The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-15

one of their successors in that time
took an examination under the civil
service rules. Warden Codding has
really been on the job little more
than three months Yet the house
cleaning which has been made in that
time is almost a new record for the
state spoils system, as it was endear-
ingly called in Governor Cappers and
Warden Codding's political speeches.
Not until this month, and after
many complaints had been made
against conditions as they existed at
the prison, did the civil service COM
mission hold an. examination at the
prison. As a result of the general dis
turbances at the prison, fractional feel
ing is said to have arisen among en-
ployees and resulted in a lack of dis
cipline, according to reports. In the
few weeks, during which the shake
up has been in process, many crimi-
mails have escaped from the peniten-
uary, a murder was committed within
the prison walls, numerous fights
have occurred and recently mutiny
in the prison mine threatened the
lives of several employees and prison
visitors.
Pay Roll Has Grown.
With the record for the removal of
more than one-third of the officers
and employees of the prison, Warden
Codding has also increased the num-
Der of persons on the pay roll from
81 to 81. Numerous men who were
on the pay roll under the Botkin ad-
ministration, have been transferred
and in some instances the transfers
have resulted in reduced salaries and
rank. Men reduced in rank were due
for removal as soon as changes could
be made, according to reports in po-
liticaI circles.
Among the officers removed were
S. c. Potter. deputy warden He was
succeeded by c. NJ. Lindsay. ]. T.
Faulkner, prison physician. was also
displaced. His position is now filled
by P. B. Matz. Fred E. Snyder, parole
officer under Botkin, was removed as
soon as Codding came on the job. He
was succeeded by J. M. Lingenfelter.
F. L. Williams, prison storekeeper, was
dropped from the pay roll and his
salary is now drawn by w. K. Wash
burn. Eunice Bishop left the prison
as soon as Warden Codding came. Her
place is now filled by Paul C. Mails.
w. L. Adams, assistant engineer, was
dropped from the pay roll of the state
and his place was filled by E. c. Bar
ron, while c. C. Brewer succeeded
Frank Scott as second engineer.
List of Those Removed.
c. r. Piburn, steward during Bot
kin's term, was ousted by the Codding
forces and ]. c. drummer, dropped
from service by Botkin, was rein
stated
other evidence of civil service as it
is served at the state prison, is con-
tanned in the fact that the following
prison employees drew pay in July,
but were lost" somewhere before the
December pay roll was made up: c.
E Barron, assistant steward; A.
Morisette, yardmaster; c. L. Dews, r.
H Tompson, tower officers: D. z.
Stewart H. G. Whistler, r. w. Henry,
W. A. Harmon, shop officers; Frank
Smith, ]. T. Warren, tower officers;
w. o. Thomas, T. J. Crosby, George
Torpy, cell house officers: N. NJ. SEN
mott post service; E. G. PETER, ]. w.
Daley, Lee Hardness, E. E Torrey,
R. E. Ward, guards; R. B. Monatt, as
sistant keeper insane ward; George
Skidmore, superintendent mines; Levi
Day, pit boss; Charles Brutchen and
w E. Eager mine officers