The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-29

and that the tnllN NNNtNt pt
iorcver abolished. will be put
no TO the whole council Mou-
day.
As 2 result Of the exposures
ofterrible conditions IN the city
iail. Councilmcn Griifiths and
! Steiner were instructed by the
efficiency committee 70 draw
40 resolutions covering these
points. Steiner announced to-
dav that the resolutions would
be ready Monday.
Jaslcr Corbett was put on the
grill again in a special meeting Of
ne efficiency committee Of the
council this morning
Councilman Wardah called Cor.
hett a "rrlic OF the dark ages.
Women testified 20 the unspeak-
I. able insults suffered By women
prisoners under the Corheft regime.
Friends of the administration
we're scheduled to make an effort
10 exonerate Corbets By showing
that he did not order the nude
pamde1 Of women through the jail
corridors. The evidence this morn
INK. however. added 20 that prgvi'
ously given. showed coneiusively
that Il was the general custom un'
der Corbetts administration %
treat women prisoners like animals,
and that the parade" vas so little
out OF the ordinary as not % cause
any official investigation or cen.
sure
Mrs. Berry told how she had got
Sin bad with Corbett because she
kad dlsOheyed his orders by tax
! ing food and medicine to Elizabeth
Daniels. the Indian girl. whom Cor
betf threw into the black hole
for three days on a bread and
water diet.
The girls only fault vas that she
had pulled a nail out OF the wal
OF the detention cell.
Mrs. Berry said that women pria
orers told her STORIES 81 Insults a.
fhe hands of the Jallers
Mrs. Peter Bcttinger told the com
mitiss that the womens bath rooms
ii the Jail we're almost IN sight OF
the IaiIers. while Mrs Frances Rob
srts said that women prisoners had
told her about the jailers breaksne
into the women's baths frequently
Mrs. Henrietta Berry. dismissed
city jail matron, was called yeater
day before the efficiency commit
tee 10 testify as 70 brutality In the
city ian. Jailer Corning was re-
quesfed 10 testify also but de
esined unless ordered by the chief
Bannick refused 20 give the order
On Mrs. Berry's request tbs
questioning was done In secret
session. but was given out 20 the
press Immediately afterwards.
While Mrs Berry said she had
rot seen corbett strike any one. a.
sue never worked on the same
shift with him. she intimated that
corneft's cruelty was common
knovledge ia the Jail. she said
Elizabeth Daniels. the indian girl
had told her that C0rbett had
struck her with hts club three
times and had kicked her and
thrown her into the dark hole
viii Tell Grand Jury.
Mrs. Berry said she knew Of a
great deal Of Jail brutality which
she intends divulging 70 the grand
FURY She said Corbett was not
present at the time Of the parade
of nude women.
4frssa s1fa
played considerable indignation a
the alleged attempt OF the mayor
10 ''crack his whip" over his sub
mdlnates In endeavoFing 20 shield
the police department
If the mayor Is going 10 hinder
us IN the work we we're elected e
DO as councilmen we win go dowr
The line with him TO the finish.
was the sentiment expressed by
several
Made No Report.
Contrary to the Instructions Civ.
en- BY the department efficiency
committee 10 Councilmen Steiner
and GrIffiths 70 bring In recon
mendaflons for changes in the jail
management and rules, no report
was made. and Steiner stated that
none would be made until Monday
Steiner called attention to the
fact that the black hole" had been
abolished, and called on Grifflths
70 corFoborate this statement.
The abolition OF the black hole
consists Of the perforation Of the
doors. but the dark cells sull ex
ist." Grifiiths replied.
IN answer to the iBsistent demand
by the women that JaiIer COrbefi
be removed. Wardall replied that
10 one had the power 10 remove
him except the chief Of police and
That the chief IL the only person
~ the department over whom the
council holds any authority.
~ We remove Banniek." Wardal
said, we will do Just what every
criminal IN the city wants done
ior Bannick Is the most feared ant
besi chief Seattle has had for sew
eral years"
Fhe women wanted TO eontinu,
the discussion, but Chairman Stein
e. put stop 10 Il by adJournins
about fo:3o.