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

49, s' .ney made the remark tha
e.ey would see the Deputy Wardan
ana md out If they could clean Mn
Ine top of the cells or NOT ana .se
Deputy gave them the PRIVILEGE as
gong back on the cells. Two VI
iater these two men made tbo,r a,
cape. The Deputy was informed t,s :
or three times that these four ,,"',
tnat made their escape were Mo-
hihs TO get out but nothing was dono
10 stop their planning. / also n,s,,
TO state thai gambling is going AZ
anu anu the Deputy Wardens attention
mas oeen called to this but nothino
10 ever done. 1 wish to call attention
ABOUT the Keys to the cells be given
10 convicts thereby making It nos.
siole Tor them to have the privilepe
OF entering any of the cells thew see
Ut also the escape of the four nris.
ohers above was made possih,e h,
the convicts having the KEYS. Con.
Nlcts are repeatedly swearing AZ az
onhcers and nothing is done IN stor
Deputy. " 'he
(Signed) IT T, T1Yo,,.r
subscribed and sworn to bv The
sald ii. L.. Thomas on the day and
year above written
before me. l.. r. CAMPBELL,
Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
county of Knox, s, S., Sept. oS 1ooS
L, FRANK s. Lunt of Thomaston
Maine, on oath depose and say tina,
oisclpllne In my shop cannot b,
maintained for the reason that VIZ
cannot get backing by the DEBUT,
warden, have also reported gamb
ing at different times and was TOLD
10 follow this matter up and repor
as have done, but nothing beine
zone about it. I also sent in a con.
wet for treating (threatening) to Kill
an officer and was reprimanded bu
a short while and was sent back to
the shop. I have in my possession
a key made by one of the convict,
that unlocks the lock box that make.
ninety cells available to be unlocked
also want to call attention abou
convicts swearing to the officers an(
nothing done about it.
(Signed) FRANK s. LUNT.
Subscribed and sworn to by tn,
said Frank S. Lunt on the day ant
year above written.
Before me.
(Signed L. r. CAMPBELL.
Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
County of Knox. s. s.. Sept. %, 1926
/, Levi S. Jones of Thonaston
Maine, on oath depose and say tina
1 had called the Deputy Warden
attention previous to the escape o
the four prisoners on June Is, 1925
but nothing was done, for in a few
days they all made their escape
While on, duty in the play grount
l noticed a crowd Of about twelv,
prisoners that had slippers on ant
were practicing jumping on eacl
others shoulders evidently gettin,
practiced up to make get ava.
over the wall. Attention was called
to the Deputy Warden but nothini
was done with the prisoners in ques
ton.
Previous to fire OF Septembe
1923, I called the Deputy Warden
attention to the gambling going OF
In one of the wooden building.
where there stood q large woodei
box with excelsior. they were us
ing the box for the table whereof.
money could be placed. They wer,
smoking very freely dropping theil
matches on the floor. Nothing wal
ever done to the prisoners who wer,
doing the gambling. do not senC
in prisoners who violate the rules o
the institution for the reason tina
nothing is done to reprimand them
(Signed) LEVI S. JONES
Subscribed and sworn to by thu
said Levi s. Jones on the day and
year above written.
Before me.
(Signed) L. r. CAMPBELL.
Notary Public.
STATE OF MAINE
County of Knox, SIS. Sept. %, 1925
/, William X. Bunker of Thomas
ton, Me, on oath deposeland say that
that there are approximately fifteen
walters, every one OF which is Cath
Ollie. There is large dormitory
containing sixteen beds and these are
supposed to be for the use of the best
behaved prisoners in the institution
but strange to say all beds but one
are occupied by Catholics. Dan
Fallon, Catholic, and governor picks
the men for the dormitory.
1 heard Fallon say that he did not
give a dam for the Governor OF the
State. the warden the deputy ward
en-, Hichborn or the whole damned
commission. t
FalIow was to resign as a governor
and Mr.. Hichborn remained over hall
a day and prevailed upon him to re-
main in his office. During the week
of Sept. 81, 1925, three prisoners,
GRAHAM, Goodwin and Sumner Hay
den were in the deputy warden's Of
flee talking with him regarding the
Khan and the statement was made py
Hayden that every member OF the
organization should be strung up and
that Gov. Brewster should be hanged
to a telegraph pole. This was treat
ed as joke by the deputy. :,
A prisoner by name of OConneii'
Catholic, asked me If intended to
keep him on this d. job. told him
l did if I had anything to do with II
but il he did not intend to do 1t TO go
to the deputy for instructions. he
was taken from the shop and put In
the bathroom where there Is practi-
cally nothing to do.
Sometime about the 1st OF August
a prisoner named Geraci, Cathonc'
a stitcher in the Harness Room, was
given breech.ng to stitch. He re-
fused to do the job and laid off four
days going to his meals regularly, !
went to the warden telling him that
the preceding must be completed by
Geraci, that the shop was looking on
and a showdown must be had. Inc
warden stated that he would take
care of him. The fifth day Geraci re-
turned and completed the job ana
after two weeks he. was appointed a
monitor, then after about a month
more in the shop he was taken from
same and made~a waiter in the prls-
on thus having liberties that he oth-
a.u,;ea would nOt have.