Evening journal., 1920-01-16


member Of the board OF trustees. I
simply laid The facts before him as they
had been presented 90 me.
"The board Of trustees, ! acting as
one OF them, had told the warden that
he and De alone should decide at what
work. and The place where any and
every one OF the prisoners should be
employed.
THE third case cited was thas I de-
manded 10 have friends OF certain prl-
soners who We're pickpockets see them,
and that when this was refused by the
warden ] demanded OF him that, as
was a member OF the board Of trustees,
he must grant my request. that the
warden was sustained. This Is an entire
misstaiement OF the facts OF the case
and could only have been presented 10
The grand jury by someone who. while
knowing better. being In possession Of
the facts. intended 10 lniure me before
the grand jury. The facts OF the case
are as follows:
MIR. Philip /. Garrett was again as
ISOLATED with me In the defence Of the
parties charged. Mr.. Garrett and my
self, having learned OF the evidence In
the possession Of the State, talked with
Attorney General Reinhardt We and
the attorney general agreed that. In case
our clients should plead guilty TO two
OF The indictments, all the other in
dictments would be dropped These two
indictments did not carry the punish
ment OF the lash and therefore were
advantageous 10 MIR clients
I'VE, Mr.. Garrett and myself, then
went and requested the warden that
we be permitted 10 take these friends
OF the prisoners downstairs IN the
County Court House, In the City or
Wilmington, in order that they might,
If possible, show 90 our clients the
wisdom OF accepting our advice. We,
Mr.. Garrett. myself and a guard, went
down In the prison part Of the building
and In the presence Of Mr.. Garrett, two
guards and myself had friends Of The
prisoners talk 10 them. This cOnyersa-
lion resulted In convincing the prison
ers that our advice was proper and
right and u was Tor their best in
terest 90 acsept the same.
upon coming upstairs into the
County Court room. Attorney-General
Relnhardt. having been Informed by
Warden Cross that we were down
stairs, in his hysterical manner called
attention Of the court 20 what we had
done. His honor, Judge Boyce. called
our attention 90 what Mr.. Relnhardt
had said. Mr.. Garrett stated TO the
court: We have done only what we
were permitted and entitled 10 do under
the constitution OF the State Of Della
ware, namely, that all persons charged
with an offence had The right 10 see
their attorney and friends IN order 20
prepare themselves for trial. Mr.. Car
relt. myself and the two guards were
present during the whole time that
four men were talking % the prisoners,
and by no possibility could any weapon
or saw, or saws, have been passed 10
them.
"Thls occurred not IN the New Castle
County Workhouse. but in the Court
House IN the City Of Wilmington, Della
ware, and the full facts as have re-
lated them were well known 10 At
tOrney General Reinhardt.
He gave 90 The grand jury "a mis-
leading and altogether untrulmul Ver-
sion Of the matter as confined In the
report TO your honOrs by the grand
Jury. Whether or not me received his
misleading and untruthful versions OF
lhe affair from Warden Gross ] know
not. This Is a matter between Warden
Cross and Aitorney-General Relnhardt.
II only know that ] never upon this
occasion or any other occasion, made
any demands upon Warden Cross In
my capacity as trustee OF the work
house. for any special privilege either
10 myself or 20 anyone confined In the
institution whom / had represented.
"Thc fourth case cited against me
is that upon request had stated that
I could not agree 10 have the police
notified at the time prisoners
were discharged from the prison. II
the matter were presented 10 me |
have no recollection OF H. but II II
were ], holding the opinions that / do,
would have naturally demurred, as an
individual member Of the board, TO nav
ing such a report made to the police
1T has always been considered a
weak spot In our prison system in the
opinion OF each and every one Of the
trustees who have at any time been con
nected with the management or the
New Castle county workh0use, that no
society existed that could or would
take charge OF, and look after, prisoners
when they left the workhOuse, so as
10 advise them along proper lines-try-
ing 10 secure work for them and see that
they did not fall back into their old
manner OF living. Unfortunately we
have no stlch socieiV
Il never did and do not now think,
that in lieu Of q society TO look after
the possible bettorment Of these men
when released from the New Castel
County WOrkhouse, they, because they
had made mistakes and had been con-
vlcted OF a crime or mlsd meanor,
should be considered as Outcasts and
give no chance for reformation. Nor
do | think that as soon as discharged
from the Jail they should be cODtin-
uously bounded and under the surveil-
lance OF the police and detectives and
so causa them 10 believe that society
had no further use for them; that 20 all
inlentss and purposes the only avenue
open was 10 return TO their old man
ner Of living and try 10 outwit and
cheat the police and detectives. This,
OF course, would not apply to con-
nrmed and hardened criminals and |
cannot see any reason why the proper