Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07

beside his cot and dressed while the
other awaited the regular rising hour,
5;45 o'clock. His soft felt hat lay on
shelf above his head, his overcoat
hung beneath it and brightly colored
tie remained on a hook. In accordance
with instructions previously given him,
Sinclair Strengthened his bed and
sn1oothed out the. sheet dexterouSly
His cot later was found to be among
the neatest in the big room,
Maj. Peake said that the dormitory
was oyercrowded last night, there being
about ten more prisoners in the room
than are ordinarily put there. The
congestion was due to week end IN
toXiCation cases, he explained.
Sinclair ate breakfast at plain table
In the east wing, the meal consisting
of cereal, ham and eggs, corn nufnns
and coffee. He ate sparingly.
It was after breakfast that Maj. Peake
visited him to obtain the usual per
Sonala data" for entry on Sinclair'S card
in the ONCE. This card bore the num-
Der 10250, which meant simply that he
was the ten thousand two hundred and
fiftieth prisoner entering the jail since
July /, last. Prisoners go by their
names, not by numbers, at the District
jail, Maj. Peake pointed out.
49,. Seems Satisfied.
st asked him what he could do-h he
had a profession" Mai Peak said. "He
told me he was registered pharmacist,
having graduated at Kansas University,
so I assigned him at once to the dis
pensary He seemed satisfied with the
assignment. We never had registered
pharmacist here before, and we are
glad to get him. Heretofore DR.. Hyman
has had to compound his own prescrip-3
tons"
Maj. Peake said that Sinclair volun-
teered the information that he would
grant no interviews to the press today.
The superintendent gained the impress
sion, however, that the oil man might
have a statement to give out later"
This was only conjecture, however. He
permitted no pictures to be taken In
side the jail, on orders from the Board
OF Public Welfare:
Two letters were awaiting Sinclair
when he arrived at the Jail by auto
mobile from New York last night and
another letter was delivered to him this
morning The letters were not opened,
as is done with regular" prisoners, be-
cause office men" are permitted to re-
seive their mail intact, Maj. Peake said.
While the Jail head was talking with
reporters his telephone rang and an
unidentified woman asked If she might
bring two baskets of "daintieS" to Sim
clair. Peake told her this could not be
permitted. She then asked If she could
bring him some books, but this request
also was denied. The woman said mere
IL that she was "a friend Of Mr.. Sin
clair .r
Talks With Attorney.
Later in the morning Sinclair was
called from the dispensary to the DOR
initory to talk with G. T. Stanford,
New York attorney, who, with Sinclair's
brother, E. w. Sinclair, accompanied
the oil croeSus on the long motor ride
to Washington last night. Major Peake
said he did not know the nature Of
the conference. Stanford was curt to
reporters who spoke to him as he en-
tered the jail this morning to see his
client.
:. Major Peake said that Stanford had
made no comment about the@quarters
or assignment given Sinclair.
''I had talk with Mr.. Sinclair last
night, sand I WantTtoatell yea all that
he is going to <be model prisoner"
Maj. Peake stated. HE Ntold me he
would 1T init. the groove here and didH' q
want to cause US any trouble. I told
him all about the regulations, and he
said he wanted no special privileges"
Some Of the Regulations are posted
on a card near Sinclair's locker In the
dormitory. Among the score or more Of
things which he must not do, are:
Attempt to escape" slight" gamble"
talk after g pm" or have contra
band articles" In his possession, such as
knives, spoons, jewelry, dice, playing
cards and glass Of any description, ex-
cept small mirrors.
Despite the regulation about jewelry,
1t Is said that Sinclair was permitted
to keep his watch and chain. None of
his money was taken from him last
night, either, although this is usually
dSne with new prisoners.
While card playing will be denied the
oil man, he, may demonstrate his skill,
III any, at checkers. There are three
checker tables at one end Of the DORM
it4ry, where prisoners may while away
their leisure moments breaking into
the other fellows king row or jumping
hi men or doing other exciting things
peculiar to checkers SinelairS favor
it sport, of course, IS horse racing, and
While he will have no opportunity to
hi should find his bookmaker- neighbor
at ready conversationalist on the
subject of racing. Sinclair viii have
access to a library containing books Of
adventure, mystery and romance.
Visiting Only on Sunday.
Every Sunday will be visiting day"
for the jails new dispensary factotum.
Friday is visiting day for most Of the
white visitors, sbut Sunday Is the day
sat aside for "'ofiee men," in which
category Sinclair has been placed. AL
tie visiting, OF course, Is done through
tie iron bars and network surrounding
tie big rotunda. From the Stairways
leading to the tiers of cells on the upper
floors the prisoners may sit ON the Sab
bath and listen to religious services
held in the rotunda by various church
groups. A somewhat battered upright
piano and a few benches around the
walls are the only furniture in the
rotunda.
Sinclair was neither photographed,
fnger-printed nor bathed, as had been
predicted. None Of the prisoners Is re-
ouired to wear penal uniforms, although
each one is furnished with work clothes
when necessary. Sinclair went to work
in the dispensary in his regular business
suit, but Mai. Peake said he might be
provided with a white medical uniform,
similar to that worn by interneS.
The dispensary embraces a suite OF
four small rooms on the second floor, di-
rectly over Mai. Peake's Office. There
is a small reception room, a drug room
lined with shelves Of bottles, an examl-
nation room and an operating room.
The operating table is used only in
minor operations, DR.. LYMAN explained.
Patients with serious disorders are sent
to Gallinger Hospital nearby.
There will be an execution at the
jail while Sinclair is confined there.
George II. Thompson, colored, con-
victed of numbering his common-law
- l.