Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-28

for state institutions on the basis of
The Affidavits Filed
The affidavits filed with Governor
Brewster which are the basis of the
are as follows:
STATE OF MAINE
County of Knox, SIS. Sept. 80, 1925.
Maine, on oath depose and say that /
have been employed as overseer in the
woodshop for about IL years and in
my opinion the discipline at present is
the worst I have ever experienced in
all that time.
The entire discipline of the prison
rests entirely with five convicts who
are without doubt the worst men in
the prison.
(Signed) HARRY S. RUSS.
Subscribed and sworn to by the said
Harry s. Russ on the day and year
above written.
Before me.
(Signed) L. r. CAMPBELL,
Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
County of Knox. SIS. Sept. 90, 1925.
I, Lester C. Lufkin Of Thomaston.
Maine, on oath depose and say that
some time during the month of May,
1925, was in the lower prison and
one OF the convicts came to me and
said that there was a scrap going on
in the upper prison.
I went up and found Dannie Fallom
in another prisoners cell beating him
up.
This man, who was one of the wait
ers, had the key to the cell box. COW
ering about "a cells in that block and
the same number of cells on the other
side of the prison.
A prisoner who committed the crime
of assault on q woman, driving a stake
through her body. is allowed to deliver
wood outside of the prison walls in
spite Of much adverse comment of the
citizens of Thomaston.
The discipline of the institution is
far below that of former years and
prisoners often use profane language
to officers without any correction from
officers Of the prison.
(Signed) LESTER c. LUFKIN.
Subscribed and sworn to by the said
Lester c. Lufkin on the day and year
above written.
Before me.
L. r. CAMPBELL.
Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
County Of Knox. IS. Sept. %. 1928.
/, Harry r. Young of Thomaston,
Maine. on oath depose and say that ia
voritism is being shown as follows:
Previous to fire of September. 1923,
saw the deputy speak to a prisoner,
who was Catholic. who acknowledged
that he had SIS In his possession and
was showed same. He was told to
keep It and to keep his mouth shut.
Several days later another prisoner,
who was q Protestant. shined q pair
of shoes for a visitor and paid him
24c for doing same, and this coming
to the knowledge of the deputy he
went to the prisoner and demanded the
money. I also wish to call attention
about the convicts swearing to the Of
ficers and nothing being done about 1t.
(Signed) HARRY r. YOUNG.
Subscribed and sworn to by the said
Harry r. Young on the day and year
above written.
Before me.
(Signed) L. r. CAMPBELL.
Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
County of Knox, SIS. Sept. %. 1925.
/. Frank F. Harding of Thomaston.
Maine. on oath depose and say that
discipline Of the prison has been going
from bad to worse since Deputy War
den Lawrence J. Colgan entered the
State employ, and want to say further
In. regard to gambling at two different
times in the fall of 1923 that report
ed the names of convicts that were
gambling and nothing was done about
It. Prisoners are frequently intoxi-
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lock three in solitary cells.
(Signed) FRANK +. HARDING.
Subscribed and sworn to by the said
Frank r. Harding on the day and
year above written.
Before me.
L. r. CAMPBELL,
Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
County of Knox, $. s., Sept. 2o,I9Zo.
I, Percy E. AveriIl of Thomaston.
Maine, on oath depose and say that
on Sept. 10, 1925, two prisoners were
given leave to enter the hospital
thereby making their escape over
the wall possible after scaling the
wall OF the prison and walking the
railroad track to Rock1and, Maine,
making their way straight to a
house of i'll fame, coming back over
the wall the same way they came
out. I heard the Deputy Warden tell
these prisoners that everything that
had happened was, alright as long
as he knew nothing about It..
(Signed) PERCY E. AVER1LL.
Subscribed and sworn to by the
said Percy E. Averill on the day and
year above written.
Before me.
tsigned) L. r. CAMPBELL,
Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
County of Knox, 8, g., Sept. %. 1925.