Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-18
MAS NOTHING N |
Systematic Attempts to Cast
Suspicion on the Manage.
ment Of Prison.
Alleged lrrslularitie : in Conduct
Of the Anamosa Penitentiary
Investigated.
State Meeting 81 Charities Con-
ierence..Boy Drowned at
Wall Lake.
Special to Times Republican.

wall Lake..
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, March 18.-For some
time recently an unknown person has;
teen making a systematic attack on the
management of the state penitentiary
at Anamosa- The attacks have been
made thru letters to the United States
and state officials Of Iowa and by let
ters to the state press. Investigations
have been made. but little, if anything
has 80 far been found to give the slight
est foundation for the reports.
The latest attack on the management
came in the shape of an anonymous let
deputy United States marshal. 1t was
that city on March 9. 1901. The letter
was as follows:
.'s-s-1so1.
.'Mr. Healy. o. S. Marshall. Cedar
Rapids.
Dear sir:-1 desire to inform you
that there is e. S. prisoner at the
dition lam informed he has been in the
hospital for several months and is not
leceiving proper medical treatment he
IL due to go in about a week and is not
able to do. understand he has been.
model prisoner and deserves the best
treatment / can not tell you who am
as 1t would prove detrimental to me-
but you will make inves tigation which
an investigation or send an Inspector as
something must be done soon and you
will find the contents of this is true.
Yours for humanity's sake
Mr.. Healy went to Anamosa Friday
investigation of the matter. Not being.
referred to in the anonymous letter and
desiring to conduct his Investigations
before making known his mission to the
officials Of the prison. he first went to
the clerks Office and examined the rec
ords. He found that the man referred
to undoubtedly was William Brown, No.
3.54S, formerly of Davis City, Decatur
county. sentenced by the late Judge
Woolson to six years in the penitentiary
for counterfeiting or passing counter
/,
time would expire Sunday-yesterday.
Mr.. Healy next went to the deputy
warden and asked to be conducted to
the quarters Of Mr.. Brown He was
taken there. He found that the young
man was comfortably situated in a
large. light and well ventilated room,
just on the dispensary, and which had
evidently been fitted up for consulta-
nh al
prison. 1t was about twice as large as
the ordinary ward in hospital. and
was fitted up with every convenience
could have been more nicely or COM
fortably arranged.
Mr.. Healy visited with Mr.. Brown for
the room with him alone. He found
that he was a very sick man, suffering
from lumbago and nervous prostration,
and that he had been confined to his
bed almost all the time since Jan. 2.
the date of his removal to this particu-
lar room. On Thursday he had been
hobbling about the room on crutches,
and was doing the same thing when Mr..
Healy called on him. He stated that
his back was weak and that he was
s.sSss 10 sAAOAiAA ia dA0 uORts lUdG ne
might gain strength.
He stated that he had no complaint
to make whatever as to mis- treatment.
He had no idea what had brought on.
his illness. That the lumbago did not
give him as much trouble as did the
nervous prostration He stated that he
had become SO nervous that man in
walking across the floor excited him so.
that he had no control over himself. 1t
was because of this fact that they had
removed him to this room which was.
separated from the hospital proper. He
stated that the prison physician had
called on him every day since Jan. and
that medical student who was spend
Ing several months in the prison had
given him almost constant attendance.
Mr.. Brown stated that he could have
received no better treatment in mis- own
home and that he has absolutely no
cause for complaint of his treatment
either before he was taken Ill or since
that time.
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