The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-23
DOCTOR DUBOIS
HELD FOR TRIAL
More Scandal Concerning Idaho
State Penitehtiary.
AN INVESTIGATIONS BEGUN
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMPANT
ON ANOTHER CHUTE.
Especial 70 The HeraldN

II OISE. Ida, Sept. 22.-Probate Judge
ID Koelsch today held DR.. Dubois for
trial In the district court on the
charge Of having produced an abortion
on Mrs. Josie Kensler. who Is confined
IN the penltentiary under life sentence
for the murder Of her husband in FL
more county. Warden c. Z. Arney was
arrested on a similar charge, but was
discharged
AT a meeting OF the board OF prison
commissioners this morning in the
governors office. with Governor Hunt.
Secretary OF State Bassett and Att0r-
ney General Martin present. Attorney
General Martin offered the following
resolution.
Series Of Charges.
Whereas. There is reason 10 believe
that the general management OF the
state penitentary has been careless
and Inefficient; that convicts and
teams have been sent from the prison
20 work on the ranch Of Harry Arney,
brother OF the warden: that work for
said ranch has been done In the prison
shop that property or the state pro-
visions, implements etc. has been
taken from the prison TO be used at
said ranch. that the financial affairs
OF said prison have been carelessly
managed, that a large dehclt is threat |
encd az the close OF the year; that /
prisoners have been allowed to escape /
from prison on account OF lax meth /
DDS:
Now, therefore. II Is hereby ordered /
by this board that a general. thorough /
and public investigation be made by 1
this board Of an said matters. and into /
the affairs and management of said /
prison"
Substitute Resolution.
Governor Hunt offered the following
as a substitute.
Whereas. A charge has been /
brought by the attorney gen
eral against the management Of c. /
J.. Arney, warden Of the state peni-
Tertiary, II Is hereby ordered by this
board that a thorough. general inves-
tlgatiOn be made by this board into
all of the affairs and management OF
said prison. 10 commence at . q. m.
Sept. p, 1902, al the penltentlary.
and such other places as the board |
may further order"
The substitute was passed BY the
following vote: Yeas-Governor Hunt
and Secretary Bassett. No.-Attorney
General Martin.
In explaining his vote. Attorney
General Martin said. Il desire 10 vote
against the substitute resolution offered
by Governor Hunt for the investiga-
ton Of the penitentiary for the reason
that said resolution does not provide
FOR public investigation and does not
state the scope OF the investigation"
Investigation Begun.
In the afternoon the board began its
Inquiry al the penitentiary. Guard c. d.
thlnn was called. He was a very I'M
willing witness. He said about an
he knew was based or remarks. He
paid no attention 10 prisoners going 20
The ranch Of the wardens brother.
Mr.. Arney addressed Chlnn: Did YOU I
know whether work done on the ranch
by the prisoners was forced or volun-
tary2"
To which Chinn replied that n there
was any force about il he did not know
Story Of a Guard.
Guard C.. Mecham was the nrincinsI
witness OF the afternoon. He said. IN
part. Il never saw teams on Harry
Arney's ranch. but I saw teams leave
here for what was said 20 be Harry Ar
neys ranch. They went down there a
number OF times. and IL is said that
they went 10 put In crops. At hay
Ing time Mike ODOnnell and Dave
sutherland went back and forth from |
A'fr I'm that direction. and said they
We're putting up hay on Harry Arney's ]
ranch. To was the common talk of the
guards that that was the ease. As 10
taking property from the prison. I saw
Mike oDonnen go up 10 the prison ]
Barn and take the shafts of the prison
nay rake He said he had broken the
shafts on Harry Arney's rake and
would put these on. / saw them leave ]
The prison grounds and have not seen / ?
thfm since / saw one dftv-pound ,
sack OF flour carried out OF the prison ,
ara. out through the gate, saw il put :
ln the cart and saw Mike O'Donnen
o-lFe on from the prison reservation
WIN % and so straight down through
'Ar main gate. / cannot give the date.
as was not paying much attention, \
'li 10 was some time during the fore !
lt'i or The present month. / saw =
liHfFy Arufys pony team taken into :
on" yard here harefooted and / saw =
Ground" E
'"-ri Mecham further said he had :
.n O. long ust 90 goods which Trusty =
o. p"nnrH claimed 20 have taken from =
l'- prison to the ranch. II included Il
TOOLS ana provisions Mecham further \
s..t Pr" had lately been told that n
!, L''a'-. has said that he (Nechanl :.
,.'' PREPARED the list that had caused n
nun i1 Doubt his veracity. O'Donnel -
has leEf OBI. rIrr ~