The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-03
NEW FARM SUPERVISORS
THREE WILL Do THE WORK
OF SEVEN.
THE NEGRO GUARDS WILL Be DISMISSED
Capt. Day Having an |rgentOry of the Property
Taken. The PENS Indebtedness at
Least $4,000 Crops are
Worth $50, 900.

Though nominally the penitentiary
Sunday morning january 1s0 passed
into the control of the new superinten-
dent, Capt. w. II. Day, it was not for
mally transferred te him until yesterday.
He filed his Official bond $1,000 with
the Secretary of State Saturday and
yesterday at 11:15 o'clock he took the
oath of office before Clerk of Court
Russ. Immediately thereafter he drove
to the penitentiary and took charge Of
the institution.
At the same time Mr. II. b. Arendell
entered upon his duties as manager of
the Central Prison and Mr.. j. Il. Tillery
as manager of the State farms.
Other appointments that will be made
are: Capt. W. j. Bradshaw, super
visor of the farms on the Cape Fear:
Capt. j. l.. Rhemm, supervisor of tie
Northampton and Halifax farms; Capt.
j. H. McIver, supervisor of the Gale
donna farms. These men served in tnis
capacity during several Democratic all
ministrations and are competent and eff
tcient They will be under the super
vision and direction of Manager Tsllery,
and will do the work heretofore done
by seven supervisors, thereby saving to
the State in salaries, Capt. Day says,
about $4,000 a year
Similar consolidation of Offices will be
effected all along down the line, and in
the Central Prison here For instance
the office of deputy warden will probably
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position devolve upon the clerk.
AT least such is my plan of organ-
zation," Capt. Day told me yesterday.
whether or not it is carried out de-
ponds upon the board of directors.
Il do not believe, however, that any
trouble will arise from that quarter. l
understand the present board will re-
sign in a body, and the Governor will
appoint a new one. Indeed some OF
them have already resigned. / have
called a meeting of the board for next
Thursday. but | hear none of them Will
attend. 1t is said they expect to send
in their designations instead
will none of the supervisors resist
REMOVAL"
Only one of them (McCaskey), am
told, will try to stay in"
The first official act of Mr.. Tillery
will be the removal of the twenty
seven negro guards ON Caledonia farm.
He and Supervisor McIver left here on
the noon train with seven white men, all
Democrats. The negroes will walk the
plank this week and white men will
take their places.
Capt. Day has given to Mr. Tillery the
m 1o,1f Of all no Jyy1n M. Al
farms, and Mr.. Arenden will make all
appointments in the penitentiary.
Il do this said Capt. Day, because
l think the best efficiency can be Sc
cured by having a thoroughly organized
force-all in sympathy and working to-
gether."
Before receipting for the property of
the institution Capt. Day will have Il
complete inventory taken. He has APP
point man for this, Mr.. Geo. ID.
Bennett. of Goldsboro, and he asks Mr..
Mewborne to appoint n man to assist
Mr.. Bennett. Then there can be no
question as to the fairness of the inven-
tory. both sides being represented
$50 far as | am now able to Judge"
continued Capt. Day, ''the indebtedness
of the institution amounts to $4,000
and the assets--products of the farms
that can be sold-are some 100000,
leaving a deficit of $4,000.
Mr.. Isaac f. Green, of Weldon, will
arrive here this afternoon to consult
with the new superintendent. 1t is un-
derstood that he will be appointed a di-
rector.
Capt. Day is very sanguine of the
prospect of making the penitentiary
pay. He says Mr.. Tillery offers to take
the farms for four years for one-tenth
of what he can make with convicts over
and above all expenses.
1t was learned yesterday that Clerk
Wimbish will be one of the first EN-
ployes in the penitentiary to lose his
place. ~