The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-19
WITNESSES RELATE
HORRIBLE STORIES
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'iNithtA Dbt4 lDl UllkIDI
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disposed to color hi. testimony agains.
Thomas. as hc was rcspnttui over rho
1aet that he had to pay the superin-
Icndent SO for allowing the boy. King.
10 escape Under the questioning 0r
District Attorney Nathan Harris The
witness hnaliy admitted that he had
perIured himself and that he was cog
INFANT Of the fact that he rould be
prosecuted in the criminal courts for
doing so.
The facts as related did not differ
10 a great extent except ON these MAJ.
ters related above. from those CON
tanned In the affidavit, which follows:
Affidavit OF Holmes.
Lamont Holmes. being first duly
sworn. dcposes and says: That ne was
employed at thc state Industrial school
aud in other capacities from August 4.
1905 until May IL, 1909. at which time
he voluntarily resigned his position at
said institution; that while SO employed
some OF his duties were 10 bring The
food TO the kitchen that was ordered by
the cooks TcQuisition, that the ice chest
or other places where the food for the
inmates was kept. was frequently nGesl-
ed by mice and reaches. and that the
food furnished was insufficient 10 feed
tIe boys and was insufficient TO meet
the actual wants and needs OF the in
mates OF said institution; that frequent
" when one of the boys would take more
food. or take IL out OF his turn. more
than the officer in charge thought that
he was entitled 10. ne was immedi-
bread and water table, and aftcrward
made to work until the next meal on Il
bread and water dict
Afilant further states chat during his
employment at said institution FIVE head
OF Holstein stock four cows and one bull.
were purchased by Superintendent Thorn
a informed
superintendent at 4 cost Of 500. and that
affiant says he was present ut later
date when all of such stock We're exam
fned by health officers or health inspec-
tors, and that the said cattle were found
TO be diseased, and to be suffering from
tubercular trouble, and affant is In
formed and believes and so states the
fact TO he that the cattle are still at
such institution.
Afiant further states that during the
time he was there. on" of the inmates.
boy by the name Of King, ESCAPED from
the Institution and from affiant charge,
and was rccaptured and returned 10 the
school within period of two hours; and
when the said boy was returned. taken
Thomas. said superintendent used harsh
and ungen1lemanly Language 10 said boy
and called him "contemptihle cur, and
low down pup and told him he had
deceived him for the last time and sald
tho boy WAS confined In dark cell on
bread and water from ten 10 eleven days.
during which time said boy, by orders OF
the superintendent, had no food except
bread and water, except such food as
this affiant clandestinely took to his ccs
against the order of the superintendent.
That the sanitary conditions OF the ceU
In which the boy was confined were Inn
itod to a tin pail, which remained there
all day and was not cmpued ottener
than once a day.
Affant further states that the boy,
while so confined, claimed TO he sick. and
that information was communicated by
afhant To Superintendent Thomas. VIC
ordered him taken to the h3sPltai, pT' :,
iI,l I.n- IN
and at said time, the boy was WhlppII
by afflant under orders issued by the salp
ther states that after he mad struck VIZ
bov five times with the strap lie reiused
10 strike him again, and handed In'
strap To Superintendent Thomas. NheFee
1,non the s1perint rnGcnt accused TINS am
ant OF standing in" with the boy; hlnS
Affiant further states that When ne wa wa
paid his monthly salary by Supcrlnlthu
ant Thomas in check OF $40, ne was re-
CURED by said Superintendent 5 ln9inSs ,,,s
TO return to him $40 IN inoneE. a,lu ,.id a,,,
Thomas Tor demanding the money IRON
this af6ant is that he. athanj. haa a. az
lowed the boy to escape from ms charge @
and af0ant further says he received nc
receipt from Superintendent mhot'"S fo ~!
The money so paid: .afflant further S'Sss: S,s:
that Mr.. Smith. nlGht NalTItiii''"' "'
present when the $40 was pald,
side-Lights on Cell.
John Bergan, who was employee a
the school from September y, l9uo' un
III MAY s, 1909, MS barn man ano
nainter was 1he next witness. Ht
fhrew some Interesting sidc.lghts Oh
tho nceU'' where recreant youths arc
said to be kept in confinement on
diet Of bread and water some BOY
were kept there, he declared, Tor tnre'
weeks and lesser periods FOR an lhlfa
ton Of the rules OF the sch9oI' oh cj W.
diet. except when he could ship IN 1905
which he admitted was contrary. TO th'
orders of the superintendent. The llre
some diet did not affect all OF the boy
alike, according to the statement o'
Berpan: one boy told him brea'
tasted as good as chicken "hen he 90
used 10 it. ia
oar were in the two cells at one iim'
for violation of the rules. he declared
The pals nsed for toilet convenience II
ihe cells. he declared, were not tahei
ont sometimes for two days, when IL
and the boys were kept busy AT some
thing else. The witness described I'M
"paddIe" used at the school for chas
tieina tho bovs as a strip of leather TIVE
inches wide and about three teet long
inserted in q heavy oak handle ln
"paddle' was called for and after
short search Superintendent Ihoma
produced it and the leather strap some
times used for the purpose. BcFga'
related the facts connected Wltn !n
his EsIPRhpE employment IN at the school, He ad
mitted whipping some of them hImsel
until they had ''grcen and blu
marks on their bodies. Questlone
why he did this, lie, replied. wa
working at the school for a living, an
had to do what my supcriors ordere
me to do.
On one occasion, while whipping
boy, the witness declared that Captal
w. E. Kneass, the assistant superb
tendeut instructed him To hit the DO
"as hard as he could. Bergan Sai
TO escape with whom he had gone u
town. lie said he put the boy on II
car and ordered him TO return to tn