Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-07
Denounccs Him as IRE
sponsiblc and His State
mcnts False.
INVESTIGATION SHOWS
UTTER LACK OF TRUTH
Executive Will Hear Nothing
Further Either From Re
former or Society.
q. l.. cnApDocK ALSO rLAyEp
Wan Who Furnished AfHdavits Found
IN ForEcr. Thief and Most
Proficient Liar"

That there 10 no foundation for tn.
charges Of Z. l.. LricdIng. head OF Ia.
iF!s"ners' Relief Society. Washing.
ton. u. G.. that conditions at tho VIZ.
SiHia state Farm. in Cioochlaut
| county. arc bad. and that prisoners
are lnhumanciy treated, is the asser-
t!on OF Governor T.. Lee TrinkIc, who
mas Just finished an Investigation oi
the complaints
II Hr. budding desires 10 pursue
the matter further he has the priv.
ii"gs OF presenting his accusations "a
lhe grand Jury or to III. state LegIs.
!Ature. That is his only course lief,
nov. the Governor declares because
ne VIII not have anything further to
90 with Mr. budding OF the Prison.
ers' Relief Society. and has 40 mott.
led the head Of the organization ir
lengthy letter. in which he calls ,
spade spade" and leaves nc
room for Misunderstanding of his po-
sition
No Confidence In what He Snys,
Governor Trinkie not only inform,
Mt. budding that he is convinced OF
mis- irresponsibility and that he car
not place confidence in anythiu, II,
says or writes. but dcnounccs >him
Tor what the Governor says arc falls.
statements and false representation.
made by tho head OF the Prisoners
RELIEF Society in connection with hi.
recent visti 10 the Governors onl,e
but writes that lie has afjdayiis 10
me eject that the witness, who start.
ed the complaints against this. man
asement OF the State Farm Is n for.
mcr convict and unreliable
hn
to Mr. budding. follows:
MI. f. L. budding. caro- Prisoners
Relief Society, Washington. u. c
MY Dear Sir.-In reply TO YOU,
several communications relative &c
conditions a, the State Farm a, Las
sitter Va. beg TO say that have
read and diges;ed the eleven affi-
aavitS tina, were fled by you, and
All OF which were made by ono
George l.. CraddoCk alias VI L.
Davis. decided that would per.
| sonally investigate this matter. and
in pursuance Of that decision. have
talked personally with practically all
OF the witnesses whose names YOU
gave, and have also personally INSPECT.
ed the State Farm. and from the tes.
timony given by these witnesses.
am more fully convinced than evc-
Dciore that the state Farm is in
| splendid condition; that the prison
ers arc receiving kind and humane
treatmcn, and are being given. no,
only wholesome. hat plenty OF food
Penn Is Well Qualified.
Captain r. X. Penn. the supcrin.
teadent OF the state Farm. Is, in my
judgment, we'll qualified for the DO.
| sition. and is faithfully and consclen.
iiously discharg!ag his duties.
wish 10 say that can seen no need
whatever Of further investigation
for, as Governor OF the State. I an
| satisfied with the conditions az
have found and ascertained them &c
be. after the investigation / have
made and from my previous knowI.
edge, and feel that Captain Penn
and the board Of directors are hand.
ling the situation as we'll as could bt
expected with the funds they have
! available for the purpose.
The state Farm is so situated that
i. is visited by hundreds of people
every month. and I want to say tina,
] have not had single citizen o!
Virginia to make complaint to mo as
to either the management or condi.
tons there. but on the contrary,