


ALBANY, March Y.-SCratorS and As
scmblymcn, without regard to party, are
almost unanimous in denouncing Brock
way and his Board of Managers. Half
dozen ara anxious to introduce a bill
which will put an end to both and do
away with the evils which have grown
up under their RUE.
The stern. sweeping report from such a
dignifiei and conservative body is the
State Board OF Charities has convinced
even the most incredulous that the
charges of horrible cruelty in the Eimira
Refurmatory are true. Brockway and his
board must go soon.
A large majority of the legislators con-
suited thus far are in favor OF carrying
out the recommendations OF the state
Board to the letter, retaining in the in
stitution It's educational. archaeological
and military features and keeping It
apart from the prison system OF the
State. 1t is proposed to include in the
bill the abolition of corporal punishment.
The parole system Is TO be amended SO
that alleged violations OF parole shall be
passed upon by q court of record, the re-
turn of a parolel nan to the reformatory
to be In the discretion of the Court
Provision win also be made that no
convict shall be transferred from the re-
formatory to a State prison until he
shall have had n hearing before court
, of record. which court shall have full
| power to determine whether or not the
| transfer shall be made; also, that the
| trial court snail TX In the sentence the
| maximum term of Imprisonment.
The appointment of resident physi-
! Can and one or more chap.ains will also
be called for by the bill.
FLOWER READY TO ACT.
| Gov. Flower has said to The World re
porter that he is ready to consider writ
ten charges against the Board of Mana
gers at Eimira based on the findings Of
the Investigating Committee, II such ac
tlon be deemed necessary 1t is believed
that the managers would have a yer.
warm time II called before the Execu
tive.
Especial attention was called by tn
report 10 the "wanton insult to Tn
Executive" offered by the Board o
Managers in reinstating Brockway be
fore the investigation was concluded.
Here are some expressions from legis
lators:
Mr.. Fish Rep), Of Pu,nam,I am wit
ties. Whatever doubt there may hav
been as to the justice of The Worlds at
tack has been dispelled by the finding
of this board, and it has been prove
should be Immediately adopted to tax
from. under. the control Of this ma
Bf9ckway the poor unfortunates whor
he has 30 shamefully abused.
Mr. Herman Dem.), OF New York
am with my Democratic colleagues 1
the House in this matter. and their opin
|. ion is that the Legislature should d
whatever Is decided to be necessary t
correct the evils which have grown II
M Brockway. Mr.. Davidson. fellow
Democrat from New York, has told III
that a young man of his district VIII
, served term IN the retormatory bear
blows inflicted by Brockway and til
men under his control,
ONE or BROCKWAY'S VICTIMS.
Mr.. Davidson confirmed this statemen
and said that the victim OF Brockway'
brutality was an exemplary young ma
at present, and that the wrong that h
had been. guilty OF was the only sinf,
that his treatment had been the same q
2 was inflicted upon the worst men in III
? institution. He added:
e There seems to have been no judf
> ment exercised in handling the men VIII
. have been sent there, and the best seel
I TO have been treated as harshly as III
$ worst. ] don't think 1t is necessary
!. say anything more than this. in view
y the Testimony that has been elicited.
e fail to see how any man with the Sigh
I est spark OF humanity can overlook II
\ necessity for peremptorly remedying Il
y existing state OF affairs In this instit,
e tion.
: Mir. Roche Dem), OF New York
5 have read the recommendations, and
I fully concur in all the reforms that the
suggest. l am heartily in favor of Il