The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22

against his bank account Wnen no
money was there changed the win
dows from the stained glass, with in
scriptions Of donors In Memory OF
NV Mother" 10 bars
Behind those bars the choir
singer saw. according to his affi-
davit TO The Times, an old man
stagger in the line entering the
farms mess hall
"OId Man Struck" He Says
"One OF the guards saw him He
grabbed hold Of his arm, ierked him
out Of line. cursed him. III teach
Won how TO march straight!
THE old man shuddered. A fist
dashed out. The old man was spun
against a brick wall.
Il turned to see what happened
and the guard told me to go on and
attend 10 my business. or the same
thing would happen TO me, relates
Lucas. the baritone, in his affidavit
to The Times.
The old man went out to the penal
yard, without his dinner.
Tells of Violence
The choir singer forgot the glass
stained windows.
But in an affidavit to The Times,
Lucas. the former choir leader. tells
of chickering's and quarrels between
officials of the farm. tells of the
farms violent life.
Sentenced to the state farm from
s-G-. IT, III r.f
issuing a check without funds, Lucas
learned before his release that the
very crime he was charged with
could be committed by the state OF
Indiana without fear of punishment
or retribution. he says.
ION one accession" he says YER
bally. while / worked in the state
farm Office as a clerk, the guards
and farm employees had to wait for
money 10 be placed in the bank so
that their pay vouchers could be
caShed."
On Lucas entrance 70 the farm.
around April 7. 1882, he was placed
in the kitchen.
Sanitation Called Bad
The sanitary conditions were not
good in the kitchen. Half of the
time men handling the food had
dirty hands Plenty of flies and
reaches in the kitchen The milk
looked like blue water. his affidavit
SAYS
II got sick from eating some of
the meat = beef. l got ptomaine
poisoning. 1 tried to get a runner
TO take me TO the hospital. but the
guard - said, / haven't
got time
Finally they let me go to the hos
pital Both - and Gil
lespie (the farms DOCTOR were gone
and so an inmate waited on me for
three DAYS They said an outside
doctor came through but he didn't
come up TO the sun parlor. Lucas
says under oath.
Clubs and Oaths
"- carried n club during
the time he was in charge of the
kitchen He would curse continu-
ally They all do that. They can't
talk 10 you without saying -."
he charges in his sworn statement.
one OF the FARMS rules is that
prisoners and officers shall not
curse
Lucas declares in his affidavit that
the spoiled beef that sickened him
was reported to have been from a
COW that became sick and that was
ordered killed by a veterinarian.
After We got sick. they said ii
wasn't that COW and that it was
another COW that broke its leg. Lu-
cas- charges i'll his affidavit.
Craig Is Defended
Clifford Craft. superintendent of
the farm at the time Lucas was an
inmate. is defended by him against
brutality charges.
4 saw man knocked down in
the fishroom one Sunday by
guard and the guard had a black
jack in his hand Craig. the super
infendent took II away from him,
swearS Lucas in his statement
He saws. in his notarized state
ment. that Craig told the guard. Il
on around here"
Placed in the Office of Harry H.
wissel. acting superintendent of the
farm. as a clerk. the choir singer
overheard quarrels between officials
of the farm.
Heard Bitter Arguments
The Office Of Arment. captain in
charge OF discipline was Just across
the hall from 'ViSSel'S Office ] have
heard cursing and loud noises in
his Office eArmentS Office declares
Lucas in his affidavit
4 have heard Arment. standing
at the window in WiSselS Office. re-
ceive an order 10 do something from
Craig. and have seen him tear the
paper up and throw it away. say
ing. Hell. he doesn't know anything
about a place like this" asserts Luz
cas- in his affidavit.
I have been in WiSSel's office"
he continues. and the man from
the storeroom. an inmate. would re-
port 10 Wissel that hams were miss
ing and there was no order for
them. WlsSel would say. I told
every one &c get an order A guard
was over the inmate at the store
room Lucas charges in his sworn
statement
Bride Charges Made
In other affidavitS to The Times.
charges have been made by former
prisoners that guards bribed in
mates to slip them meat and pro-
visions that they could take home.
Subsistence is furnished 10 the
superintendent. assistant superin-
tendent and chief clerk, according
10 WiSsel
Wissel denies any improper issu-
ance OF food.