Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-29

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tory that the fullest opportunity was
given for cross examination by the
attorney Of the accused. only Ques-
lions that we're palpably irrelevant
and immaterial to the matter under
consideration were excluded. The SUB
stantial part of the testimony Of Tim
othy Breen, the cell house captain. a.
to the effect. That william Meyers.
convict No. 2023. was strung up Ia a
dark cell, under order Of $. -. Sample,
assistant superintendent. for seventeen
days; that during the punishment the
convict vas fed on bread and water;
that Sample ordered witness TO tie the
convict up every morning at half past
six o'clock and to let him down at u
M, and at p. m. TO tie him up again
until s O'Clock at night. that b VIII
ness carried ont this order, that no
was instructed to give the convict
which witness aid; that during the
time the convict was thus punished
his hands were h~andeuffed and tied
to a bolt Of iron in the wall lust above
his head, that there was no Vehtlla-
ton In this dark cell except a couple
Of little holes bored through the
door. that on the sixteenth day the
convict, who was thus tied up, talhle1
twice, that witness heard a racket d
went into ihe cell and found the con-
vict's head lying back that on the
savcnteantb dav while the convict was
sftll tied up witness told sample, the
assistant superintendent. that the con-
vjct was very near all in, that ne
couldn't last much longer tied up
there: that Sample only laughed; that
tho convict's condition WAS very poor
and he asked to see the doctor thal
on or about the sixteenth day aiter
the convict had been tied M. Sample
said; do not see how that fellow
live; somebody must be feeding
him', that witness said nobody IN
feeding bin but me- that on the sew
enteenth day superintendent Tteltord
i want to see the fellow IN the
dark ceiT. that witness went win
Trelford TO the cell. and Treltord
asked the convict how he felt; that
convict said he did not believe he
ought to be tied up for the little crime
he had committed that Trelford told
him to shut up but the convict Kept
IN talking and Trelford slapped nm
On the side Of the head while the con-
glct was tied up; that witness turned
iway on account Of the cruelty, and
1eard two more SLABS; that the pun
shment thus inflicted was because tho
while working on a dirt pile
n the wards on a very cold day, went
i few feet away and got down into Il
To get warm from the steam
hat came from the bath house, and
other conVicts who did the same
at the same time were not pun
that the conVict's department
lust as good as any Of the other
.ouvicts. This witness also testified
Mr. knight. an empIoyo of the
,e%nifenttarv severely kicked an old
nan derrenit and weak. bv the name
Armiio Gomaz. at which treatment
no assistant superintendent sample,
auphed that In another case tn
ana NJ Knight Kicked A simple |
old convict into his cell. that
he did man had done nothing that
aitnnsg rnuid zee to call for punish
nont ON another occasion Assistant
un~ertntendon Sample came out Of
br cnu bouse With his hands ana
,oat eteave ali covered with blood. He
,ad boaten n convict M by the name
~ poitey provn bad bruised his face
M Md fnrn his Ton shirt orr. and his
ainod vas down ON his undcrshirt.
In, DnvId Knanp. "a reputable gen
.tannan while he was the physician
~ ~ n-nnttentiarv under the man
yan,en of Nj Treeiford. had occasion
" nrde, mis- same Bailey Brown
lo,yn hecause he had a weak heart
IN n,te,mittent n,lse which ran be-
"a ana "a 'This nbVsician APP
IA tvo dnys later and the convict
~ I'm tiod nm he wrote an order
cav II fo fbe sunerintendent or
.5ng az conviet down. and am
unesd that M resnonsibuity az To
convict vould cease. he returned
I,~n davs anorwnrds and The convict
M stil tied mn The convict was
cont ~ fo,u dnNa and "A half after he
rtdr,rd dnVvn The first time by
uhvslcian. lie was ordered down
nm acrnunt ar his phtvslcal condition
,nd .rratir mise.
,rhe NINA Witness introduced cor.
he story of Mr. Rreen re-
Il crueI treatment of several
The testimony Of all these
thran Witnesses stands uncontradicted
ana uhorncorn assume their testi-
n trup Moreovor. no one who
Inn,.y IN Enann wouId for a mo-
n,nr doubt his v]erncitv In This or anv
otbrp mnttcr bnve made some in
ot,tr,. rs IA tbe chnractcr of Mr..
prn,, ana ana that he hears the rep.
ntot.nn ~ a rutbf mar i'm the COM
MN ~, where Ne lived nor have I
,cason IA dnubi mo |vernctty of
ottnoss clark regarding the pun
tshr.ent nf oonvirts hat camo under
bts ,heervntInn
ol was h mnttor OF some Surprisc
d, ~, tb.t M. accused and his ~attnr-
no, Aid moi a,nu ubrmsnIvrs of mo
nnn.rtunify nf uniting witnesses ON