The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-22
Concerning Charges Made
BY Delegate Moore
Against Movement.
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The fun text q The report Of the sps
sle committee 70 investigate Il,
eharges made By Delegate Moor,
agaipst the penitentiary managenen
is as follows
10 the Senate and House of peie
gates;
Your committee appointed pursu
ant to Senate substitute for Hous.
Joint resolution No! Is, raising a com.
nittee TO Investigate the charges mad.
against the management Of the penI.
Tertiary. beg leave toreport that a,
soon as practicable after their an.
potntment, to-wit, on the 9th OF Feb.
rtary. 1908, the committee met ii
the penitentiary at Moundsyile and
proceeded TO takae the testimony 4,
all the witnesses appearing to Inc
committee to have any Information
bearing upon the truth or falslty Il
the charges under Investigation. and
having heard the testimony and argu-
ment Of counsel. are OF the opinion
and beg leave to report as follows:
Il. under the charge Of misuse Of
states money, your committee finds
and reports that In the year 1900
some Of the members of the board Of
directors of said institution, together
with the warden and prison physician
attended the meeting of the National
Prison Congress in the city of Albany
n W at an expense to the State Of
ahont $3.50; that a plumber OF the
members Of the party attending the
congress purchased tickets at the ex-
pense of the State, and went through
q portion of Canada proionging the
trip to the congress, at the expense Of
the State, for a number of days; that
of the directors attending, Director
J. NJ. Jacobs was accompanied by his
wife and daughter. Director John A.
Bloyd was accompanied by his wife,
and Warden c. E. Haddox was accom-
panied by his wife, IN each instance
at the cost and expense of the instl-
tuition, Director Mullen accompanied
the party, but charged in his item Of
expenses no more than the railroad
fare from his home at Parkersburg
to Albany and return and expenses.
while Director Hamilton went alone
from his home at Wheeling direct to
Albany and return. and charged
against the Institution accordingly.
Your committee is OF the opinion,
from the evidence adduced before ii,
that about $50 would have been about
the proper expense of each officer and
director attending the said congress
at Albany. Though this expen-
diture. In the absence of statute may
be questioned. yet, under the circum-
stances, we withhold criticism, It hav-
ing been the custom to charge such
expense to the institution. The com.
mittee is of the opinion and reports
that it was improper for the directors
to charge more than above Indicated.
and that, 1t was also improper for any
person attending said congress, as a
representative of the penitentlary, to
permit any of the expense of any 9TH
er member of his family to be paid
out Of the funds of the Institution.
4 "2. The charge OF misusing the
States money to the extent OF 5000
in the purchase at the expense of the
Institution, of fireworks to be used In
the demonstration in honor of the
Hon. w. E. Glasscock, candidate for
governor, appears to be founded on
the fact that the item was allowed and
paid in a bill rendered to r. T. Rogers
& Sons, containing some thirty items,
and according TO the testimony, was
overlooked by the directors at the
time they certified It for payment.
When the item was called to the at
tention of the board of directors, they
directed the acting warden, C. G.
Dawson, at whose instance the pur-
chase was made, to refund to the pen
itentiary the sum of 5000. which
had been paid by the institution afore-
said, and the acting warden at once
refunded the same. Your committee
reports that 1t was improper for {.
@. Dawson. the acting warden. who
approved said bill for payment. 70
prove and certify the payment of tbs
same out Of the funds Of the institu-
ton.
.. As to the charge against th7
resident director and treasurer Of the
penitentiary. John A. Bloyd. for max.
Ing sales of clothing to the convict.
in the penitentiary, your committee
reports as follows: John A. Bloyd
was engaged in the city Of Mounds.
Vile In the clothing business. and a.
sole owner OF the business, conducted
in the name of the West virgini;
Clothing Company, convicts desirIn.
to purchase clothing, ana who ha;
funds OF their own In the hands Of tn,
officers OF the institution, were per
mttted to make purchases for thei
own use and benefit. The mode o
purchase was prescribed by the insti
tuition. Orders for the goods wer,
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