Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-06

public was told Trelford was anxious
to complete, is found another sample
of the carelessness and extravaganza
OF the prison expert.
Apparently when Trelford assumed
charge of the prison he had never
had any experience with brick MAX
ing. While endeavoring to acquire
this knowledge he burned thousands
of brick, which were absolutely USE
less and could not be marketed. He
attempted to hide his ignorance by
setting these brick aside and work
ing them in" to the new cell house.
These brick were laid all through the
walls, and mixed in with higher
grade bricks.
A BOtched Up Job.
In fact these brick form the main
material in the construction of the
wall of the new cell house. Within
the walls the prison expert hid the
bad brick from the eye, by using a
plain soft brick. On the outside they
were concealed by using a pressed
brick.
1t May Hold TRUSTEES"
The prison officials who have in
spected this work by the prison ex-
pert state that the new cell house
might possibly be used to imprison
TRUSTEES" if they did not care to es-
cape, but it would never hold some
walls.
The new cell house is two stories
in height and contains about seventy
rooms. 1t is a beautiful monument
to expert prison economy.
Acts of Brutality.
The Citizen staff reporter learned
something of the brutality practicei
In the prison in an interview with
Andres Gales, known as convict No.
l454, sent to the prison from Silver
City for murder. He is boy, 23
years of age, and small in stature.
the investigation which resulted in
Trelford's removal. In telling his
story Gales said:
1T was on Sunday evening Febru-
ary 3rd and we had been shoveling
coal all day.
81 left my cell and went to supper.
Upon greasy tin plate was rice and
water and salt; there was also tea in
a tin cup.
"The rice was poorly cooked and
was hard and indigestible. / could
not eat the stuff, so l placed my plate
on the table upside down. l then
went back to my cell.
I'm a few minutes Captain Knight
appeared at my cell and told me to
come to the superintendents office.
l started to the office; on the road
| met Sample, who grabbed me and
struck me in the face.
Trelford Had a Gun.
when ] got to Trelford's office he
was standing there with a gun in his
hand. 1t appeared to be a As cali
ber Colts revolver. Trelford pointed
the gun at me and told me not to
move. Sample then struck me in the
face and someone hit me In the back.
Samples blow knocked me down. He
then stamped upon me with his heel
in the small of nv back.
II was taken to the dark cell and
tied with my hands above my head.
l was left strung up from Sunday
evening until the following Tuesday
evening. | remained in the dark cell
for ten days and was given enough
water and enough bread TO barely
keep life in my body"
How Assault Was Recorded.
Following is an exact copy of how
the prison expert recorded the as
sault committed by Sample upon
Convict No. 1854, and the reason for
"Feb. 8, 1907. Andres Gales, Reg.
No. 1854. Being one of the number
of conYicts who tried to start mu-
tiny I'm the cell house whep the men
were at their meals at supper time
Sunday. Feb. g. He came out Of his
cell. went to his place at the table,
picked up his plate which had food
on it and deliberately turned the
contents out on the table and went
back to his cell. He also had
knife concealed in the sleeve Of his
coat, and was one Of the ring leaders.
Solitary chained to door at $3.50 p.
m. Feb. s, 1907; put In isolation Feb.
10, 1907, and out of isolation May
27, 1907. s. ID. sample, Assistant Su-
perintendent."
When The Citizen reporter asked
Gales if he had a knife as alleged,
he said that he did, and when asked
where he got it he said that it was
a small affair about three inches