The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-11
Special Committee to Make
Recommendations from Evil
dence Adduced by Regular
Board Expected to Report.
PUTATIvE RESULTS
VARY FROM ORIGINAL
Five Blocks of COndemnatOry
Matter Understood to be in
Hands Of Martinez ct ais. for
Presentation.
Estate Capital bureau
(Evcnlng Herald
(51 DE vargas Hotel.


spcaktT ilomeTo's special COM
mittee appointed yesterday To
draw conclusions from the cyI-
dcnsc submitted by the house
peihtentinry committee in tie
Investigation ~ the state Ipnlten-
uary had not rcported up to 4
O'clock this afternoon and n was
understood that the committee
would Withhold its report until
tie night session In order that lt
might be- made to n crowded gal
lcry.
IL was ai-o stated uIat Hcpub-
lican LEADERS were bringing strong
pressure tO bcar ON the speaker
to make him call the whole thing
on bui up to 4 O'Clock this after
noon he had not d..hc ~.
The Herald has received from
u reliable source 70 resume of tho
conclusion prepared for the spcc-
ial committee consisting of Nala-
quias Martlnck, a.. y. Fleming.
aud fcsicrico Chavez which arr
diamctrirnlly opposite Co the
oonclusions rsac'i'el by the ma
iOrity mcinbgrS of the housc COM
niittsr insIuding Representatives
I,snchan, TODmllS aud Palmer,
Republicans who. u ~ said. viii
fight the adoption or any other
report but their own.
The cOnclusions of the speciaI
committee a. prepared for their
submission Ia the house are re-
H.. Nsall
I. The escape OF the seven pris.
onors resulted not only from care
lcssnoss and lnattention by the guard
hut from the lack OF discipline and
efficient supervision by the officials
from the superintendent down. Their,
Is no use building walls TO enclose n
prison if those in charge Of II leave
ladders by which Conyicts can climb
over them and gain their liocrty
while the guard has his back turned
and walking his beat.
9 In any Well regulated prison
such Illicit relations between made
and female convicts as are shown bN
the testimony could not exist. Tn,
:acts disclosed on this point are d
disgrace 10 the state ana show de-
gree OF carelessness 1nd inefiiciencS
on the part OF the prison manage
ment which merits the severcst con-
demnntion.
3. I, h doubtful from the evidence
whether Juan Munuz had proper care
at the hands of the assistant superin'
tendcnt or at the hands OF the penl-
Tertiary physician.
I. The Introduction of iatoxicatinl
liquors into the prison premises by d
guard shows lack Of discipline on
the part Of the management ~ thii
institution which Is astonishing 10 sa,
the least.
70. The punishment Of the convict
Musgraye was unusually cruel and
severe. There are ways OF deallnl
with inusbordination on the part OF
prisoners which are found sufficient
under enlightened governments with
out resorting To the inhuman ans
bloody treatment shown by this testi
mony. 80 provOcation Ia this da,
and age and IN country which boast
Of it, Christian civilization would jus
tifv prison management In rcsortini
to tho methods of the savage. Th'
bastiuado o. "a relic OF barbarian
which has no place among us and "a
use within state institution Of New
Mexico should bring a blush OF sham'
Go every citizen.
The above. Il ls said. viii be signed
by Martinez. Fleming and Chavez
and comparison Of Il with the orig
insI conclusions reached by the reni'
tentiary committee proper, wdict
were suppressed hy the speakers or
der and which were published In th'
Herald yesterday afternoon, Il sum
ciently enlighteninE,
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