Evening star., 1934-03-04
.B|SHOFF TELLS
OF OUTSIDE Jobs
D. c. Penal Business Mana.
ger Was Paid by Two
Private Firms.
Continued From First Page1
'REEZE, BREAK CHANNEL LANES TO BARS

prison records were burned in
clothing shop fire February IL was
records were only lists Of clothing
issued to inmates.
The $4,000 mahogany finished mo-
tor boat spoken of on the floor Of
the House by Representative Shoe
maker Of Minnesota when he aired
charges against Lorton, was said by
Bischof to be a myth. The launch
was built by prisoners. he said.- as a
vocational project at a cost of not
more than sl00.
The witness also answered allega-
tions by Representative Shoemaker
that almost q million bricks mysteri-
ously disappeared from the prison
wharf at the foot Of Ninth street and
that improper methods were used in
the purchase Of prison tug.
The brick shortage represented an
accumulation over several years of
breakage and the sudden discrepancy
shown on the books was the result Of
a bookkeeping change which put the
records In agreement with the physical
facts, Bischoh explained.
The prison tug was purchased on
specifications drawn with its purchase
In mind, Bischof admitted, but said
this was done only after the Army
engineers Office had sent men
throughout the country looking for
suitable boats. He said the prison
authorities had expected to have to
pay $4,000 for tug, whereas the
one they got cost only s25,OOO.
On learning he knew nothing Of the
particular case, the committee in.
structed Bischoff to investigate a
statement by Bedell that a box of
prison records was removed by an
employe during q fire last Sunday In
the power plant.
Chairman Millen announced at the
conclusion Of yesterdays hearing, the
first Of the investigation, that the in
quiry would be resumed at 1880 p.m
Monday. Ordered to appear as wit
I1esses were Capt. Barnard, DR.. F. I
Bloise, prison physician; Hunter Allen.
q guard, and T. v. Norman. emplove
in Bischoff's Office.
At the morning session, Bedell also
told the committee that during the
"Tawse regime" men frequently were
placed In solitary confinement because
Of grievance some one may have
had against them, and kept there
for 8 or 10 days.
During this period, the witness said.
the men were chained to bars and
"thumped." He suggested the COM
mittee obtain the names of some
who tried to escape from the prison
and ind out how they were treated
after being returned
Bedeu recounted for the benefit of
the committee, his experiences after
his arrival In Washington last Sat.
urday night, when he was taken for
ride" by two men and wound up
in Emergency Hospital He denied
the allegation of a hotel clerk that
he had scratches on his face when
he registered. There were also other
discrepancies" In the police record of
the alleged assault, he sa.o, when
given the report to read.
Asked by Chairman MILAN II he
had anything further to add to the
investigation, Bedell said that 'un-
fortunately his hands were tied" by
the refusal Of Representative Shoe
maker to produce records extracted
by Bedell from prison files.
$50 far Is can see, you did the
tying yourself" MILAN commented.
reminding Bedell that he had turned
the records he obtained over to Shoe,
maker voluntarily.