The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-08-29
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 of the state executive coming from his home town:
 the '1ndustriar school scandal as the preliminary hearing of the against A. L. Harper deposed superintendent 1n the superior Court Tombstone most shocking state of af nstituton-conditions which have existed administrator invested with con- tro than confirm the statements and charges published the Record
 While Harper held to answer the charge of az gravated battery of the law the evidence wholly vndcates him. as was admitted oy the court arraignment of Governor Hunt, exposing
 His arrogant assumption of authority as of the board of control
 hypocrtical masquerading reformer
 reprehensible action in appointing felons as n- against the protest of the supern tendent.
 His mendaciy ednying that he had approved of corporal punishment in the school had knowledge employed nouces satng tnau punishment fogging should be administered only by authority superintendent, plainly posted in the school Secretary Osburn was of the superintendent of the Tn dustrial school directing that when corporal punish ment administered the must be noted in the port superintendent And further in controver of the disavowa he witnessed the chas tisement a by Bandmaster Gungl with whom he hands, indicating his approval Of the punishment.
 It was clearly between the governor and Harper latter accepted the appointment of sunerintendent that corporal punishment only permissible, in and nstruc- ons the contrary received by the supern tendent governor the by the board of control.
 It is notorious fact felons, Dtmore and Adair twentythree the other twenty-five convicted grand larceny and given ndetermin sentences of from to ten years in the state prison Florence after their incarceration leased by Governor Hunt taken by him personally to placed in the 'Industral school without con- papers, and against the vigorous protests of Harper When asked for the commitment papers the arrogantly replied-tapping his breast with his fngers-tI the commitment papers, and am responsible for these youths'
 day they entered the school and until dis missed by order of Hunt Dimore and Adair erted a demorazing influence melted the boys the malicious des When the of the convcts longer they to Ft. Grant, and two boy accomplices broke all the window lights in building the reservation After repeat protests by the superintendent for their removal they discharged by order of who them transportation to their homes one near Phoenix the Prescott. They were paroled unconditional freedom before the1 first year of their sentences had expired.
 it is well to recall the fact that Hunt has reprieved all the murderers in the state who condemned and sentenced to die on the gaows he has made the declar that convicted or murder III Arlzona uI der the Jurisdiction should suffer the death penalty he would continue to reprieve them until after the people have been given an opportunity upon question capital punishment and further of this determination he caused to have circulated throughout petitions for the sub the question to the electors at the next state election November, 1914 The law making death by hanging the penalty is still the statute books repealed by act of the legis ature and yet our selfopnionated governor his votion, aside the law and the judgment of the courts his oath of office and encouraged the com mission of crime fearful indictment, and that it true, more's the pity.
 humanitarian givernor, who is so dell senstively constituted that he recoils from death of the most infamous murder er affrighted thought of having the blood of human beings (vhen they murderers) faithful official, who obeying the mandate of maintain discipline in the institution over winch he was appointed rule administering merited brute, denies him hearing.
 Harper is brutei"
 Harper ought to be hanged! -It
 Tt difference if those boys had
 There shall be further Investigation Osburns report will report the board and Har per dismissed"
 These violent outbursts the rawlings of a rash utterances of sham reformer
 full and fair investigation of the Indus trial school attempted to smother the pro ceedings at Tombstone but in this he inquiry had, the facts were es- Hunt stands before the bar Of public opinion dscredited and disgraced" It