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Jin#om-;verde-all and the and im-ak-in s lies' cry tl!3 Olliire'.mdicjda-dis.;cnlt;a:.T :d-.t;lthose thing’sabout' which, she- report' edjb'ut.’r I -am s. riot. inclined ; to’ give theni much'heavy, thought'.The, governor thought that he knew something about the way the prisoners in Kansas -pen.itetoiary are treated and .be, complimented Warden . W. H. .Haskell .upon his management of'the institution; . •-cT-Ttfseema to. me that I cpald^ have, heard-’ 'something of '-this 'cruelty ,to’ 'pdeqners .iC. it, exists,;, ,'he continued. “Sincejl have' been in office X have nbt'received a-,single complaint from-' * -a prisonen- Overcftfty of those that I have-pardoned; have .come to me arid, •expressed their gratitude and none' of ■them; has, said 'anything about cruel treatment. On'the. contrary., they mention the kindness which, they have, received.. I. ,do\not. think.‘.that .Kate ..is wrong in-her methods,-forwith'such a woman as the^. commlssioner of • chacities-:■ and correction; thereycamHie-no. possibility Of.extreme cruelty. The-tlt-.tle'things look big to her and it is better'that way. than to have the little things.,passed oyer,.” . /.' '- '• :■••-.“W!hat • effect will Miss JSarnard-s 7 'report' have upon the government-of :Ok]abpma- dr-.- respect ,to '- the-, instLtu-r, tion-' in--.which-,the -criminals are-'ccm-\flned?’’ was 'asked.,. ' ' / ’ ' “Just whatever the legislature;and the governor see fit to' do, was. .the' ■governor’s response,.and he smile.d_ as -he thought or It “If we .were-to make' a'kick about the matter to the authorities of the Kansas penitentiary, we 'would undoubtedly be. told.to hush up or take opr men away. Thats what we ought to be told.i.'“KATE IS BIG HEARTED.KANSAS: CITYi Dec. 1.5.—(Special) —Gov, Haskoli of -Oklahoma has not had an.’opportunity;as yet.to read Miss,Kate Barnard’s.'crlticism'$v-o£ the; Kansas penitentiary where about 400 - of-the criminals. from'' Oklahoma are keptBAXTON MELD OK BOND.Harve Dalton, charged with holding .up-Police Judge J. -A.-Dlffendaffer . in. this city Several weeks ago, whose, preliminary hearing was held in-county court Saturday afternoon last, was-bound over, under bond of-' $500; to-await. ■ trial- before., the district-court at Its next’session, in this city January,-but froth'what he has'heard of it'he [next.does not feel Uieltned to take the nl-lagations she makes too seriously. At any . rate it is hardly1 probable that the prisoners from Oklahoma will be transferred to the federal prison In Leavenworth. ■ says, the governor,. ' 7n discussing Miss Barnard's report last light the governor said: ♦“Kate is a bighearted -woman and as S3mpathetic as anyone could be. Her nly' trouble, if it is a fault. Is her extreme sympathy] Now Kate would Ike to see the prisoners kept in -ooms and fed and treated like they vere guests at the Waldorf-Astoria, t 11 tie necessary punishment- looks •ery cruel to her, I have iiq douht,Dalton,'it is - aleged, was a member of the gang of hojaups which has operated- in several of the southwestern cities-of the state carrying on an organized highway robbery business. His identity .was seemingly establish-, ed beyond doubt by-Judge Diffendaflfer as the man who relieved him of-about-'535. Evidence In other cases is still to be developed.Special' sale-. of % art novelties .for Christmas gifts at the Goodner Book Store.Thursday, Dec. IT. Miss Hopkiu’s water colors on display. See them.■quality and terms arc right. GEO. R.whatever, that she thought she saw SHANE.
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Lawton Constitution Democrat
Lawton, Oklahoma, US
Thu, Dec 17, 1908
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