THE DUNEDIN GAOL INQUIRY.
Dunedin, This day. The Gaol Commissioners resumed their sittings to-day, AA'hen the prisoners Chalmers, Reid, and HaAvkins Avero examined. The former said, Avhen he went to Avork at the quarries, it Avas rumored amongst tho prisoners that tho men must fill twelve trucks daily to obtain full marks. He never found such to bo the case, as he simply had to do as much as he could. Ho had not received rough treatment, nor had lie seen other prisoners so treated. The prisoners now growl from morning to night just the same as in Caldwell's time, and arc always calling tho officers inhuman brutes and that sort of thing. He never excitedly throatened to kili Caldwell. Mr Torrance intervicAved him Avhilc annoyed about some treatment, and lie said, "By George, if the old fellow docs not leave off I have a good mind to kill him." Hawkins said he had been thrco years under AVardcr Duncan, but never saw prisoners ill-treated, or the warders drunk. AVardcr Bcasly denied that he Avas ever drunk. SeA'cral other prisoners denied that anything improper had taken place in the gaol. Captain Hume is to be examined on Monday.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3754, 27 July 1883, Page 3
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198THE DUNEDIN GAOL INQUIRY. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3754, 27 July 1883, Page 3
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