Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-17
citizen NAGILL.
Replies to Our Criticism of the
District Jail.
he OFFERS US POINTERS
And Makes Some Other CaustO Comments on
that BastIIe by Tho Branch Of an uncompn-
mentau Character All Round.

EDITOR GLOBE: Your article in The
Globe, November 10, is appreciated by
me because there is no denial of any
statement or charge made in the go
days in the District OF Columbia Jail'
edition, and in circulation one week
before your visit.
Reference to the book will prove
that no mention is made Of the con
dition' of the office, rotunda, corri-
doris or kitchen. The "odor' from the
remote places would be entirely
changed by the time it reached the
fourth tier way back, from those
sweet parts
Magills reference was confined to
"the hands of the prisoners who com
prised the kitchen force and the
hands of the tiersmen (trustys) that
passed by hand the bread to him"
On your next visit would like to go
with YOU of investigation, please an.
alyze Magil's book, and examine
Warden Harris as to:
First charge Search of person made
in presence Of so prisoners.
Second charge. See lie room, etc.
Third charge. Size and contents Of
CELL especially necessary tub, its make
and location
Fourth charge. Visit the fourth
tier, inhale from below and examine
the door of the vacuum in wall, for
tub, i'm cell.
Fifth charge. Try to be at meal
hour about 2:30 p. m, see the dogs eat.
ing, and note the food. See the bread,
Sixth charge. Find out if water ever
touched the tub used by Magill' from
his entry to discharge.
Seventh charge. Find out If an ounce
of soap has ever been issued to a
prisoner.
Eighth charge. Find out if any soar
is used in washing floor Cconcrete) OF
cell, scrape it for grease.
Ninth charge. Find out II on Aug
ust 5 Deepwater and Simon were
hung up" and put on dry for talk
ing.
Tenth charge. Find out If WardeI
Harris claims any statement in Ma
gi..s book to be untrue, that is EN-
phatically made in it; especially il
reference to the handling of food by
the tiersmen, who have no soap tC
wash their hands, from entrty to dis
charge from Jail.
Last charge. Find out about tn,
| prisoner. 25 years of age sick, etc. (oI
| iau grub, with about five or 81,
more months to serve and likely t.
| die, this Is slow murder; about postag
| stamps. refusals to friends, etc.
The explanation as to knives, etc
] De- ,lnfnN Fuppuf ] aVnu hnn nd
When grub is served the prisoners ar
in cells. If allowed an half hour to keel
| the knife, fork, ETC., can one Gu
| through the wall in that time, to &c
at the other When boxes ar
| gathered, one from each cell, ever.
| hnife would be i'm box, or taken ava!
from them, and they be hung up,
Bosh. They did not take the stee
| out of my shoes, but they did take ;
/ small one-blade penknife My dne wa
| S15. / took with me $3i, they had /
| i'm Office, also jewelry etc, altogethe
| worth more tnan 500, was it likely
would cut anybody on try to escape
N old, fat grey-headed codger tina
| they knew was in for principle" anC
would not escape If offered the chance
] NONlu LpL nave a oAAAbll hNAAAAAAAN ~
! trim finger nails, and they would hay,
you believe they are sorry 'tis So"
Now, in summing up, remember th'
book" refers to periods from July L
to August 16. Thermometer in th'
shade, nearly every day in the 9O's
a difference of from 40 to so degrees
(Dow) and about 100 prisoners in tha
wing alone. You saw the corridors
the open gratings in every tier; do you
| think there was any "odor' around Of
about the center of that top tier, anC
| 100 tubs never washed or rinsed out
Your acknowledge you are partial Il
the boys, so will acquaint you Of th'
fact that ! also wore the blue, die
eat hard tack, salt horse, etc, anC
was a coffee cooler" at least, but
couldn't play dog If there is to b.
any "patting on the back" let me hav,
my share, or better yet, call spade
spades, etc.
CHAs j. MAGILL