El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-26
MANY IRREGULARITIES IN CONDUCT Of
ARIZONA PRISON ARE UNCOVERED
Senate VIII Likely Censure the Governor, but the House
Is Expected to Hit His Prison System Hard In
vestigation of the Complaint of Florence Cid-
zens Is Completed - The Legislature
Transacts Other Business.

I the Florence Commercial company re
fused to buy goods OF him and told him
I plainly that he refused because the tIlll
firm was selling TO the penltentlary-
! At the Michae-Arballo company's store,
in Florence, Fauber was told the same
thing.
Charles H Pauly, also of the Walter
Hill company, cOrrobOrated Fauber' s
testimony
witnesses were particular to bring
out the point that the Hill company
never shipped more than $3.50 worth Of
goods TO the prison IN one day There
is a law permitting supplies TO be
bought for the prison, as emergency
purchases. to the amount Of $3.50 day,
without contract Most OF the tune
since the Hunt admbinist raton took
hold all supplies have been bought IN
der the emergency clause Of the law.
Contract Refused.
Charles r. Osburn, secretary and cit
iZen member Of the board Of control,
stated that at the beginning Of the lis
q year bids were advertised for one
contract was awarded the Michea-
ArballO company, but that concern re-
fused to sign it because of a certain
clause That clause was to permit the
state to go into the open market and
buy supplies whenever 1t was economl-
cal to do so. Bids were readvertised
for, but again there was a misunder-
standing As a result the warden has
been buying the prison supplies IN the
open market
Representative Jacobs produced a bill
from the Old Dominion Commercial
company, Of Globe. for supplies for the
GlObe-Ray road camp Governor Hunt
is president Of the Old Dominion com
pany, a fact which Jacobs seemed to
think highly important Osburn eX-
planned that in this particular instance
the board merely acted as the agent
for CHA county, which paid for the
road work done within its borders.
Warden Permitted to Buy.
Osburn admitted that the superin-
tendent had no direct authority of law
it was an old custom TO let the warden
do much buying without previous APP
prOva1 Of the purchases by the board
Of control
Jesse Wanslee. secretary Of the pris-
on, was on the stand for more than an
hour WansIee introduced letters re
ceived by Warden Sims from persons
who said they were sorry they signed
the petitions Of protest and explained
that they did not know the real pur-
port Of the documents
Wanslee suggested law making it
q felony for any person to sell or give
a convict liquor. On several occasions,
he said, outside parties caused trouble
by giving liquor to prisoners at the
According to wansIee's figures, Is
honor men have escaped Fifteen got
away completely; two are now being
held IN other states and VIII be brought
back; six were recaptured.
Lectures Legislators.
s Stanley, an attorney called as q
delivered quite a lecture on the
wrong Of putting men behind walls for
crimes committed Stanley was a mem
Der Of the Georgia legislature that in
vesugated the penal system OF that
state a Few years ago GeOrgia'S pres
ent system, he declared. is excellent
He would like to see all the Arizona