Evening star., 1946-04-15


what she had said, the young
woman added:
English and Howard wanted to
know if I would give them money
They said Mr.. Tate needed money
They said he would be coming out
very soon and he didn't have any
money. I told them had no money
for him. They were quite .sociable
They left when I told them I didn't
have any money" .
Was Afraid of Trouble.
Pressed again to say whether she
had known anything about English
Mrs. Mack said she had seen his
name in the papers. She did not
fix the date of the visit from English
and the guard. --.
Since you turned those letters
over to Sergt. Lubore." Mr.. Hebert
inquired, have you had any trou-
ble?"
No" said Mrs. Mack, but I was
afraid I would have" Asked If Eng
lish and Howard paid her any more
visits, Mrs. Mack replied: mo,
they wouldn't have got in next
time"
Mr.. Gill, when recalled TO the
stand, was questioned on his testi-
mony last week that Mr.. Bennett
had advised him not to take the job
of penal superintendent.
do you know whether Mr.. Ben
nett ever advised the director of
welfare not to give you the job?' Mr.
Hebert asked.
Answers Barrett's Testimony.
Showing surprise, Mr.. Gill said
that had never come to his atten-
ton. and pointed out that according
to civil service regulations Mr.. Ben
nett had to agree to his employment
by the District.
Mr.. Gill also answered the testi-
mony of Inspector Barrett that
police were kept waiting II minutes
when they conducted a surprise
search of the Jail on December 3
following the escape of five felons
November "a.
Ray L. Huff, welfare director, is
sued the order for the police to &c
to side entrance after agreeing
that it would not be wise for police
to enter where newsmen were wait
ing or to pass through a contro
corridor where TRUSTEES were or
duty, Mr.. Gill said.
Asked whether the police coule
be seen by prisoners looking outside
windows, Mr. Gill said only juvenile.
could see them and they had no con.
tact with other prisoners.
Set of Keys in Vault.
Mr.. Gill also denied that Inspec,
tor Barrett asked him for a key tt
the attic that night. He said MI
Barrett wanted key to two base
ment storerooms, and that Free
Scott, property clerk, was callee
from his home in Maryland to opel
those doors. When Mr.. Scott ar
rived, he disclosed there was a com
plete set of keys to the Jail in tn,
vault. which the captain of tn,
guard did not know about, Mr.. Gil
said.
1T seems they did not know
where a lot of keys were," Mr.. He.
bert commented.
1T seems they didn't know a lo
of things" MI. Gill replied.
Called to tell how he smuggled F.;
hacksaw into the Jail. William
Flythe, jr., Times-Herald reporter
asserted it would be easy to escap,
from the jail at night and clifnl
across 6-foot fence.
Describing how he purposely 20
himself arrested on December 4 ant
sentenced to 10 days in Jail, Mr.
Flythe said guards failed to find
hacksaw blade sealed in his lef
shoe and allowed him to keep
fountain pen containing a glas
tube of hydrochloric acid.
Lighting Poor in Courtyard.
Mr.. Flythe pointed out that ther,
is a hedge running from one sid
OF the Jail to the gate and tha
lighting is very poor in the court
yard. Any child could climb tn,
temporary fence on that side, liz
declared.
Reporting that men on detail a
the Jail are allowed to have razors
Mr.. Flythe said he was told it woul'
. be possible to saw through the but
, terry" bars with a razor blade. H
said another prisoner told him h
had escaped from a Jail in Nortl
Carolina that way.
/ Questioned on whether . forme