Evening star., 1937-07-23
BARNARD, EX-HEAD
. OF PRISONS, DIES
Former Lorton Chief, IS, III
Since July 5-Had Built
Model Penal System.

~~ s~J ~ ""S
Model Penal System.
Capt. Morris Macy Barnard, IS, re-
tired general superintendent Of District
penal institutions. died late yesterday
at his new home, Dunmovin, near
Pohick, Va. He had been Ill since
July S. when he suffered a slight
paralytic stroke.
Brief funeral services, to be at
tended by members of the family and
close friends, will be held at 4:3O pm.
tomorrow at the residence. with Rev.
F. L. Morrison, Methodist minister at
Occoquan, ofhciating.
Additional funeral services will be
held half hour later at Pohick Epis-
copal Church, with Rev. c. A. Lang
ston, rector, ohiciating. Burial will
be at Pohick.
The list of honorary pallbearers in
cludes Judge Oscar e. Bland Of the
United States Court Of Customs and
Patent Appeals, Richard N. Elliott,
acting controller general: Ray L. Hun,
Capt. Barnard's successor as superin-
tendent Of penal institutions; Henry
c. Stein; Capt. T. F. Joyce, United
States Marine Corps, retired; Thomas
M. Rives, superintendent of the Dis
trict Jail; Capt. A. L. Pettitt, super
intendent Of the workhouse at Occo-
guam; Capt. w. L. Peak, superin-
tendent Of the reformatory at Lorton;
Julian A. Schoen, former superin-
tendent of the Occoquan Workhouse,
under Capt. Barnard, and now warden
of the United States Detention Head
quarters in New York City, and c.
B. Rice, retired Pittsburgh merchant.
| Honored by Colleagues.
The list of active pallbearers will
consist Of employees Of the reforma-
| tory and workhouse.
Capt Barnard is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Edith F. Barnard: two
daughters, Mrs. c. o. Thurman and
Mrs. Allen Green, both Of Lorton: a
sister. Mrs. Lincoln Witter. Pomona,
Calf, and two brothers, w. F. Bar
nard. Chicago, and S. w. Barnard,
Burlington, Ind. He also leaves five
grandchildren.
Capt. Barnard stepped out OF his
post as head Of penal institutions on
his seventy-fifth birthday, last April
4, few hours after 200 employees OF
the District Reformatory Work House
and Ninth street wharf demonstrated
their affection for him at a reception
on the penal reservation at Lorton,
Va.
He was presented with two testi-
monial open books bearing the sig
natures of his subordinates, along with
an easy chair and day bed couch when
he left the District penal service after
81 years Of work in its behalf
Capt. Barnard. who entered prison
administration work tn 1895, served
as assistant superintendent OF the
Indiana Reformatory at Jefferson
vile. and as deputy warden at the
Michigan State Prison, at Jackson
He came to the District in 1915 as
assistant superintendent of penal in
stitutions and was charged with the
establishment here of an advanced
program of reformatory treatment
He became superintendent in 1924
A Model Prison.
The captain did his Job so well thai
other Jurisdictions modelled theil
prison administrations after that o1
the District. A tribute to his abilit,
was written by DR.. Luther Reichel.
derfer. then president of the Board OF
Commissioners, June 80. 1882, urging
the Civil Service Commission to permit
his retention as superintendent de-
spite his having reached the age of 10
Reichelderfer wrote:
The reformatory at Lorton, Va.
being developed under the direction
and management of Mr.. Barnard is
a unique penal institution. It receive!
all long-term prisoners OF the clas.
usually sent to State penitentiaries
The terms OF imprisonment extenc
from one year to life.
Prisoners Of this type have usually
been housed in cells in buildings 10.
Gated within barred prison wall. Al
Lorton the experiment is being triec
to afford prisoners more nearly nor.
NAL mode of life. The safe.
keeping of the prisoners depends more
upon educational effect and the de.
velopment of higher morale than /!
does on physical restraint"
Best in the Country"
Three and a half years ago, how.
ever. wall was built about the in.
stitution and the number OF eel
blocks was increased. as the prison
population expanded. The wall.
less prison" was no longer the mode
penitentiary, and Capt. Barnard pro.
tested last January % in his letter
of resignation to the Commissioned
that because OF overcrowding and in.
sufficient appropriations, I'VE are un
able properly to house, guard ane
educate the unfortunate who are sem
to U.s."
The letter was a jolt to the Com
missioners. For some time the Boare
Of Public Welfare, which had mad'
the decision that wall was needet
for Lorton, had been suggesting tha
he be supplanted.
But early in 1886 Commissioner
Allen had returned to the board &
recommendation for the appointment
Of another. with this notation:
I'VE have a general superintendent
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