The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-14

"1e Does tho Best He Knows How Representative
Barker To Charge "Water Cure" Is In Use at Refoma-
tory II Is Understood
(EDITOR'S NOTE.-This is the fourth OF serle
IF articles on state institutions ,crtten by jesse "
Hilton Times reporter, ,cho entered the institutions
he 0,se of an employe, bearing credentials from Coz
,ruor Robertson the fifth article, also dealing 'clt
Nc Granite retormatory ,ciH appear tomoTo~J
By JESSIE W. HILTON.
copyr ~ Not to " ''''''' vi"
I. OF the $4,000 appropriated for maintenance
Of tho State Rsformatory Granite Okla, for the fiscal
year ending June 80 only approximately 81 13s4O re-
main, .ceord;ns TO the statement Of Jonas Ford chief
clerk Of tn. rsformatory to NJ Stokes Grady county
representative.
e. According TO the statement Of Boone Williams
warden of the Yeformatory the per capita cost OF MAN.
tanning convict in the State Rsformatory $Zs' pc.
year There are 223 convcts in the rsformatory, and
five oaths yet remain which they must b fed on the
$2l3S.40.
,. From January II to February 4, the date q my
visit not vegetable had been served on the :es: OF
the eonvict, except q few "pcksd bsets," which The
convcs refused to There variety in the menu:
Of tho convcts-practcaly the foods are served
day after day.
4. Charles Dewsss. cook at the reformatory, is
farmer and had no experience at cooking until he was
empoyed the refomatory according to his own state
ment. ~ am only farmer" he said "and do the best
l know how"
s. Every animal owned by the state at the rsforma-
tory except SO cattle running wheat 10 starving Ap.
proximatey 100 hoss the farm have died
Of starvation and neglect aimee fall Sixty head OF heavy
work mules living solsly on sorghum cane. They
have had not bite OF grain since last fall Iwo num-
drsd and sixty hoss are now living volunteer" wheat
and in . semi.starved condition Pigs one year old
are not large normal pigs three months DID, accord
ing to the statement Of s. D. Everett deputy warden,
.ko,. Ill >obea
g. According to the findinss Of Representative Jack
Barker Of E Reno, Canadian county, the water cure
administered frequently to convcts at the rsformatory
Barker was one Of group Of state legislator who vs-
tied the place at the time the Times reporter was
present He expected to make report to the leSsia
turs He also has said that he found the Of nuck"
common and that blood stains can be found on the walls
Of many cslls.
7. Of an appropriation Of 81, 500 for erecting
Of cottages for employee, $1,000 has already been
pended On construction Of cottage for Boone Wiam'
warden and partial construction of second cottage,
according 70 Deputy Warden Everett.
8. According 10 Everett and Williams, boys
mted for minor offsnsss housed with criminals and
ifers Of the most vicious character The boys become
vicious and hardened in turn.
There are 223 convcts in the State Reformatory at rar
e--or when visited there February a. Accort
Ing to warden Of the reformatory in STATE
ment to me- S237 per man per year sufficient for mar
enance Of convics This would indicate that $52 1851 shoul
be sufficient to take the State Reformatory for
year.
OF the $4,000 appropriated for maintenance Of the ir
ltuon for the fiscal ending June 3O 19l9 there
NAMED op February only approximately 40 accorc
Ing to signed statement by Jonas Ford chief clerk at tn
submitted TO Stokes state Representative
from Grady county, who, with other members Of egisatv
Investigating committee, inspected the reformatory on Fel
ruary a. at the same time that visited the institution
behalf Of the Times.
Fords statement to Stokes In which he Hemzes expel
dtures at the institution follows: ,t o
Maintenance appropriation for fiscal year ending Jun
30, 1919, $4,000.
Warrants issued to- date, $68, ,494.O4.
Balance, S17.606.06.
Orders outstanding, approximately (some being est
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