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Show OREGON BOOT IN EVIDENCE AT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL Had Been Used on Young Ferris After His Capture in Omaha Captain Kneass' Testimony Is Favorable to Supt. Thomas-Harry Thomas-Harry Joseph in a Clash With Attorney for Citizens' Committee. ' .- i -,- ,f j. .... n i .' . ,t v. . " " 'm'j ill v' iv rr ) ,-, li i ,., i anl, passc-duMpon jhy ,thc IIsjperqt,en-dent..,:TDe. IIsjperqt,en-dent..,:TDe. stajde, ariics,,Ayefp,))9iiglit by wholesale contrat.'fronj 'f. pYed ,'J. Klesel d Co, Scowcroft Sons and others, while the; goods of a petty nature na-ture were purchased from retail dealers deal-ers such as T. B. Evans & Co. and others. Oranges and lemons wore bought and used in the sick rooms. Witness admitted that the oranges and lemons were turned over to Mrs, Thomas. I Committeeman Fieund asked at this time what the object of Attorney Agee was in regard to the lemons and oranges. or-anges. The attorney frankly acknowledged ac-knowledged he was trying to bring out testimony that would show that the oranges and lemons were purchased by the stato and used by Superintendent Superinten-dent Thomas' family. President Joseph then asked if tho attorney expected the officers of the Institution to live upen the same fare as that furnished the inmates and was told that the citizens' committee had a witness who would show that that idea had been lived up to by the previous superintendent. Various members of the committeo objected to a continuance of the questions ques-tions along that lino, president Joseph expressing himself to tho extent that he thought it was "rotten." The chairman chair-man also reminded the members of the committee that it was costing the state twelve cents a hundred words to have the testimony transcribed. The attorney at-torney was then asked to pursue a different dif-ferent line of Inquiry. By cross-examination, Attorney Johnson, for the defense, brought out the statement by Captain Kneass that only once, during his employment at the school, had he known of condemned condemn-ed supplies being paid for and subsequently subse-quently destroyed. This was in the matter of $1.50 worth of currants Which were not wormy but seemed , to have ''sugared" and become spoiled. Jj , The witness then related how he ha gne; to pniaarffcr j the boy, Ferri?; who had escaped. L'pon approaching 1 Granger, witness had placed handcuff j on the boy's feet and upon awaken ! ing from a brief doze, Ferris was missing. miss-ing. Witness allowed the train to pull out of Granger and shortly afterward after-ward found Ferris among Borne adjoining adjoin-ing box-cars, he having climbed over several cars with the handcuffs still upon his ankles. After the boy was brought back to the school, tho "Oregon boot" was placed on him and he was asked to tell the officers when the desire to es capo came over lilm. Ferris afterward notified Supt Thomas of his intentions to escape at the first opportunity and he was sent back to Salt Lake whero he was ro-trled for a burglary, formerly former-ly committed, ond seut to the penitentiary. peniten-tiary. Captain Kneass was asked his opinion opin-ion of the severity of the punishment given the seven boys who were whipped whip-ped and ho stated that ho thought they deserved the heaviest penalty allowable allow-able at the school. ii -. ' l -.i . "i?! -f. i ') ' J Hit- :l :. . i The investigation of tho. management manage-ment of ' the - State' Industrial-, school was resumed this morning" at 9 o'clock, all members of the governor's committee com-mittee being present. The morning session was largely occupied with the examination of Captain Kneass, although al-though the latter was excused temporarily tem-porarily to allow the examination of C. H. Chandler, formerly an employe of the school, whose time to devote to the investigation was limited. The testimony brought out at the morning session was largely that which had been introduced in one way and another during the previous week, although somewhat modified in character. char-acter. Several .brief clashes between the attorneys occurred and some feeling feel-ing was exhibited at times between tho attorneys of the citizens' committee commit-tee and President Joseph. At the beginning of the Investigation, Investiga-tion, President . Joseph, chairman of the governor's, committee, occupied a seat near the center of tho committee. As the investigation has progressed, that official, however, has shown au inclination to gradually approach tho desk occupied by Superintendent. Thomas Tho-mas and his defending attorneys. The climax was reached this morning when the chairman . assumed a location at the elbow of one of the attorneys for the defense, , Charles Hollingsworth, who Is also secretary of the state board, and the apparent conservation and promptings canied on between the two finally- resulted in a vigorous protest from Attorney Agee who openly open-ly charged Chairman Joseph with accepting ac-cepting suggestions from Attorney Hollingsworth as to questions to be put to the witnesses. The chairman denied the allegation. At the opening of the session, President Presi-dent Joseph announced that the c amination of Captain Kneass was to be carried on as expeditiously as possible pos-sible as the latter was In direct charge of the institution during Superintendent Superinten-dent Thomas' k presence at tho Investigation Inves-tigation and could not be easily spared from his duties. It was brought out in the testimony of this witness that employes of the Institution were put to work on the private residence of Superintendent Thomas, on Madison avenue, while the new building at the school was being erected, and also at the time the water system was being Installed. The purpose of this testimony testi-mony was to show that notwithstanding notwithstand-ing there was work at the institution for tho men, the latter were brought down to the superintendent's new house, where their services could bo secured at the nominal wage of $2 a day when other workmen were commanding com-manding higher wages. It was brought out that, owing to insufficient covering and protection from the weather, about 25 sacks of cement was ruined at the institution by rain. Witness stated that it was customary custo-mary to confine boys In the cell for 10 days or so on bread and water for attempting to escape from the school. One boy, after being .whipped, complained com-plained of being sick and faint and was taken out of the room where punishment punish-ment was being Inflicted upon several. At one time the boys punished re-coived re-coived about 25 blows from tho strap each, bur. at another time from 15 to 75 blows wero administered. In punishing the boys who had committed com-mitted a certain crime while In the canyon on a camping trip, the witness stated that Superintendent Thomas had asked the offenders if they did not consider the crime worthy of the punishment which they were recehlug and they answered in" the affirmative. The attorney for the complainants remarked that a boy being whipped under un-der those circumstauces and with the implements displayed upon the committee's com-mittee's table, would affirm most anything any-thing if it were possible to lessen the punishment. The "Oregon boot" was exhibited and its mode of application was ex-I ex-I plained. Tho Instrument consists of a huge "doughnut-shaped" ring of metal met-al about four Inches in thickness which is opened to admit the leg of the offender of-fender and then closed and locked. The instrument weighs in the neighborhood neigh-borhood of twenty jiounds and to prevent pre-vent its resting upon the ankle bones of the foot as the wearer moves aliout. an iron frame, fastened to the heel of the shoe, Is so adjusted 33 to bear the weight of the "boot." Captain Kneass stated that requisitions requisi-tions for supplies wore listed by himself him-self and the same were then inspected |