Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-05
PROBE BEGUN
BY PRISON
He AID
R, V, La Dow, Of Washington,
Sent by McReynoIds to Sift
Hawthorne Charges.

Investigation of the charges Of un-
fit conditions at the Federal Prison
under the administration of Warden
Mover, as revealed by Julian Haw-
thorne, the noted writer, and others,
was actively begun Wednesday with
the arrival of R. V. LaDow. of Wash
ington, Superintendent of Govern
ment Prisons.
The Government official has taken
up his headquarters at the prison and
will make thorough probe into con-
ditoins Just what tactics he will use
IN pushing his investigation were not
revealed. However, it is known that
he has possession of the statements
of practically every ex-convict of the
prison who has followed Hawthorne's
cad in making accusations against
the Atlanta Institutions warden.
More Than Dozen Charges.
These accusations include the star
Walton Of prisoners, inhumanity and
general administration by Meyer.
More than dozen men, besides Haw-
thorne and his companion, DR.. w. j..
Morton, the New York physician, have
made charges to this effect.
Superintendent LaDow spent We'd
nesday in general inspection tour of
the prison and it's grounds, accompa-
med by the accused warden. That
his report will be withheld from the
public until he has submitted 1t to
Attorney General McReynolds in
Washington is thought likely. How
ever the prison official will not re-
Hnquish his investigation until he has
gone to the rock bottom of the alle-
cations. ..s.t.
In the course of his probe it is be-
heVed that LaDow will summon the
various men who have made charges
against Meyer and examine them per-
sonally. There is a probability that
they will be brought to the prison to
point out it's alleged discrepancies.
Most recent of the charges hurled
at the Government institution were
those made public by Fayette r. Sal
Ter who was released last Saturday
aiter serving fifteen years for a muir
der Of which he was innocent.
Salter Reiteratas Charges.
From his home in Mobile, Ala,
Were Salter arrived Tuesday night,
he reiterated his accusations, sur
founded by his wife and family.
oaIteTs conviction was obtained on
me testimony of a man whose mind
StterWard was proved to have been
unbalanced at the time Of the trial.
Iils hnai release by a pardon from
resident Wilson was wrought
through remarkable chain of cir
instances which. ended in the mo-
.nef Of the crazed man making an
'"laaNlt that her son had suffered
ron an hallucination and had carried
'' through on the witness stand, con-
Nctlng Salter as the murderer.
4 stubborn fight was instituted i'm
"'eulately by friends of the convicted
'"'h' and Salter was released forth
".'H and Monday left Atlanta for his
'o'"e' not, however, before he had
sNen out a statement corroborating
."e charges OF Hawthorne. At his
nome later he reiterated his state
nar,s.
% see how little a human being
"a" exist on and to see how small in
sos' ne can make the feed bill is the
.OJeet of Warden Meyer" said Sal
Ter
Just because wrote a note to a
suaF1 IN the penitentlary asking thai
"e Try and be relnstated in the tailor
'"op, where he had been kind to the
:. "'eu' was chained to the wall for
- hours with my face against the
''eNs' and during that time was
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