Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-26
REV. HULSMAN NOTIFIED GOV
ERNOR OF GRANITE CONDI-
TIONS SOME TIME AGO.
saw WARDEN INTOXICATED
-
Former Guard Tells OF the Horrible
State of Affairs That Prevailed
at the KcformatOry.

OhLAffOMA tll1, SpilI 90
Especial THAT he was met with In
difference from the governor and at
torney general, both members Of the |
board Of prison control, when year |
ago he sought TO report of what he !
y termed as bad conditions at the Gran |
tie reformatory, were statements
made this afternoon by Rev. B. ~ !
Hullsman, chaplain of the institution
for l3 months, before the commits
sioner of charities and corrections
Rev. Hullsman said he called upon
the governor shortly after he resign
ed from office which was in April,
1912. for the purpose of telling him
of conditions at the reformatory, but
that the governor was of the opinion
that the institution was in good
, hands The witness said he went to
the attorney general who said he had
nothing to do with the matter, and
referred the caller to the governor.
After these efforts, the witness said
he did not attempt to report further
to the two officials,
That the reformatory was school
of crime" rather than a reformatory,
and that carelessness and indif- r
ence on the part of the warden and
deputy in consideration of any sug-
gestion for improvement Of condi-
tions, and incompetency of the head
officers, were responsible for the
dirty. filthy and horrible conditions
at the institution, were statements
made Friday by Il. L. Waldrp, guard
for nine months, who was a witness
at the probe being conducted by the
commissioner of charities and cor
trections Waldrip denounced the
management of the Granite instltu-
ton as being incompetent, that be-
cause of what he termc- mismanage-
ment, the boys and men sent to the
institution were made hardened Grim
inas, and when released instead of
being reformed, were criminals of the
worst type In no uncertain terms
the witness criticised the warden and
the deputy He declared that clyde
Reed was warden in name only, that
the deputy, Mr.. Hackett, was the real
head of the institution. He SAID
Warden Reed was away from the re-
formatory great deal of the time.
The witness not only criticised the
management of the institution from
various points of view, but he told OF
the awful practices which existed
there among the prisoners, and which
he said. was known to exist by the
warden and deputy. He declared lit
tie effort was made by them to cor
rect the evil. He told in detail of the
work of guards, foremen, employees,
habits of the employees, of the In
mates. of the warden and deputy
condition Of buildings, grounds, etc
And at the conclusion of his testi-
mony. the witness offered a number
of suggestions he would put into prac-
tce IL he were warden, that would
tend to make the institution re-
formatory, not school of crime.
Waldrip testified that he entered
service at the Granite institution June
q, 1911, and left March ., 1912, dur
ing which he was guard, watchman
and foreman. He said he resigned
because he was thoroughly dsgusted
at the manner in which the institu-
ton was being conducted, and he pro-
duced letter of recommendation
from Warden Reed, praising him,
Waldrip. in the highest terms as an
officer and employe at the reforma-
tory. In regard to the Indifference
to suggestions for betterment of con-
ditions, the witness declared he went
to Deputy Hackett and called atten-
ton to certain practices that in his
judgment should be prohibited. But
that Hackett paid no attention to him
and after that he never made any
more suggestions to either the war
den or deputy. He said Hackett was
"profane man. one who did not be-
lieve In a Christian religion, and that
he had heard him say so much In
the presence of the prison chaplain
and others" Also, that the deputy
warden was generally considered as
man who INDUCED In the profanity.
As for the warden, the witness said
he had seen him intoxicated at least
three times during the time he was
there as an employe. one time, he
said. the warden appeared In the
yard drunk, that he "wabbled" from
place to place; and another time, he
saw him drunk in his office.
He said that when a party Of ply
sicians headed by DR.. Mahr. state
health commissioner, came to the re-
formatory to inspect the health con-
ditions of the institution. and exam
inc the inmates, that the manage
ment knew Of their coming for DAYS
before, and had the place improved
at least SO per cent over normal con-
dition. If he were warden of the re
formatory. he would do the follow