The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
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featuring Company was ever given authori-
room
Second-Mr. Byers, the superintendent.
could not. or, at least, did not when asked
for 1T furnish the bill of the Indiana Man
ufacturfng Company showing the amount
the State owed said company for steam.
Neither could he nor did he, when asked
show the claim or number of extra men
that had been furnished said company by
the State so that you might know the
amount of money that was embraced in the
called cancellation of debts and credits.
Neither of these statements were before the
board in writing when they made the above
record.
Third-The statement from the officers
effect that before Mr.. Byers was superin-
tendent the extra labor on contracts for
which the State received no pay was from
hfteen TO twenty-five prisoners per day, and
in addition the team owned by the State
performed labor almost every day for the
Indiana Manufacturing Company.
Again, the official record shows with ref
erence to an agreement made by and be-
tween A. T. Hert general superintendent,
and Joshua M. Horner president of the
Indiana Manufacturing Company, on July
Horner provides that inmates shall labor
ten hours per day and after the institution
was made a Reformatory in April, 1897, this
contract was changed.
Mr.. Hert who was then Superintendent
for and employed by the State to look after
its interests entered into agreement
with said Horner, president of the Indiana
Manufacturing Company, a part of which
agreement is as follows:
The parties of the first and second part,
Mr.. Hert and Mr.. Horner. on July 1, 1897,
hours that the inmates should be required
to labor under said contract from ten to
eight hours per day, in this agreement, re-
duclng the number of hours from ten to
eight, the old price paid for labor was re-
duced 20 per cent. and the old task the
prisoner was performing was reduced only
10 per cent.
ing of this agreement by said parties the
entry OF the official record of the board
shows:
Aug. 3, 1897, Page Is. ION motion as
ordered thot the superintendent be
authorized to sign agreement with NJ.
p. and Joshua Horner CThe Indiana
ence to the change of hours of men hired
by them, shall be employed and that the
superintendent in signing such contract
see that the rights of the State and inmates
are fully protected"
FIVE 1ER CENT. MORE LABOR.
You will notice that this agreement to
protect the rights of the State and inmates
was signed by the parties one month and
two days before authority was given them
by the board of managers, and that the
inmates were protected by compelling them
than they had done under the old contract
and the interests of the State were pro-
tected by donating to the contractor this
extra labor, which amounts to not less
than So, 900 per year or $4,000 in six years.
Those in charge OF the contracts say that
they would much prefer to go back TO the
ten-hour contract. In readvertising and re-
letting contracts the inmates can then more
easily perform their task, hence there will
and the state will receive at least 20 per
cent more pay for the work of the prison.
ers, which will amount to $12, GOO per year,
$4,000 during the remainder of the time
which the contracts now in force are TO
run, and possibly double this earning in
increased price you will receive for the
labor of the inmates In making this
change the institution will in no way be
injured from a reformatory standpoint, but
on the contrary will be benefited.
These are the facts as found with refer
ence to the contracts.
The record of the board again shows
that five inmates have been illegally dis
charged, as follows:
Louis Sluckwisch, received May, 1890:
sentence two TO fourteen years; authorized
for parole June, 1901; released and dis
charged from the institution July, 1902
Fred Wilson, received February 1900; one
to three years; petit larceny; authorized
for parole April, 1901; released April, 1902.
Webb Ray. one to three years; petit lar
ceny; received November. 1899; authorized
for parole December, 1900; released De-
cember, 1901.
Edward Eversole. one to three years: petit
larceny: received October, 1898; authorized
for parole Nov is. 1899: released November,
1900.
Louis Jenkins, one TO twenty-one years;
arson; received April. 1897: authorized for
parole April, 1895: discharged April, 1899
The reason assigned for releasing or dis
charging these inmates was that they were
sick or had some physical disability so that
employment could not be secured for them.
There is conducted by the management
inside the institution boarding house for
the officers and they are paid so much per
month and their board and all officers are
to receive their meals at the institution