The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-17

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Warden Dicks stated reason Tor my
discharge as shown In the quotation
at the beginning Of this article, will
appear very peculiar 10 the reader
when they have perused what immcdl
atcly follows, VIZ three other con
victs had escaped just before this and
no cnsure of amy kind was laid NJ
my door FOR failure To capture them
The facts iu each case. us It will ap-
pear, will plainly show the slipshod In.
efficient and diHlury management
prevailing AT the state penitcnuary.
rs well rs show by comparison the ut.
ter want of reason for Warden Dicks
dismissal Of me In the first escape
~ the three convirls. the c!rcum.
stances were HS follows 4 number
NJ them had been cleaning mp the city
cemeteries and on q certain date the
officials We're told 10y some ~ them
that one of their number was planning
tu get awny that day. and guard was
sent 10 the gang 10 especially prevent
this escape When he arrived where
they were working the prisoner was
already gone aud 50 phOned the Off
.cials He was ordered TO make fur
thcr search and the second time uotl
fled the officials " his faiur" 10 10.
cate th" prisoner Then / was rulIed
lu bring the dogs and was AT tn 'cmc
terry In thirty minutes A period ui
three hours had elapsed since thr con
yIrts getaway and NOT "a trace ut him
could be found though ! spent twenty
four hours I'm attempting D got ON
his trail Had been prompt called.
there Is little reHsOu to doubt his al
most immediate capture 4 short
time Htter the escape gang ut ,uu.
vlrts were AZ work an the Fourth
ward school building In McAlrstrr and
one NJ the gang made his escape Tho
officials M Tire penltcutiarv were
promptly notified was never called
by any " tlHm to attempt his cap
ture nnd 80 far as know Warden
Dick made no effort 10 effect his cap
turr, and / only found out about thJ
csrapc through one NJ the guards An
other instance occurred about the nh
NJ March when Warden Dick sent
/ four Convlrts 10 the Third ward school
house I'm McAlcstcr to do some work
/ so guurd was sent along and while
there NJ work, one of them lcft some
time during the day No one knew
hr had gone til the other three re-
turned IN the evening to the pcniton
/ tlnry and reported It wRs at once
notified and taking the dogs maG,
every effort to get ON his trail hul
could not succeed as 70 many "cnrI,
had been ON the ground that the dor,
could not get q trace ut him.
/ These three conyirts escaped Vhw
| sent with others ns TRUSTEES tu wurE
Tor the city " McAlrstcr, and no cen
sure was made of me for not rftrrr
/ Ing their capture yet he claims lt
have discharged me for falling to cnp
ure convict who escaped from the
pcultcntiary farm and whose trail thu
/ dogs lost upon reaching highway
| where scores ~ others had Travelled
both on foot and In vehicles Oue NJ
the reasons that the dogs failed In
this last case was the fuct that
/ Warden Dick had given our four best
dogs away, two to the sheriff of OK
lHhonm county, and two tO the sheriff
~ Hughes county. They were IN,
pick ~ the kennels and were easll,
worth $500
There are some few people In Nc
Alester who are loyal, ardent sup
| purters ~ Warden Dick I'm all hl,
troubles They have prufited In d
financial way by and through him nnt
continue to do 50, aud will cuntlnu,
10 do So as long m lie Is warden ui
the state penltentiary. That their pc
cunmry benefits ure In measure ry
pcnslvc to the state, no one cognlzani
NJ the facts would attempt tu deny
These people are very active In at
tempting 10 have him retained Il,
warden They are quite active IN 81
curing all kinds Of endorsements fnl
und " him, through their club ant
society relations The cut made h,
the state board Of affairs In the mum
her N guards and employees at m,
penltentlary was not at all snus
factory 10 certain members " thI,
Loyal" crowd Some ~ the men lp
ont had purchased homes IN the IN
nous "IRlawandR Heights" addition
their discharge meant at hest prob
lrmatlrnl continuation " their month
Iy donation for the privilege NJ be-
lug gunrd As u result of this keer
and pressing anxiety, three NJ the dis
charged men. Richardson Slaytun and
Dyson have been put back To work
both home owners I'm 'Iulawmdl
. Heights, aud the others who Tx,
them have an equity In II home thpr,
have been promised tu be- taken car,
NJ shortly Very active In helpInl
these discharged employees are IN,
| members ~ Warden Dicks loyal"
supporters In McAlester, always bear
| ing In mind that the one helped or {,
be helped must be monthly pRvlu.
/ property owner IN "Talawund.
Heights
b Many gnrhled aud untruthfu state
ments have been made relative To IN,
tragedy at the penlteutlary, when sever
persons were killed aud others wound
ed. Among the killed was Judge Thom
Ms, n visitor there. that want {,
make n correct review NJ the Who'll,
circumstances In order that the puhll
may zee the manner IN which Warder
Dick has misled them ~ to this Ia
mentahle occurrence win say tina
had the warden been at his post a
duty ms was nj mine these mel
would all be- living today He was no
there hut was nj the McAlester OOun
try Club playing golf. In spite NJ m,
statement IN the newspapers NJ m,
state that he was with Albert w
Jones member " the prison board
ont on the farm This statement wa,
false IN every particular and wns sen
ont by Warden Dick to mislead IN,
. public and cover mp his derellction o
duty by being absent from his post
{ And as consequence NJ this absence
and other things, | shall lmmedlatel,
mention the fault ~ the whole TRACED,
rests on him and the innocent bloc,
shed Is squarely at his door.