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[1872-73. Document No. 23. 29' rell and Eaton Mills stated before the Board of Directors in my presence, that they had engaged in the revolt because they had heard that Governor Caldwell had said he would have the guard punished for murder if they fired upon the convicts in case they attempted to escape, and that they en-gaged in the revolt because the}' thought the guard would be afraid to fire upon them. In suppressing the revolt AVillis Hartsfield was killed. Pope Newkirk and Henr}" Lar-kins were wounded, and J. S. Peini}', a guard, was shot and wounded by Willis Hartsfield, Avho was shot a" id killed afterwards. Witness desires to correct by saying that he was sent by \Y. H. Thompson to ]Mr. Hicks instead of by Captain Hall. W. H." GOODWIN. Sworn to and subscribed. James E. Nichols being sworn, says : I went to the Penitentiary in September, 1871, and re-mained there until December, 1872. The rations up to the Spring of 1872 was half a pound of meat per day each. After that it was increased to three-fourths of a pound with sufficient bread. If more bread was called for it was furn-ished. The rations were cooked together and divided after wards as nearly equal as possible to each one. There was-some complaint when I first went there, but large quanti-ties of bread was then being thrown out of the cells by the convicts. Some of the meal was dark but sound ; the bread tasted Avell. This lasted for two or three days. Had peas two or three times a week, Irish and sweet potatoes, cabbage and turnips in their season. There has been no actual suf-fering for food since I went there. I saw^ Rhody Foster in the wash-room next morning after she was said to have been gagged the evening previous. She remained there ten or twelve days before she was taken sick. I have never seen any inliuman or cruel treatment of the convicts. In the Fall and Winter beef was given one day each week. It
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Full Text | [1872-73. Document No. 23. 29' rell and Eaton Mills stated before the Board of Directors in my presence, that they had engaged in the revolt because they had heard that Governor Caldwell had said he would have the guard punished for murder if they fired upon the convicts in case they attempted to escape, and that they en-gaged in the revolt because the}' thought the guard would be afraid to fire upon them. In suppressing the revolt AVillis Hartsfield was killed. Pope Newkirk and Henr}" Lar-kins were wounded, and J. S. Peini}', a guard, was shot and wounded by Willis Hartsfield, Avho was shot a" id killed afterwards. Witness desires to correct by saying that he was sent by \Y. H. Thompson to ]Mr. Hicks instead of by Captain Hall. W. H." GOODWIN. Sworn to and subscribed. James E. Nichols being sworn, says : I went to the Penitentiary in September, 1871, and re-mained there until December, 1872. The rations up to the Spring of 1872 was half a pound of meat per day each. After that it was increased to three-fourths of a pound with sufficient bread. If more bread was called for it was furn-ished. The rations were cooked together and divided after wards as nearly equal as possible to each one. There was-some complaint when I first went there, but large quanti-ties of bread was then being thrown out of the cells by the convicts. Some of the meal was dark but sound ; the bread tasted Avell. This lasted for two or three days. Had peas two or three times a week, Irish and sweet potatoes, cabbage and turnips in their season. There has been no actual suf-fering for food since I went there. I saw^ Rhody Foster in the wash-room next morning after she was said to have been gagged the evening previous. She remained there ten or twelve days before she was taken sick. I have never seen any inliuman or cruel treatment of the convicts. In the Fall and Winter beef was given one day each week. It |