The Washington times., 1920-08-21
PR|SONMUT|NY.
CALLED HAz|NC
Gov. Ritohie Believes Aim Was
To Cow Acting Warden.
Rigid Probe Assured.


things settle down to normal In Mary
land penitentisry, an investigation
of the riot that broke out in tha
Institution early yesterday and the
events leading up to IL will be made
and all the facts in connection with
IL made public, Governor Richie an
nounced today.
The Governor said that the osten
sible reason for the strike OF Few
days ago and the outbreak yesterday
was that food was not too good and
was not In sufficient variety. There
may have been some reason for com
plaint about the food. although no
complaint heretofore had been made
Tor, according to the Governor. there
may have been some let-down at the
Institution during the illness OF
warden Leonard, which had continued
for some months.
WILL PROBE ALL FACTS.
Every fact in connection with the
situation would be looked into and II
there was real cause for complaint IL
would be remedied. the Governor said.
but PC was inclined to believe that the
trouble was due more to a desire OF
the prisoners to haze the new warden,
and to get his nerve IL possible, than
desperate characters are confined in
the penintentiary now than there have
been for years. and 1t was possible
that some of these thought they might
escape during the rioting.
Members Of the grand jury, includ-
Ing members OF the Penitentiary Com
mittee visited the institution late
yesterday to inspect the damage. 1t
is possible that the grand jury may
nI I..a % tV.D. Ytrxr ,v,t@ hx.
! circumstances surrounding the dem
! onstration.
The governor has on his desk a
number Of recommendations from the
board of Pardons and Parole for
paroles for prisoners in the peniten-
tiary. but at the request of the board
Is holding these up until an investi-
cation can be made to see whether
any of those recommended for parole
were mixed up in the trouble of the
last few days. If they were. it is
probable that the board will with
draw its recommendations.
ACTING WARDEN PRAISED.
Ogle Marbury, president of the
Board Of Prison Control, went to the
I penitentiary and made brief inves-
tigation of the situation. He said
I that in his opinion Acting Warden
Brady was handling the situation
/ with tact and ability and he did not
intend to interfere with him in any
way.
This thing has convinced me that
the proper thing to do is to segregate
, the prisoners. We ought to have a
modern and complete prison at a
place like the Housekyof Correction,
and separate the prisoners according
TO their character and temperament,
not according to length of their
terms or the offenses for which they
were committed"
A preliminary and cursory investi-
/ cation by Mr.. Marbury showed that
the riot was led by convicted murder
most notorious criminals in the insti-
tuition.
ALL PARTICIPANTS KNOWN.
The name of every prisoner impli-
Gated Is known to the State board Of
fcials. 1t was learned that those who
rebelled against authority acted in ac-
cord with their past lives. The great
majority of prisoners, it is known, did
not pay attention to the propaganda
started by a score Of discontented con-
victs.
Anthony Cugino and John NJ. Kirsh-
ner. of Philadelphia, sentenced to fif-
teen years Tor thelr part In the rob-
berry at the jewelry store of the James
r. Armiger Company, were among the
most defiant of the rioters. They ran
from tier to tier, according to the
guards, shouting encouragement to
the convicts engaged in the breaking
up of every removable object. Harry
Thaman, twenty-eight years old, who
is serving a five-year sentence for
pocket picking, was another who
cared the guards to enter the dormi-
tory. Among the yeggmen who as
sumed leadership was Irwin Martz,
who was captured in the act of bur-
glary and was sentenced to twelve
years from Frederick county.
Louis Cuttings, a negro thief, for
mer inmate of the House of Correc-
ton, serving FIVE years for stealing.
attempted to whip the other negro
prisoners in c dormitory into line for
the rebellion" but was not success
full.