Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-29
w. A. Mc!LHENNY NAMED
PRISON WARDEN
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He succeeds Burton II. Speas, Pen
brook. as storekeeper and Mr.. Nell
benny as clerk. Mr.. Speas will leave
the Jail service at the close of this year
to serve as deputy under Sheriff
Caldwell. The prison board consists
of Mr.. Hart. Mr.. Ober, John j. Har-
gest. John II. Mcllhenny, William b.
Meetch and Luther Ryan.
Jail STAFF Retained
With the exception of Speas, the en-
tire staff of under officials at the Jail
was retained This includes Riley B.
Shope as underkeeper: ]. Clinton Reigle
as first day watchman; David II. Smith,
second day watchman; S. b. Cassell
and William d. Kepford, first and sec
ond night watchmen, respectively. DR..
f. +. Darlington, a brother-in-law of
Harry w. Meetch. former Jail warden.
was reelected prison physician. John
n. Russell as cook and Edward Bitner
as baker.
The selection of Burlington occa-
stoned more or less surprise in county
circles, as he was not believed recently
to have been very active supporter
of the Meetch- Ilhenny-Hershey COM
bine. which controls the prison board.
Despite reports to the contrary, the
placing of Burlington in the Jail does
not mean that this was done to make
way for retaining ]. Harry Stroup as
clerk in the County Commissioners
office. Stroup. it is understood. is
slated to go. At the reorganization of
the County Commissioners, Monday,
the whole clerical staff of the office
will lose their jobs with the exception
of Squire j. II. Strock. The new clerks
will be Charles c. Zimmerman. Hall
fax. and Clarence G. Snyder, as ste
nographer and clerk. Edward II.
Fisher will be chief clerk, succeeding
ID. Frank Lebo.
Prison Spick and Span
Sheriff elect Caldwell will remove
his family in few days to 222 Yer
beke street, his residence prior to TAX
ing over the wardenship.
The Dauphin county Jail, inciden-
tally. never looked so spick and span
as it does now; the outgoing warden
was especially anxious to put the
prison in ip-top shape, although he
had maintained a model Jail during his
tenure. Under his direction a new
coat of white paint was applied to all
the steel superstructure and the brass
and other metal work was repolshed
and gilded.
"Of course. we wanted to have the
Jail looking just as we've always kept
it," said Mr.. Caldwell to-day. "but
there was another reason for keeping
everything clean and bright here. It's
question of health and sanitation,
certainly, but there was still another
by painting, refurbshing, etc, we
were able to give the prisoners some
thing to keen them busy
Why He'll Lower the Flag
That the prisoners as a rule appre-
ciated Mr.. Caldwells treatment has
been indicated frequently. The state
ment of one "old-timer" at whose cell
Mr.. Caldwell stopped for moment
this morning probably illustrates this.
The man is doing time" for vagrancy.
He has kept his cell spotlessly clean,
however. and has been especially care
full to give his tiny room as home-like
an appearance as possible. He does
his own sweeping and securing and
polishing the single window of his cell.
Across the graystone sash he has
swung a tiny American flag.
See the flags still there" gaily
commented Mr.. Caldwell this morning.
Yes. sir answered the prisoner,
but after Monday when you leave,
warden, the flag GENES down. The
flags flying for you'll"