New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-28
MORE CONFLICTS TESTIFY.
THE ELMIRA INvEsTIGAT1No COMMITTEE RE-
sUMEs ITS WORK.


E,rnlra. n. Y, June 1.-THE investigation at the
Reformatory was resumed to-day. Frederic H.
Coudert Of counsel for the prosecution. was alb
sent and ex-Judge Gilbert questioned the witnesses.
Wuf-ed Jolly was the first witness. He Is boy
who was sent from NcwNnrk city for burglary.
He said ne punished bv superintendent Brock
wav for having tobacco. H@ gave the same descrip-
OF the preparation for the padding that othcr
inmates have given He then said: After / got
the podlle | qrooped to The floor. told them 1
was too sick TO stand. Mr. Brockway said to me:
Get up out OF there. yon dirty little convict OF
will cut you all up. THEN he struck me over the
head with the paddle FIVE or six times MY race
was backene1 and my rye was closed up Tor TWO
weeks / was taken from the bathroom 10 the
solitary cell and chalnad down for three days. /
was kept on one slice of bread and part OF cup
of water served twice. day. The cell | was In
dark"
The witness said that the blows his back
brought blood. and that the marks still remain al
though the punishment given In December. 1882
lie was asked to show them to the committee. He
did 80. and two Oh the upper part OF the
right thigh found. The witness described hve
The second witness, was Nicholas Beltz who was
sent from New-York FOR larceny. He said he ha1
been punished In the bathroom, receiving twenty
blows. which kept him In his room Tor week De-
fore ne was able to 60 to work in the shops .
to the Reformatory from Network CITY In August.
1872 He was convicted Of robbery, and was seven
times and was carried 10 his cell from ne Datn-
room insensb,e one coca elon. He said mat MS
right arm permanent.y injured a. hat time
His first experience IN the bathroom, ne SAID. was
on February D. 1893. when he said he was hed ny the
throat by keepers TO prevent an QUERY WnHe
Superintendent Rrockway g've him fourteen BOWS.
ON March 49, 1893 ne said ne received sixteen bows.
and when he dropped 10 the floor from weakness,
he Wa hit on ne face and arms by the strap,
untn he became lnsensibe. When Re came 10 MS
senses he on the bed in his room lie SAID that
his back arm and head were sweled up ana
bruised He said he showed his arm 70 Dr. Ney,
and had II h1ndagel the next day. The witness
exhibited his arm Or Austin Flint, Of the com
mittse. examined T. lie reported nat The right
some trouble In the chow Joint which may nave
been caused by fail. a blow, or any oth"r SORT
OF an accident. II looks % me as II II was the
result Of eyterua. injury.
The description % Hoffman entered on the DOCKS
AZ the time Of HE admittance did not mention
defective right arm. , =,
The BOY sail the charge against him Nnich le1
~ THIS punishment was writing note when was
found IN his possession. lie declared that ne was
Innocent ~ tho charge. He showed a scar near
his right eye. which he said was caused by third
padding IN April. iSo3 He also declared that ne
was chained down in the solitary Tor three GAYS
and nights a ~ got only two ratiOus OF Drelh anu
water during that interval ~ =,
other Witnesses gave testimony or punishment IN
the bathroom.