Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-04

shown nd preference in the selection
VI lnese men in reference to their
religious belief.
Inc present board of governors at
the prison consists of LItalien, a
lifer whose behavior has been very
good; Robert Messer, whose record
at the prison has been very good;
Peter Dirks, whose reputation at the
prison has been very good; Chief,
VINO has very good record at the
institution; and James Murphy,
(Boston Shortly whose record at the
prison has been o. X.
Mr.. Colgan said that Dan Fallon
was formerly a governor at the pris-
on. His prison record was not so
good as the others as he had been
punished five or six times for fight
ing. His record since last spring,
however. has been good.
Concerning the affidavit introduce
ed to the effect that two of the
prisoners went to house of i'll
fame at Rockland ard then return
ed to the prison, Mr., Colgan said
that he had not heard of any such
claim previously. He said that he
had never had a complaint report
ed to him that he did not investigate
and punish if the report was veri-
fled.
Mr.. Colgan asserted that the
walters have keys to the cell blocks.
these being given to the walters in
the morning and turned in at night.
NO others have keys. BY means of
these keys no escape could be made.
Inc deputy warden made light of
h0f
jumping on each others shoulders
practicing for a later escape. He
asld that the men play leap frog in
the prison yard, but that the prison
wall, ~ or Is feet high, cannot be
jumped.
Little Use of Narcotics
There is very little use of narcotics
at the prison at the present time al
though it is almost impossible to
keep them out of the institution, he
said. He knew of no harmful use of
mlgrane tablets given out at the
prison dispansary.
Solitary Confinement
Deputy Colgan testified as to the
nnding of q piece of meat and some
butter in one of the solitary confine-
ment cells which had been vacated
being evidence that food could be
pushed between the bars to the
prisoners in solitary" where they
are supposed to have nothing except
bread and water.
he declared that he had investi-
gated reports of men prisoners visit
ing the women prisoners in solitary
confinement and was satisfied that
n M
no Keys that would let them in to
his knowledge.
Mr.. Colgan asserted that some of
the women had said that men had
visited them in the solitary confine-
ment cells, but had later contra
dicted these statements saying that
they themselves made up the story
Endorses Convict Governing System
1t was Mr.. Colgan's opinion that
the discipline under the convict gov
erning system has been constantly
growing better, although he adj
mitted that there were evils in the
prison, some of which it is almost
impossible to stop. He said that the
spirit OF the men is now much bet
ter than when he started work at
the prison four and half years ago.
The methods of Furnishing prison.
ers when they are found guilty of
charges by the board of Governors
are reprimanding them, Keeping
them in their cells, and putting them
in solitary confinement.
Mr.. Colgan said he had used the
men alike as far as he possibly could
in dealing with them.
Men have been punished from
time to time for drinking at the
prison.
The Characterization
Cross-eXamined by Mr.. Hinckley
concerning the alleged visits of men
prisoners to women conNictS while