Asheville daily citizen., 1894-11-22
The OVER(ROVDED JAIL AGAIN
T.w. PATTON MAKES SOME TIME
sss LY COMMENT.
lie Does Not Think Judge Dick Charged

lie Does Not Think Judge Dick Charged
Him With Observation-Disclosures
Shaming an Innocent Item of News.
EDITOR THE CITIZEN lin repl " TO your
editorial Of Yesterday, remark that
Judge Dick did not charge me with dis
courtesy. because he we'll knew that none
was intended, but that highly appre-
ciate the honor Of his friendship andg
opinion. He also knows that during
previous terms of his court have gone
to him. stating the condition of the Jail,
and on such presentation he has applied
the same remedy as now, by removing a
part Of the prisoners to other counties,
bat the same state Of things recurs at
each term, and now appeal to him, not
for remedy, but for the prevention Of this
horrible thing.
In case any one thinks this language
too strong. ask him to read the state.
ment OF Mr.. W. F. Randolph, of what be
saw last Thursday, when, at nv request,
he accompanied me and Mr.. Chase, to
the jail. Mr.. Randolph will tell you that
no words can adequately describe the
horrors of that sight; and | particularly
request Marshall Allison to observe that
Mr.. K ,ndolph gave larger number OF
prisoners, as in the Jail on Thursday,
than said were there on the preceding
Sunday, basing my statement on what
the TAILOR told me.
Good Christian friends, this is Il terri
bic thing to talk about, but it is hcc,s
sary for us to understand it fully. You
can get some idea OF what we three men
saw if you will walk down Main street
and look at the cages Of fowls which are
generally in front of the express office
then imagine yourself standing beior,
two cages, Cne on Top ot the other, not
made of wood, but of steel, the bars
three or tour inches apart, and as yor
look through the spaces you see no,
ducks. or chickens, or turkeys, but hui
man beings, our brothers. because lesu;
Christ SAYS plainly that they are His
brothers, and we claim Him as Our elder
brother.
Reliect that these, our brothers wer,
so shut no, all through the hours OF Sun
dav, while YOU and felt ourselves very
good, because We occupied a comfortable
seat in church, and perhaps listened t'
the reading of St. Matthew xxv., 3l-i6
Oh Dear Christian friends, pray vo,
to thiuk of this, and do not let YOU
minds be led off bv the suggestion that
Al,
per day on each of these poor men, wh'
have been sert to other prisons shame
shame shame, that such sugpestio,
ever found space in a newspaper pub
lished i'll our town.
You say correctly, Mr.. Editor, tina
"the Mayor does not expect the Judge c
the Federal court to visit the iail." Nc
do not presume to say ANYTHING Ot til
kind to Judge Dick, nor t. you, nor T.
any other man. You are each to decid
what is YOUR duty for yourself. But
do know that a person, whose opinio
now is Of vast Importance to me, an
whose opinion will one day SEEN IA
more important than it does now, doe
expect me to do that very thing, an
with deep contrition confess that hi
expectation was not realized during tn
past fortnight. and hope that in !utur
this neglect of duty shall not be laid I
my charge hut that may ever remen
Der the words of nv Lord, how he said
"lnasmuch as We have visited one {
these NV brethren, We have visited Me.
AshcvilIe, Nov. %. 7. ". Patton.
T"The statement Of ". F. Raud olph
MIR. Patton refers to is the statement {
aClrIzEN reporter printed i'll last Thur
DAYS paper. We have not attempted t
lead Off any mind "bv the suggestio
that ! Mr.. Pattop have caused II
sheriff to lse so cents per day O
each of these poor men who haS
been sent to other prisons. Tha
was merely statement OF iast.
no way put forth in mitigation OF II
situation at the Jail as sten by CIrzE
reporter last Thursday. We have to
much faith in the good St nse OF our rea'
ersto suppose thatmany OF hem though
for moment, we were balancing .
cents against either the horrors OF ia
life or Mr.. Patton's endcavors to maA
better very bad state of affairs. Ell