Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-05-09
LIFTING THE LID
And Taking a Peep at Pen In
iquitiss.
GRAPHIC PICTURES OF
M'KINLEY PRISON
SCANDALS.
Prison Officials Dance the Can-Can
With Colored Female Prisoners.
While the Matrons witnessing the
Orgies Are Forced to Leave the
Place Because of the High
Kicking and Other Dane
ing Hall obsoeni-
ffaa
Newspaper Men Excluded Lest They
Tell the Public the Story of Nor
al and Political pepravity
Behind the Walls.
Co11Mpus. ONO. Nav 9Th, 1895.
ties.

COLUMBUS, ONO, May 9Th, 1895.
The management of the Ohio penitentiary
is inst now attracting the attention of the
entire state. Some of the most wonderful
performances are now being given by Doc
tor McKinley's officials in the public is now
watching with eagerness the solution Of the
question. How to get out of Prison or
EVERY CONVICT HIS OWN LAWYER.
A few days ago convict named Hiram
Mcknight, who, by the way is lawyer was
taken outside the walls and into the supreme
court OF the state where he was permitted to
address the judges on the bench in his own
behalf This is an up to date innovation
with vengeance and If it is followed out
the Ohio penitentiary from being place of
penal punishment will be converted into a
vast school of law with the result of 1000
NEW LAWYERS
being turned loose upon defenseless COM
munity. Prisons are as old as the world but
this is the first instance where prisoners have
been allowed to engage in the practice of
law while serving time for their crime. The
question of convict labor has long been a
troublesome one, both parties fearing the
opposition of free labor voters against con-
vict goods made and sold in the state. Now
if the 1000 odd convicts are to engage in the
practice of law every lawyer in Ohio should
rise up and protest against the convict talent
which is likely to force them into some other
business. Since its foundation to the pres
ent time there have been no such series of
scandals and disgraceful performances as
have been witnessed since William Mckinley
took hold three years ago. The frat occur
renee which shocked hepeople of OHIO took
place within 30 days after McKinley's warden
took hold. ID was of such lewd, lascivious
and obscene nature that the papers from
ocean to ocean referred to the
SHAME AND DISGRACE
brought ON the state by the new Mckinley
administration. And it was no Democratic
tale either for the first to publish the erratic
details was none other than that staunch
Republican organ, the Ohio State Journal
which gave full column account of the
same. The incident referred to was nothing
more or less than
dancs in the female department. given by
eight young negro women, four of whom
were dressed to represent young men. II
was gotten up for the benefit of Deputy
Warden Piayford, several members of the
Ohio legislature, the patron, Mrs. Kissingel
assistant matron, Miss Jennie Busted, OF
Mansfield, and some other guests of bott
sexes. The journal in describing scene sale
"There seemed to be facination abou
having the girls dance and it became quite
a fad among the new corners (oficials)
Next eysning several prison officials arrang
ed to have the performance repeated
Speaking of the performers the Jotrnd
names a Cincinnati and Cleveland negree
one being "buxom lass of deepest hue
Those who have seen say the Jones girl is
star of the
FIRST MAGNITUDE
Continues the Journal ''and is what oil,
timers would call high kicker After tn
dancing became lively the Republican Jour
nal says the spectators became enthused