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Show I SHERIFF WELCOMES FULL INVESTIGATION Presents Some Facts and Figures Fig-ures in Refutation of Charges by Marshal. ALL PRISONERS FATTEN Only Exception Was Case of Man Who Was Wounded Before Receipt. In refutation of the statements mado by J. IT. Anderson. United States marshal, mar-shal, to the effect that prisoners were taken from the, county Jail In a starved condition. Sheriff Andrew Smith. Jr., yesterday yes-terday prepared a list showing the weight of thirteen prisoners In tho county Jail at the time they wore received and at the present time. With one exception these men have gained In weight during their Incarceration. Incarcera-tion. The reduction of weight In ono man's caso wus asserted by tho sheriff to have been due to a gunshot wound he received prior to hits arrest, rather than to lack of proper treatment whllo In jail. Like the Jail. The men. whose weights are listed, are prisoners who have been In the jail for a considerable length of time. Among the list is Caleb A. 7nlow. slayer of Thomas E. "White, who. though known to be a consumptive, has gained In weight from 152 pounds at the lime of his Incarceration In-carceration to IT'S pounds at present. "L can produce statements from a large number of prisoners at the county Jail to the effect that the food Is satisfactory satisfac-tory and Is given out In sufficient quantities." quan-tities." the sheriff said. "Some prisoners have told mo that they havo been ! many Jails, but never before have they been fed as well asthey arc now In the Salt Lake county Jail-" Sheriff Smith expects to go before the county commissioners within the next few days to answer the charges made by tho I'nlted States marshal. Presents Figures. f shall welcome a chance to tall my side of the story." ho said. Following- Is the list showing the past and present weights of prisoners: When rocM Wdchl Present Ntsi. l Co. Jail, wlion ree'd. WoiehU .lulm Randolph ....11-10-13 l" 194 John PouxUm 12-19-IS US 17 John Alisolnio fi-:3-13 17 11 rjeorso Harris ..... 9- 6-L1 MIS t!33 Trunk IxwIb 9-11-13 U'l 1M C A. Inlow in- 9-1U IT.J IRS Itobort Walton 12- S-13 IKi 118 J A. 1IIII .! 9- 7-12 1SS 171 I'rcd Snyilor 12-12-15 113 ICO William Monahau .. P- 7-1S lfi'l 16o Kor Hanlniin 12- 1-1" 11 IM W, O. Wltton K-1S-1S HI 151 J T. Kelloy S- 6-13 1S3 1C9 Before flint. ISInce nliol. |