Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-20
PRISON rHulLriEs


Not many moutna Rgo the NEws
prssonioi an oxrUsuo. some 1i the pT'l-
ON cruolues iunlo.,I 10 the Salt Lake
county jal. The case was invesliga,.
ci by tnu grand Jlru aud though tho
detail %, the Inquiry was HOJ given O.
tho public, She bTyarogs PRACTICES
were yul on end o.. Recently tho disc
patches told OF . rebellion iu the llli.
uol1 homr ilr female offenders caus.
log legislative inquiry into She procc.
Iufo ni the home. There {. vas dov5l.
1pui on FUIiy lhHt ibl. tho most
horrible gu9Ilios uai been Igte,IerI
by tho officials in charge, UElf.5us
puuianm.us were Indicted, tlu.f OPP.
plcst.ou being a Disgrace 90 tho .il..
%. Illinois that such Things could goo uu
until the lnmBius %, the home had 20
Tsa1tt 10 "a violent outbreak bra order Co.
draw public attention 90 their con.
4iliou AMI sgcIre immunity from ugl
bnrbnusm.
Another story lawful ciuH.,y comes
from Colorado, the ca,c % Henry
Tyson, whose application Tor discharge
from custody on the plea that he ls
being unlawIully held was denied
by tue court yesterday March 10.
Tyson wac convicted Of murder, bu.
subsequently was declared insane.
Then comes au account VI treatment
that parallels tue tale OF the galIeys 90
iou'ou, France, as related 600 "L.s
MIsurablup.D Tyson was ordered con.
iiued 90 the Ioniloutl8ry uItil such
Tins as hB recovered his reason, when
the sentence Of hanging was TO Uo car
riei into effect rhcn i9s three years
ho was confined Go cell, not
being allowed - 500 OF talk with
anyone. lie was brought into cour,
Friday when, It Is stated, Il waB seen
that the iron box had taken the color
from askin uud the expression from
his oycs. lie was permitted 10 relate
his terrible cXporleucg--hOW he was
forbidden 20 talk 10 anyone aud could
not read IA the dark Coll-how no
gradually lost bile sight 20 that In the
Jim light he could not zee his hands
before bic face. He also told how bis
hearing gTadunlly Left, nud how he
wa tortured with the thought that hs
mus. remain there until bis soul
passed from hia body. His Joints be.
came stu aud ho could not walk; hiB
hands aud knees became swollen aud
iually NIL that lac could so wus 10 lie
down ulon his cot the horror Vt his
situation gradually uissilatiug iuoli,
all h0lo being lost In June, 1902,
there was change Uf wBr4uls, anu
Tyson received uslt.s Treatment Two
c1EviC,s were detailed oaun day 10 "a.
crci'r MIN, and Tor some tims they
were compelled 80 me him from h- col
and bear HIM between them up aud
down the cJTril1r. Gradually tue
lorursi man regainei HE senses, his
cyoaigHt returned, auI Il ally he
could Distinguish s0uuI.. Later on he
was declared sane. HIS case was
brought Into court, AMI Tor the Hrs.
time his story came 10 tue public.
Thcsr, ami other instances that coca.
si1uAly reach Iue puoii5 cas- loudly
demand iug,lcrprls0n reform than has
been puJ iu force 40 yut 10 does not
do 60 take tho unsupported word Of
cOnvi1ts as to their treatment; they
often relate sloribi Of cruelty which are
Incorrect But impartial investigation
has shown that many Oi the charges
agaiurJ prison officials are true, ans
that officers are frequently hardened
boy long association with tue criminal
ulcmuu, aud thus become uumluJiul
OF Tue humane treatment that 10 Is
tleir duty 90 acelrd 90 ov.ry pu.oatF
Tho huhortellrm that 10 niece sAfy lu
tlis TtsIocl b. that ,lalu should lo
easier aud lTecr access 90 r5s1u5 by
lieials aud a,uyrs not specially uu-
gagged iu haludlag criminals. The
facility Tor keprllg secret tho a elton
OF bagbsrous puu.-huenls should be-
removed tam pg.son .nia.als. Actions
go the name OF ine pl9lie should on
VA leo, 20 ruuHc scJuuuy,