The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-20

stonemason, forced out and quit; J. W
Van Kuren, Lane county. guard, quit;
J. W. Paul, Reno county, guard. fired
for trivial cause; L ". Axton, Harper
county, turnkey, quit because of un-
pleasa ntness; John Brun. Shawnee
county, cell house man, fired; NJ. s.
Barber, Miami county. teacher. quit
on account of things getting too hot;
l. H. Zeigler, Thomas county, quit on
same reason; L. ". Knowles, Marion
county, resigned because got too warm.
then reScinded resi- ignation, which Mar
shall would not allow, and then Gov
ernor Hoch reinstated him. just recent
ly; Prof. E. E Philips, SedgWick
county, teacher, quit because work was
made unpleasant; J. F. Herndon, mas
ter mason, quit, as he says, because
Marshall wants good big, stout
ignorant. we'll developed sucker. that
viii look like he is afraid of his job
every time he comes around
1t is reported Mr.. Marshall defends
the firing of Peck on the ground that
he was not loyal Here is a sample of
how Marshall went about 1t to uphold
the assistant or encourage him: A
mason with a gang Of men were on
the outside work and Peck in watching
the work gangs noted this gang idling
He approached and told the boys to
get to work, and the mason IN charge
approached and began to curse, in the
presence of the prisoners. which is
against the rules. Peck demonstrated
with him and told him he must not talk
that way before the inmates. The Of
f1cer told Peck, I was told to tell you
to go to h Marshall appeared on
the scene and the matter was explain
ed to him. He ordered Peck to leave
the gang and said if he came there
again he would have to quit his job,
giving him reprimand before the lower
officers. and the inmates, not the best
way perhaps to promote loyalty and
discipline. J. F. Herndon says, I saw
Marshall and Monroe hold a white
boys hands for a big negro to jerk
around and abuse him. How would
you like to have your boy held and
go to him. and pull him. That is what
they call reforming them IN Kansas
Trouble With the Chaplain.
ITO further illustrate the system of
administration as it obtains at the
Kansas reformatory, it is related that
about sixty days ago while Marshall
was away, Chaplain A 6. Bates want
ed permission to see privately on re-
ligious matters the members of a class
of boys about to be paroled, and a
few other men.
''At the time mentioned Mr.. Peck
demurred about giving Gates a writ
ten order on the cell house man, as is
the rule of the institution, because
Marshall was not there. Gates showed
Peck a previous order for men on a
similar occasion, signed by Marshall.
ordering cell house guards on either
cell house to permit Gates to have
certain men at will. Peck then made
Gates a duplicate order and signed it..
Gates took his first man away on the
order and talked to him. Before the
second man was called for Marshall
returned and ordered the cell house
man.. on the quiet, not to honor the
order Gates found to his surprise
that his order was turned down, to
spite himself and Peck. Gates men
toned the matter to Peck next day.
versation about it. Marshall later
asked Peck if Gates had told him he
(Marshall) had turrfea down the order
for the men Peek answered. Yes,
sir, when Marshall said. Chaplain
Gates is q liar. This indicates
that the superintendent was trying to
play double with both Peck and
Gates