The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-06-23
SPILLS THE
BEANS"
MaXey Says ConvictS
Are "HonOred
Guests.
Bs,,,n Blame, Msssy

and water. SUNDAY ..l.H.. CHARACTER.
I1.,pt M1,,y newport. ~. on
r1ur,ci hc aa. rendered ..s res'g
nation o.. assistant superintendent
'o,glu.. ~ r.. I.appr1.a. - con
I..lus 40 '., r.furma,ort
Na,.s aOu1un,.f .., policy ~ ,..
new superintendent. H,1.y ' Basin
wi, boz .l.t. treated '.s PRISONER los
'uo1ofsl guest, - o., institution
TAKE tfc matter = treating pr.
unsrs who escape" be- said The
las provides pun srwcr' ~ from
one O. sN YEAR confinement far at
tempted escape. bu; the worst '.,E
get now . seven days solitary ur
bread and water AMI SIXTY Iay. n
stripe.
"Ur.,r s.r prrsert system 81
Fauifaft. ,Hr ufnfmatov .n
ls ns. r,foruatory 10 a.l s turned
over % convict. Guard, az, NOS
permitted o. strike prsprrrs lrl as
q r,.l.t ,h,y are az iHe mercy - ,a,
men sought o. be- punished
VISITOR az t.r rr'armltory who
are admitted prpmis.IHu.y ar, not
.lrch,i. MaNcy said Neither
IRE cine PRISONER. except H' interval
- s,sera. N,,a. ana when t.r search
HBiy. bushels - ra,.,.tuNrs are
fari 10 Che PRISONER
Asserting t.,t Gov ElN.u T. Nor.
row was H.atwlusrI loo uaripn.ug
Prank Blair wro was confined .u che
rgf1rmarHr. fr rH.Irr up Capt
Jane. lI,Htr.,ts - Louisville. Max
yg SAL. frc pardon was u., ran.
rt'sl through proper channel
neither vas there any excuse for rat
knowing what other af,ns,. Do, was
,5us fHr. boz ADS as '.y name. -
a. af,r.es charged v,r, IN the pr.
onef commitment, card
"rre pardon q Blair. "MaycyI
sad. .vas the result - effort. u al
powerful band - po texans and
wealthy friends - the convict"
Pointing out tHa, Blair, release
wa carried out 10 a wy.,rrfou. man
u,r MaNey stated that outside .n-|
hucace, had been active 900 BairsI
behalf
Il have Information that Blair
belonged 10 wha, was termed a
business ring, composed q persons
whose inhueuo, va, 80 great that %.
pat BLAIR in the position 60 beng
able 20 raise S250.OOO z .uca a sum
was necessary 90 obtain b.. rclcas,
MaNcy. who va, appointed assist
ant superintendent u the rcforma-
tory early last winter. rendered his
resignation saturday 10 take effect
June 20 Ne D., succeeded by G.. \.
Hopkins, % Clinton County
B.stin Mako, Denial
That prisoners are not punished
Tor cscap NJ except with seven day.
IN solitary on bread aud water and /
sixty days .n stripes IS just a. true
As the balance u his statement"
said Mr. Basin "All escaped pr.
lncra are indicted IN the Franklin |
Circuit Court and punished by one
10 .N years additional sentence
Let Girl See Prisoner.
III. ,'atcmcn, that prisoners are |
permitted 20 receive visitors .ui,s
'r.m uatcly IS not correct 80 ys..
.or, are permitted excepting mem
Der, u the family, attorneys and
other persons VINO may have a good
mi sufficient reason for seeing them.
Visitors are received through the Of
ice Of the assistant superintendent.
gho was Mr. MaNey, and 20 any vio-
at.ous % this rule were his fault
!, was partly because o. q violation
y this rule that bis resignation was
,skcd lie permitted iG-ycar old
,irl ~ Franklin 90 visit a pr .ouer 20
ghom she was not related. | might
I'D that visitors are received by pr.s-
'ners under the supervision of
.ulrds.
As 20 the custom o. making
prisoners the 'honorei guests % the
Institution the only instance q this
vas that two weeks ago while the
was at the Harlan
'ouniy Road camp when Mr. MaNey
ooh prisoner in an automobile 20
ne'ghborlng town, picked up the
'risonsr's wife and daughter and
ook them to picture show in Lex
ngton. He was reprimanded when
he circumstance was discovered by
he superintendent and on his prom.
Sc not TO commit any further indis.
retions he was continued in service, |
'hereas had justice been done he ,
'ould have been discharged forth :
,ith.