The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-09-26
PONTIAC HEAD
TOLD TO QUIT
OR Be OUSIED
State Reformatory Managers Tell
DR.. Marshall He Must Resign
Or Go On Trial.
WRIGHT ADMITS HITTING
BOY OVER HEAD WITH SLATE

Pontiac, Ill. Sept. 25.-Dr. J. A..
Marshall, head physician of the llli-
nois State Reformstory, against
whom charges OF cruelty to inmates
have been made, was notified by the
board of managers today that he
must resign Immediately or his sus-
pension would be asked of the Civil
Service commission. He will be
placed on trial unless be quits.
The commission which is inyesti-
eating cruelty charges against in
mates of the reformatory were ama2-
ed this afternoon when c. w.
Wright. a school teacher and guard
employed in the institution, in tes-
thying produced paper alleged TO
have been written by guard of the
institution and sent to Special In
vesigator Florence Sullivan preced-
ng the starting of the investigation,
which was said to have contained
list of eight inmates of the insti-
tuition who could testify against
Wright.
Fourteen Boys Testify.
The forenoon was devoted to
hearing the testimony of fourteen
1oys, bringing the total number that
has testified up to 12S. This after
noon was devoted to the hearing of
he testimony of officers of the insti-
ution, which will be continued to-
| morrow.
Wright admitted that he strap
| ped boys when they broke the rules
He was reminded that boys had
testified the he had strap hanging
on the wall of his school room which
he used in Furnishing inmates and
| that when visitors came he hid it,
This he denied He said he punished
about thirty boys with his strap
nut never when without clothing
Wright refused at this point to
answer questions concerning other
yards in the institution and said
hat the use of a strap in punish
nent was in vogue when he came
| here.
Admits Hitting Boy.
Wright also admitted that he
ook a slate away from a boy named
rawley and hit him over the head
With it, He said Crawley was bet
er after that.
Wright stated that he had not
eaten up boys and was ased by At
| .orney General Lucey if he would
70 on record to that effect and he
'eplled that he would He insin-
| lated that boys had been Influenced
against him and said that with so
,ents worth of tobacco he could get
! boy to testify against the president
| II the board OF managers
Charges Political Motive.
He said that there was a feeling
among the guards that the investi-
cation was prompted by political
motives, that he thought the investi-
| cation was all right and would do
| good. He admitted that things
were not as they should be. He ac-
used Special Investigator Florence
| Sullivan of discriminating against
him and asked that he be permitted
o ask Mr. Sullivan a question.
Wright said that for the past
eight months since the election he
had been prosecuted and had been
old that he was a Protestant" and
hat he had better pack his trunk
lie said Officer Puinn said he would
ret him
Albert Kinsella the officer
gainst whom so many boys have
| 'estitied, followed Wright on the
stand. He stated that the investi-
raion had put a stain on his name
md that he did not think the court
'ystem at the institution strict
enough. His attention was called
10 the fact that of the 1900 orders
ssued against boys to be taken to
/ he screens he had issued 400 He
'aid the inmates were planning r.
axe his life and that his life was
1nt worth fu-1 cautg Ho said ba