The evening world., 1914-02-26
Commissioner of Corrections
Begins Inquiry Following
Disclosures as to ToInbS.
STARTS AT THE ISLAND.
Headquarters Detectives Said
to Have Discovered Chan
nels for Smuggling Drugs.

TohoWuB tuo utoCtosuIes vi uiicEeu
grating among the keepers and
'runners'' In the Tombs, Miss
Katherine Il. Davis. Commissioner
Of Correction. announced to-day the
OF investigation Of the
other penal institutions under the
Of her department to dis.
cover whether conditions similar TO
those alleged TO have been found in
the Tombs exist there.
Announcement was also made that
Police Commissioner Mckay will sub
init to Mayor Mitchell n report Of two
Headquarters detectives who. while
posing as keepers In tho Tombs. dis.
covered channels through which
drugs were smugglcd to tho pris-
oners. II In said several Tombs keep.
crs are referred to In Il as being in
voived In tho drug traffic which. ac-
cording TO Miss Davis. Is In fun swing
In that prison.
Miss Davis took the initial step In
the sweeping investigation when she
visited tho penitentiary on Black-
wells Island. She spent most Of the
day at that institution, interviewing
tho warden, keepers and prisoners In
an effort 10 discover whether the
petty grating is practiced there.
Shs and Deputy Commissioner Of
Correction II. G. LOWS will devise
some plan whereby they will be en-
abled TO get into moro intimate touch
with conditions In that institution.
the workhouse on Blackweli's Island,
the workhouses on Harts and Ilik-
er's islands. the Raymond Street
jail in Brooklyn and the district pris-
ons N Manhattan.
ALREADY HAS PLANS FOR eev.
ERAL REFORMS.
Miss Davis already has several re.
forms which she expects to put In
effect in these prisons which she he
lieves will do much to put an end te
grating among the keepers ant
runners" a. prisoners allowed to dc
odd Jobs are called. Ono OF these at.
fects particularly the Tombs. the Ray.
mond Street Jail and the other insti-
tutions In which prisoners are con-
fined while awaiting trial. II In ths
abolition Of that prison rule which
permits such prisoners to retain funds
In placs Of this regulation Miss
Davis will substitute one providing
that the prisoners shall turn over all
funds In their possession to tn"
prison clerk. upon whom they must
make requ,sition for all necessities
In this way the warden Of the prison
or tho clerk will be placed in . posi-
ton to see that the money thus
drawn 10 used for what It Ia intended
and not for tips and other forms OF
petty graft.
Miss Davis will put into effect In all
OF the prisons under her jurisdictioil
q system of accounting for the dis.
tribution Of food and supplies.
This. she believes. will prevent fs.
voritism and will insure that one
prisoner will receive rations equal to
those given any other one.
The charges OF petty grating by ths
keepers and runners" In the Tombs
arc made by Julian ]. Marks and John
Daliing, investigators Of the Depart.
ment Of Correction, who allowed them.
selves to he sentenced to fifteen days
in that institution 30 a. to obtain an
intimate knowledge Of conditions there
DETECTIVES GENT TO WATCH
THE PRocEouRE.
At the time when Messrs. Marks and
Dailing were taken to that prison two
detectives from Headquarters OBJ
tained positions a. keepers there
Warden IIauley co-operated with
Miss Davis In every way. The detec-
ives were supplied by Mayor Mitchell
n no had Police Commissioner Mckay
assign them to the Mayors personal
stan. One OF them was detailed tc
watch the dope fiend prisoners In the
Tombs and the other TO watch all Wis.,
tors 10 discover whether drugs were
smuRgied In and the manner In which
the traffic was carried ON.
Marks went 70 the Tombs with &St
IN his pocket and was shown every
Attention BY tho keepers and run.
ners." he says. His food was OF IN.
lest he was given tho best cell IN
the place and enjoyed his stay there
DallinE was not supplied with
funds. He was allowed the poorest
food ..l.d upon his release was eIna
e4.tsd and III. In their reports thc
;rvsstisatOrs named two keepers as
hoyIns accepted fees for favors and
several others as being under their
suspicion. -, ,,.
bc suspnnded pending a hearing he.
fn,e Miss Davis. March Z. she viii
nsE District Attorney Whitman IA
read the report and advise h'r 40 to
what criminal proceedings can be
taken in the case.
A.~useA Of Mokiay DurSIars' Tools