The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-07
TREATED
LIKE DOGS;

OF the people over the treatment Of
the prisoners In the workhouse. The
attention of the Society of Prevention.
OF Cruelty to Animals will be called
to the case. They are dumb animals
Tor no prisoner Is allowed to speak
even to his eellmate. A prisoner who
was released from the workhouse this
morning said to a reporter eff the RE.
PuBuBLIcAN. For God s sake and the
sake of humanity cause, some action
to be taken to relieve the situation at
! the wcrkhouse where men are treated
like bruteS Should horse get OUT
OF trim and for It's obstncy the owner
tied it to a post day after day, the
Society for prevention Of Cruelty
would arrest him and he would bo
fined Here are human beings mana. !
cled to the gates Of their cells and
they are allowed to bear their burden I
without word Of protest. 4
One Of the trustees is J. Frank Ball
and he is the same man who raised
such hubbub overhis daughter when
she was In the Wilmington Schools. I
have seen the men trIced up to tho
gates when going to my cell at night
and ] have seen them there in the
morning. / never expect to 20 back
to the wOrkhouSe again but can pitv,
the men who are baroorollsly treated,
The people should take band in this
affair. The health authorities should
be notified. Why these poor souls
are compelled 20 stay in filth whilc
handcuffed to the bars, for they are
not allowed to answer the calls Of
nature in human way. 4
Men are pinioned on the inside and
outside of the cell gates. Sleep? whY1
they have slept on the pavement OF
hard floor For a slight offense any
OF us lost our cots and we slept on the
Stats.
Coroner Frick will havea case there
if BUNNY" Harris is treated much
longer for one of the guards stated
to-day that he is dying on his feet
from constant confinement and being
dleted on two slices Of bread--dont
call it bread twice day.
My people are Delawarcans and IN.
fortunately l fell, and was sent to
the workhouse, God keep all poor
beings from it. You cannot speak,
you have no privileges and the bread
is either burned sour or half uncook-
ed.
They claim we get tobacco. Does
Gawthrop't horse eat musty oats or
musty hay? We got musty tobacco,
fine cut first and then in bags. I
stopped at the upper courthouse and
was surprised how strict they are
there.
A few daysago some one gave young
Talley drink Of liquor Ito was re-
ported and when he went ont to tho
workhouse he wasgiven the treatment
of the days of barbarty by barborous
notions. This Is Delaware and the
people are civilized. For Gods sake
call attention to the manner of treat.
ing prisoners under the slavery code.
The REPUBLICAN is willing to make
the case clear and demands an nves-
tigatiOn. Let three responsible citi.
zens and the members of the press be
allowed to visit the workhouSe and
let indemnity from all punishment be
given the prisoners if they tell the
truth and let the public know how
many hours each day these men !
have been strung up, what was said
to them BY the warden or the guards
when they requested TO be allowed to
attend to natures calls II they were
refused that request why and how
long were they compelled to remain
in this filth, and if the night watctI
lid carry buckets Of foul matter
through the corridors from the prison.
,rS to the dctrment Of the health OF
he other men.