Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
Decline TO Talk on Returning to
Omaha Last Evening.
MUST REPORT TO CAPITAL FIRST
Sheriff Gets Assurance Everything
All Right"
RICH PRISONERS HEAR MUSIC
singing OF Coon songs" By Fellow
Prisoner Results in Liberal Tip
from Comstock and
RIchards.

United States Attorney Frank S. Howell
went to Hastings yesterday TO make an in
vestigation Of the physical environment of
Messrs Comstock. Richards. Triplett and
jameson. the land barons. Accompanying
him was a special agent OF the Department
OF Justice at Washington. who was sent BY
Attorney General Wickersham.
The investigation came about because
Hastings people appealed 70 the attorney
general to have one made.
VIII Deny Tale of Luxury.
Mr. Howell. on returning last evening,
declined at the present time TO make any
statement. owing 70 the fact, stated by
him. that he felt that he Department Of
Justice should be the first to receive in
for nation coming from him. Advices from
Hastings are to the effect that the federal
inspection will result in a report that the
story Of sybaritic repast and sumptuous
furnishings is false
The special agent told Sheriff McCleary
at Hastings he found everything all
right"
Who the agent Of the Department Of
Justice is was not learned in Hastings;
neither was It learned last night in Omaha,
although the agent himself was seen by
newspaper men. A detailed report OF the
facts as found by the government in
spector. specially detailed may be given
out here any time.
Attorney Howell and the special exam
liner were in the jail about an hour making
an inventory OF the furnishings and talk
I Ing with the prisoners. 4s a result OF the
inspection the sheriff expects the govern
ment to send him set OF rules specifying
exactly how the prisoners shall be treated
/ Kaichi Mishima. the Japanese chef the
ranchmen epectxed to prepare their meals
is here from Denver, but the sheriff says
he has not yet been permitted to send any
meals to his masters in the Jail
| The singing OF coon songs by John
/ Daugherty. a state prisoner, has been
1 added TO the amusement Of ire prisoners
for which they Tip him HberaiIy.
! Howell Planned Inspection Himself
/ A telegram sent from Hastings Monday
started the Investigation, although Mr..
/ Howell had prepared to go OF his own
| initiation. The Hastings telegram was as
follows:
HASTINGS. Neb,, Dec. 8, 1s1o-Attorney
/ General Wickersham, Washington. d. C.;
/ Dear Sir: The transfer OF Measrs Com
stock, Richards Triplett and Jamison. fed
eral pr. .sonerB, cattle barons, from Omaha
to sedve their time of Imprisonment in the
county jail In this city with accredited
| Injuries and special conveniences their
cells are reported TO be provided with is
[ a subject of wide comment making their
| punishment appear more as a farce and a
joke, with more or less~indignation eonse-
/ quent there to-"
This was signed by F. A. Watkins. a
Hastings newspaper man
Wfckeraham's Reply.
In reply the following telegram was re-
ceived from the legal department OF the
government:
WASHINGTON. Dec 6--F A. Watkins
have sent special agent TO investigate
and report TO me concerning matter re-
ferred 70 IN your telegram. Signed
GEORGE w. WICKERSHAAL"
Mr.. comstock expressed himself in Hast
ings yesterday as risEasted and greatly
worried over the fact that There Is some
one continually sziiling about the home
OF his family" He said that II the an
noyances continued Il would be necessary
for his family TO move elsewhere.
jameson and Triplett were interviewed
and appeared ready TO converse on any
subject, but Mr.. Richards. the man who
last arrived az the Jail. appears not yet
20 have become accustomed TO the jail and
!. jail life and he was OF such an elusive
disposition that Il was not possible 70 in
: tervievr him