Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-11 | Page 3 | Convict Gang Boss Indicted

CONVICT GANG BOSS INDICTED Youth Tells of Beatin Beatings s With Heavy Strap MACCLENNY April 11 John R convict gang boss a at the tho Baker County Turpentine TurpentIne Turpentine Turpen Turpen- tine company of State Senator T T. T J. J Knabb a b was indicted y yesterday by the Baker county gr grand grna nd Jury on charges made by Paul Revere White J 17 7 1 of ot Washington D D. C C. who declared he was flogged ged unmercifully un un- Un mercifully twice a day while at tho the camp White While charged that he was b beaten aten with an pound eight-pound strap because he was unable to work as well as older lider and J stronger men and that tho Lh lashes drew blood The flesh flesh on n his hands and feet teet rotted he asserted In an affidavit which constituted con con- part of ot the evidence submitted sub sub- to the grand jury and Bores sores broke roke out over hi his legs and arms White charged would gould not listen to his his' protests that hat he was unable to work and told old him that sick convicts always alway ended up In the Evergreen cemetery back of ot the camp He told me he wanted me to rot rota a away ay declared White While in n his affidavit affi attl- davit lavit so ho he could bury buty me In his Evergreen cemetery where he ha h huries buries uries whites and negroes side aide by side White was wag s sentenced to pay amaIl a small maIl fine tine for tor v vagrancy grancy and in de default do- do fault tault of ot it was leased to Senator Knabb