The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-03-30
REMOVAL OF KELLY RAISES
QUESTION AS TO JAIL CONDITION

,sss Nawton Kelly, charged with k'liiiis
Inv;d shull in New Brooklano sew
,oont,,s ago is still in the Lexins-
.on co,,nty iail, despite the fact that
s,.. .,torrevs Monday secured from
enuarnor Cooper an order directing
the penitentiary authorities to receive
Kelly.
5 The plea was made that conditions
the Lexington county Jail were
sssa,ch as to 3eojardize the health OF
me prisoner.
aherin Roof has 80 far, however,
snpt taken Kelly to Columbia He does
mt iunderstand the letter Of the gov
ernor to require him to do So ana
ha may or may not take Kelly to the
sneuttentiary. The sheriff was some
S,;;jb What disconcerted BY the reports pub
.ssaist.Ad in the daily papers and invited
{ ira focal board OF health: to make an
inspection of the jail, agreeing to
aads by their finding:
Complying with the, request OF the
81, si.sria, the board Tuesday afternoon
insnacted the Jail and reported the
ss,conditio as being fair. While they
sfoernd some Isl things that could be much
Sr,,nroyed. the board did not believe
scnndifions to be as bad as they had
baAn pictured. They made some rec
concentrations as to improvements
! si,sS i,,ayf fic,,,,arlp as TO the water supply
ana nd Sew Sew erage disposal.
last Thursday the local committee
sof the state Board Of Public Welfare
visited the Jail, and their report made
HE state board, while commencing
some points. pointed out that the
nlthy condition Of the entire INSIDE
of the Jail, the floor, walls, cells ped
ding and dishes, to the extent of being
dangerous. This committee is COM
,osed of John S. Schneider, MISS
r,+ha, nrebe, and DR.. G. f. Roberts.
Mr.. Brearley 1nspects.
Mr.. III. C. Brearley, assistant secre-
,r nv at. the State Board Of Public Wel-
fare. ran oyer from Columbia today
md made an inspection of the jail.
Mr. Brearley, at the conclusion OF his
inspection, gave The Dispatch-News
the following interview in regard 10
eonditsons as he found them:
ssThe condition of the Lexington
seoiInty ian is not much worse than 1t
has been for some years but that IS
had enough. The building, erected
IN 1856. is not now satisfactory for
t1,e use of prisoners. No provisions
for the care of either white or COL
,o,rea women have been made and
even the white and coIored men are
nnly partially separated. The win
aows are unscreened and many OF
+he names of glass have been broken
out. At present the prisoners are
protecting themselves against the
cold wind by hanging up clothes ana
bedding in front Of the windows Inc
heat is Supplied by two stoves.
Y ssThe cells are very dark and nara
TO Keep in a sanitary condition. They
could be partially improved by paint
ing them white and by repairing the
hunks where the prisoners sleep.
"The water supply is far from sat-
isfactory. The tank from which
comes the water for the baths and
5,oiaets .is covered only, by wire net
Ting so that the water is not sultao aoie
for drinking purposes. Consequently.
1 ats:lpau:: ef water is brought into the
prisoners, quarters and they dip their
ems anto. the common supply: THIS
pract4ceDis Just as liable 20 :spreao
disease IF only one cup were +, us USED d
BY all prisoners. both :. white VI tt ana a !
black. Il .as ..--..
4.rhe food supplied is a little above
che average for the jails in the state
The three meals served just previous
10 this visit were as. follows: Break
fast-hominy, 2 biscuits, fried bacon
conee; .dinner-collard green's corn
nread SOUP; supper-collard green's
light bread, soup. Syrup can oe gotten
when the prisoners desire it. 'rns
Of the food seems TO oe
Fair although some complaint OF II
has been made.
"The plumbing of the jail IS IN
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