The Washington times., 1929-05-08
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VConLlnueda from rHSC EdSeJ
suit of his duties as pharmacist in
the Jail drug room and as helper to
the Jail physician in ninistering to
his fellow prisoners.
:: Not So Bad
Sinclair Is finding that the big
1ailhouse isn't such a terrible place
as he had imagined it to be. he
has a comfortable cot in a dormi
tory, with excellent chances of gain.
ing the privavy of the hospital
ward before week; not much work,
and no visitors to bother him.
He slept better last night and ap-
peared to enjoy his early break
fast hits morning of cereal, sausage
and eggs; which wasn't served up
in any ritzy mnaner, but which
was nevertheless nourishing. He
was rather hungry. He hadn't
eaten much yesterday.
No reporters were admitted to
the. Jail today because George s.
Wilson, head of. the Welfare Board,
decided that "the publicity for SIN
clair IL deplorable." Wilson, an
obscure amploye of the district
government for 20 years, was quite
tasteful to the millionaire prisoner,
decided to stop 1t.
Reporters Find Leaks
However, the reporters. as usual
mana ged to find out what was go.
ing on behind the iron.drilled
doors of the big Jail.
Last night Sinclair spent several
hours talking with his Chief" DR..
Morris Hyman, the Jail physician.
It was lights out at $3.50 O'Clock,
and the oil king again occupied
cot No. So between the embezzler
and the booknaker. He was up at
$50.
A standpat policy on the part Of
Welfare Director Wilson, and a
hands off attitude on the part of
Commissioner Sidney F. Taliaferro
in regard to the ban on newspaper
men today left the situation in
status quo,
While both Wilson and Taliaferro
take the stand that, it is not
unusual to bar any and all persons
from the Jail it is fact that until
Sinclair was committed to that in
stitution. no such regulation has
ever DeSn SIISCLlV9 III the ldSL -
years.
Wilson Keeps Mum
Wolsin, following a protracted
conference with Taliafeerro this
morning, which began a few min.
utis after the welfare head ap-
peared at his office, declined to dis.
cuss any details Of his talk with
the Commission.
Declaring that the jail had been
30 cluttered UP with newspapermen
that, the work in the office. ;uf-
fered, Wilson said he found it neces.
sary not only to bar the curious
general public, but every other per-
son who turned up to get a peep
at the oil man in the role of a pill
roller.
Taliaferro washed his hands Of the
whole affair, contenting himself
with the statement that administra.
tion of the jail and any regulations
as to visitors came under the Board
Of Public Welfare.
''It is their job" declared Talia.
4erro," and they can take care of
It."
No Interference
The Commissioner while not as
positive today as he was yesterday
that the board had no authority to
regulate the actions of the Board
of Public Welfare, did say that in
view of the fact that all penal in
etitutions come under the welfare
board, it is not up to the commits
sioners to interfere in its admin
1stration:
Wilson was not so positive in his
stand on barring newspaper men
from the Jail during the entire time
the oil magnate is incaroerated as
he was before his talk with Tails
Gerro. =.
He said the ban may be lifted
within few days, but refused to
commit himself as to how long the
ban will be effective.
The welfare head defended his
stand on the ground that when a
prisoner heard the doors clang be-
hind him he had been removed from
the public, and that therefore the
public should have no further in.
terest in that prisoner.
He sidestepped the suggestion
that the same system be instituted
as that in effect with the press
when a prisoner is electrocuted,
namely admitting one representa-
tive of each local. paper to the in
stitution.
Matter of Judgment
He said he might adopt some
4 such rule but was not sure, as in
the matter of executions the law
provided that the five members of
the press be admitted as witnesses.
He did not believe, he indicated,
that the same plan would be a
matter Of law.
When asked how 1t was that Ger:
tain other prisoners, some under
sentence Of DEATH, did not have the
same wall Of privacy thrown about
them, Wilson said condemned men
always have more latitude than the
ordinary prisoner at the Jail.
Deny Attorney Fixed 1t
Commissioner Taliaferro and VIII
SON both Indignantly denied reports
that one of Sinclair's attorneys had
reached some public official and
arranged for the ban on newspaper
men.
81 do not know any Of Sinclair's
attorneys, nor has any agent, repre-
sentative, relative or friend Of Sin.
clair's talked with me- Wilson
stated. Taliaferro made similar
denial.
It has been the policy at the Jail
for IL years or more that prisoners,
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