Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-15

J ALL For about FIVE years his son-in-law
was appointed by him as one Of the Of
hcers OF the institution. For portion of
that time the son-in-law paid for the
board OF his wife and child the sum of
twelve dollars per month; but during the
last portion OF the time when said SON
in-law was an officer as aforesaid, for
a period Of one or two years. the board
Of the wife and child was allowed the
son-in-lsw as an Increase IN his salary.
Sometime in 1896 the said L. ID.
Hazen. NJ o. Perkins and f. c. futile.
then being directors Of the State prison
and House OF Correction, created the
office of housekeeper for said House
OF Correction and appointed to that
office Mrs d. L. Morgan, wife of said
superintendent at a salary of S25 per
month, which office she has continued
to hold until the present time.
During all the time since Superin-
tendent Morgan was appointed there
has been furnished at the expense OF
the state a cook. who has done all the
looking for Mr.. Morgan's family, COM
posed as aforesaid. and the other af-
fairs OF the household have been at
tended 70 by Mrs. Morgan and female
help taken from the female prisoners.
Mrs, Morgan performed the same work
before she was appointed, that she has
performed since and her appointment
was made when Superintendent Morgan
could receive, by law, a sum not ex-
ceeding 81 900. The creation of this
office was about a year before the
creation OF the same office in the State
prison management. and the same was
reported I'm the State Officers reports
until 1902, after the discontinuance OF
that office In the Stare prison manage
ment, when the name Of such officer
was omitted in the public report and
, has also been omitted in the public re-
! port OF 1904.
r. MACHINE PURCHASED OF A d.
RECTOR.
Previous to about 1880 the convict
: labor at the House of Correction was
sold 10 a marble firm In Rutland at a
, small price per diem. About that time
I said firm became insolvent and quite
= heavily Indebted TO the institution for
I the labor of its convicts, and for the
= purpose OF saving something for the
state. as the director then believed he
l. Icould. the institution. through its d.
. rectors took certain stock on hand be-
longing to the insolvent frm. and
ri from that time until the present time
r has employed It's convicts in the manu-
ol faeture OF the stock thus taken and OF
= stock subsequently purchased, and has
a carried that business on within the
+ limits OF the grounds and buildings OF
q the Institution until the present time
II purchasing material for the manufac-
i ture when necessary and selling the
manufactured goods as circumstances
lenabled them 20 do. In conducting
lsuch business Il has been necessary for
n the institution TO purchase machinery
II and coal sufficient TO furnish motive
e power 70 carry on the industry In the
y later years. and since Director Wood
e An has held that office, repairs or sup
5, plies for repairs OF the machinery have
. been bought OF a corporation of which
2 he had a controlling interest and wal
II president. and certain portions OF thu
J. manufactured marble have been sold e
o said corporation. within the two year
q last past amounting TO about sl,725.
I SUPERINTENDENT DID NOT SUPER
rel INTEND.
ri Director Woodhn has had the contro
% and management OF the labor OF tn
% convicts with the aid OF the manager
N a member or the insolvent firm herein
ie before mentioned. and bookkeeper. VIII
e have been subjected TO his direction an
control The salary OF the manager j
fixed by the present director in charg
OF the institution at tii5 "A month. Tn
- salary Of the bookkeeper is fixed by tn
managing director at SO per month an'
= IN addition. three foremen whose com
: pensation IL fixed by the said director
= and who are paid respectively the sun
OF ssTs. 50 9 and s2o0 per day. The su
= perinteudcnt OF the institution has nov
knowledge and practically no informa
ton with reference 20 the conduct, con
" troll or management OF the marble husi
= ness and disciaims all responsibility
> with reference thereto, and claims ina
= he IL IN no way responsible for any mis-
management OF that business, and tina
y he il not liable therefor under his bon'
10 the State. Neither the manager no
q the bookkeeper have filed any bond &
Indemnity the State for any loss which
u Il may sustain II any. in consequence o
: nismanagement OF said business or IN
= INSTRUMENTATION OF any OF the State
funds.
NO STATEMENT or MONEYS.
D. No detailed statement Of the money
q paid ont Or received by the institution OF
r account OF the business has ever beeI
"a rendered 10 the auditor OF accounts anS
ie no vouchers have been furnished him re-
" specting the management Of that busi
RI ness Cash and checks received for sale'
= of goods have been deposited In the banl
and drawn therefrom upon checks sign
lea BY the manager ard eountersigneS
10y Mr. WOodhn: and all the account tha'
q has been rendered in relation thereto Z
3 the auditor 81 accounts or any 1thei
s state officer except the managing dlrec
.e tor. or giving any information In rela
Is ton 20 that business is shown in m
IS biennial report OF that Institution. Nhici
a is as follows:
.e MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT
Is STATEMENT.
= iAarhIner-,- fixtures etc s 3 sG n