La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04
lyman AFTER our SHERIFF
Advises Him That He Has No Bust
ness to Keep Property eeIons-
ing to Prisoners.

hnholy emotion, wrote somewhat
bristling letter to Sheriff Yan,. chars,
ing him without holding out money
that belonged to prisoners In the
Otero county bastile. In the rear
end of the uplift magazines which
devote columns Of space TO elucidat.
ing the beauties OF prison life In the
Colorado penitcntiary. as personally
conducted by Warden lyman, you
will find Grape Nut" advertise
ment. emblazoned with the cabalis.
tic words. There's a reason" In
the particular. Instance cited in the
wardens letter. there was also Q
reason. The warden's letter. writ.
ten under date OF September 3Oth.
reads thusly:
Mr. Alec Yant,
Jailer, La Junta, Colo.
Dear Sir: am informed by CenI.
sus No. ssss. a prisoner in this In
stitu'ion. and also by J. Tinslev,
city marshal at Rocky Ford. that
you have in your possession $3.50
belonging TO said CENSUS which has
not been turned over To him. and
this will be advice to YOU to send
this money to this prisoner at this
institution. as the duty devolves up
on me to look after the property OF
the prisoners In this Institution.
Furthermore. must remind you
that you have no business or author
ity to keep money or jewelry be.
longing TO prisoners without an or.
der OF court Whether these men
tried to break jail or not. Il has
nothing TO do with your retaining
money or property belonging 10
them without an order OF court 10
dlsposs oi "
mis- money shostd have been asubA.
I'd ever 70 this priaDner upon leav.
ing your jail.
Yours truly.
THOMAS ]. lyman.
Warden.
The facts OF the case are these.
JoSca Ruiz and Jose Cenis,is. two
Mexicans. were confined In the
Otero county baxtile charged with
burglary a, Rocky Ford. They were
sentenced tn the penitentiary. and
taken To that Institution on August
2sth In charge Of Sheriff Yant The
night before sleavinE for Canon City
the two prisoners were confined In
the insane ward Of the county Jail.
as Sheriff Yant expected tn leave
with the prisoners on No. 6. AZ
the jail was In . very crowded con.
dillon. II vas thoaGht this would II.
ciitats matters and aveid the ne.
cessaty Of opaaing ~ cages at 3:3o
in the moraias. Dselng the aigAt
the two prisosers nsAs IN effort u
dig tAeis way out oe he jaii. remov.
lag esvesal stoaas fron tAs wall. but
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find no way out uata ~ rsoeivsd
the formal Demand. plus he gsatua.
sous insslt that hs vaa holding out
money that bcsoas~d y one a ths
prisonsrs. fFoA Warden 'ryaan.
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