The times., 1897-06-03
FkvORIT|sM At THE JAIL
Warden Leonard Will Reply to
the Allegations.
GRAND JURY VISITS CHAPMAN
At the Courts Request They Pay
an Unexpected Visit to the Prison
and Interview the Broker and
MIR. Ball-The FORMERS Physical
Condition What Petitioners Say.

As result of The petition filed on Tues
day by Lawrence l.. Ball, the prisoner at
the District jail who alleges that Warden
Leonard Is permitting infractions of the
jail discipline iii favor of Broker Chapman,
the members OF the supreme bench Of The
District have called upon Mr.. Leonard for
an answer 10 the charges set forth in the
petition.
Immediately after filing the petition on
Tuesday the court went into general term.
1t was composed OF Chief Justice Bingham.
Justices Bradley. McComas, Cox, ana Hag-
ner, Justice Cole being the only member
absent. Warden Leonard, who WAS in the
city tall at the time, learned OF the petit
tion, and sent request 10 The court for
an audience. He expressed to the mem
bers a general denial Of the cha rges, and
asked that o full and searching Investi-
CATION be made OF his admins tration of
the jail 4 copy of the charges was given
him, and he was told 10 prepare an answer
at bis earliest convenience.
Speaking of the charges TO a Tines man
yeSterda Y. Chief Justice Bingham said that
Warden Leonard would file an answer 10
the charges set forth in the petition, and
IL the court thought it necessary, an In
veStigation would be made
Yesterday afternoon the members OF the
grand jury paid an unexpected visit Of
inspection 10 the jail Warden Leonard
was not there, and many OF the jurors
saw and conversed with Broker Chapman.
lie made no concealment o: the treatment
he was Receiving, and told the members
that what attention he was receiving had
been prescribed by the Jail pm ysiCian, who
had ordered that he be given the same
diet be had been accustomed to A visit
was also paid to Bail, who filed the
charges OF favoritism, and many inquiries
were addressed him regarding his treat
ment. The result, the 1uTors refused to
divulge. The grand jury, after an ex
haustive inspection, left the Jail. 1t is
thought that they were instructed by
the court to visit the institution and gain
a personal acquaintance with the state
OF affairs existing there
Warden Leonard has pcrsistentiy refused
70 discuss the subject, saying that when
ordered TO do so by the court he would
be ready with his defense
gentleman who S supposed 10 be well
informed regarding the views of the war
den, said last evening that the warden
has no intention Of denying that Chapman
has many of the privileges named in the
petition He was given them simply
because il lay in the discretion Of the
warden what treatment a prisoner shall
receive. 1t is contended that the opinion
expressed by Justice Cole when he sentenced
Chapman to thirty days in jail, voiced
the regard in which he was held as
prisoner. It is said that the court re-
marked at the time that had the law
permitted fine without imprisonment, Mr.,
Chapman would have been only fined, as
in the opinion of the justice he was not
morally criminal
Messrs. Turner and Lpscomb, who are
pushing the charges, say that their client
is entitled to equal privileges with the
conturnacious sugar broker, and they are
determinedt to exhaust every possible means
to secure their end. If an investigation is
ordered by the court it S their intention
TO place Broker Chapman on the stand in
order that he may tell the court of the
delicate and careful attention he is re-
ceiving at the hands OF Warden Leonard.
Nothing will be done in the matter, how
ever, until the answer of the warden has
been handed the court. This. it Is said,
will require two or three days, and in the
meantime the grand jury VIII also pre-
pare a report of its investigation made
yesterday.