Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-16

Injection with all your dealings with Con
Galen the following question: I'm con
ley in the eight years you were il
office did you ever see anything tina
led you to believe Conley was not a,
all times eminently honest with tn,
state and performing his duties a!
such warden with such a degree Of
pride that has been seldom equaleC
or never surpassed by any official sc
far as you know?'
To this Judge Galen replied: "Youl
question fits for me a very appropriate
answer. 1t is quite a leading question
and l will confirm everything. / also
wish to say that. notwithstanding his
administrative duties at the prison
Conley has performed such wonderful
work for the state in the 80 years Of
bis service, as provost marshal OF
Butte. for instance, without compensa-
ton, when all others failed to handle
the situation. that it seems to me this
prison investigation is certain to show
on the part Of the people a lack of ap.
probation to Frank Conley."
you don't mean the people, you
mean the present administration sug.
gested Mr.. O'Connor.
II mean whoever is responsible for
it"
D. NJ. Kelley. who was attorny
general of Montana from the first
Monday in January, 1918. until June 1.
1915. when he resigned to become
& member of the legal staff of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company and
the Montana Power company. testi-
fled to having gone on the prison board
at the same time as Governor =. V.
Ctarrof orI Snnrerr 4$ C%, NJ
Anderson became members.
He saiu he discussed an affair of
the prison soon after his election with
his predecessor, A. J. Galen, who after
wards appeared before the new prison
board, and that Governor Stewart had
conferred with the retiring governor. E.
L. Norris. so the new board had an
understanding of the affairs at the
prison before going there in March.
1913, after which the board made many
visits to the prison. he said.
Talked With ConIey Often
He said that the matter of agree
ments with Conley were gone over
from time to time with the manage
lnent of the prison ard in connection
with the passing of bills and that Con
ley wanted the state to acquire the
hpSS uiu AuC ud1iS uflN Uutt III view Oh
the prices for which milk and pork was
being supplied the prison, the board
did not care to go into these lines.
Mr.. Kelly said that his observation had
that 40 governmental institution
can engage in such lines as cheaply
as they "a be conducted by private
enterprise. He said the purchase of
milk and pork was continued upon the
basis as had prevailed under the
preceding administration.
As to the horses, Mr.. Kelly said the
preceding board had settled with Con-
ley on a rental basis but that the new
board took the view that if Conley
received supplies for his house and use
of convict labor at the Lake place.
works and other places conduct
ed by him that the state should not
pay anything for horses. He said that
the board took cognizance of the use
of Conley's ice plant. his gravel and
clay beds, and that it all went to make
a part of the consideration the state
gave him.
Wanted Convicts Used
He testified that the board did not
Conley to house supplies obtained
at the prison commissary, that the use
Of prison swill was not considered ex-