The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-12
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5oinl Committee Of Kdnsasand Oklahoma
fOr The Purpose of Investigating Treat
nea accorded 10 Oklahoma Prisoner
uHiie Confined in the Penitentidry

continue from yesterdsyl
Al There must bc sueh and iias Nle yease ileg
atye TO be protected
9 Then this direction % Ar Flor y q cover aos.i
Biit and not actuaItyl
II may be possible sometimes AND If ihcrc sIoud be
possibility propose prisoners ge the benefit Of that
@. Is It an acualiyl
AL don't think il Isl VI may lave occurred sometimes,
don't know
II didu9 occur Why Is it hsl SOM rasoesl sre
helping others7
ID may possibly b. that bis room may srcak dow Of
ere may Be obstruction that Is the oriNc iep
O. And think that where accident occurs
A. I viii say that not thoroughly conversant 9'tl
Ill the mine business visit the mine frequently but the prac
cal part Of mining don't know anything about bat this task
wss based By the board don't know how many years ago
have made frequent Inquiries Of practical miners in regard the
oi coal they getting out here snd what they ont
en the outside.
N What ie relative importance a. ita mining
cared with the other business at the prison?
Al the present time during the winter in lne Of
he large industries st the prison
a What per cent Of he prisoners engaged ~ If
Al won't bs sire o. the number today bu lhr5
aSe got 45o assigned to the mines today
81 About how many prisoners hava gos
A ii05 think
81 About hiry.ay per ere p Ne soesir's afaug
q The mnes2
a Possibly more than that TOP.
o Connection with the mine, what per cgnsl
IN Probably forty pet cent II may possibly be : Atlc
olc cannot give You the figures exactly would SEP about
aF3 per cent may possibly be a little more than that
a Haven't you suspicion in your mind any nionna-
nn that because 81 c identity ~ weak and young
gc this task that Sodony pacGced IN TIC mine
pee the task
Al have not ual nionnaos. Aagc heard sIs talked
about for years before came will say that sodomy
pFarccd not only hc mines but other parts Of the 9soN
and thai hstsfbaon and al other secret eys wherever ccod
nany of these people, ncn able to meet one anotte
81 Isn't st fact that there peculiar aptitude asd op
qaFlunisy for i IN The room ii the mines
There more opportunity iot i d ilr mine iaa elsc
4iisFc.
81 lfyou put n there 10y Young and weak man
8ll old skilled miner Who p strong cant hc old
sied miner help him ot in h task ahd doesn't iead gross
eings1
AZ q could be done /. may Be doas
a You arc nos denying bptlt done ajas sa agy'
H mo- il may possibly Be done although have ao know,
sgc oiis have known where Or guomcn made complaint
sflfat hai some boy didn't 90 work with
hing but ii 3 very few instances alioug there amouan
~ lor itin the mines, Of several other places
81 DO yoa rccai any of those psi4ueesf
A Kc ! don't any specific instance
DO yau remember what joa did anss hsse onpttiae
seFe made
A II tie deputy satisfied and tic Office saisfed
mat one perseu was trying commit soaony with another
s. Nas punished
q. Who was punished9
I'M The prisoner Nas punished.
q. Boths
0ny the propose il ,hr man vas willing Saw.
seaoily committed upon him they wefs both punished
Have there been any that yon know of where ls
1asgoluntay?
A, Not that know Of
%. Then Il is just theory that you pnusi lhcn totb2
Al No it isn't There were two working loge,iiec
ene case sha know Of IN particular willing sulm
sad tic other wanted % have donc
O. De yop know whore lha mar eanie from.
A dom
ca liase you b youf mhd ic Bai s.
Yes sir, have il mind hc nan.
W on furnish their names i necgS&ry