The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
REFORM SCHOOL INQUIRY.
Governor Hoch Giving Personal At
tention to the Investigation.

1 Governor HOCn ICNoOHdI Al
tention to the Investigation.
| Hutchinson. Kan, Aug. 31.-The
| investigation of the charges against
Superintendent Marshall of the refor-
matory, preferred by d. D. Colglazer
| of this city was begun Friday before
| the board of managers and with all
members present. Governor Hoch
| stated before the taking of testimony
| that he wanted all the facts, and had
rendered the use of some of his con-
| tingent fund to help with the investi-
cation.
Taylor and Battin represented Mr..
ColgIazer and F. L. Martin repre-
four witnesses have been examined.
The first witness was Edward A.
Hazel, a discharged employee. He
was on duty when one of the Incl
dents contained of occurred-that OF
MarshalPs hitting Ellis, an obstreper-
Gus negro, over the head with a billy.
He testified that three of the officers
were struggling with the negro, Ellis
and seeking to handcuff him, when
some one said, "hit him." Marshall
used the billy that belonged to the cell
house man, hitting the negro on the
shoulder, and the negro continuing,
he hit him on the side of the head,
and that then the negro subsidized and
was handcuffed.
Hazel also testified to number of
trivial things that bore but little on
the merits of the case. A. E. Rosser,
a cell house man, next testified He
said that when they went to take
Ellis out of his cell, because he was
raising so much disturbance, he called
to Marshall and threw him his keys
to go to his (Rosser's) desk and told
him to get his billy. and that when
Marshall returned, he (Rosser) told
Marshall to hit him (Ellis), which he
did and after that Ellis gave up the
fight and his hands were cuffed be-
hind him. Rosser also testified to a
lot of small matters that arose out of
matters wherein Rosser thought Mar
shall Disseminated against him.
E. A Richardson of Usage City was
the next witness. He was discharged
from the institution for going to sleep
on duty as night cell house man. He
was put on trial when he first went out,
fore his days of trial were over. He
complained that Marshall had not
treated him right. in not giving him
suit of clothes, like the other officers
who were to be retained in the 1nstltu-
ton.
Homer A Turkle of Meade, former
employe, was the last witness, and tes-
tilted that he quit the Reformatory and
that the objection he had to Mr.. Mar
shall was that Marshall had favor
ties" among the officers; that he con-
suited with the men who had been in
the institution for years and had not
talked to him (Turkle) about the way
to conduct the institution. In response
to a question by Governor Hoch, who
has known Turkle for many years.
Turkle admitted that MarshalPs atti-
tude toward the inmates was that of
friendliness and cordiaiity. Last night
the board of managers held a secret ses-
sion of the officers to which no one ex-
cept the officers and board and stenog-
raphers were admitted, from which Mr..
Marshall is excluded. that all the inside
facts of the management may be known
without favor of any knowledge of
Marshall's to the detriment of the in
dustrial officer.