Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-04
CRUELTY CHARGED
Michigan City Prison in a Bad
Way DR.. Horne is
Correct.
MAKES VERY GRAVE ACCUSATIONS
Gives a Number of Specifications in
His Indictment of the
Management.

Michigan City Ind, April Pub
licqtion of the charges filed by DR..
Brose $. Horne. late physician of the
Northern Indiana pepitentiary, against
Deputy Warden NJ. NJ. Barnard and
other officials ana guards of the prison
creates Il great deal of excitement here.
The charges were placed in the hands
of Governor Durbin March 4, but eff
forts have been made to prevent the
facts from reaching the public. 1t is
said that influence has been brought to
bear TO induce DIR. Horne to withdraw
the charges, but he has refused to do
so. The accusations he makes are of
malicious brutality toward prisoners"
Doctor Gives Specifications,
DIR. Horne, in his Indictment OF the
management of the prison and the
guards and deputy WardeIT. says that
tile 'punishmentsi inflicted recruel and
inhuman and are the result of malice
and spite" He alleges that the Michi-
gan City prison is dominated by con-
vict labor contractors. lie alleges that
the guards and deputy warden work
i'll harmony with these contra ctorS.
and says that prisoners have suffered
horrible tOrtureS. DIR. Horne gives i'll
stances of inhuman treatemnt in the
prison. He specifies time and place
where men imprisoned there have been
Knocked down and kicked, their faces
beaten and ribs broken. He alleges
that at least one prisoner was bounded
in this way until he was driven to sui
eide.
Even Their Food Is Bad.
He charges that adulterated food is
served them. and that often the priS-
onerSare strung up" by their ShackleS
for protesting. The former prison ply
Sician says he is prepared to prove his
charges Instance l, which lie cites in
his charges, relates TO the treatment
of convict 1.S0S. Paterson. Oct. 5.
1901, this prisoner went to the hos
pital in the regular sick line and com
planned of being unable to open his
eyes. DR.. Horne says he believed the
prisoner was feigning and took the
convict TO the deputy warden's office.
The deputy. il is alleged. began to
abuse the prisoner and hammer his
face against the wall.
Three Other Cases Cited.
Instance No. > cited was prisoner
1.JIS, CrIbbS. who in October was Suf
fering from malaria. He is n cripple,
and was taken from the hospital with
out the knowledge of the medical staff
and. it is claimed. confined in Il pun
ishment cell. officer Burton is alleged
To have struck feehle-minded prison
or. Spain. Dec. l. who afterward was
ordered taken to the punishment cell
by the deputy warden and shackled to
the door. When DIR. Horne found him
the prisoners mouth was bruised and
his face was covered with blood. PriS-
Oner Richards, March >. was found
in the punishment cell by the doctor
with his wrists Sha ackled to the door.
He was weak and sick and had high
n.
condition to endure such treatment.
Complainant Barred from the Prison.
DIR. Horne says he was barred from
the prison Feb. 26. 1902. by order of
Deputy Warden Barnard and kept out
until the board of control interfered
and compelled the warden to open the
gates to him. Meantime the locks of
his private desk We're forced open and
papers were removed.