Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-01

tine law entirely of his own motion |
and act and thereby violated the or
ders of a majority Of the board o.
control, makes it impossible to f]1d
any other verdict but guilty as is
charged.
Further, as set out by the speci- |
ficatioQs, and more serious in the
Judgment of the board, are Super0-
tendent Amrine's numerous ln'er-
views in the newspapers, and his
disposition to stir UP strife slld dis
cord. This has had the effect OF dis
organizing the institution to such an
extent that the discipline Of the in
mates has been weakened, reaching
such lengths as to lead them TO com
spire to do the superintendent bod
ily harm. In proof Of this we cite
his own interview, which he idenu-
fled under oath, in which ne says
in substance that the institution is
demoralized and charges that the
condition is brought about by the &C
tivty of the live stock sanitary de-
partmetlt. In further proof Of this
charge, and it was done upon the
recommendation Of Mr.. Amrine at
the June meeting Of the board, to
transfer five Of the Young men serV-
ing sentences at the refOrmatory for
minor offenseS, to the penitentiary
at Lansing, in order to protect Mr..
Amrtne as superintendent and MAIN
tain the discipline of the institution.
Three others have been transferred
later for the same reason. Here
tofore, it has not been the practice
to transfer prisoners from Hutchinr
son to Lansing, except upon request
Of the parties serving time at one
institution, but preferring the other.
In the opinion Of this board the eV-
idence Clearly shows that the inStitu-
tioni 81 In a demorahzed condition.
and is rapidly growing worse, and
that for the good Of said institution,
the inmates and public policy, it is
necessary that a change be made I'm
superintendent. While the board Is
not passing upon other charges and
specifications brought in this action,
It believes that those enumerated
are sufficient to justify the action OF
this board in the removal of NJ. F.
Amrine, and the placing in charge
OF new superintendent who will
bring order out of chaos, restore the
discipline of the institution and car
ry out the intentions Of the legisla-
ture which established this humane
institution for the purpose of up
building good citizenship and reStor-
ing to the useful callings Of life the
young men who have committed mi
nor Offenses.
The Reorganization of an institu-
ton is one of the great matters
whose responsibility rests on this
board, and evidence i'm this case
hereby showtl that existing conditions
as stated above, were brought about
by Superintendent Amrine, and the
board finds that the same constitute
cause for his removed from the Of
flee of superintendent of the said re
formatory.
1t is therefore hereby ordered that
he be, and he hereby is removed
from office as superintendent of th'
sad Industrial ReformatOry at Hutch
inson, Kansas, said removal effective
at once.
]. H. Herr, Of Barber county
was then appointed superintendent
of the Hutchinson school by order o
the board. Mr.. Herr has been tn
member of the state legislature o
! his county, and during the last seS
sion was chairman of the ways am
I means committee Of the house, an
I Is said to be exceptionally we'll fiji
I ted for the position to which he ha
BEEN appointed. He will take up nj
I new duties at once.