The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-10-17
HORRIBLE CON-
O|T|QNS EXPOSED
Officers and Guard Ma.
iciously Beat Up
Prisoners
Attorneye v. J. Parker and Rus
Ritz Bring to Light Startling
Facts City Officials In
terested
INVESTIGATION WILL BE HELD

Elnrii-li. W. Va. ct. Neal
i.awrrnrs-. Cham Gang tsnsrd. "i th =
''iiy =as given q preliminary hsarin,
IA rl,r ciry iIsll i--l"r.- S.iuir,. Chrnl-.r.
! rhur~iry "n Warrant swarm "ut h,
a.. ~. Hull. changing tl.. mur.l-r 4"
ID " BOYD. n s.l"l,~i tnan
Boyd Ma asn--ts~i ><-la -: nI..u 1,
harry "i i--ing .irank snt d,-"ri-rl,
r~ ,d nVs-I.~i leo i--,ns drunk Az.
rs-~l-iing ali .di,ssf and - ..lN-n iih.
4 80 sni t-n siay- va jail. sllap!t -
payment. ~ isy- ..n 49, cham sang
TN th- lay "i ur ~ntrurr. i..y'
worked With thr gang uatil ~
.'cls-'k. i'nt "n the i.ll"wing day h
complained 81 l-ing sick sn I ~'nt w"r.
'" the g'iard 10y l,.ll"~ prisoner that hr
va~ u"aile IT, ~ to work. Evidenr.
,a~ introinc-l g. show that he wa
r'riely drags,~i out. -i'"ve~i through al
ioor; AMI one witness testified that Law
r.'nce kickei him aud lat him and hi'
him With a pick han,lle ~ he went "n'
Il the d"Dr
Several witne-S-s-- testified that I,oys
worked slowly for about two hOuIs and
hat Lawrence ordered him o. take hn
'oat off. snatrhs-i him around. hit him
Sith his list upon the heal. kirked hin
IN Tive side. and otlier witn->ss-s -won
hat I-awrrnrc l~at Boyd with pick
handle AMI while he was down. punche~
him in the side wi-h the end oI the han
lie. SEEING that Boyd could not w"rl
wen to save hin~eii from bs.atng. th'
'rutish gnar'l Issrmitfs~i him u liz down
'he rest OF the day. but every time th.
gang moved u another place the prison
r was jerke'i up or kickei up and Va
ordered q move. IL was further proVI
that Boyd Was stretched uI,on the cold
igmp ground for av"ut seven hours H.
his weaken,ri condition without mel
zeal attention; that little l"y nans~'
Charles l.s-', also ON the gang. VIA -rni
~ one of tie guards a. g,.t las IiI~ and
ut Of the g,"slne~- of thi- tender yunns
peart. went home. got somS paiD-k kille,
tnd WAS about to attempt u relievc iI.
misery "i the suffering man. WI~n Marl
Lilly. one ~ the guards told him, you
can't give THAT To- him unless IL j. poisson
This hoy testified H. the l-ating viii.
pick handle. hitting AMI kicking. and
'he ms~t severe crO---examinati.,n 10y
Judge >ander~ of counsel for tie .l~irrl--s
''"uId not -l'ake the fs-siinony oa Charlie
~ho - only i"urte~n years old
When thc gang came IN from work
Isoyd VA pla,s-l in jail AMI I.rrnitt,@i
To- remain all night wiil,"ut the ear.
shown sick dog.
The following m"rning. wlirh Wa
~s-Ia. ~. When Mr.. C,fn.,r.l. -uIa 81
Highways wa- lining the men up fof
work. found Boyd unable io work called
him ont anil a-ks~i him how hong IL
would take him D. ut ont "f town
Boyd replie.i only n lev minnt-- Cit
for,l then or.iers-l HIM ~ hit the higi
hall. "
Notl,ing ~as proven concerning h'-
~ ~hereaiSait- ire.u Friday nDrning uuii
sunday T.. m.. when Ice applied NJ NJ,
restaurant of Mr. and Mr.. y. n. Hut
for h-iging ~s~inx that be- wa- nnal,l,
O. e. lurtlrrr. tine IIun'- br,k hin.
AMI did what they could o. ra-.. hi- I,ai,
IL gradually gr'~ ~or-~ snd Friis,
O--t 3. Dr. E,,grr- masie the i--t exam
ination Ir.--ii,'e in tie ~-rissu~ con.siti.a
81 tl,r pa,i,nt and diagns-~-i the ca-.. ~
'gnl-or prcunp"nia.' leavipg pr,--cri,.
tion ami in-tr'ption f"r treatment.
Mn Hull bal the prescription flh
an.l .lid eve rything To--il,le for tl,c dy
ing man. Boyd knew be- could not -
coyer. that only a lev day. at mo- 1
must clap lefore the end. IIe tpld o.
hi- mother. uncie and brptl,er IN the 81
I,omc AZ Salisbury. y. G.. low be ~
-irs-i o. ~ them.
Mr.. IIuf -tste,i that -hs -.nt the nis-
sage D. hi- people and be- gave ier on
Ia, give them ~h~n they came.
Attorney Parker ior the STATE ~ho va
..ondncting the dirert examination, -ai
o. the Nitn-- IIcre lit hi- br.the
~ rcsTon-e u your telegram, will 20
deliver o. ham tlse ,lead brs,th-rs ne-
-agry' Ia ws- dramatic moment, N
great audirnoe Which jamm~d the court
room. blocking the si-ies and crOwdin
the door. stretched their necks and lean
ed forward to catch every word uttere
~ by the witne-S- The crowd ws- =
qniet a. 10 IN the pre-nce 81 death. II,
attorneys Cor the ne en~e yard first q
the witness then st the i<rcavs-i BROTH
slowly and in ceover~sonsi tones the vil