The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-05
prison Officials will Lose
Their Jobs
,avEsnoR MEAD ISSUES The ORDER
.n,,.ion As to Captain Woods
sueeessor-Likely to Come
From the West Side.

a., ooainst a number of employees of
-. stata penitentiary in connection
18th tba attempted registration prior
:. tho last city election, Governor
,.,a has directed the discharge from
II. state service of Captain of the
c,,rds Charles B. Wood, D. H. Wool
.u u Kinsman, R. r. Hazelton, T. F..
nOpaghue, Fred Scott, w. H. Dixon
ani c. L. King,
The governors demand was COM
rrDicated to Warden KEGS in a letter
mailed at Olympia last night.
The order of the governor, however,
isrot 70 be carried out until after the
/ arrival of Chairman Kincaid of the
hoard of control, who will leave Olym-
via for Walla Walla Monday. When
he arrives men will be selected to fill
the places of the discharged employees.
The governors investigation is said
to have been exhaustive and thorough.
The complete record of the court pro-
celngs. including the speech that was
made by Judge Brents who dismissed
the case against the accused when they
were given a preliminary hearing, were
before MIN. In the speech the court in
the strongest of terms denounced the
action of the prison employees in at
tempting to register as voters in the
city,
The governor in reviewing the case
spoke very highly of the general eff
Ceincy of the employees, but points out
that their conduct was very imprudent.
In part he said
They might have thought that they
mad Justification for doing as they did.
Nevertheless their actions with regard
10 the election laws of the state were
reckless and imprudent and showed
! 1ssition to trife with the provis-
l0nsN the statutes Such conduct and
sucn an attitude on the part of men
occupying positions of grave respon-
N0llty as they are, cannot be toler-
a'ed' If any class of men should show
respect to the laws of the state, it is
|a' class having authority over per-
SOus VINO are being punished for trans
s'eSSlons Of the law"
"ees Regrets Governors Action.
"hen interviewed this afternoon by
representative of the Evening States
~@a Warden KEGS stated that he had
IO' received the letter from Governor
'4u ana all he know about the exc
Ives action was what he had read in
dispatches. He said ne regretted
''' much that the men were to be
~''sed as they were all capable
anu trusted employees. He an
1'''va that if the governor demand
\. +7F removal he would carry out
his Instructions.
woods Will Remain Here.
IL, 'A called up over the telephone
n.. ,V'I'ns by the Evening States
,,,. captain Woods said that he had
b.. 10 say regarding the action
h,. " Governor Mead, but asserted
h,.., 'aihe to Walla Walla with the
ana .'On Of making this city his home
md ne would remain here e' "'' i'''"9'
: May Have a Reception.
In, Oeen suggested by the powers
givsD ;, 'I'a' public reception be
The i, 'De discharged employees, but
sDDo, De and place has not vet been
p,oro. paa'ed' 1t is presumed that the
arrar.. VI the affair will have all
When -, -''"ue IN few days and
BY n. e men are given a little note
se,ri.s. m warden announcing that their
isb tr. @'e no longer required the
Nh Oh VIII take place.
Al,..s Who Will Get the Job.
With tha the politicians connected
pp The wal machine are speculating
w. SsiOle successor to CAPTAIN
b t5a :. Is the second best position
hany Of 0h - and no doubt there is
Seekers uA faithful and hungry ME
place :. 40 would like to have the
Politicians :, ,He general opinion of the
'''' wi" go to sone "a''a ssrsoa that an tn,. hi.