New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-10
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been going on. III see. you at Mother
Earth at
Al that hour. assisted by Abbott and
Reitman and Miss Anna Baron, he re-
ceiyed half score Of reporters, and
for an hour he told stories of his eX-
periences in Jail, defended his work
and explained his philosophy.
For nc one except Warden Hayes did
he show any feeling.
HAYES, as Censor, Censured.
"For monumental ignorance" he de
clared, "allCw me 10 commend Warden
Hayes 1t seems impossible that in the
City Of New York man so ignorant
as he should be over LOO men, even
though the / 700 be criminals. Why,
one of the funniest things in the world
is the list Of books he refused TO allow
me TO receive because they were I'M
proper
"Goethe's Faust was one Of those
works. Unbelievable, isn't il?
well. gentlemen. that is what he did
thought. that beautiful work would
corrupt my morals. Other works ne
considered too radical for me and re
fused TO allow me to have were Buckles
History Of Civilization Jevons's First
Principles Of Science Lecky's History
of European Morals Tatc's Essays
and Lectures and, you may not believe
il, the periodical The Nation. Yes
The Nation published by The Even
ing Post people here in New YORK.
Too radical for me; dangerous.
Funny? OF co rse it is funny. but
not so funny as, having refused me
Goethe's Faust and The Nation
passing Kropotkin's The Great Revolu-
ton one Of the cleverest eXpOstlons
Of revolutionary doctrines ever writ
ten"
81 propose to make formal charges
OF at least three cases OF extreme bru-
tally if can get any one in authority
20 hear me. One saw. the other two
l can prove
"Wiil you go TO Commissioner
Davis"
"Yes. II she will hear me. Right here
let me say that Miss Davis is doing the
best she can for the people on the ISL
and.
"Thc first time | went 10 the cooler
was on account OF the strike IN the
brush shop. That was general all over
the prison. ! did seven and half days
for that. The next time got five days
What for? Lending copy OF Car
lylc's French Revolution TO prs
oncr and allowing IL TO circulate
through the place. The last four days
was because / did not hit a drill out OF
turn IN the quarry. They called II IN
science and refusal TO work. When !
got out ! asked 10 be transferred TO
another gang. | would not work under
the man in charge. His name? Let
us forget that. They wouldn't transfer
me ard for the balance Of my time, two
months. stayed in solitary.
'In that time ! was never out OF my
cell except TO wash in the morning and
once a week TO take a bath. had no
reading. All my meals | got In my cell
-3;a feet by T.
Tell them about the cooler and the
dirty blankets. Frank" suggested Mr..
Abbott.
Cooler" Place of Woe.
"Well. a cooler is not equipped with
a bed. In il l. dirty blanket. | had
one so dirty | dare not turn over in
the night lest ! raise an unpleasant
dust storm" said TanrenbGum. The
blankets in these cells are never beaten
or washed. When a man comes out
they are hung on line, there TO re-
main until the next man comes along.
They are seldom idle. Believe me.
HAYES keeps the cooler full most o.
the time. There a man gets three thin
slices Of bread day and little water.
"i've known Of sick man being
dubbed in the 'cooler.' This man had
been sick FOR two days without medical
attention. He did not touch mis- bread
and used hardly any water. One morn
ing the keeper ordered him 10 take
some water. The fellow said Go wash
your feet in it, You couldn't blame
him. Men can't be used like dogs and
preserve angelic tempers. That started
the keeper. IN show you how tough
get he yelled. and the next | knew
! heard the sounds Of blows and cries
for mercy.
1--WE seen men beaten, have the hose