New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-11
CHARGES AGAINST FALLON.
TWO COUNTS ON WHICH HE WILL BE
TRIED.
A FORMER ASSISTANT GIVES FURTHER INFoRMA-

A FORMER ASSISTANT GIVES FURTHER lNFoRMA'
TON REGARDING THE wAEDEN's COURSE.
Commissioner Wrlght's charges Of Incompetence
against Warden Fallon, of the Torlbs. were served
yesterday The specifications that Fallon al
lowed visitor TO see w. l.. s LanSerman. VINO
then a prisoner at the Tombs, without hrst
being searched. and also that he was guilty OF
cruelty treating another prisoner named Herman
by keeping him for two days in solitary conhAe-
without food. Warden Failcn VIII pe urea
next Tuesday
New information regarding the actions OF Warden
Fallon is furnished by John T. Mcmahon a sani-
tary plumber at No. III Thrd-ave., who was an
assistant warden under Fallon. but was subse-
quent.y dismissed Mr.. McMahon, who lives at
No. 3i2 East Sixteenth-st., last night said:
About a year ago l preferred charges against
Warden Fallon for using threatening ana
abusive language to without provoca-
ton We had a prisoner in the isolation ward
named Conrad Gerhardt who was awaiting trlal
on the charge of rape. Gerhardt was slightly ne-
mcnisd and he han1cufe1 ana put IN TINS
ward saw him there suffering from the cold.
and his limbs swollen 80 tina, the 'cuhs maze
depresslons in the flesh He seemed rationaf
enough 30 | tod DR.. Cofey about him, ana he
told me TO take off the handouts and give the
prisoner more food did this and on the fo!!ow-
Ing Monday when Fallon saw me he asked me why
had taken off Gerhardts handouts / replied
mat | ndl on D.. corey OlielS ii' 'h'N "No''''
10 abuse me and wanted 10 know who was running
the prison. DR.. Corey or John Fallon? | told him
didn't care to have him talk to me In tina;
manner but TO report 70 the Commissioners II
had been derelict in my duties. reported "ndt
he had said 10 me 10 Commissioner Porter. but he
di not take any action in the matter. / think,
however that Fal,on calei up before tne
Board but don't know whether ne was repr-
marded not, the meetings OF me bOdlu aic
hell behind closed doors. In January again pre-
f,rrsI charges against him. and this time S"ore
10 them before notary pubic In the presence or
witnesses The charges were presented 10 the
Board hut were in some manner SUPPRESSED"
This time ne abused me because | I'D not clean
of the sidewalk and attend 10 my prison duties ~
the same time. | again told him 10 report me 10
the commits .oner II I hal been derelict In my
duties. He threatened me, and put his hand IN MS
. stol pocket saying Don't DO II again
"lis was called before the Beard and was COM
pelled 10 apogize don't sec why the man mas
ever retained the position "a ong as 10 mas; As ne
j. wholly Incompetent. lie follows TO set rules anu
runs the prison according to his own wnims wnc1,
know of one case Of boy. named Macg.nneSs. VINO
was kept IN the cooler until he Lad conNuisoir.
In the morning he would not allow any OF Us 70 U.s.
the telephone to summon physician oven " one o.
the pris )ners were dying ana | Know OF one '"9e
where a man expired through this reslect
william Tiassett Of No lVJ East ln.Fh-st' WIZ
was cook NJ the prison up TO mouth ago, save
.WhIle | was cook at the prison | complained 10
some food which was furnished me for preparation
The ash ami many other articles Iurhisnen VIZ l.,
tho irst stages OF decomposition. ana larry taihei
nv stomach TO cook them. repeGt e|.F tF' " ar
den Faliol OF th!s state OF anafs, Du' ne 20. W.
attention ~ me- and | got tired OF complaining.
Many ~ the employees made sick b. eating me
butter and many of the other aiticlfs iufhlsH8I.
So rnany brought their own food