The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-13
Testimony Taken At Lansing, Kansas by
Joint Committee Of Kansdsand Oklahoma
for the Purpose Of Investigating Treat-
meR Accorded 10 Oklahoma Prisoner
whac Confined in The PenaenGary
yconi!nuca from yeserday)
sl Who determines c aroant o. pfaisfnci' mar s'a


W'o determines .Fe alaoapi d punishment mar s''al
gcti
Va The deputy wardess
q Does Mr. Do5son personally supervise ic runisnnert
M Elc orders the cell mouse officer have man PIT in the
dark cc and tho cell house officer makes bis report
q Docs the deputy warden personally supervise sc iulc
Lion of punishment
AZ lrnS he does yes, Sit.
q. II there have been given punislmeuts II addition TO
vhat appears the records you mentioned deputy warden
falling IN his duties?
"A. The deputy warden should know an about H Won are
bringing this question of punishmcns being inflicted up allow me
read from application hat every officer has had gr and
before he has been placed duty here since nave been
warden As prisoners sentenced to this institution for og-
nation we'll as the expaon Of their crimes person win be
RETAINED as officer employee who willing do alt
ii his power to ASSIST The management to hat end III will be
his special duty report at to the warden who always
be that purpose any ABUSE Of prisoner coming under
Ills notice Should i appear al any time that ABUSE OR NEG
LECT has been witnessed and not brought th notice Of The
warden wiz result n immediate dismissal Of AZ partas
2cfned"
Q. Is chat carried out?
a. Its 50 far as know, absolutely
q Isitas matter oi fact not n 70 your moweigc do
you matter d fact tat all c punsmcn inflicted are
rcportcd9
IAN Ycs, sir; fcci that Il s
Q Do you rcmenber Han by lne name os Ellis Dl.ong
IN don't
ia DO You remember man who was pui III tic cra fos
ahec times ae another and Il four days from at slime ia
was dsad'
Al ( don'a remember tat When did that mppca
q don't know Dayta sycr icar 81 that nsl.gcc7
AZ Never did,
q Ian yen fn4n .mt rccog4 ang rconl ~ punishment
ay The crib being given e BY TIE Of lis lon
aay other man BY the name 9f Dillon?
A can tell BY looking through tiC asoi4
N That Is true q 81 Of tiieni?
n. YES Sir
IL Is there ady oacr.ay Of determining whether 9om rec
gd shows all the punsueas except y ookag tie ccoro2
n. We have here record that is made up Slowing tioe
mesecord n punishment thai was Inflicted This eecor4 SHOWS
Shat and tla tecor also sows a month any pnnssne II
ANY, n6ccd and how much good time the board took away
om Ass aud whcn ne Govemc any wrs ior ltc qrs-
8ncr record that Is rcferEd to She e and he makes up inc
prisoners report
cR0ss-E&hbtlNtTIoNa a9 lar 2kE-
e. Explain The crib aas NOT used ON oscasoas iat ases
Sleep n7
4. Hcs, ssi il wac used sog that parpose.
BY hiR. G0uLDlNC.
d III regard 10 sending those young maH into 3sc miies.
9ou satcdtwo weeks ic time required sr aeire
efficiency. Is That an iniexbc rulef
A. Two weeks
q. Ycs, sir
A. AS ! stated. he is Pvt n wh another mine. where The
TWO miners ge oft thirty cars instead of eighteen and is
order has been given c superintendent Of mines and all 0er
officers that were III tho estimation Of the officer the prisoner
doing tie best be and trying lis best and lie fails get MS
task out lie viii not be punished
@ You take young man that has been used 10 muscular
exercise he would acquire it ou take thai has been doing
nothing, and hts muscles arc aabhy
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