Year: 1874

plants we're made 10 the warden the contractor
ialled to obtain the desired redress In addition
by the importunities OF the contractor,
who saw MS aI STOCK deer decreasing day after
for it, warden Hubbell gave HIM permission to
have punished any OF the men on his contract
whom he might detect in an acr OF disUbedience or
theft; that the punishment might take place under
his Cthe contradictory personal supervision, and
IaS ne as9 was nc 70 Ge 5ns ccordngy next
morning the contractor ordered and witnessed
the correction OF two OF his most refractory men
and IN the afternoon OF the same day Ine permis-
sion to punish any more OF the coaVicts
on on the cigar contract was fevoked s"r W
being robbed OF his cigars by the whole.
sale, while such pufing OF "Tobanas" Dy
the convlcts and their Keepers has not peen VIII VIII
messed in the prison before or since. Ine con-
tractor was at length compelled TO abandon the
business, which he did during the present month,
recent meeting Of the Board or State Prison In
specsors an investigation into tae failure Of the
cigar contract was instituted


THE EVIDENCE OF THE NIGHT GUARDS


Went TO snow that every convict In the PRISON was
Slpatn Sgars IN his cell Many OF the suoor


hled with lavorite brands OF the same, whith had
been bee noerally supplied by the convcts in return
Tor favors extended by the venal officials such
carrying out contraband letters and perform
ing other httle acts of friendship which are
discontinue the business and at the same
time save any portion OF what little
Oh us stOCk udu Hot oceu StOien, Tor some time
proved a knotty question Tor the piundered cigar
manufacturer. He conceived a plan on the Ist
inst, however, which he thought would be fully
adequate to the emergency. This was 70 iaform
the men that the making OF cigars would be DIS
continued on q certain saturday, while II was his
intention to suddenly wind up The business week
earlier, and thus, Us he thought, throw the jail
birds completely on their guard as to
their opportunity for laying IN summer
supply or 'Tobanas" His modification may be
imagined on discovering that the WHY convlcts
had outwltted him by depicting his STOCK TO the
extent OF about fifty Doxes OF cigars, whch Dad
already been packed and bore the government
stamp, this last and


GROWING ACT OF ROBBERY


having been committed only day or two DefOro
tnaJ on which the cigar manufacturer had secretly
resolved to abandon the contract. In his state
ment before the inspectors the contractor said
that not only all OF the night keepers, but also all


the keepers in his shop, were In the habit
OF constantly receiving cigars from the
conv1cts. AT the investigation mentioned the
cigar contractor not only satisfied the Board or
Inspectors as TO the shameful manner in which ne
had been robbed by the convcts and their Keepers


but also demonstrated that 49, 900 oil his loss was
directly traceable TO q total lack OF discipline
| which permitted the systematic theft as well as


the wtlful destruction or his property. In short,
| the Board became SO we'll convinced OF the gross
outrage which had been perpetrated on the con-
| tractor that they offered to compromise the mat
! ter by allowing him portion OF his cain.
warden Williamson Will take charge OF the
| prison tomorrow, and 1t ts not improbable
| tnat the immediate future will reveal some add-
tional strange disclosures In connection with the
administration OF his predecessor. In view OF the
the high.tOned lelons who promenade the grounds


in velvet slippers, and who fare sumptuously, are
Just now exceedingly nervous, not knowing" what
day may bring FORTH"