The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
SAW A PADDLE USED.
But Keeper McNish Does Not
Remember Any Fist Blows.
Iestifies In Brockway's Favor at
the Defense Hearing.
He Admits that Victims Were Struck
on the Head with a Strap.

Brockway and his Board OF Managers
OF the Elmira Reformatory began this
morning, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
/ their defense H. the second investigation
OF the Acknowledgement of the institution
and of the inhuman treatment of it's
inmates
The State Board of Charities unaui-
mously condemned Brockway at the
close of the first inquiry, and now the
managers are on trial for neglect Of
duty in failing to remove him.
Jimmy the Tough" carried on the
rolls OF the Reformatory as James Luz
ondy Keeper. was conspicuous fig
urc in the corridors of the hotel, the
popularity of his carriage, with his
elevated shoulders and dropped chin
contrasting strongly with his surround
ings.
EN-Convict and Prison Clerk Oscar
Hoppe, Keepers Sam Semple and Bur-
dette Spencer and DR. W. G. Wey, presi-
dent and lanes y. Rathbone, Of the
Board of Managers. and j. y. Stanch-
field, counsel came down from lGlmra
last night
/ Ihe defense, II is said will cndcayor
to make light OF the evidence against
them, and in default Of witnesses to re-
flute the charges OF brutality. so fully
proven by The World" will try TO
laugh away the stories of Brockway's
cruelty to over $50 victims.
From four to hve DAYS will be con-
sumed by Brockway and his fellows in
their effort to dissipate the clouds of
evidence against them.
In the course of inquiry seventy-two
inmates and eliminates have testified
head with a paddle: twenty-five had
been punched and kicked by Brockway;
fourteen had been knocked senseless by
, mroiGkwa i eight were strung up by the
died by Brockway: thiIty-five had been
Kicked and punched by keepers in Brock
ways presence; thirty-eight swore that
blood had been drawn while under pun
Brockway's own records showed that
200 inmates had been subjected to
physical treatment, and that inmates
been beaten.
Judge w. l.. I.arned Of Albany: Is
rael T, neyo. OF Binghamton. and DR.
/ commissioners appointed by Gov.
Flower to conduct the investigation, ar.
rived promptly at 1890 o'clock. Brock.
way was not present.
Jessie S. McNish. an ex-guard. night
| Waterman and keeper at the Elmra
Reformatory. was the first witness. He
was keeper. in the hall in 1887. He wss
and Jacob Meyers, vo inmates, were
taken there. Brockway and Whine were
also present.
Rrockwav DID not strike or kick
either Of the men, nor did he see Whine
strike them, he said.
'Did YOU see Supt. Brockway strike
or punish Meyers on the head?"
mo. well | saw some trouble. but
| don't remember seeing Meyers struck
by the Superintendent or Whine"
McNish denied that anyone had drawn
knife while in the bathroom. He also
| denied that he had seen Leopold Rosen
struck over the head by Brockway OF
any of the Reformatory officials while
II saw Rosen spanked. but he was
not hit on the head" said he.
Il have seen hood In the bathroom
but never saw 1t flow from anywhere
use profanity other than to say damn
and that very seldom. I never saw
anyone taken from the bathroom bleed,
ing, with a coat thrown over his head
| nor have ! ever seen anyone suspended
by the wrists"
This testimony was put in by the de
| Tense in contradiction of evidences o.
brutality submitted by the prosecution
! Cohen testified that McNish beat ant
struck him: Meyers swore that McNisl
held knife over him. threatened anC
MI MN anu lNoStIl anu Mummy. anu Una
he was present when they were strucl
by Brockway and Whine.
Cross-examined by Judge Gilbert the
witness said he could not remember
ever having made reports against Cohen
RoSen. Meyers or Kinney, in the de
partment of which he was in charge.
You know it was long time age
and | can't recall everything that oc
Cured" said he.
The witness described the solitary con
fnement cells with two rings in the foo
| TO which prisoners were handCuffed. IL
had known of inmates to be confined il
the cells for four or five days. bu
could not remember that any of then
had been there for six days or more.
Two-thrds of the time while he was
the Reformatory ii was his duty to b,
present at the punishment of inmates.
you have seen BrOckway strike in
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