The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-06-07

known prostitute into the penitentiary
for his own personal qualification is alb
sol utely untrue.
In the charge of having permitted
corporal punishment, by beating con-
victs with clubs, large PRISON keys,
sling shots, steel knuckles, billies,
hands and fists, and permitting keepers
to pinion limbs and members 80 as to
Cause great pain and permanent and
serious injury, 1 find that every since
this has been a penitentiary, there
have been means and instruments of
punishment in use in that institution
invented by the first warden, and used
by every warden more or less since that
for the infection of punishment, which
were unauthorized by law and not
justified as means of punishment;
that Mr. Chase provided himself with
no new implements, but fell in very
naturally to the methods of punish
ment in vogue before. But i. is not of
that gravity that l, as a citizen of
Kansas and a member of the committee,
would ever agree to any of their
dismissals on that account.
The testimony does not disclose
that any permanent injury was ever
caused to any convict III this peniLen-
tiary by the punishment he received,
and that they all, who were so punished
had it within their means to stop such
punishment almost instantly by
obedience to The discipline of the in
stitution.
l concur i'll finding with the other
gentlemen of the committee that War
den Chase has not been in the habit of
indulging i'll loud swearing in the pres
ence and hearing of the convicts.
l find that there was difficulty at
the penitentiary between the warden
and one Mcdonald, resulting i'll an as
sault and battery by Mr.. Chase upon
the person of Mr.. Mcdonald, under
what deem great provocation Off
cred by Mcdonald to Chase; that Mr..
Chase resented the provOcation ut a
time when liz was angered, and that
finding commensurate with his offense
would be simply a criticism of his con-
duct in that respect and not hls dis
miSSal.
l find as regards this matter that no
steps were even taken, criminally or
against Mr.. Chase and
from all the testimony, a criticism
upon Mr.. Chase's conduct is all that
Ill my judgment ought to be rendered
by this committee. 1 concur with the
other gentlemen of the committee
that it is not proven that Warden
Chase sent any letters to Governor
LeweIling for the purpose of influenc-
ing his conduct AS governor with refer
ence to any investigation or charge
against the warden. further concur
with the other gentlemen of this COM
mittee that it is not proven that Seth
w. Chase as warden willfully, purpose
ly or internationally aided or permitted
to be released from the prison, before
the expiration of the legal term for
which they were committed any con-
vict whatever.
I find that on the charge of payment
of officers for the time which they did
not work, that in a few instances per-
SONS were paid, for the loss of time,
the same as if they had been present,
but ] further find that it was in pursu-
ance of a custom old as the institution
practiced by former wardens and that
the duties of these absentess' offices
were performed by the other officers,
friends of the absen:ees. without the
expense of a single dollar to the state.
1 find that Warden Chase has en-
ployed three members of his family,
one Carrie Chase, who was ON the
rolls as keeper but was employed as
cashier in his Office, an Office and posi-
tion which has been maintained for
many years prior to Mr.. Chase's tax
ing his position as Warden; that other
wardens have done this same thing
through other terms with the approval
of the board of directors; that it was
necessary; and that Mr.. Chase only fol-
lowed long and unbroken custom in
employing his daughter, admitted to
be a competent and worthy person to
perform the duties of cashier under
the name of ''keeper." The only sug-
gestion l made with reference should
provide by law that the wardon should
have all the assistance under proper
names without any subterfuge, as has
long been the custom of that institution
I find also in this matter that John
Chase has been appointed to occupy
a prominent position in the mines, as
AL officer; and l find further that he
was competent, cOOl, intelligent and
capable as ALI officer, and that the
appointment was one of creditable u