The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-21
atlanta Penitentiary Officials
Resent Statements of Spe-
cial Privileges Granted.
MAKING CATALOGUE
OF PRISON LIBRARY
W H Meyer, In Charge Of Pris-
Oner, Declares FinanCier Is
Treated As Other Prisoners.

Prison Superintendent LaDow and
Warden William H Meyer, Of the At
lanta penitentia-y. and Attorney Gen
eraI Wickersham are much wrought u2
over the published statements that
Banker Charles W Morse IS being Civ
en- all sorts Of c0urtesIes at Atlanta
and, although he has been there three
weeks, has not yet been given any
work
Morse IS allowed TO smoke all the
cigars he wants
90 Morse IS allowed to have books and
magazines and spends his time reading
90 '0Iorse's UUsLaChe has been allowed
20 grow
And the fact Is that every statement
is absolutely tue" declared Captain
AIOyer, who IS In Washington on Official
business, after reading some OF the
most important Of the counts against
his institution in the published dispatch
This article IS trying 10 make IT ap-
pear that Morse IS setting lu1uries other
prisoners don't have continued the
warden. but he gets just what the poor
mOOushineT OF the negro mail thief has
1t IS true he can have all the cigars
he wants. I say he can. But he doesn't
want any for the very simply reason
that Morse never used tobacco in any
form IN his entire life or so he told
me when Re entered prison
CatalOguing Library.
He does have books and magazines.
too. He is at present CaJalOguinE and
bringing up 20 date our library Of seven
thousand volumes We are about two
thousand behind on the catalogue. and
he was put 10 work bringing II I'D to
date as soon as he arrived And il Is
also -rue that his mustache IS being al
lowed TO grow At least suppose it IS
Il he wants II 20 grow We shaved
him the day he came In and took his
photograph, but II is entirely within his
discretion, as II IS with all the other
prisoners, as 10 whether he shall let
X grow again We let all our prisoners
wear boards. II they want IL
I cannot understand what 1uSplTa-
ton there can be for 2 writer 20 de-
libeTateIy misTepTeS6Ut facts cOnun-
ued Warden MOyer after he had been
authorized by the Attorney General 10
make e full statement of the manner
IN which Morse is being treated IN
AttanLz Morse came 10 Us as any
other prisoner from New York and
was DJIL through exactly the same
courses He was assigned TO work as
Eoon Is We found work for him TO
do, the ass Enmeut having been decided
upon as soon as I was Informed he was
coming 70 ny 1rSULulOEl-
He has q cell. he gets the same
food, and the same clothing as the
other prisoners. Under the new system
Of Den0loEy. prisoners are given a Ger
tain status with certain privileges on
tneir arrival and this IS all they do
Ee1- They can lose some OF these
privileges By bad conduct. but they
CsuuoL get more All Of my prisoners
have mattresses, blankets, sheets, and
pillows with pillow cases In their cells,
and MOTss'5 cell IS Just Ike all the
others.
Cigars Not Permitted.
we Go not permit cigars or books TO
BE sent IN 70 any prisoner That IS how
7 happen 70 know that Morse doesn't
smoke I told him that on the day Of
his arrival, and he told ne he had
never used tobacco Morse IS taking
good prisoner. We make Il q point 70
see that our prisoners are treated alike
That IS the cardinal principle Of modern
peuItendary methods"
Captain 1rOyer is IN the city in con-
EultatiOn with Prison Superintendent
IaDOw In connection with The admins
LratiOn Of the institution under MS care
81 have not heard from Major Nc
ClEuEhTy regarding the alleged special
care given Banker Walsh at Lyeayen-
worth said Nj LaDow this morning,
but I am under the impression that
Walsh is in the hospital, as a dispatch
in one OF the morning papers said he
was. He Is an old man and was III, !
believe. when sent from Chicago Rest
assured, he VIII have no special priv