Evening star., 1926-05-09
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ers after they get out OF that special
punishment whether they are not
treated even better than they should
be treated" inter1ected Capt. Barnard
I'VE don't mind so much what
prisoners say" interrupted Mr.. Glib
son. I'VE ourselves can see what con.
ditions are
do you realize" asked Mr.. Blan-
ton, that this place is q government.
al institution and that the Govern.
ment is paying you your salary and
giving you your job?"
Hell with the job" commented
Capt. Barnard
Al this point, cheering from the
cells gave evidence that shackled
prisoners behind the white doors had
overheard the argument and We're
making n demonstration.
Barnard Again Objects.
The committee entered the north
wing for bad prisoners" After n
careful inspection they returned.
looked into the barber shop and were
questioning Capt. Barnard about
women prisoners. when Capt. Bar
nard again objected.
we resent what we've been hav-
ing here this evening" he said.
and"
We've investigated larger institu-
tons than this, and, Mr.. Blan-
ton started.
Resent it because it makes Ii one
hundred times harder for us to ham
die prisoners" continued Capt. Bar
nard.
You'll hear from our resentment
n ct
Elanton. That was the end OF the
argument.
1t was also the end of disagreeable
points in the visit of the committee.
They inspected the mems dOrmi-
tories and found them clean and
spotless. in first class condition. but
housed in buildings of frame. which
were considered fire rtcnace<. The
discipline was apparently Of the first
order. The dining hall was inspected
and found in clean, neat and Sani-
tary condition. although housed in a
fire-inviting frame structure.
Ask More Food.
Prisoners were questioned as to
food and, as IS usual the case with
prisoners, announced that they could
eat a lot more than they got.
Immaculate conditions in the wom-
ems quarters, across the road from
the mems quarters, gained outspoken
praise from the committee members
for Mrs. Minnie Herndon, In charge
of those quarters.
The committee vas practically
unanimous IN its belief that the leg
irons and lack of cots for the bad
prisoners" We're the only objection
able features of the visit uncovered.
but all members of the committee
were inclined to take q serious and
emphatically adverse view of these
conditions.
The committee made a thorough
going visit to the bad cells" in
which, all told, about IL men are kept.
Ankles Sore from Irons.
They found William c. Corbin. COL
ored, Of 1929 Twelfth street, in one Of
them. He had sore ankles from
shackles which had been welded on.
used at Occoquan came when Corbin
was called to the cell window for con.
sultation. AS he walked, he clanked.
He was put in bad CELL" he said,
because he escaped from Occoquan
when his wife died and he went to at.
tend her funeral. He had been in
chains since February 13. From that
day, he said, the 4-inch bands of iron
had not been off his legs. He had
been a first sergeant in France. he
said. with Capt. Hamilton Ffsh's COM
pany. Capt. Fish is a Representative
from New York. He had been sem
fenced to $50 days for transporting
and illegal possession Of liquor. he
said. starting his term December 8.
1925.
His mattress, 1t appeared, as he
showed it to the committee. was less
than an inch thick. 1t had straw
ticking inside of it and was spread on
the concrete floor with a couple Of
blankets. His food, consisting of two
sausages and a few pieces Of bread.