Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
MOUNDSv|LLE PRISON
Place of Confinement forDis-
triCt Prisoners.
VIEWS OF THE WARDEN
TRIES TO TAKE GENERAL PRISON
ENVIRONMENT TO BACK SEAT.
Machen, the Groffs and Watson Latest
Residents of Washington to
Take Up Abode.
VIEWS OF THE WARDEN

fsrvisl From STAFF Correspondent.
MOUNDSVILLE. February S.-August
" Machen, Diller Il. Croft and Samuel A.
Croft. sentenced to two years imprisonment
by the District of Columbia Supreme Court
for conspiracy to defraud the United States
government in connection with the postal
cases We're delivered to Warden Haddox
today.
Twenty-four hours had hardly elapsed
after the close of the trial of the post
Office cOnspirators before Mr.. c. E. Haddox,
the warden of the West Virginia prison.
was receiving letters from prominent men
H. different sections of the country telling
him of the good qualities possessed by the
several men who were soon TO be received
as inmates of the institution. 1t is the
warden's intention. however. to treat them
as the other prisoners are treated. All
that will be required of them is that they
live within the rules of the institution.
1t is remembered that some of the prison.
ers from here have entered complaints
against the institution. but such things
To he expected from time to time from per
sons who have had TO pay the penalty for
their crimes. The food here. it is claimed,
is as good as is furnished a any other
prison, and the cells are about the same
those occupied BY prisoners in other inStitu-
tions of A similar nature. In the part
Of the prison the sanitary arrangements are
perfect, but in the older portion of the
structure there is room for Improvement.
There is one thing evident, however and
that is that the living agreements are kept
as clean and in good sanitary condition
as. il is possible to keep them. The few
cases of sickness and small number of
deaths from natural causes speak we'll for
the health of tae inmates.
The Warden's View of Duty.
Warden IIaddox has done everything in
his power TO obliterate reminders of prison
life and endeavors TO make prison ex-
perience az easy as possible under the cir
Cumstances. Before taking charge of the
prison the warden was engaged in news
paper work and came in contact with
people of all classes This work had the
effect of making him broad minded and
humane and since taking charge of the big
state institution he has made an honest
effort 10 treat those intrusted to his care
as humauely as possible and send them
away from the prison at the expiration of
their terms feeling that there is yet some
good IN life. Besides having been in the
newspaper business Warden Haddox
connected with the schools of West Viz
ginia' was interested in many business en-
terprises. and was prominently identified
with the republican party Of the state. He
represented his state in national conven-
tons of his party number of times and
IS still a factor in the political events of
his state.
When he assumed charge of the affairs
OF the prison in 1901 he found the system
OF management reduced to a perfect bust
ness basis with a bank account TO the
credit OF the institution. He has had the
hearty cooperation of the board of direct
ors in all his Innovations and has ac-
compilshed wonders in his efforts to ameli-
crate the condition of the prisoners and
give them a desire for the better things of