Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-29
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the following report;
In the matter Of the charges az cruel
treatment of convicts under the
present management of the Now
Mexico p~enitentiarY.
Santa re. N. W., June IS. 1907.
Honorable j W. Reynolds, Acting
Governor, santa Fe. n NJ:
"sir-on the llth instant re
crivcd from you the following COM
muplcaiion ana request;
Reports In the territorial press
particularly in the Santa lie New
Mexican OF June "a, refer 70 ruWora
OF extreme harshness and cruelty in
the treatment of prisoners pfacticed
by the present authorities at the ter
ritorial p~enitentiary.
THE superintendent has been ad-
viscG that this matter VIII be formally
referred 20 YOU for consideration, ana
I trust that YOU viii find II practicahlt
Ca give the matter immediate attention
m order that both sides Of the case
may be fully presented, ahd "A report
upon the result of your findings made
10 me at the earliest practicable op-
Respectfully yours.
~ W. RAYNOLDS.
Acting Governor
"on the 18th instant sent to the
HintIitlEnUfHA vi ANt. 4N'W NI'NANf
uonltentiary the following notice.
Sif;-The Honorable j. W. Ray
unlds. acting governor, having re-
fcrrod to this office the charges of
cruelty 10 prisoners In the New Mex
SEQ pc%nitontiaty for Investigation ana
report. YOU are hereby notified that
said charges Will be taken up by me
for consideration ana investigation on
Thursday, June 10. l90S, al = O'Clock
"a M, al my office, at which time and
place you may be present IL YOU so de-
GEORGE W PR1CHARD,
attorney General
"On the day named In the notice
Nj. Arthur rrelford. the superintend-
out of the penitenttary. appeared be-
tore me In person and 10y hts attorney
and the Investigation began % was
continued from time 20 time until the
.Gth day of June. when 60 was finally
closed The sole question before me
for inquiry was the matted of alleged
cruel treatment of prisoners under
The present management of the tcrri-
tnrlal p~euiteufiatN. and un that
charge the following Witnesses were
FUZZY examined Mr Timothy Brron.
"a cell house captain under The press
cut management. hr. David knapp.
the penlteuiiaty physician and j l.
clark. q Jan prisoner sent to thc peni
tiary fuf safe keeping
The fullest latitude was given the
attorney frv Sac ~ur.riuiendant
ut that Institution Go Numine
thy above named Witnesses AS viii ape
penn hN ihc testimony submitted here
with and made a part OF this report.
The testimony was confined as nearly
a. possible o. the single main charge
ut cruel treatment 90 conNiCts. AZ the
conclusion of thc testimony fur The
territory the attorney FOR thp accused
was advised that he could Introduce
wifnesscs to dIsproVc uf deny The
atntemeuts Ot thU witnesses fug the
territory hD uts t1id hU could cali
Captain Arthur Trolfnrd thp suuvriu-
tendcnt Mr. s % Sampl, The 8s-is.-
amt superintendent and Nr Knight
AN clupioNr of tne rt~HiteutuEN ai COD
whom were Chargcd with cruel treaf-
mcnt ~ c0nNlcts uud ht was also au-
yisrd that be- would he permitted to
examine the following named cone
Nirfs upon DO had been testified cruel
treatment had been Indicted VIII
Ham lIcscfr convict 80 -N21 Bailey
brown. claude EgElestpu. convict An
zoo. Ntgra Tony. cnnti.I $50 100
rfauds Doau Armiio Gomez conti @
No. 1905 and such uthef nitnesr a-
he might have COZ could Rrt whose tU
tlmanN would have a heHrlug 500 tNr
testimony udfuccd by the territory
For reason best known to tine supr
iniandenf of the prnitentlurf and hIs
nesses 10 the stand aud announced
mat they would proceed nn their side
III fhr ease Ia anuthcr WaY
"a viii be observed from the tcstl-