Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-01

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three times day by Foresman, who
was acting as waiter.
Foresman said he complained to
Uncle Charlie" and said the man
would starye to death.
LET the - stay there until he
straves or learns something" was White
sells only comment, according to Fores-
man.
Leslie Sanders, minister, said that
while this man was in the "black hole
guard poured formaldehyde in the
cell until the prisoner was strangled INTO
Inconsistencies.
Sanders olso told OF several men who
were beaten up by Uncle Charlie"
He said a man was brought TO Jan
who had possession OF clgarets ana Wheh
they were found he was beaten for hav-
ing them.
Jail KEYS. blackiacks and fists were
used in beating up prisoners, it was said.
Jack Hampton, cell boss, who on Tues
day denied having been out OF prison,
was placed on the stand today and pre-
seuted a new statement.
He admitted having lied Tuesday and
said he had been let out OF the jail by
George Douglas, night keeper, TO spend
a night with his wife
Hampton also said that he collected
one-haif Of the poker rakeoif each night
from "Puss" Aiinert and that the money
he received WIS turned over to Douglas
10 be split up among the "screws' or
keepers.
Hampton said he lied Tuesday because
he was afraid he would be thrown in
the black hole"
ALL GUARDS DISCHARGED.
SAY SsHERIFF MILLER.
Honest Bob" Miller. who al ia the
courtroom during the testimony. said,
through his attorney, that he had dis
charged all of the guards al the jail the
last going at = o'clock yesterday after
noon.
He was scored by the court for not
having acted sooner and told that condi-
ticns must change Immediately.
The deplorable condition Of the food
served in the jail was once more brought
to light when Jack Nicholnl, prisoner
cook. was placed on the stand.
Nicholni said that for breakfast he
cooked a pound and a half of coffee IN
eighteen gallons Of water, served mush
boiled the day before. aud molasses
diluted one part TO three parts Of water.
He presented somples OF the food used
at the jail and said It was so miserable
that he could not cook II, even though
he had ben cook for ten years.
According to Hampton, "beans and
bones weer served at the supper for
jail and the meat used was so rotten
that it crumpled In his hands when be
ing used.
He said that today forty or htty
pounds Of naked bones were received at
the jail with some quantities OF liver,
tn oliver being dated April, 1919.
with a good sharp razor could
shave off perhaps a pound and half
Of meat from the bones" said the cook.
lie said that the meat was sometimes
mildewed and gnawed by rats and that
Il smelled so bad It was necessary to
soak it in soda and salt before it could
even be cooked
The condition Of the kitchen was ter
ribie. he said, dirty laundry and refuse
being piled about and the prisoners using
It as a barber shop.
THE screws ate a special brand OF
coffee, pork chops and veal steaks bought
with government supplies, he said
Cockroaches and bedbugs we're found
In the soup and prisoners were given
bread soaked In coal oil and bedbug
poison, they said.
Other testimony of a startling nature
was brought out during the hearing and
there is little doubt that the evidence
accumulated will be placed before the fed
eraI grand jury next week.
Hearing of evidence viii be resumed to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, when other
witnesses, among them being "Puss"
Minert, who did not testify today, win
be summoned. iaiak.RE