Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-20

told tho guard that he would have 10
talso that hoy down from the pole and
unchain rim and oult beating him. or
we would organize q vigilance commit
tee among the women of tho neiehbor-
hood and do Il ourselves. I told the
guard that he would have to take the
Sov away from that pole. because the
children would see him when they cam
horne for lunch al noon from tho Lowell
school The guard Just laughed at me
and s,id that II the boy wera taken
down to iajl he would get wnot Vas
coming 10 him have made up my
mind that I will not stand for that
chain rang around my home. any
more"
'"ote
,.,,a.o oorrono,ated
Mrs Scroggs in every detali, saying ",
part: The guard treated tnat pVy 0u
the chain gang terribly. re .ieu -, -.
to a telegraph pole near the cooN'ne
place, and kept him standinS tieiS IA IA
freezing cold weather from o cioch ~,
the morning until noon. Ihe guar y
wouldn't allow us TO take colcc s.iu
food TO the prisoners. None OF thsm
was properly clad. None had an over
coat to shield his body from the colu
wind There was snow on the ground.
II was freezing cold. Lots of the men
had no coats, many were without
shirts. ana some OF thcm didn't even
have shoes. while others only wore
thin-soled summer slippers. / told III :
r,lard he would have to take that boy
down from the telegraph pole and un-
cb.in him before the children ceme
howe from SCHOOL al noon He refused
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uESnaiI,, T cortdn't stand II any long
ad Mrs Scro0gs tried TO telephone.
sh,,t. -shc brolc down and cried and
con,dn,t falk So telephoned to the
roI,co .stafJon 7 first called Main S.
nn,d tho r,an ,vho answered referred
d. eh,of of noiIce- on Main rs
,.Ionhoned the latter number. and
S,arnon anewered think
SHANNON. THE GENTLE.
II told him about how the prisoners
had been abused, and demanded That ne
order the boy removed. He SAID w en-;
these prisoners can't run the city jail
and tho chain gang. l will have that
fellow brought down here, and nc may
receive severer treatment here than
he did on the chain gang. You women
are too sympathetic You arc always
trying 10 stir up fuss over nothing.
After while, they unbound the boy
from the pole and led him away one
guard walked on one side of him, ana
another guard walked on the other Side,
while the man who had chained him 10
tho pole walked behind him with a
rife pointed at his back. as though he
were some dangerous criminal. 1t was
one of the most terrible things ever
saw, We don't want the police TO keep
that chain gang around here any more.
because II is a bad sight for children
to see. The abuse OF the prisoners is
degrading and brutal. and the influence
of such q sight day after day and week
after week In one neighborhood -
very bad, in my opinion. The chain
OF The middle ages than like twentieth
century institution. never would have
believed that such things could be. In
free America but now know that such
awful conditions do exist. because
have seen the proof with my own eyes.
Mrs. II. ]. Halton said: My hus-
hand and ! were at home when that
Young fellow tried to escape from the
chain gang. Our attention was at
tracted by the sound OF shots.
The boy ran into the Engberg
home. lust back OF US. and
asked refuge from the guard. Miss LII
Ian Enberg. who works at Walker Bros
.toro took pitv on him He said the
49, .naeds &c ,,erc after him and would Kill
Sin,f He said that the guard who rode
.s-' ron,s .n, carried n rife had beaten
liz, sIv vi; y,,;b chain. and he was afraid
the puard would shoot him TO death
The guard chased him. firing shot aitei
snoti st,o hoy nu Ths To guard followed him into
~. Ens.hcrg hone and heat him ter
rihl,, Then the guard brought him out