Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-18
HATCH DISCHARGED.


cessively committed until after he was
80 years of age, with possible total
liberty of six months, and that he was
the most vicious and dangerous pris-
oner that he had ever known in the
Michigan state penitentiary, which
demand of yours was by the Board
after endeavoring to reason with you,
absolutely and positively refused.
That on the following morning two OF
the members of the Board returned to
their homes, Mr.. Scott remaining to
attend the session of the Knights OF
Pythias Grand Lodge, and that on that
evening you walked into the Midland
Hotel il company with the said Cav
anaugh; that said Cavanaugh was
within the state of Kansas and on his
way to the city of Hutchinson at the
time you made the demand of the
Board and that you have since stated
and as we verify believe you furnished
the said Cavanavgh money with which
to pay his fare to Hutchinson from
Chicago, and that you caused the said
CaVanaugh to declare that he was q
resident of Kansas City, Kansas, and
that he was friend of Mr.. Cubbison
of Kansas City, and that Mr.. Cubbison
had secured his appointment; that you
put Mr.. Cavanaugh to work and that
he remained ostensibly at labor, for
which you paid him in part until the
meeting of the Board on the Goth of
June, it being the next meeting after
the one last mentioned, at which time
the Board demanded the said Cav
anaNgh's discharge, all Of which was
at the expense of the state and with
out the knowledge, information or
consent of the Board and absolutely
in defiance of their expressed prohibit
ton.
We further charge and declare that
you have exhibited unreasonable bad
taste and endeavored to place the
Board in compromising position by
attempted arrangements and negotia-
tions with railroad companies in evil
dence of which, we herewith present
your letter addressed to Mr.. Scott,
copy of which is as follows; the origin
ally being marked Eek D."
Hutchinson, June 5, 1895.
"TULLY SCOTT, Oberlin, Kan.
"SIR:-Mr. j. G. Jennings, CONNER
cial Agent of Missouri Pacific Railway
Co., had a conference with Senator
Armstrong and myself this morning,
in which he invited the Board to &C.
company him to examine the quarries
on the Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
He places the presidents car at the
disposal of the Board aud would like
you to go directly after the next meet
ing in June.
II expect there will be baked apples,
milk, matches and such stuff and that
the Board will have an opportunity to
examine all the stone on the line of
their track. have written to Mr..
Humphrey and if both of you decide to
90, | shall let Mr.. Jennings know.
"Please answer at your earliest con-
venienoe. Sincerely yours,
"H. f. HATCH,
superintendent
Which letter was written without
the knowledge, or consent of Mr. Arm
strong.
N ~
WnkIe, John b. Vince, @. w. Livingston,
and James Durkin, Marked "EX. E-F-G-
H-I-J-X" and Made n Par of this
Statement.
STATE Of KANSAS, I 90
RENO COUNTY,
N. L. Hallowell of lawful age and
being first duly sworn deposes and
SAYS, that he is Assistant Superintend-
emit of the Kansas State Industrial Re-
formatory at Hutchinson, that he is &C.
duainted with II. f. Hatch, Superin-
tendent of said institution, that soon
after Mr. Hatch's return from Kansas
CITY, where he had been with the
Board of Managers to select furniture
for the institution, affiant had a con-
versation with said Hatch about as
follows, to-wit:
Said Hatch told affiant that he and
the Board had some disagreement in
Kansas City regarding the purchase of
said furniture, but that said disagree
men. was credible to him. That these
disagreements were liable to arise at
any time, but that when we done. any
thing out there at the Reformatory
we must all stand together, whether
we were right or whether we were
wrong, that if he did anything that
was wrong affiant must stand by him,
and if affiant did anything wrong he
would stand by him, or in substance,
this was his language.
Affiant further says, that said Hatch
has repeatedly told him that he ex-
lpected to make him the purchasing
agent of the institution. that he would
have everything to buy, that Hatch
said Now, when beans are low, you
come to me and say, Now, Superin-
tendent, beans are low today and we
had better buy supply for a number
of months, and we will wire at once
for beans, or watch the markets when
mess-pork is low, come to me and say,
Mess-pork think has touched bottom,
will say to you. wire for mess-pork,
and by SO doing we will always have
supplies on hand and buy them cheap.
That on or about Saturday, the 22nd
day of June, 1895, sffiant had con-
versation with said Hatch in regard to
tba sa,yarara at the institution in