Weekly journal-miner., 1913-03-05
Special to the Journal-Miner.

PHOENIX, Feb. 25.-Although both branches of the legislature de- voted several hours today to regular executive procedure, during which time the House passed bill prohib- iting the sale of poison and a me morial to Congress praying for an investigation of the tuberculosis in digent situation in the Southwest and the Senate passed the county fair bill, and heard read a new anti cigarette measure, the greatest in terest of the day centered around the prison investigation by the joint committee which was continued this morning, part of this afternoon and tonight
 R. B. Sims, warden of the state prison, Parole Clerk Sanders, secre- tary of the prison, Wanslee, and Matt Bryan, testified on behalf of the prison management after which Charles Osborn, secretary of the Board of Control went on the stand Knott Guild, of Bedrock, together with Colonel Tom Weedin and Price the Florence merchant, also testified at the hearing, which lasted until nearly midnight.
 The evidence given by Warden Sims was great disappointment to the friends of the administration He admitted the truth of. -Eytinge, the murderer, having been permitted to drive into Florence with Kate Der nard but he denied that "honor" men generally are permitted to go and come in Florence without guard. He denied Jack Munro had ever been outside the prison except under guard and said Bob Anderson, the Gila county convict, was a trusty at the prison when he took charge
 It developed from Warden Sims testimony that when Anderson bought liquor at a Florence bar he did so for Warden Sims. He ad- mitted that several instances had come to his attention, where con- victs in the road camps had secured liquor and become intoxicated. He drew a distinction between "honor" men and trusties, and said 1t was the trusties of the state prison who were permitted to go about in citi- zens attire.
 According to the testimony he gave, the gravity of the effense with which a convict was accused did not in any way affect the right of the prisoner to be made an honor man.
 Warden Sims then discussed sev- eral special instances where convicts had been permitted to go and come without guard and described the and gave reasons for each trip and gave 1t as his opinion that the present system was, in his judgment, the best way to handle the state prison
 He said he was carrying out Gov. ernor Hunts policy, but it was a policy, with which he was heartily in accord. It developed from his testimony that Sims had had been purchasing supplies for the prison and afterwards reported his action to the Board of Control, which gave their approval. One of the pur- chases so made, was for a bill of goods bought from the old Domin- ion company of which concern, Gov ernor Hunt is large stockholder and an officer.
 A mild sensation was created when Osborn, Secretary of the Board Of Control, said the board had of this purchase and the warrant in payment of the same had been signed by the Governor Tn lace of a state statute prohibiting any of the board to benefit in any contract for the purchase of goods. Osborn said the law had never been discussed at the time the purchase in question was up for 
 The testimony of Sanders, the Parole Clerk, was largely confined i to evidence given by Warden Sims, as to the gentlemanly conduct of honor" men and their right to be trusted.
 Bryan, Captain of the Guard, gave testimony that all the convicts ex- ,ept the trusties, were at all times lnder guard, but on inquisition by Mattax said the men