The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15
WAS NOT SHOT
BULLET DID NOT TOUCH THE IN
RULY wORKHoUsE PRISONER
County Commissioner Satisfied that
Guard Course Was
Justi1able.

It was reported Friday afternoon that
Charles Adams, a desperate prisoner con-
fine at the workhouse, had been shot by
Edward Graham. one of the guards. Fri
day evening one of the night turkeys de-
tailed the occurrence as given in the Jour
nal yesterday morning. Last night AS
sistant Superintendent Schooley said the
report was incorrect, inasmuch as Adams
was not shot at all. He said that at the
time the night turnkey was talking to the
Journal over the telephone Friday even
ing he (Schooley) was in another part of
the building and did not know that in
quiries about the case had been made, or
he would have given a correct account of
the circumstances. Schooley says that after
the shooting occurred he telephoned to
DR.. Thomas B. Eastman, who attends pa
tients at the institution, and asked him to
come to the workhouse at once, as one of
the prisoners had been shot. When DR..
Eastman arrived at the workhouse he made
a careful examination Of Adams's leg and
found that it was not injured. DIR. East
man corroborates Schoo.ey's story. He
says Adams was not hurt; that he had not
even received a scratch from the bullet.
Friday a reporter from an evening paper
visited the workhouse and asked to be
granted an interview with the prisoner.
VII DlAlOOACy OQ1os Il was uSl 6OiIS "
dinner, and asked the reporter to accom-
pany me-" he says. He declined the in
vitation and waited until I had finished.
| then went with him to the dollhouse,
where he talked to Adams. Adams told him
he had not been shot. / knew Adams to be
a treacherous prisoner, and wished to be
present when he was interviewed. 1t was
my intention to have had him show his
leg to the reporter If he had said he was
wounded. In the face of these facts a very
unfair and untrue account of the occur
renee was published in the paper that after
noon."
How about the assertion credited to
Commissioner Greer that reporters will not
be allowed to interview prisoners at the
workhouSe?"
IT know nothing about that. I am not
authorized to speak for Mr.. Greer. / do
know, however, that the newspapers will
be given all the nformatio it lies within
our power to give, in the future as in the
past"
Members of the Adams family visited the
Board of County Commissioners yesterday
and urged the board to investigate the al
legged shooting. Commissioner Harding
went to the ~workhouse shortly after Gra-
ham fired his revolver. He and the other
MEMBERS of the board think that Graham
was justifiable in pursuing the course he
took. Adams and another prisoner, Harry
Williams. or Ham.in. escaped from the
workhouse several weeks ago. They were
recaptured in Pittsburg and returned here
carefully diagnosed Adams's case and
found he was not ill at all. although he
feigned illness for two or three days be-
fore this last occurrence. Mr.. Schooley
prisoner, and that when Graham ordered
him to come from his cell to be shaved he
advanced in a threatening manner. Ora
ham, fearing an assault, fired his revolver.
The bullet passed through the leg of
Adams's trousers, but did not touch him.
He was completely cowed and submitted
himself to authority after that.