DUNEDIN GAOL INQUIRY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3730, 29 June 1883, Page 3

DUNEDIN GAOL INQUIRY.

DtJNEDiN, This day. Tbe gaol inquiry was coutiuued yesterday,

The evidence of two warders was taken, but nothing very interesting was elicited. Robert Beasly, a warder, stated: '' Ever since I have known the gaol there has been dissent amongst the offieors. The cause is not far to seek. I have never known any number of men together while employed in gaols or in the constabulary without there being dissension." John O'utram, a warder who has been on pension since 1879, said that disagreements were caused by warders watching warders, and prisoners watching warders, and giving information to the gaoler. Mr Caldwell encouraged that Taid demanded it. "*

To-day Dr. Burns, the gaol surgeon, said he had seen that day for the first time the regulation relating to the surgeon. He considered he had used a wise discretion in the treatment of Moffat, who was properly excused from hard labor, as he had become a monomaniac. He saw Rogers every day for a week prior to bis death. Caldwell wanted him sent to the hospital, but lie (Burns) declined with great reluctance to consent, as the man was not able to stand removal. None of the prisoners complained to the doctor-of unkind treatment. Personally he had got on well with Caldwell, and he had no reason to think him other than a zealous painstaking officer. Ex-Warder McKelvie said he was discharged suddenly in 1879. He complained on the ground of not being a junior warder at the times. He had seen three warders on duty when under the influence of liquor, but had never complained, fearing that if he did he would have been discharged. Ex-Warder Corrigan complained that, while there were three warders junior to him, he had been iibruptly discharged, he believed because he had supplied the Government storekeeper with a list of stores Caldwell sent away.