The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-12-09

committee of three members to
of charges brought against Fra
state prison at Deer Lodge, by :
conditions at the prison under tn
THE COMMITTEE !
The committeeman are:
c. FL. Mcleod Of Missoula.
D. J. Hilger Of Lewistown.
Colonel @. F. Goddard of Billings.
Governor Story said he hoped the
committee would be able to begin its
work by Wednesday of next week.
The members will work with attor-
neys for Mr.. Conley in an effort to
reach an agreed statement of fact on
the records Mr. Macdonald used in
making his report. Recently the state
board of prison commissioners grant
ed to Mr.. Conley's attorneys an order
to see all the books and records of
the prison.
The committee will serve without
pay, except that its expenses will be
paid, Governor Story said. He be-
lieves they can report back in about
10 days, since it is improbable they
will undertake any new investiga tlon,
but will only check up the MacDon-
aid reports. The committee has UNI
limited investigating powers, howev-
er. -
Appointment of the investigating
committee followed several confer
ences between Governor Story and
Tho other members Of the board of
prison commissioners. Attorney Cen
eral Wellington D. Rankin and Sec
rotary of State Charles 7. Stewart.
He told them, he said, Of his pur-
pose and they agreed to the plan. The
appointments were made, however, by
the heutenants governor, acting un-
der the same constitutional authority
Governor Dixon cited in naming Mr..
Macdonald. 81
Mr.. Mcleod and Colonel Goddard
are Republicans and Mr.. Hilger is q
Democrat. The two Republican MEM
bers have agreed to serve, but Mr..
Hilger has not been reached. Govern
or Story believes, however, that Mr..
Hilger will accept.
The report Of the committee will be
made to the governor and will then
be submitted to the prison commits
sioners for appropriate action, Gov
| ernor Story said.
STORY'S STATEMENT
Full text of Governor Story's state
ment follows:
| "Whereas, a report has been made
to this office by T. III. Macdonald, Esq
charging the former warden of the
state penitentiary with gross misman-
agement and maladministratlon OF
the affairs of the state prison and
misrepresentation of funds and pro-
perry belonging to the state OF Mon
tana, and in order that there may be
a further investigation of the charges
made to determine the truth or fall
sity thereof, deem it necessary and
| proper, and to the best interests OF
the state of Montana, that full,
complete and impartial investigation
Of the said charges be made by a
committee of prominent and substan-
tial business men of the state, whose
honesty and integrity are beyond re-
proach.
CHOW, therefore, with this object in
view, and acting under the express
authority and duty imposed upon me
by the provisions of Article VII, Sec
ton 10 of the constitution Of the state
of Montana, I hereby appoint G. II
Mcleod, Esq, of Missoula; O. =. God
/ dard, ESQ, of Billings and David Hill
ger, ESQ, of Lewistown, to conduct
such investigation of the specific
charges made and filed by T. H. Mac.
Donald and report their findings tt
this office. :.
81 do hereby invest the said G: H
Mcleod, ESQ.,; O. F. Goddard, ESQ:
and David Hilger, Esq, with full
power and authority to make sait
| investigation and report the same
giving them, or any one OF them, tn.
| right to call witnesses, examine al
books, accounts and papers having t.
do with the charges so made, and t.
do all things which can be legal!
4 done by laws of Montana and the pro
visions of Article VII, Section 10, o
the constitution of the state of Mon
tana.
| Il hereby direct that said commit
tee proceed as soon as possible Wit
such investigation.
"In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused tn
great seal of the state to be affixed.
"Done at Helena, the capital, thl
third day Of December, 1921, and O
|, 1.-The independence of the Unite
States of America, the one hundre'
forty-sixth.
"By the Acting Governor:
"NELSON STORY, JR.
, Secretary of State:
, MrHARIE r. STEWART"