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AMERICAN PRISON SYSTEM. CONYIOT TORTURED t 6 DEATH. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) NEW YORK, July 26. .Sweeping reorganisation of the Florida (State Prison inspection service loomed to-day, as a result of the series of road camp scandals involving maltreatment of prisoners. The. case of. Arthur Maillfert, a young New Jer sey convict, who dilod of strangulation while being tortured in a mediaeval sweatboxj made officials realise that something was wrong with their prison inspection system. Whtn other conjvio|s charged the camp captains a jjguairds with cruelty, the official/, became ooravincled that they would have to enforce a new system. THE' BONUS- ARMYWHITE HOUSE GUARDED. WASHINGTON, July 26. Prompt 'action was taken by the police to-day to forestall a possible demonstration in front of the White House .by-.members of thia bonus army. An - extra police guard was placed around the executive mansion, and the police said that the men would not be allowed to assemble, or parade, any- . where in the city, and especial'y not at the White House. If necessary, the police said, an area of two blocks around the White House in each direction would be cleared of all traffic, as rit eyas a week ago when a left wing group of the bonus 'army attempted to picket the executive mansion.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1932, Page 3
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