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

which the man was submitted was ard9
by Whitesell and that Uncle Cha
stood by during the proceedings.
WORST STORY
JUDGE EVER HEARD.
Judge Anderson. in commenting On III
| evidence as presented, said it was II
worst story he had ever heard in his If,
"And I thought they called this ma
Uncle Charlie because he was such
kind old fellow" said the court IAN
this is the capital # the state, too"
The judge again placed the raspops
bility for the conditions, on the shouNAz
Of Sheriff Robert F. Miller, sometil&
known as Honest Bob e
JUST PLAIN ROBBERY"
| SAYS JUDGE ANDERSON,
| After a statement made by Frerer
VanNuys TO the effect that the she1k
had made a profit of $500 per month
feeding prisoners. Judge Anderson 81
This man has no right to take a
of that money.
: "It is just plain robbery.
he United States statutes say
II two or more persons conspire to S
or defraud the government they
guilty Of conspiracy and subject to
penalty Of two years Imprisonment a
fine of $4,000 or both.
Why isn't the sheriff guilty if he II
! ters into scheme to make more M
5000 or $4,000 a year of of the
ernment?
| IF that isn't a scheme to defrauH
don't know what is.
The grand jury meets TuesdaJ
and 1 know of Jail where / cal
send that sheriff where there will "a
! no poker games
! District Attorney VanNuys submitt#
/ figures to the court showing that IN
/ United States paid more than s17.0'
/ last year to the sheriff to feed prisone,
at the rate of so cents per day per mai
and said that estimates had been prs
/ pared TO show that the food cost onI ~
cents per day.
FIGURES SHERIFFS
PROFIT AT $500.
| Granting that 80 cents a day had bet
spent Mr.. VanNuys said the sheriff h h
made a profit of $500 during the yeE
from the keeping of prisoners
Attorney Wiltsie, representing Il
sheriff, said that more than 20 cents
/ day had been used to feed the prisoneIl
If he paid more than that he wa
overcharged," said the court.
Il will show, when the time come
that not more than this sum was paid.
| stated Mr.. VanNuys.
| Prisoners informed the court that thS
had been no improvement in food siny
the federal investigation started, some
them even testifying that it was wors
II won't stand for this any long
err" said Judge Anderson.
~ want that sheriff to stand up
right now and make some promises"
Mr.. Miller said he would guarantee a
improvement in the food.
STATE CHARITIES
BOARD CRITICISED.
The state board of charities came i
for criticism from the court during til
session.
Leslie Sanders, former preacher, hel
in jail, said that when he was ce
boss man named Brown came from "A
state board one day to make an inslks
tion. -
He said that he was warned to
everything spick and span and also st e;
that he concealed true conditions at
jail during inspection. #'
Mr. Brown was guided through thT f$
and not allowed to talk to any prisonNs
who would not talk right it wa
charged, and Uncle Charlie" stood b
each one as he talked to the inspector,
isn't it the duty of the state board Z
charities to investigate these jail cor
Tditions?" asked the court
Il think we had better have theI
brought in and explain about this"
Representative of the board are SUI
posed to inspect jails and establish rule
nd LOT fCv bafr - ~
Mr.. VanNuys
There is nothing in the report of 19l
to show that the Marion county Jail ha
been inspected and we could not get th
1919 report. as it has not yet bee
! printed"
'The state pays for this printing an
rays salaries to these men, doesn't Ii?
asked the court, "and what does th
state pay them for if not to look afte
these Jails 2"
Mr.. VanNuys said that the state boar
of charities maintained a staff of nv
employees and thirteen agents and tina
he never knew them to do anything be
sides hold conventions, pass resolution
and draw their pay.
MORE TESTIMONY
AS TO CRUELTY.
Glen Foresmah, who told of the deat
of an insane man at the Jail, also pre-
sented further testimony Of cruelty
prisoners
| He said that man named Devoe VI
taken out OF HIS cell and beaten oE.
the head with blackjack, later bSk
thrown into the BLACK Hole. wherq =.
was confined feSxaiays, being fed
as.hin sItARA of -bIAAss'3 and cup OF
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