The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-10
ryDER BROCKwAY'S SWAY.
uox 1tILr HAYNES sew ELHIRA
IBs TI1H IIPERT ETES.

5h' uIIH EIPERT EYES.
AGA, OF n ss = PrIvate Citizen, ne,
Ar s..,n.r OF Gov. T,iboi's Jouneii, o.
I,so.Ewny Any Salary Hs Wouia
~ q, T.t, g tnrEe OF Concord Prison.
-. nan. TIlly Haynes. proprietor OF the
In s,.t.s Hotel in Boston and the Broad
thc.s,,,l Hotel IN this city. had something
W. yesterday concerning "a newspapers
a, sbekels" as he defines the effort to
einS superintendent Brockway from the
femS.D,.nt Of the Elmira Reiormatory.
n,A,s7s Mr. Haynes was q member Of the
.t ,ndsr Gov Thomas Talbot OF Massa-
eou ..,,, lie had previously served in both
s.S.. OF the Massachusetts Legislature.
v ~. C,oysrnor's Council he was on the Court
l,p.,sons. and served on the com mittee In
.A,,s. Of penal institutions
a. IA, not then In active business and gave
=, AZ his time to the duties Of his Office.
80. DAYS OF each week were given to examl-
..,,on, OF the prisons. asylums and aims
800. During Mr.. Haynes's term the state
-, Was removed from Charlestown to Con-
"a II was decided TO change both manage
~.Dt and methods and. after much discussion.
n, HAYNES received carte blanche from Gov.
-,lbot 10 travel about. gather ideas. and ind
IN. r,sht man for superintendent Of the new
,ri,on. He said yesterday:
zone Of tho first and the best OF all institu-
soo, that ever visited was the Elmirs Re-
hrm,tory. / went there without disclosing my
ku,lpess to Mr.. Brockway, who was then In
charge and was widely and deservedly known
,h,ouRhout the country as a prison manager
,bo worked on new and successful lines I
,,maIued In Elmlra four days and inspected
,,,ry detail OF life within the Reform atory. I
vas Impressed first with the system when I
VA In the prison office and saw how two new
man we're received. Mr.. Brockway's manner.
nbeen with. inspires confidence and trust.
n, talked to those young fellows like father
10 NJ, boys. He told them that they had come
there, not to be treated as convicts, but to. be
,hovn a way to better life. He promised
oasslst them In every way. to hear any COM
plants. and see that they did not suffer from
M treatment so long as they obeyed rules
which we're simple and easily followed. The
toys we're told that there were three grades OF
prisoners. and that they would be entered in
the second grade. 1fthey were willing to follow
thu. regulations. they would be advanced to .
higher gtads whs thsy mould receive
would not be decent they would be put in the
lower grade. where they would wear stripes
nd BE- t more IKE S0nvets The best
found 10 the fact that tn. Reform story was
built with the ex pectation that more than one
ssd aecomm odatlons usually found in State
prisons and that after q few months trial the
accommodations were changed because more
70 Nv. on h. system stated By ~ Mf. BroeH
vn"
the methods. and was surprised and pleased
itsyery turn. The purpose evident In every
detail Of the m arrangement was to avoid pun
.sun. a Tssg slept not in men Cells s'f Sas IN
good beds; they did not wear ugly stripes. but
uniform as neat as that Of a, shipman;
watched them when oil duty and when they
ifS .s and lm iSpHs II shoes
ihsJ were diligent and attentive. I noticed
ioremsn walking. down the lines pTaisIng
showing them how il could be Improved. They
did not talk like bosses in charge OF gangs.
but rather as Instructors. The boys who were
majority. There are boys, lust as there are
eonyiets who are brutes by nature and will
not take to kind treatment when 1t is offered.
The only difference in treatment was that they
wore stripes and took their meals in tin buck
cts to their cells when they were locked In at
=, The boys In the reformatory were taught
that the penalty could be made easier by their
,wn good conduct. and that good record on
aind that is one great secret Of Brockwags
VI, Of ciplins, When you kili boys am bition
Itengihen that ambition. which should
strong In youth, by system which
He maintains discipline by Eeeping an incen-
tive ahead OF q boy. and in this way he has
never found i necessary to use harsh meth
DDS com mon In many prisons. The way OF re-
iorm is thus made easier. i found that he was
% careful TO hide signs OF coniinemant that
instead Of dark and gloomy as In prisons. The
work shops are among the best that ever
saw In respect to the watchfulness and seem
well. Then. besides. lectures. books. and peri
teation.
:, After, 9 complete examination. I went to
oiths prison at Concord. Re declined because
ne thought it was his duty to remain at Elmira
Hhlls he was so well treated by the authorities
souii bring had no effect The more i saw OF
pm the more ] was I'm pressed with his pscu-
nAr ntness Tor prison management. He Is thor
after thirty years OF service in that line. lie is
man Of methods. careful and dsliberAtiys
tpt urn. Then he is q man OF heart. who
taxes personal interest in bringing young
ilNlng and take place among honest men. /
nave visited many prisons In this country and
.ns e. prisons In Europe. and never have
zen ms equal as manager. l never saw
~ where the results are so satisfactory as
~ ~ mira When the reformatory was started
- concord after the prison had been removed
~, uaek 70 Charles'own, the sole idea was to run
me work there has been very successful
Inc discharge Of Mr.. Brockway from the
nAnagement OF the reform tory would be fol-
.Ii,stjo Dy :, disastrous results 70 the best in