Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-06-21

Charges OF Inhuman brutality, but Con-
tradlot Themselves on Several Points.
One Prisoner Claims TO lie Crippled.
ELAuRA, ~ Y, June 21.-The Elmira
reformatory investigation has developed a
series OF sensational stories charging SUI
perintendent Brockway with the most in
human cruelties. IL developed also that
two inmates Of the reformatory have been
kept in dark cells since they testified
against the superintendent
Thomas J. Lumsden, dark, frank eyed
lad, said he had been sent 70 Elmira in
January, 1892, having pleaded guilty TO
the theft of a bicycle. In September Of
that year witness was padded for having
a newspaper in his cell. After three or
four blows the suffering was so great that
he turned his head. Keeper Halpin there
upon seized him by tho throat and turned
his head, while Brockway struck him muir
derous blows on the head, bruising the
eye so that it pulled up, and striking the
nose, which blcd profusely. Two blows,
according to Lumsden, were then laid
across the stomach with the paddle. As
"A result, Lumsden fell TO the floor in a
grOggy condition.
Beaten and Kicked.
"Then," swore the witness, "Keepers
Sample and Halpin punched me with
their fists and kicked me as / lay on the
floor. Then they handcuffod me, and hook
ing chain in the shackles they drew me
up so that, though my feet touched the
floor my entire weight was on my hands.
Then Brockway said TO me, Steady now,
and I'll let you go. But with that he hit
me another murderous blow on the side OF
the face and nose, which was bleeding.
Then they took me down, and a keeper
helped mo away after washing the blood
from my face
DIR. Flint asked that a pair Of shacklos
be locked ON the witness TO prove II a scar
on his wrist could have been made thus.
DIR. Flint concluded the scar never could
have been made by the shaokles as claim
ed. Nor did the doctor find any scar on
the eye.
James J. Riley, another inmate, was
called. He came In 1891, then aged Il
years, from New Brighton, n Y, where
ne had committed forgery. He had been
punished six times, having been struck
above the buttocks and his neck having
been permanently famed, he said.
Inmate John w. Hogan, sent from New
York in 1891 for burglary, was next call
ed by the prosecution. He had been pad
died three times with enough force L
draw blood, being struck on the head ant
face with the paddle.
Crippled by Blows.
Walter f. Lewis, sent up at the age O
10 years for having stolen boat in Hav
erstraw In 1891, was next called. He ha,
been padded he said, II times on TIN
lower loin and buttocks and had beer
struck on the head three times with tn
paddle As result Of his boatlngs, Levi
stated he had constant pains in the loin
and abdomen. Indeed he said he wa
broken down and had been transfers.
from the shops TO the gymnasium bocaus
of his intrmities, and, for like reason, ha
been excused from any exercise involvin
running or jumping DR. Flint examine
him specifically and found some conflict
ing tests. Lewis sworc he had been hi
on the head by Mr.. Brockway while dii
robing TO be padded the superintendent
at the same time explaining the blow a
designed to get some life into him. II
swore that after one padding he had bee
in turn kicked toward the door by Nj
Broolxway and two other officials. Whe
Lewis stepped down, the commission q,
journed.