New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-16
Meyer Transfers Him to
Auburn for DISCIPLE
nary Reasons
HELD AN OFFICE
IN WELFARE LEAGUE
Warden, Promising Body
a Square Deal, Says
Harris Injured 1t

Dan the Dude" Harris, Sing Sings
best dressed prisoner, spent most OF
yesterday afternoon and all Of last
night in his cell. Otherwise he might
have suffered violence at the hands OF
his fellow prisoners.
To-day the prisons Beau Brummell
leaves Sing Sing for Auburn. He has
established to the satisfaction of all
concerned that Charles II. Meyer IS
working with the Mutual Welfare
League and that the Mutual Welfare
League is working with Warden Meyer.
It was no part OF the Dudes pro-
gramme to establish anything but has
right to remain in Sing Sing when ne
burst into a conference in the warden's
Office in the early afternoon to demand
why he. an officer of the league, was
being transferred.
"For disciplinary reasons, Harris,
replied the warden. Your own court
condemned you for grossly insulting an
officer in the presence OF strangers. II
YOU were not an officer of the league
ii would De bad enough. As an officer
your conduct reflected upon the whole
league and tended to injure every man
in the prison. So you are going 10
Auburn"
Dan Flies Into Rage
The prisoner few into a rage. accus-
ing the warden Of breaking promises,
of not giving the men the square deal
he had assured them and making
threats. -, 8,
you'll hear from this from Albany,
yelled Dan, "you see il you don't. And
you'll hear from it here"
Harris" said the warden. don't
make matters worse. Please leave the
room"
Il won't, and l dare you to put
hand on me-"
kindly lead that man back inside
the warden ordered a guard who came
in, "and report him to the prlncipa'
keeper"
When Harris was removed Jonn D.
Molloy, deputy warden, informed the
warden that the executive committees
Of the Mutual Welfare League wished
to see him. He was told to SEND the
delegation in.
eve came explained the spok esman'
"to say that we are sorry for what mas
happened and to apologize. We were
going to ask you TO let Harris stay, but
we want to tell you that we don't stand
for that sort OF thing and that the men
that have heard about it are sorry u
happened. We couldn't ask you TO do
ANYTHING now. We are all sorry for
what Harris did and hope 1t won't be
held against the league
Promises Square Deal
at won't be-" the warden assured
them, "and let Us now forget Harris.
No man is going TO be drafted because
of his work for or in the league. he
will be drafted If he works against the
league. You are going TO get the
square deal. Is that clear?
Eyes. warden" replied the commit
teeman. "the boys are with you; we
know what happened, and we are sorry.
We couldn't help it, 49,,
ITS all right. boys" said the warden,
ending the interview, and the commit
tee filed out
Within five minutes the men at mess
heard OF the affair. There was no dif-
ference of opinion. 1900,
BEST thing that ever happened" they
said. "Dan tried to get us all in
wrong. He's a lucky guy that ne isn't
ont here in the yard; he'd have his head
beat off. And he's lucky he had Meyer
10 deal with. Any other warden would
have given him 100 marks and switched
him 10 Clinton" 81,
"All things are for the best" said
the warden. when he heard Of the mems
sentiments.