Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
INDICATIONS ARE THAT
SERVICE WILL END
IN FEW DAYS
MURPHY AT HELM
Ex-WARDEN BACK IN OLD POST
SEARCH PRISONERS FOR
WEAPoNs-oRpER RESTORED
WHEN iT is LEARNED BOSS Is
BACK ON THE JOB.

Joliet, ILL.,, June 1l-Members of
Company c, of Ottawa, and Company
l., of kankakee, Third Regiment, l.
N. G., who have been on guard at the
Joliet prison are expected TO get or
ders either tomorrow o: Wednesday
relieving them from further duty and
permitting them to return to their
home stations.
This followed conference yester'
day between Warden r. J Murphy
John w. Whitman. former Chicago
brldewell keeper who Is to assume
his office of State Superintendent oi
Prisons. on July 1, and A. l., Bowen
state superintendent of charities, who
has been serving as temporary war
den, and under whose regime the riots
OF June 5 occurred.
In announcing their tentative plans
showing that the militia will be needed
gave out this statement to the press
"The convicts will be put to worl
Monday or Tuesday, Troops will be
called away and the regular order o.
things resumed. We believe we car
handle the cenvicts without outside
help. Every employe of the prison
will be called upon for his best ef
forts. we demand loyalty and ctlicien
cy to the last degree.
I'VE have not decided upon any SCI
program. It will take considerable
time to work the changes we have
In mind The honor eystem has IT.
merits and bad points. We have M
criticisms to offer for what has trans
pifed. Our work IL concerned witt
the future.
We will enforce discipline and de
mand one hundred per cent efficiency
and obedience. In return we Will give
one hundred per cent of admlnstra
tion. We will be fair but not senti
mental"
An inspection of the prison follow
ed. Warden Murphy viewed tat
ruins from close range. The guttet
rattan shop will be Immediately re
built as will the chapel and othe
buildings razed or partly ruined il
the series of incendary fires tha
traled in the wake of the rebellion.
Men Silent in Cells
Catcalls, jeers and curses that 70
the last three days have made thu
cellhouses demons choir loft, wer
stilled. Not slnoldering ember 0
rebeliious hatred was evident TIL
crisis is passed, the men have lost an
order will follow Is the confident bt
lief of the new regime.
There was nothing said and littl
intjmated to lead to the belief tina
every angle OF the honor system wa
to be abolished Supt. Whitman az
mitted that his experience with erin
inals had shown him that certat
points in Icberal government wer
to be approved. Indiscriminate an
general showering OF privileges hor
ever, will be thing of the pas
Abuses Of the visiting system indi'
criminate letter writing, open delianc
OF working rules, all these are b'
lieved to be ready for the JUNK pile
Honor Farm to Stay.
With a prison population of 100
nearly 200 of them now at the hone
farm in Lockport road where til
work OF building the new prison
under way, the new regime will tax
the view that many Of them are q
Gerving Of trust, The records no
show that OF the men engaged In II
work of construction of the new pri
on few have broken faith This
the one bright rift In the cloudy ho
izon OF the honor system. The VOL
OF building the new prison must (
on. Convicts will build 1t and
seemed assured that the new wardt
will continue to send men from Il
"big ,tir' to the site. Cultivation
acres OF farm land also will he co
tinued by convicts. But at the prise
itself new order of things Is c.
tain.
Closed Door Policy?
From the veteran employees, mi
familiar with the Murphy polit
came the Information that they co
ildently expected sweeping change
none, however, that were not fair
the fair, honest to the fellow W
wanted to be honest in return.
But the open door policy to t
public thru the press is going to
closed Ned Allen started that poll
and the public learned a lot about t
prison that the new warden's policl
na