The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08
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street are hard to reply TO-" said he.
so we would ask the members Of the
committee 90 make known amy
charges they can prefer SO as TO give
point 90 the Investigation. III any of
the Legislators has any idea that any
witness can be- found who cam give
testimony tending to substantiate any
charge. we hope that witness VIII be
examined and his testimony thorough
~ taken, siitel and acted upon. There
have been some definite things said of
cruelty, for Instance. and we want the
inmates who are supposed 20 have
been mlstreatcd to testify. Mr.. Nash
U.s. reported 90 have said he had some
evidence of cruelty and we trust that
VIII Dee aired. The trustees have no
wish that she investigation be con-
fined Co the limits of a court proceed
ing. We trust The inquiry will be upon
the broadcast lines possible consistent
with getting out the facts.
Nash Tells Of Letter.
judge Henderson then read Repre-
sentative Nash's interview In The Her
aid with reference to "a letter In his
possession charging cruelty.
OF have "a letter stating tnat the girls
have been whipped" said Mr.. Nash.
who was interrupted by Senator Ben
nion.
mr.. Nash. we win not take that up
now. We must form a plan Of pro-
D. cedure first,' said the senator.
Senator Lawrence. who was chosen
10 conduct the examination, said.
81 don't wish TO be placed I'm the pO-
affFnrf .rF end GA tr0rIra- % effrefHnfIafa
these charges. It does not seem 10 me
20 De incumbent upon us 20 attempt
% substautiate any indefinite, vague
charges NO charge is made as 20
financial acknowledgement To seems TO
me the inquiry SHOULD be confined TO
the physical condition of the lnstltu-
ton. / can't see how we can arrive
at anything definite unless some one
makes a verbal specific charge. III
Mr.. Nash or anyone else viii make
direct charges j viii conduct the IN
teT0gatou The press has had sem
satlOnal startling articles on the man
agement of the Institution. statements,
BE- seems 10 me. based on a superficial
inquiry by members of the lower
house. It seems to me the members
OF the house whence these charges orig
mated should take the initiative"
Judge Henderson said. I'VE want
10 know if anybody has any evidence
creating "a suspicion, and If he has
80, we want 10 examined and thoroughly
brought out. If there U.s. no such evil
dence we are simply fighting "a wind
mill Take Mr.. Nashs letter. Let ID
be investigated thoroughly Let any
Thing tending lO support 10 be brought
forward"
Two Charges Definite.
There are at least two definite mat
ters-the Nash letters and the state
ments by the Whitecotton girl" said
Senator BenniOn.
. Senator Lawrence then started a line
of questions bearing on the eXpenGi-
ture of the state appropriations. de
said the charge had been made In the
house that the Institution had not
spent enough money 20 make the Ia
Cilities good. Trustee Wright replied
saying the existence of an uneXpended
balance was a sign of economy.
There has been no controversy or
argument on the floor of the house
with reference 10 expenditures, 4" said
Representative Spry
"Au j said was that a member of
the house had said that money was
available for needed purposes and not
used" said AIR. Wright.
II suggest we dispense with further
inquiry along this line said Senator
Loose, after AN hour of discussion of
appropriations and expenditures. Lets
cut &C. out
Mcfarland Calls 1t a Disgrace.
These men are my neighbors; no
one ever heard me say harsh word
against them. said Representative
N"s l.. Hr| nE|H sri
tuition is a disgrace to our state. The
CrOWdng IN the school is shameful.
have not blamed the directors. but
something is wrong and it should be
investigated The directors say the
legislature is 20 blame Maybe it IS
but let as locate the blame"
some members of the house were
subpOenaed 90 come here" said Rep
resertative Spry. "Why We're not AN
the members who made statements
subpoenaed. That would have been
more fair"
I'VE are not criticislng the members
OF the house for having made these
Statements explained Senator Law
renee what we want 90 do is to es-
tablish either the truth or the falsity
Of the statements"
Charges Made in Letter.
ar Nash finally was permitted to
read the letter he had received charg-
ing cruel treatment. The latter was
from Mrs. III. e.. Curtis Wilson. moth
or of Eva Curtis now iu the Ogden
county Jail.
Following are some extracts.
They have been whipped and
starved and insulted until they were
goaded into desperation"
They were whipped and thrown ip-
to solitary confinement for days at a
time. without bedding and twitted
about their people"
Elf they say anything 10 visitors
they are whipped after the visitors arc
gone
More than one girl has tried ID
commit suicide, more than one has lost
her reason
when that awful scandal came OuI
about Maggie Curtis attacking Mr.
Allison. I wrote 90 AR Allison but hJ
did not answer my letter"
CT went 20 ogden and Mr. Allison
CENTURY.