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Show PE?.:ffl I.1AY LOSS PLACE Idaho Prison Warden In Tangle With the State Board. 'X . , BOISE, Ida., Nov. 19. Warden pen-in of the State prison is in danger of losing los-ing his official head bscause of his refusal re-fusal to reinstate Clerk Q. B. Kelly. Warden Pen-in yesterday dismissed Deputy Warden Bingham and Guard Smith. The State board, it is stated, will probably depose Perrln- before the return of Gov. Morrison. Secretary of State Gibson and Attorney-General Bagley, constituting the majority of the board, were re-elected, while Gov. Morrison, the other member, was defeated for renomination. The letter of the State board to Warden War-den Perrln of the Idaho penitentiary, directing the reinstatement of Chief Clerk Kelly, is as follows: . - Boise. Ida., Nov. 16. 1904. Mr. C. S. Perrln, Per-rln, Warden Idaho State Penitentiary, Boise City, Ida.: pear Sir: We have examined ex-amined the charges made by you against Mr. Q. B. Kelly, chief clerk at the penitentiary! peni-tentiary! at the time he was suspended, and made a thorough examination of the books and records of the State penitentiary peniten-tiary and the evidence submitted In support sup-port of said charges, and And that said charges have not i been sustained. It therefore appearing; to the board that no grounds exist for the suspension of Mr. Kelly or his removal, you are directed to reinstate Mr. Kelly as chief clerk at the penitentiary. Respectfully. WILL, H. GIBSON. Secretary of State. JOHN A. BAGLEY. Attorney-General. |