Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-05

Q Judge Collins called the grand jury
together this morning and instructed
CIaris Adams, prosecutor, to assume
charge of the Jail investigation.
/ The court called the grand jury's at
tention to the disclosures made in the
federal court and stated that such reve-
lations which demand an immediate and
complete investigation" by the Marion
county grand jury.
! The probe was not directed until Fed
eral Judge A. B. Anderson began an
/ investigation into the, conditions said to
exist at the Jail, where federal and
county prisoners are kept.
MILLER NOT NAMED
IN INSTRUCTIONS.
/ Judge Collins in his Instructions did
not mention the name Of Sheriff Miller,
who was said by Judge Anderson to be
responsible for the e'terribie conditions re
vealed.
| Judge Collins informed the grand fury
that Judge Anderson had agreed to allow
federal prisoners in the jail to appear as
/ witnesses before it during It's probe
Prosecutor Adams, who has appeared
| twice at the Federal building lately to
confer with federal officials, said today
/ that he conferred with United States
Marshal Mark Storen and made arrange
ments for the calling of prisoners before
| the county grand jury beginning to-
morrow morning.
Neither Judge Collins nor Prosecutor
| Adams needed the appeals of prisoners In
the Jail. published in The Times last fall
| for better food conditions.
| No attention to this appeal was paid
until Judge Anderson began his probe.
/ MEMBERS OF
| GRAND JURY.
The following are members of the
grand Jury who are under oath to make
complete Investigation of jail condi-
tions:
Edward j. Gust, a farmer of Acton,
Ind.
Anton King, q farmer of Cumber-
land. Ind.
William G. Hartman, farmer. In
dianapolis, r. r. E.
Richard G. Herrforth. farmer of
Acton. Ind
Albert 0. Hendricks. farmer. Acton.
Ind.
Samuel B. McHafey, farmer, In
dianapoIis. r. r. j.
Austin Daugherty was named as bai1in
| of the grand jury.
Indications are that many prisoners
now In jail viii be called at once be-M
fore the jury.
Judge Collins instructed the jury to
make a careful investigation Of feod
/ conditions by actually visiting the jail
It is known that the meals are some
better now since Judge Anderson showed
up deplorable conditions which federal
prisoners exposed.
CHIEF POINTS
IN INQUIRY.
/ Judge Collins instructed the grand fury
[ TO determine:
/ who was responsible for the food which
! prisoners said they could not eat
/ Who accepted alleged bribes for bed
clothing and mattresses
What jailers or employees accepted
money for allowing prisoners 10 go 70
their homes and return.
II meat which was delivered to the
/ jail was spoiled and unfit for food.
/ To decide from what source food sup
/ plies are obtained.
To determine If prisoners were mis-
treated
II money was taken from envelopes
sent to prisoners.
Judge Collins passed the responsible
/ tty Of the investigation over to Prosecu-
/ tor Adams.
TEXT OF INSTRUCTIONS
/ GIVEN TO GRAND JURY.
/ Judge Collins Instructions to the Jury
/ read as follows:
The statutes of Indiana provide,
among other things. that in the order of
/ inquiry made by the grand jury they
/ shall inquire as follows
Into willful and corrupt misconduct
in Office of public officers Of every de-
scription and into any charge of extoe-
ton preferred against any such officers
and into the condition and management
of the public prisons and poorhouses in
| the county
The statutes Of Indiana further pro-
vide; The grand jury during term time
of the court, shall be entitled to free ac-
cess at all reasonable times to the county
prison or prisons for the purpose
of examining their conditions and man
agement.'
These sections of the stautes have been
quoted to you In order to direct your
attention to your duty in examining into
conditions in the Marion county jail
I'm an inquiry in the federal court.
conducted by Judge A B. Anderson, there
were disclosed facts and conditions con-
cerning the care, custody and treatment
of prisoners In the Marion county Jail
that demand an immediate and complete
| investigation by this body.
QUOTES CHARGES IN
FEDERAL HEARING.
I'm the hearing in the federal court,
It was charged among other things that
gambling was openly permitted by the
guards in charge of federal prisoners
and that such guards received a rake
off Of from $40 to $12 night; that money
entrusted to guards for mailing never
reached its destinations that money sent
to prisoners was never received by them;
that prisoners were required to pay for
the use of toilet paper blankets and mat
tresses; that special privileges were
granted prisoners upon the payment Of
sans of money TO the guards; that pris-
oners were permitted to leave the jail
and to remain away for hours at a time
upon the payment of money to the night
jailer; that prisoners were assaulted by
the guards.
1T was further charged that the food
provided for the prisoners was of such
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