Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-09
PRISON INVESTIGATION.
A Shocking Story Of immortality I'm
der Cakes Management.

The investigation of the Windsor states
4 prison was resumed Monday of last week
al Bellows Falls. The testimony revealed
q shocking state OF affairs which existed
under the regime OF +. W. Cakes, former
/ SUPERINTENDENT of the prison. The gross
immortality Of the guards, the prisoners
/ and others is almost beyond belief.
The first witness was Judge Il. II. Allbee,
I who was a prison director from 1900 to
/ 1902. He thought that the best method is
4 for the Legislature 10 appoint some re-
sponsible man with good salary, whose
duty shall be to have full oversight over
all state institutions.
/ Z. w. Cakes, former superintendent,
/ took the stand. He was asked how Mary
Rogers happened to have pair OF scissors
in her cell the pair with which she re-
moved the hinges on the door OF her cell
to admit Vernon Rogers. He said guard
gave her the scissors, that they were blunt
pointed ones, and that he (Oakes) did not
object TO her having them.
The sensation of the day developed when
Gertrude Kimball, aged Is years, a former
employee in the prison, Was put on the
stand. She admitted that for period Of
time she had had criminal relations with
L. Q. Burr, guard, and married man.
She eonfided with no one but Mrs. Rogers
and admitted that she had had an evil
influence over her. Miss kimball is
niece of Miss Durkee, the matron.
Harrison Mccormick Of Brattleboro,
who was an employee Up to April last, said
that two different times he had seen Miss
Gertrude Kimball come from The room of
K. q. Burr, guard, at $3.50 a. m. lie
spoke also of other scandals known IN
prison circles as The Green Parker and
Craven-CoX scandals.
j. II. Kiniry OF Windsor, deputy sher-
iff, told Of he escape OF a prisoner last
June, and gave 1t as his opinion that W. 5.
Lowell, the present prison superintendent,
had used due diligence in endeavoring TO
re-capture the man.
Mrs. b. Q. Burr said that when she
heard Of the stories re Rarding her husband
and Miss kimball she went to Superin-
tendent Cakes about it and he said II
could not be so. Her husband denied any
criminal relations with Miss kimball.
Fred Morse. prisoner discharged last
September, told Of seeing Vernon Rogers
coming from the cell OF Mrs. Mary Rogers
on different occasions, and OF seeing OBJ
scene letters written by the two. After
Vernon Rogers relations with Mrs. hog-
ers were discovered and he was put in sol
itary confinement, he told Morse where
the key to Mrs. Rogers cell was and asked
him to get it and destroy il. He found
the key and gave il to Superintendent
Cakes.
DIR. j. ID. Brewster, who lives in Wind
sor, and was the prison doctor up 10 the
time OF Superintendent Cakes resignation
last spring, was asked regarding the death
OF Clarence Adams, the So called 'gentle-
man burglar of Chester. who died in
prison while serving his sentence. Il was
reported that Adams was seen IN Montreal
and other places after be was supposed to
have been buried. The witness said he
attended Adams during bis sickness and
positively knew that he died and was
buried.
r. y. Pratt, an expert accountant, OF
Brattleboro stated that he had gone over
the prison accounts from February, 1900
to July, 1905 ana had found everything
all right.
Mrs. Ida Cady, formerly prisoner, said
she had carried affectiouate messages be-
tween Harry Craven, the cook, and a
woman prisoner named Cox.
| Miss Eva Parker, formerly employed in
the prison kitchen, stated that T.. ID. BAR
pin, the warden under Mr.. Cakes, made
1 Insulting remarks TO her soon after she
/ went 10 the prison in lS9s. she said that
| he had sslled her to meet him az DR.. }. ID.
Brewster's barn and 30 riding. She did