Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-01
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
AMRINE oUsrED FROM OFFICE.
J. II. Herr, Of Barber County, NsA"
Superintendent of Reformatory.

NJ. F. Amgine, superintendent OF
the state reformatory at Hutchinson,
was removed for cause by the state
board Of corrections Monday after
noon, following the finding on the
pant Of the board that charges OF
official misconduct against him were
snhstantiated. The order OF the cor
rectOn board becomes effective at
.-oo - ~
he
Amrine was found guilty on three
counts of charges made against him
By Sam Graybill, state livestock COM
missioner. In each Of the three
counts the board found him guilty,
Gnd gave their reasons for the &C
ton taken. The first count charged
violation of the quarantine in that
be fed prisoners with milk from tu-
Ibercular cattle. The second was sim
tlAr. The third charged iusubordd-
nation and failure to observe and fol-
low the orders of the board.
In summing up its decision the
board found hat Amrine's presence
as an officer at the state institution
was likely to cause trouble inasmuch
Cs he is utterly out Of harmony with
the other officers with whom he has
70 deal.
The findings Uf the board are as
follows:
Charge 1-Wiful violation of the
state law.
The specifications in this charge
state that M. F. AmriTe as SMperirl-
teudent Of the Kansas State Indus
trial ReformatOry at Hutchinson did
teed to prisoners in said refomaItary
milk from cows under quarantine for
tuberculosis, contrary to and against
the specific orders of the live stock
sanitary commissioner, thereby VIC
lating the laws OF the state.
The evidence shows conclusively
that the milk from the QNarantined
herd was fed for five days to the
> inmates of the institution, MIR. Am
rine himself admitting that it haC
been fed three days, while the stew
ards testimony shows that it hat
been used for five days.
In. defense of his action, Mr.. Am
rine produced a letter from the stat'
board of health, stating that mill
heated to a certain temperature kin
ed all germs, hence did not trans
nit disease. The letter however di'
DOT give him authority to use tn
milk, but simply stated under VIVA
conditions It might, in the opinion @
the board Of health, be used withou
bad effects to the consumer.
The testimony further showed tina
the milk was boiled for three day
but as to the other two days Their
was no information as TO whether
was boiled or used as it came froI
the cows, and only developed tn
fact that it was not boiled, as d
dered by the Live Stock Sanitar
Commissioner, given orally May y
and violated his order IN writing 0
June 9Th, that the milk must be d
stroyed
Charge 3 was covered fully by tn
evidence i'm Charge l; hence the nm
ing is covered as specified in II
verdict CT Charge 1.
Charge S-TnsubOUdinatiOn. 1t WI
admitted by Mr.. Amrine, under oat
that all the instructions he receive
from the board in regard to the qua
antine, was in the letter Of Jun
9Th, which was received by him an
signed by W. l.. Brown, of tn
board, at that time treasurer and
the absence of Mr.. Morgan, actin
chairman. The letter is as follows
Lansing, Kansas, June 9TH, 191
Mr.. NJ. F. Amrine, Supt. HutchinsC
Kansas.
e Dear Sir:-Mr. Graybin inform
me that "a Of our COWS have bet
condemned, and recommends the dd
posal of AN of our milk stock.
sold now the money would have
be turned into the treasury, an
for that reason have arranged q
him to quarantine the bunch till
can get home and strengthen Il
matter out. l think it is the be
wag out, and would ask you to c
operate with him and hold matte
'.as they are at present until y
and can talk It over. / am Ve
sincerely yours, W. L. BROWN
Treasure
The fact being admitted BY NJ
&mrine that be broke the Quara