Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22


as ''frightful aud beyond the power o
words TO express Mr. Kaufman. will
Evan B. Lewis and Francis G. Menu
min, attorneys, has been selected 81
counsel for Il committee representing
eleven patriotic and fraternal organiza
tions investigating the conditions in thu
penitentiary.
81 cannot give out the details of thu
evidence collected thus far, said Mr.
Kaufman, but | assure you that it is
full and complete enough to strike one
as frightful. The community cannot
have such wrong perpetrated as is be
ing done in this institution, and We
intend to turn the light Of day upon it
No political influence will prevent this
sweeping investigation.
Death Only One of Things.
Mr.. Kaufman said the death of Will
liam Stehlik. the alleged convict suicide,
was only one of the things that will be
investigated.
A protest will be made to Governor
Sproul against the threatened removal
of William A. Dunlap and the Rev
William Welch. because of the part
they have taken in the investigation OF
prison affairs
Dunlap is n member ol the board ot
prison inspectors and Mr.. Wclch Is
chaplain of the prison. Should the an
thorities appealed to fail to act series
of mass meetings will be held to take
up the questions.
Mckenty Awaits State Report
Warden McKenty said at the pepi-
tentiary today that he was waiting. fot
the report of the State Board of Prison
Inspectors and would accept their re
port as final.
'T cannot see why these people arc
rushing ahead and demanding all sorts
of Investigations before the official in
vestigation by the proper parties has
been concluded" he said.
He said he had nothing further to
say about the death of Stehlik until
the coroner had rendered his verdict.
The inquest into the death of Stehili
will be held at the penitentiary because
some of the witnesses are convicts there.
Governor Sproul last night declared
he would welcome an investigation by
the district attorney, but said he would
wait for the report of his investigating
body, the State Beard of Charities, be-
fore taking any action in the matter.
''Mr. totan certainly would have the
power to make this requested investi-
CATION" he said. ''The Eastern Peni =
tentiary lies within his jurisdiction. and
! would be glad to have the additional
probe. We want all of the light thrown
upon this matter that we possibly can
get Before taking any steps in the re %
movai of anybody, Mr.. Dunlap or any
ono else. / will wait for the report of
my committee.
81 expect the state board will also
inquire into the conditions surrounding
the death of the convict who was found
dead in his cell.
'"The penitentiary is really over
crowded. It has twice as many men in
there as it should have, and | am look
ing forward to the time when We will
have o large institution in the center
of the state which will provide farm
land to keep the minds of the convicts
engaged and out Of mischief"
Charges Address Was Barred
Mrs. H. V. Howe. of the American
League for the Prevention of Lcgalzcc
Crime Capital PunishmentD. who is
working in 60 operation with Mr.. Dun
lap. has two copies of an issue of tht
Umpire, the prison publication, whicl
she alleges was banned because of thu
printing Of an address made TO th
prisoners by Mr.. Dunlap.
This number was to have beel
printed the Doth of October" said Mrs
House. MIR. Dunlap speech was o
the twenty fifth. On the night of tn
twenty eighth two proofs werc run ol
containing this speech. That sam
night the prison printing Office wa
broken into and the forms destroyed
Since that time the publication ba
been banned.
"Thc Dunlap speech that Mr., Me
kenty said reeked with bolshevism Ger
tainly doesn't show it,
Excerpts from the speech follow:
Il know you fellows can all max
! good. It's q very easy thing to get i
here and / know it only too well,
! know also. that many who are nov
here should not be here,
a Il wish you all sorts of good luck
Nothing for you to do but to get bac
| from where you fell. Your time is com
ing. You know all things come to hir
who waits.
BE good Take things easy, Whe
the time comes for you to go out, 20
will go, and when you do so, sta
gone. It's easy to get in here, bu
hard to get out. You all have m
sympathy. / know sympathy doesn
do you any good no more than t
give you the pleasure of knowing some
body is your fEiend. I'll have to stop
so III bid you all good night and god
speed. am glad TO be here today
1t is an honor and a pleasure to me
as one of the board of inspectors. Per
haps | should say one of the boards q
inspectors. as | believe | am boar
all to myself. There are two boards. ="