The evening world., 1894-01-09
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WH|TEWASH FOR bROCKWAY.
Witness Hunter" Says He Saw
Padded Victims Smiling,
lie Was Frequently Punished for
Prevarication.

Supt. Brockway's second days appli-
cation of 'whitewash" before the Spe-
cial Committee of the State Board of
Charities was begun at 1890 o'clock to-
day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Mr..
Litchfield again presided. and DR.. Ste
phen Smith sat at his right. Judge Gil
bert acted as inquisitor.
The usual fictitious names were again
bestowed upon the witnesses who were
eliminates of the Reformatory.
Thomas Hunter, witness No. To-" was
the first one called. He is a darkroom
plexioned Frenchman and spoke with a
pronounced accent. He was sentenced
to the Reformatory in June. 1885. for
burglary in the second degree, and was
discharged In May. 1887.
Since his release Hunter said he had
been engaged in the newspaper business,
but In what capacity he did not reveal,
nor did he tell the name Of the news
paper.
He had never been punished in the
Bathroom" although he said he saw IL
number of Inmates coming out after
smiling.
institution frequently for infraction OF
the rules and was reduced In grade. His
chief o~ffenses were for prevaricating. His
said he was glad to get. away from FL
once took train out of the town
When Judge Gilbert questioned him as
to being reported for lying about a knife.
Hunter said naively: II was so fire.
quently reported that l nno remem-
ber"
DO you mean that you lied SO often
that you cant remember that p%articu-
lar lie?" asked Judge Gilbert.
Not exactly that. l mean being re-
ported SO often, and when you're re-
ported 1t generally stood against YOU"
peared amused at this, and the impress
sion was created that surely a great
deal of "veneering" such as this would
not ifesf bav. the e,, 6iaGR 8r s IP1ns H that many
record at Elmira
James +. Kelly. an officer in the
Court Of General Sessions, was called
next. His brother-in-law, John Keller,
Is now an innate of Elmira and has
been there since 1887. His testimony was
presented to show the Improvement In
ton as u result of the treatment under
B~rockway's direction.
He was d%iss!pated and a physical
there. and ia NOW k L y like kws a tra hs msa!
ton scene to me-. His sister cried for
joy at the change"
Kelly added that he and his wife
made but one visit to the Reformatory,
Thomas Jacobs, No. 49, was the
next witness. He went to Elmira In De-
paroled last, May. He was SPANKED
once, he said, and at did me good. and
made me want to behave myself and
get home" said he.
punished twice. receiving four blows
each time. His memory was logged a
bit, and he recalled that once Brockway
welted him across the stomach with n
ctrap as he stood facing the wall.
Edward Roberts, No. IL, followed.
He proceeded to plaster the thiGkest coat
of ''whitewash' his friend Brockway
has thus far received from the former in
I'm the fourteen months ] was there ]
never saw a bruised race nor u
leading to the schoolroom," he said, and
had a chance to come In contact with
every inmate in the institution"
Later he witness said on an average.
were punished or padded" He adj
mitted that he once struck an inmate,
causing a slight abrasion of the skin.
Of a heated iron on the prisoner, Gun
ningham, to compel the latter to leave
his cell. He saw Keeper Mclaughlin
bringing the iron from the stove, where
| Cunningham's cell. He did not see the
iron applied, but was sure tnat 1t was
| not red hot. ~
| House that the red-hot iron was applied
to different parts Of his body. and his
clothing was burned so badly that II
took fire. and they had TO smother 1t on
George Robbins. No. 49," testified that
two inmates who had been PADDED
showed him their backs and he saw that
the flesh was disfigured; more blue than
red. these men said they had been
severely punished.
Recess was then taken.