New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-31
MR.. BROCKWIY DEFENDED
HIS TREATMENT OF REFORMATORY IN
MATES PRONOUNCED HUMANE, KIND
AND LENIENT
TWO FORMER KEEPERS AND \ DENTIST TESTIFY
How THE STRAP WAS APPLIED-THE Use
OF TIE IRON HoOK-No PRISONER


How THE STRAP WAS APPLIED-THE Use
OF THE IRON HooK-No PRISONER
BURNED UNLESS HE SEIZED
TT WITH HIS HANDS
Emira. Jan. 3O.-The investigation into the man
agement OF the Reformatory was resumed AT the
institution this morning before State Charities Com
missioner Edward H. T.itchheld The defence or
jected to the investigation going on in the absenos
OF Or. Smith who is in Paris. Thu prosecution OBJ
jectef to a postponement and state. that on
former occasion Commission r '.itche.d had taken
testimony alone. and there had been no objection.
Mr. Litchheld conferred with J-dge Gilbert who
represented the Attorney General and decided that
the hearing must go on
The first witness \. +. Winnie who was for
merly principal keeper at the Reformatory but ID
not connected with the institution at present
Whine was asked about the OF Andrew Glen
eth inmate. who died in one of the solitary
cells. He said that Cleneth had never been so
severely punished that he had to be carried from
the bathroom TO the hospital. He was asked about
an inmate named Cook. who. according to wit
nesses for the prosecution had been struck i'm the
face. thrown down and kicked by Mr.. Brockway
He said that he was present when Cook pun
ished but had never seen him thrown down and
kicked by any one; he had however. seen Cook
struck in the face once with strap by Supern-
tendent Brock way The witness denied that no
dragged an inmate named howard from the SOll-
tary cell to the hospital and denied ever striking
inmates In the face with the paddle kicking
them as had been alleged by preceding witnesses.
Mr. Whine said Il. :.@,. Grown Frank Flaherty
down in the hallway, as Flaherty had two knives
in his possession and had stabbed one Of the keep
ers The witness gave his version OF the taking OF
Patrick Cunningham ont OF mis- cell. He said that
Cunningham threatened TO kill him If he went into
III" cell After getting instructions from Mr. Brock
way, the iron was heated and the man was forced
out Of the cell with 1t. The iron scorched the
mans clothing. but did not set II fire. He said
that ii heated so that II would burn the hands
II touched. but would only scorch the clothing.
The iron was about twelve feet long. with a hook
at end. which dropped the mans
head and pulled around his waist The man
yanked ont Of the cell and seized by keepers. who
were In waiting.
Richard Ker a dentist. who visited the Reforma-
inmates up to 1890 said that he heard any OF
the whom he treated complain that they had
their teeth broken by blow received in the Re-
formatory.
Jesse :. McNiSh who was a guard and keeper
at the RefOrmatcry from 1855 1870. said that the
death OF Andrew Cleneth due TO disease. and
the result of i-treatment. The witness
said he the trouble between Flaherty and
Keeper Whine. and Whine take n knife away
Whine kick strike him The witness said that
he had seen blood spots cleaned from the floor and
wall of the bathroom. and had seen men get a
black eye for turning their heads while being pun
ished He had never seen Mr.. Brockway kick a
man or strike with his fist. He had seen him
the strap over the head. At p. the hear.
ing adjourned until tomorrow morning