Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
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WARDENA AUBURN
Roosevelt Orders Full Probe
of Riot After Replacing
Jennings.

By the Associated Press.
AUBURN, N. Y, December l4.-Au-
burn State Prison, which three days
ago was the scene of the second bloody
conflict in five months between convict
mutineers and the forces of law, to-
night had a new official in control, re-
placing Warden Edgar S. Jennings.
Or. Frank l.. Christian, superintend-
ent of the Elmira State Reformatory
TODAY was appointed acting warden by
Gov, Roosevelt. Since the riot on
Wednesday. in which Jennings was held
for several hours as hostage by the
convicts and which cost the lives OF
the principal keeper and eight conVlcts,
George A. Sullivan. sergeant OF tne
prison guard had been acting warden
under appointment by DR.. RAYMOND
F. C. Kieb, State commissioner OF cor
rections.
Roosevelt Orders Probe.
At the same time, Gov. Roosevelt or
dered Col. George Fletcher Chandler,
founder and first superintendent OF the
New York State police, to conduct an
investigation. as the personal repre-
sentative of the Governor, into the con-
duct of convicts, guards and others our
ing the mutlny.
T)irectinc Supreme Court Justice Ben
ian1in Cunningham and the dlstrlct
ATTORNEY of Cayuga County to give any
indictments and trials in connecIlon
with the Auburn Prison riot preceoence
over any and all other cases at tne terLl
of court beginning January 3, GOV,
Roosevelt also issued a statement III
which he said: ,a
THE very first duty OF the gralio
fury should be to return inolce noi,,st
for murder in the first degree agaliisl
anv and all persons who may be guiity
under the law of the murder Oh the
principal keeper, Durnforo.
Wants to Set Example.
"1t is time that prisoners OF the SIsoe
have a clear understanding that VloIelee
ia guards and keepers Will oe lrl IN.
Siatelv and drastically punished. Inc
u,nUs also is to accomplish imme-
S;ete Justice in relation to all the acIs
~ connection with the riot covering
.nv inmates. guards or any other per-
son or persons who may nave u1eh
c1Iiltv of any violations OF the law.
The outbreak scarcely had oeen
.-ushed wednesday night before u pc
came A subject of Statewide oiscuSSioi'
and speculation. 49,. Al.
Sergt. Sullivan declared tnaI tne
leniency of the prison system anu 'i nf
G,if,ial welfare League, system %
s.Ifs government among the conVlcts,
alike were responsible for the mutlny.
Mayor Charles D. Osborne OF Auburn,
SON of Thomas Mott Osborne, noteo
rrison reformer. who organized the
Mutual Welfare League, rose TO oelense
If the league. Warden Jennings: GOO,
unon recovering from the effects OF tear
gas ennployed in effecting his rescue
Curing the riot. declared that the mutt
neers were all league outcasts.
Kieb Resignation Is Sought.
The board of directors of the National
Society of Penal Information adopteo a
resolution urging Gov. Roosevelt 10 oe-
nand the immediate resignation OF Dr'
Kieb as commissioner OF CORRECTION,
asserting that the commissioner was
"unfit" to carry out the governor pro-
gram of prison reform:
DR.. Kieb replied with laugn ano
continued to press the States investi-
cation into the Auburn outbreak, go
ing there today in person to attend
the funeral of the murdered principal
keeper, George "A. Durnford.
That investigation, being conducted
bv officials of the State department OF
correction and Cayuga County, was ol-
rected toward the recovery OF seven
guns still missing and believed 70 De
secreted within the prison.
District Attorney Kenyon today an
nounced that all convicts involved IN
fhe niutfny had been identified, but
declined to state how many there were
or to reveal their identity. He added
that he believed sufficient evidence had
been uncovered to justify indictment
and trial of the mutineers on charges
of murder. first degree.