People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-05
The Reformatory Opened.
Hutchinson News. 30.

Inc Ref0rmat0ry Opened.
Hutchinson News. 30.
III has been given out that the pris-
oners for the reformatory would ar
rive from Lansing on No. 5. Santa Fe
train at 4:55, and large number of
people we're around the depot when
the train arrived, for uthe purpose of
seeing them. But they were all dis
appointed, as the car was left on the
siding to the RefOrmatory and taken
to its destination by the switching en-.
CINE, which was waiting for that
purpose. This was done for the pur-
pose of avoiding the crowd. Quite a
number, however, had got wind of
the change in the programme and
when the car containing the prisoners
arrived at the refOrmatory hundred
or two people had gathered around
the building. With only two or
three exceptions, one Of whom was
the reporter, no one was admitted.
The prisoners were taken from the
car and headed By Superintendent
Morse at once taken to the dining
room, and seated at the tables, for the
purpose of transferring what val
uables and other property they had
on their possession to the care Of the
officers. The reporter was much sur
prlsed when each prisoner pulled from
his pocket a roll of money and COM
menced to count it, and he made in
quiry from Warden J. B. Lynch of the
Lansing penitentiary, who came with
them, as to where they got it, and was
Informed that some of it was what
they had when they went to Lansing,
and the balance was what they had
made in prison, and had been paid to
them before starting for this city.
The state allows each convict 81
cents per day.
Their names were then taken and
the several amounts Of money taken
charge of by Superintendent Morse,
The amounts ;ranging from $3.50 to
sl7.25 The following are the names
of those brought from Lansing: Clar.
ence Nellis, John Martin, A. W.
Cranky, G. F. Conner, Lum Bartlett,
Rome Brewers, Tom Hill, Charles
Heath, E. c, Rivers, Frank Perry,
James McReynolds, William Hoag,
Fred Pratt, Bert LOwery, Fred Hill.
George Handy, George Horton, Ed
ward Kidney, Thomas Morgan, Lee
DOwner, Perry Nolan, j. c. Burrell,
Claude Vandergriff, Bert Palmer,
Fred Tulip, Charles Johnson, Will
liam Hunter and Ellie Carroll.
After their names had been taken
Superintendent Morse gave to each
man the number of his cell and his
prison number, and informed them
that the Lansing prison would govern
their actions for the present.
Warden Lynch then slipped for
ward to bid the boys good bye. He
said that they had been selected for
this institution because they had al
ways behaved themselves at his insti-
tuition and he hoped they would not
betray the confidence he had in them.
They would find in Superintendent
Morse friend, so long las they con-
Quoted themselves properly. EHe also
cautioned them that any bad conduct
would lend to their being taken back
to their old quarters and that they
would forfeit all the good time they
had already earned. In conclusion
he hoped;that God would bless them
and that they might become better
men and useful citizens.
Supper, consisting of bread, cold
meat, potatoes and coffee was then
served.
While the prisoners were eating
Judge Peters showed Warden Lynch
and the reporter around the building
Mr.. Lynch was well pleased with
everything he saw, although much Of
it was still in an incomplete state,
and coDplimented the board of man
ayers very highly on their work. In
the cell Of each prisoner was found a
bouquet and a magazine which had
been placed there by Mrs. Gillespie Of
this city. While the examination Of
the cell room was in progress the
prisoners came marching in with a
lock-step, and after each one had beer
thoroughly searched. they were as
signed to tie cells which they will
occupy during the time they will
spend in the institution. The report
er was permitted to speak to several
of them, as they stood in front of theil