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"PENITENTIARY CHANGES ARE NOW FORECAST," Owen Sound Sun Times. January 18, 1932. Page 1. --- Warden J. C. Ponsford of Kingston Penitentiary to Retire ---- SAYS PAPER ---- Other Changes Also Outlined; No Official Word ---- (Canadian Press Despatch) KINGSTON, Ont., Jan. 18 - The Whig-Standard says it was learned here today, on what is regarded as excellent authority that Capt. J. C. Ponsford, who has been warden of Kingston Penitentiary since March 4, 1913, is retiring immediately and that Inspector H. G. V. Smith, of the penitentiaries branch, Department of Justice, will take over charge of the penitentiary pending a permanent appointment.

It is also learned that Inspector E. R. Jackson, acting warden of the preferred class penitentiary, Collins Bay is to return to his duties as inspector at end of this month and that engineer Allen, penitentiaries Branch, Department of Justice, will assume charge at the preferred class prison.

The Whig-Standard, likewise informed that General W. St. Pierre Hughes, superintendent of penitentiaries for the past quarter of a century is retiring at the end of January, having reached the age limit. Warden Ponsford, when asked regarding the story that he was to retire, would neither deny nor confirm the statement.

Inspector Jackson replied, 'I have nothing whatever to say' when interviewed.

General Hughes was reached by long distance telephone at Ottawa, but declined to discuss the rumored changes.

The Whig-Standard also declares it understands Inspector H. C. Fatt will become acting superintendent and will assume the place to be vacated by General Hughes.

Under Consideration ---- (Canadian Press Despatch) OTTAWA, Ont., Jan. 18 - Changes in the personnel of the penitentiaries branch of the Department of Justice are understood to be under official consideration today. When decision has been made, an official announcement will be forthcoming.

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Moca test scoring interpretation

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Clinical validation of the oral trail making test. Trail making test A improves performance characteristics of the international HIV-dementia scale to identify symptomatic HAND. doi:10.1093/ageing/aft073Ĭhalermchai T, Valcour V, Sithinamsuwan P. doi:10.1016/j.acn.2007.11.005ĭobbs BM, Shergill SS, How effective is the trail making test (parts A and B) in identifying cognitively impaired drivers? Age Ageing.

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The health care professional will consider this result when. If your loved one has a score between 10 and 20 points on the MMSE, he or she may have moderate dementia. Trail making test errors in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia. The scores are generally grouped as follows: 25-30 points: normal cognition. Jefferson AL, O'Connor MK, Chaisson C, Green RC, Stern RA. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2013 Mar 28(2):189-98. doi:10.1093/arclin/acs115Īshendorf L. Scoring: Allocate one point if the subject successfully draws the following pattern: 1 A- 2- B- 3- C- 4- D- 5- E, without drawing any lines that cross. Trail Making Test: regression-based norms for the Portuguese population. In the initial study data establishing the MoCA, normal controls had an. Scores on the MoCA range from zero to 30, with a score of 26 and higher generally considered normal. Animal naming: Three pictures of animals are shown and the individual is asked to name. What is dementia? Symptoms, types, and diagnosis.Ĭavaco S, Goncalves A, Pinto C, et al. Proverb interpretation test is another way to test abstract reasoning skills. Epub 2014 Nov 11.Llinàs-Reglà J., Vilalta-Franch J, López-Pousa S, Calvó-Perxas L, Torrents Rodas D, Garre-Olmo J. Assessment (MoCA) score is 17 out of 30 with 0 out of 5 delayed recall, an intact cube draw. Health Informatics J. 2016 Jun 22(2):304-11. cognitive test findings are interpreted in clinical. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2019.0134.Ī feasibility study of conducting the Montreal Cognitive Assessment remotely in individuals with movement disordersĪ Abdolahi, MT Bull, KC Darwin… – Health informatics …, 2016 – Iiboshi K, Yoshida K, Yamaoka Y, Eguchi Y, Sato D, Kishimoto M, Funaki K, Mimura M, Kishimoto T. 2019 Dec 9:1357633X19890788.Ī Validation Study of the Remotely Administered Montreal Cognitive Assessment Tool in the Elderly Japanese Population. Here are some references validating the remote administration of the MoCA :Ĭomparing face-to-face and videoconference completion of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in community-based survivors of stroke.Ĭhapman JE, Cadilhac DA, Gardner B, Ponsford J, Bhalla R, Stolwyk RJ. The composite score ranges from 0 to 30.We consider a score of 27 as. This test makes assessment of 7 cognitive functions, namely: visuo-spatial naming memory attention language abstraction and orientation and allocates individual scores.

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On that page, select the version (MoCa Audiovisual) and language (MoCA Test Full – Telemed instructions), then choose one of the options listed below, then click on Download Test. As a part of standard protocol, we administered MoCA to all patients at the intake visit. norms are available for the MoCA total score and delayed recall of the. While I'm sure MOCA scores vary depending on time-of-day, skill of the tester, mood of the testee, etc., the rapid 8-point decrease seems pretty significant to me. The Polish version of the MoCA test performed marginally better than MMSE in. To download the modified instructions and audiovisual stimuli files, please log in to your account, click MoCA TEST, choose PAPER. Your mom's 4-week decline in MOCA score from 23 to 15 makes me wonder if she has been tested for a urinary tract infection (UTI). Test and Instructions are now available on the website as well as the initial validation results comparing the 5 min version to the full version.įull version can be administered via Skype, FaceTime, or Teleconference, or any locally approved platform. You can download the Blind version of the MoCA from our website and administer it over the phone. MoCA without the visual elements, scored out of 22. Here are a few options that have been validated to use for remote testing:

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La Marina Bowls with Chris Bould Monday 08 - 09 - 19 saw the beginning of the Summer Trips. La Marina were at home to San Luis. W2 L2 D1, the points were 7 for and 5 against. Shots were 100 for and 80 against. An excellent result as La Marina got off to quite a poor start but came good. The two winning rinks were Kathy Manning, Roy Hart and John Morgan, 27 - 12; Maureen and Dave Taylor and Mike Stone, 24 - 12. Reg Jackson, Cliff Rawlinson and Dave Hadaway picked up three on the last end to earn a well deserved draw, 16 - 16. The rink of Barbara Forshaw, Dave McGaw and  Maureen Kidd went into the last end 18 - 18, but lost by one shot. All in all not a bad start for La Marina. L M B C wishes all our competitors in the Champion of Champions the best of luck. That’s all folks. SAN LUIS BOWLS CLUB REPORT 12.04.19. By Sheila Cammack The Champion of Champions tournament is running from Monday 15th-Sunday 21st  at San Miguel, + Vistabella on Monday & Tuesday; we wish all our players the very best of luck. Monday 8th SL Wellingtons v SM Christians, 10-2, 105 shots-78. Winners: Kath Reid, Neil Morrison, Ian Kenyon 20-14, Colin Jackson, June & Keith Jones 26-18, Pam Lockett, Giuseppe Galelli, Brian Pocock 18-10, Margaret Morrison, Sabrina & Russell Marks 23-14. Thursday 11th v Vistabella Fairways SL Wellingtons; 8-4, 87 shots-68. Winners: Bob White, Ann Holland, Neil Morrison 26-11, Colin Jackson, June & Keith Jones 14-9, Kath Reid, Pam Lockett, Ian Kenyon 17-14. SL Hercules v LM Pilots 80 shots-100, 5-7. Winners: Ros Holmes, Peter Fuller, Brenda Brown 21-15, Ray Watmough, Bill Webb, Derrick Cooper 19-18, Judy Carroll, Mags Haines, Les Bedford 16-16. SL Mosquitoes v ER Buckskins, 8-4, 101 shots-72. Winners: Chris Jackson, Chris Lythe, Sue Ross 23-14, Val Lever, Mary Fromson, Ken Dullaway 25-7, Dennis Jackson, Robert Hicks, Tom Fromson 23-7. Wednesday 10th Winter League: v Quesada, 98shots-87, 8-4. Winners: Irene Everett, Pam Lockett, June & Keith Jones 23-10, Kath Reid, Margaret & Neil Morrison, Ian Kenyon 19-13, Jan Pocock, Barry Edwards, Sabrina & Russell Marks 28-11. San Luis BC would welcome more new members. Anyone who has played against SLBC, whether home or away, will know that we are a friendly, social, club; competitive at all levels, whilst also enjoying our bowling. Despite the recent change agreed at the LLB AGM, that a side will comprise 6 teams, we are still determined and committed to playing 4 squads in both the Monday & Friday leagues. For the coming season it looks as though we will have 2 squads in both Division A and Division C on both days. There will be plenty of games for everyone and opportunities for players of all levels of experience. We have an established open and fair selection policy for all divisions. League entries have to be in by mid-August. If you commit to playing for us by joining on 1st August you will have 13 months membership to 31.8.20. We also have 7 months membership from 1.10.19-30.4.20. Come along & bowl for free on any Sunday morning at 10:00am to try the game….ask at the bar. For further information please contact our Club Captain June Jones – 691 903 773 or Vice-Captain Ian Kenyon – 662 282 103.    We look forward to hearing from you.      San Miguel Bowls Club - Barry Jones On Monday San Miguel Moors were home to Emerald Isle Victors losing 4 - 8 (82 shots for & 89 shots against) the best winning triple were Sue Miller, Don Whitney and Lee Sinclair 24 - 10. San Miguel Christians were away to San Luis Wellingtons losing 2 - 10 (78 shot for & 105 shots against) the best winning triple were Bob Nesbit, Derek Farmer and Dave Champion 22 - 18. On Wednesday the last Winter League game was played with San Miguel at home to La Siesta, where they had a great win 11 - 1 (117 shots to 59). The best winning rink were Don Whitney, Dave Johnson, Gail Willshire and Fred Willshire 28 - 4. A reminder that the Wasps sessions will not take place this Wednesdays, due to the Club hosting the Champion of Champions competition, back to normal next week. For further information on San Miguel Bowls Club please contact the President Stuart Hemmings on 965720461, or the Secretary Gail Willshire on 965020492. Vistabella Bowls sponsored by TV Choice, Venture Fleet & Beniconnect. With Lynne Bishop A quieter week with the lead up to the Champion of Champions competition due to begin on Monday 15th, we wish all our representative good luck, please go along and support your friends. SAL SPITFIRE League Fairways started their campaign this week with two games, the first was at home against Quesada Blenheims where they kicked off with very good result. Our winning rinks..one which was due to the opposition failing to field a full side, the others wins were from the teams of Alan Whitley, Barry Norris & Maggie Furness 19-10. Del Gunning, Neil Burrows & Martin Foulcer 18-10 and Lynne Bishop, StJohn Broadhurst & Eric Bishop 15-13. Shots, VB 75(10) - 57(2) Q Later in the week the Fairways played a rearranged home match against San Luis Wellingtons, the game was very even on most rinks but we only finished with two wins, they were from the teams of Lynne Bishop, Peter Rees & Eric Bishop 18-16 and Lin Watkins, Charlie Watkins & Maggie Furness16-14. Shots, VB 68(4) - 87(8) SL. HARRIER League Greeners played the Hornets at La Siesta and enjoyed another great result, four wins from the teams of Olwyn Ratcliffe, Stuart Allman & Brian Dunn 32-5. Steve Wilson, Sue Jenkins & Sue Wilson 23-14. Stan Dibble, Bert Ewart & Pat Rafferty 20-18. Rosemarie Savage, Ken Savage & Avril Kendal 21-19. Shots, VB 113(10) -73(2) LS. The concluding games in the Vistabella Open was unfortunately rained off. The match Secretary agreed a monetary settlement with all the teams.  Thank you Arthur & Barbara Brown for your hard work. Emerald Isle Bowls Club with Elwyn Morris Dukes played at San Luis Falcons in VCL and were beaten 4-8 aggregate 88-91. Winners were, P Rhodes 21-20, D Gerrard 21-13 Sat saw the Annual Les Mc Cracken Trophy game played. Thanks to all the visiting clubs for taking part again in this competition. The visitors Cup was won by Quesada and the Emerald Isle rink of C Smyth L Freeman R White M Odell won the Shield. Well done all Victors travelled to San Miguel Moors and had a good 8-4 aggregate 89-82 win. M Riley S Watson J Mulloy 24-10, G Shoots M Breen P Coffey 21-16, C Ayling G Odell M Odell 17-14 Vulcans played at home against Greenlands Gladiators and had a fine 10-2 aggregate 93-68, winners were M Willicott D Leeming J Pooley 23-10, C Thomas T Dix P Willicott 25-13, L Freeman B Eldred G Ponsford 17-13, V Cameron H Rhodes P Dix 14-11 Greenlands Bowls Club by Dave Webb The start of the new season saw the Gladiators away to the Emerald Isle Vulcans, a good start was made on all rinks but were unable to maintain the momentum resulting in just the one rink won and four lost. Final score, shots 68 - 93.  points 2 - 10. winning rink - T Powell, D Toozer, skip J Obrien. 21 - 14. In the Harrier Division, the Glosters were at home to Country Bowls Badgers. A good start to the season with an excellent win, final score was, shots 94 - 85. points, 9 - 3. Best winning rink were C Stobbart, R Wattley, skip G Stobbart. 23 = 14. In the winter league we travelled up the AP7 to Bonalba, The wind was making things difficult for all the players but that made the games more interesting. Final scores were, shots 76 - 95. Points, 5 - 7. best winning rink goes to C Rudge, J Hier,L Rudge, skip D Toozer. 16 - 14. This being the final match of the Winter League leaves us in a better position than were in last season so well done everyone especially to the players who filled the breach at short notice. No report next week as its the Champion of champions all week, please support our entrants when you can, it does make a difference. For all inquires please contact Chris Dewar on 698418987, or visit our website..greenlands-bowls.wixsite.com/greenlandsbowlsclub HORADADA BOWLS CLUB by Irene Graham On Monday the summer season started for the South Alicante Hurricane Division under beautiful, warm blue skies.  The Horadada Hawks were at home to La Siesta Wasps.  The match was played in good spirits and enjoyed by all.  Two of the rinks were hard fought throughout with a nail biting finish for the Hawks.  We even had a visit from our regular squirrel who comes to give us his support!  We managed to win on three rinks but the overall shots went to La Siesta.  Our winning rinks were: Janet Jukes, Mark Jukes and Barry Evans 17 – 15 Jenny Davis, John Goddard and Wayne Jackson 21 – 19 Tracey Paffett, Ken Barber and Bryan Eatough 27 – 12 Very well played to these players who managed to come through with the win in the end.  The final result was a draw with 85 shots for to 94 against giving both teams 6 points. The next league match is not until 22 April as the Champion of Champions tournament starts today 15 April.  We wish all of our entrants the very best of luck in all disciplines for this annual event. Horadada offers a warm welcome to new or experienced bowlers, and provides the necessary equipment.  Our roll-up days for this friendly club are Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday mornings.  Please contact Fred Trigwell on 659139129 for more information.

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Post Concussion Syndrome: Why You Still Have Symptoms

In today’s broadcast will be discussing some of the newest research regarding post concussion syndrome, and how this research is further validating this condition. We will discuss neuroimaging as well as laboratory tests being used to look for the biomarker of this condition.

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1. Head-Eye Vestibular Motion Therapy Affects the Mental and Physical Health of Severe Chronic Postconcussion Patients. Carrick FR, Clark JF, Pagnacco G, Antonucci MM, Hankir A, Zaman R, Oggero E. Front Neurol. 2017 Aug 22;8:414. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00414. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28878731 [PubMed] Free PMC Article Similar articles

2. Sub-Symptomatic Aerobic Exercise for Patients with Post-Concussion Syndrome: A Critically Appraised Topic. Ritter KG, Hussey MJ, Valovich McLeod TC. J Sport Rehabil. 2017 Sep 27:1-14. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2017-0159. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28952858 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] Similar articles

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8. Assessing the accuracy of blood RNA profiles to identify patients with post-concussion syndrome: A pilot study in a military patient population. Hardy JJ, Mooney SR, Pearson AN, McGuire D, Correa DJ, Simon RP, Meller R. PLoS One. 2017 Sep 1;12(9):e0183113. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183113. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28863142 [PubMed – in process] Free PMC Article Similar articles

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"W. S. HUGHES TO TAKE OVER PENITENTIARY WARDENSHIP," Daily British Whig (Kingston, Ontario). October 23, 1920. Page 1. --- Col. O. M. Biggar to Hold Another Investigation At the Prison Next Week - - The Dismissal of Three Guards, Who Appealed, Is Found Justified. ---- A special despatch from Ottawa to the Whig, on Saturday morning, stated that Col. O. M. Biggar, special counsel to the dominion government, who on Tuesday last Investigated the circumstances attending the recent dismissals of Guards G. McCauley, P. Dowsley and R. Paynter from the staff of the provincial penitentiary at Portsmouth, has reported to the Department of Justice that the dismissals were justified.

The same despatch says that Col. Biggar is coming to Kingston next week to begin an investigation into other matters in connection with the penitentiary, which he was unable to carry on this week. He will likely decide upon a number of changes that are necessary in order that the regulations may be carried out and harmony prevail in the prison. It also states that warrants have been taken out against a number of guards, who are charged with supplying convicts with tobacco and other things, and against one or more for disposing of penitentiary property. Decidedly interesting developments are expected in the Kingston police court shortly.

The Whig is advised from Ottawa that Brig. Gen. W. S. Hughes, superintendent of dominion penitentiaries, is coming at once to Portsmouth to take temporary charge of the penitentiary and see if order cannot be restored there. Warden Ponsford, it is stated, is to be given leave of absence, and thus permit Gen. Hughes, who knows more about the Portsmouth penitentiary than any one else, to take over the wardenship for the time being.

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"Warden Ponsford Not Retiring; Only Getting Leave of Absence," Daily British Whig (Kingston, Ontario). October 25, 1920. Page 1. ---- (Special to the Whig) Ottawa, Oct. 25. - Owing to pressure of departmental business in Otttawa, Brig. Gen. Hughes may not go to Kingston to take charge during the absence of Warden Ponsford, who is being given leave to which he is entitled.

Your correspondent is informed that Warden Ponsford's absence will be short. Now that it is announced that Gen. Hughes cannot go to Kingston, it is likely that the institution, during the warden's absence, will be in charge of the acting deputy warden or Mr. O'Leary. It should not be construed that Warden Ponsford is to be relieved of his duties.

The department has every confidence in the Portsmouth prison head, and when he wants a short holiday he will get it. But his position at Portsmouth is permanent as long as he desires it.

Outside Gangs At Work. On Monday, for the first time since the strike occurred in the Portsmouth penitentiary, one week ago, the outside gangs were allowed out of the gates and the work was resumed on the farm and in the quarry, Warden Ponsford, speaking about the Whig's Saturday despatch, stated that he had received no official word of any immediate change, but two months ago he made application for leave of absence may, come soon.

The investigation into the disappearance of government property from the institution is still going on and Warden Ponsford and some of his officers were in the city Monday in connection with it.

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"CONDITIONS AT KINGSTON PEN," Jack Canuck. September 9, 1922. --- A Shake-up Badly Needed ---- Sir: Conditions st Kingston Pen. are about as bad as possible. The Czar attitude of the Warden towards old employes on the staff when he took charge created a bad feeling, and it can never die out while he remains in control. The officers look upon the Deputy Warden as inferior to them in intelligence and ability and the results are bad. Favors to officers and convicts are rampant. Incompetent men are in charge of trade departments as instructors. Mere boys have been taken on as guards, their only qualification being that they were overseas. There is no discipline with them in charge of convicts. Dope was found to be extensively used among the prisoners and no report made of it to Ottawa. Some officers are discharged for allowing prisoners to escape and others are exonerated. The Warden and Superintendent were once bosom friends. Now they are enemies. Employes have been dismissed through "frame up" evidence. Junior officers are being boosted by placing them in positions of authority over who taught them the work. There certainly is a shake up needed. Competent officers who have qualified for promotion through service are being kept back. ON GUARD

---- What happened to turn the Warden and Superintendent of Kingston Penitentiary, once bosom pals, into bitter enemies?

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"TIM BUCK IS GUILTY IN KINGSTON TRIAL: SENTENCE DEFERRED," Toronto Globe. July 7, 1933. Page 1 & 4. ----- Judge Says He Will Not Impose Maximum Punishment ---- DEFENSE COMPLIMENTED --- (Canadian Press Despatch.) Kingston, July 6 - Tim Buck, former leader of the Communist Party in Canada, was convicted today of unlawful assembly during disturbances last October, and was returned to his prison cell to await sentence on July 18. In convicting Buck, Judge G. E. Deroche said he could impose a maximum of seven years, but said he had no intention of doing so.

The diminutive radical returned to his cell, complimented on his efforts "as a lawyer, despite his unsuccessful battle to clear himself of the charges. "Your address," said a Judge, "was magnificent. You spoke for two and a half hours, but all the time you were interesting and logical. You made no extreme statements."

The Judge reviewed at great length the evidence produced both by defense and the Crown prosecutor, adding that he was quite satisfied there was a riot and Buck was a member of the unlawful assembly.

Word to Ottawa. The accused, through numerous convict witnesses, attempted to show there had been no riot, and that there had been no violence shown by the men, who, he said, were merely stag a justified demonstration against prison conditions. If word had been sent to Ottawa, instead of to the barracks, when the men left their work, there wouldn't have been much confusion, it was contended.

The only reason he had joined in the demonstration, Buck submitted, was he otherwise would have been considered a "rat"

"That seems to be something to his credit," the Judge commented, "but, of course, it is something the law cannot excuse."

Other convicts testified Buck had spoken to the prisoners milling about the buildings and had pacified to some extent their anger. Others had spoken, they said, and Buck was chosen to address the men merely because of his reputation as a speaker.

Not an Instigator. Judge Deroche said he did not believe the accused had shut off the motor in his workshop, as claimed by guards and keepers. He further said there was no evidence to show Buck was the instigator of the assembly which developed into a riot of which the Judge considered there was evidence. It probably was intended for a peaceful demonstration, he said, bus eventually it became very noisy, and damage had been done to prison property through burning locks off doors. However, he did not consider it had been as serious as portrayed in news-papers and through conversations.

"He was part of rioting crowd," the Judge concluded, "and he pleaded he either had. to take part or be a 'rat." Meanwhile, in another court, Frank Regan, K.C., charged Convict Mickey McDonald was indicted for his part in the riot because of private trouble he had with Guard Neddow. He also claimed the Crown Prosecutor had threatened to "go after the accused." Following the trial of Buck, George Peters was placed on trial on a charge of rioting and doing damage. He pleaded not guilty, and proceeded to conduct his own case. Keeper George Nolan and Instructors Dunford and Whiteland had been called as witnesses when court adjourned.

Frank Regan, K.C., counsel for McDonald, requested General D. M. Ormond, Superintendent of Penitentiaries, be called as a witness. Judge Madden said Convict McRae had asked for Hon. Hugh Gathrie, Minister of Justice; Inspector Gilbert Smith, ex-Warden J. C. Ponsford and others to be called, but his request had been refused, because such evidence would make an investigation of the internal administration of the prison, and this was not the purpose of the trial. Judge Madden refused Mr. Regan's request.

Desire for Referm. In his defense, Convict Buck spoke of the feeling among the men in the penitentiary, their desire for reform, and their efforts for a change in the institution. It was not a spirit of destruction or riot. "In most of them." he said, "It was the only way to draw attention to their grievances, the entire atmosphere. Inside those walls you're within a world inside a world; it has every thing except its own hopes. I had men in the box who had never been in court before sent to the penitentiary; men as good as the average man. They got to feel there is no hope, more or less conflicted with criminal psychology. No man can live there, subjected constantly to the grapevine system - an everlasting struggle between the rats and the men. The fuel for the blaze had been piling up a long time, and very few of the men realized Just what that spirit really was."

Convict Buck, dealing further with the spirit at the penitentiary, said that the very first day he arrived at the penitentiary, the first convict conversation he heard almost frightened him.It gave him an idea that trouble was imminent.

The accused said that Oct. 17 he saw no notes passed about, but he was convinced there had been notes circuklating. Like a Signal. "As late is twenty to three on Oct. 17," said Buck, "I really believed that the rumored demonstration would actually be held. When the men came:down the scaffolding, it was just like a signal. The men, most of them young and impulsive, just walked out and didn't seem to realize they were leaving their work. "I believe is possible to point out there is a difference in my position as regards to my presence in the disturbance. In the position I am in, I might see trouble brewing and still be helpless; an inmate can be either a rat or a man, and to be a 'rat in the penitentiary is something terrible. I did not choose to be a 'rat!"

In the dome a man was in a peculiar position: If you left the dome you were in danger of being shot; if you stayed there you were in danger of landing in this court. Circumstances decreed that I should be there. I was convicted of being a Communist, and I was not in the machine shop of my own volition, therefore I was there when trouble started.. I was in that position when, if I had not assisted those who were in a jam, something very serious might have happened. "I changed with doing things which I certainly did not do. I am not trying to evade, but I want to point out that there were many things which I did not do. One would think the pulling of the switch in the machine shop started everything. I don't think i had anything whatever to do with the trouble."

Convict Buck reviewed the story of the happenings of the afternoon."They were like a bunch of schoolboys, carefree and full of fun," he said. "But still there was a danger. I went out because I was keenly interested in what would happen. And I believe that Deputy Warden Matt Walsh perforced a masterstroke in getting Garceau to secure the co-operation of the older men in holding back the cool heads. It was certainly a wise move and Mr. Walsh did save what could have become a critical situation."

Buck said there had been no question of danger until the troops came. With the exception of Mr. Walsh, not an officer tried to restrain the men.

"Eighty-five per cent, of the ment in the dome," said Buck, "were there merely as 'listeners.' It is true that when the troops were sent for no one was in control, but they were not out of control. Mere Boys "I think it would be safe to say a clear majority of the men in the dome were mere boys. The belief was that they should get out into the yard. At any rate a situation developed that was hanging by a thread. Up to this point I had not said one word or associated myself in any way with the trouble. I knew Garceau and his efforts to retrieve himself. In the penitentiary we are looked on a convicts. To me these men are a study, being, as I am, a student of sociology. When he asked me to speak to the men I hesitated, but not through fear. I didn't know what to say to them, but Garceau said: Tell them anything to keep them from running amok! I knew I had to give them something to do and I told them to go ahead with the barricading and to get water, for the place was a fire-trap." It may have been wrong in law, but when I look back at what might have happened. I don't think anything better could have been done."

"I spoke once, and once only, yet prosecution evidence had me making speeches everywhere." Convict Back sold he did not in any way use the language that was attributed to him by Guard Hull. "I want to say that it is no secret. Guard Hull is not liked in the institution, and has a record there," said Buck. "I don't believe he heard anyone say: 'We'll kill the screws." At any rate I certainly did not say it."

"When Gilbey told of the fight in the stone shed, you would think lynch law had broken out at my behest. The first I ever heard of it was when Gilbey told it." "Dime Novel Fantasy." "I must confess that the stories of some of the guards as to what happened in the mail-bag department sounded like a dime novel fantasy."

Convict Buck said his address in the dome and his suggestion to the officers in the machine shop that it would be safer in the mail-bag department constituted his participation in the trouble.

"I knew the attitude toward me. I knew I was pointed out as an agitator and I knew an atmosphere had been put around me, and I know that officers were told I was dangerous.

"Frankly, I think the evidence that the men coming into the machine shop were armed is merely a figment of their imagination.

"I knew that this blue uniform is a disadvantage, but I will say that those inmates who gave evidence are as reliable as any one. Why was not Sagel, the third officer in the machine shop, brought here by the Crown?

"It is true he has left Kingston, but he could have been brought here. "I want to say that I did not order Henderson out of the stone shed, and the man who did it did not use the language attributed by Guard Henderson.

"I have tried to speak with restraint, because I want to be cleared of implications of dime novel sensationalism. I want to be clear of a certain implication of hoodlumism and blackguardism. I submit my actions were right. I solemnly believe nothing better could have been done than that which I did; not merely because I did it myself.

"I think it will be agreed that under the circumstances, I could not do otherwise. I played no part in the condition and I had to choose between trying to help the situation or quitting, and I must say I do not regret it.

"This is a court of law. If any quality was strained in the case against me it certainly was not the qualities of mercy or sportsmanship. I am compelled to ask, Is it because.of the protests against my being in prison that attempts are being made to justify my being placed in that Institution and to brand me as a hoodlum and a blackguard?" Crown Counsel's Address. T. J. Rigney, Crown counsel, addressed Judge G. E. Deroche, presiding at the trial.

Mr. Rigney pointed out that the trial had created unusual attention.The question of authority had been involved, but only involved Buck as one of a number. There was also the question of the ideas of the convicts as to prison management, and the rules and regulations.

Mr. Rigney held that the convicts had constituted themselves as an unlawful assembly, and from that developed a riot in which damage was done, and in which the accused had participated. Evidence of unlawful assembly had been established. The Warden forced his way into the assembly. This had been established. He addressed the men and advised them to go back to work. The War-den had attempted to leave and was prevented from so doing, and was a prisoner of the convicts, which in it-self was an unlawful act.

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"Letters to the Editor - PENITENTIARY STUDIES," Ottawa Citizen. May 11, 1933. Page 4. --- Editor. Citizen: At the Iate convention in this city of the Ontario School Trustees and Ratepayers' Association a resolution to the following effect was unanimously endorsed:

Resolved that as a means for reformative progress in the penal institutions of the Dominion our association recommend that the fullest educational facilities be provided in all such institutions.

As I had lived alongside the Kingston penitentiary - its right name, as the Statute of Parliament discloses for fifty years - had known the wardens and chief officers during that time and was intimate with its conduct and control, I felt, in view of the recent riots, that the resolution above was timely and parliaments, provincial and federal, should know what the meagerest kind of education had wrought within the past twenty years in the institution. Credit for the boon is due to Brig-Gen. W. St. Pierre Hughes, superintendent of penitentiaries, and Col. J. C. Ponsford, warden of the penitentiary, both of whom have recently been retired. They arranged time, very inadequate in my view, to give instruction in primary work, particularly for foreigners who sought to learn English. The time provided was half an hour at noon in school and later as cell work. It necessitated a hasty meal and then a rush to study. Ten years or so ago, an enthusiast was appointed teacher and he "Jacked up" the curriculum, encouraged wider work. and soon had lively, lusty and earnest students. They readily gave their leisure time to study and their pursuit of knowledge was amplified by access to a real library. Early in Warden Ponsford's administration the obsolete works - trash they might be called - were dispensed with and standard authors were introduced and speedily found readers by the score. School pupils increased and since then groups of Inmates sought improvement of their minds.

I could dilate about the industry of the pupils, the infinite patience of the teacher. the improvement in temper and poise of the students, a new outlook on life and their relations to society but results have been so pronounced that the mention of new mental acquisitions justifies the educational help they received. In the past ten years the following numbers wrote on the entrance examinations for passing from the primary schools into the collegiate institutes.

The examinations were carried out under the same regulations as in use in the public schools of the province. The records are the equal of any school. The prisoners to the extent of eighty-five per cent obtained first-class honors and from 1928 to 1932 but one failure is recorded The increase in candidates in 1931 and 1932 is highly commendable and shows a marked growth of interest in the program of studies. I cannot give the figures as to the further advancement in scholastic work-I have asked for them but to date they have not been received-but I know that matriculation subjects have been passed by many candidates during the past eight years and with splendid standing In 1931 a candidate succeeded in obtaining university rank. To the credit of the Department of Education, after the facts were made known and it was obvious he could not attend the university, it afforded the prisoner a chance to proceed by paying his fees for an extra-mural course. He is now pursuing his work with a new vision and a new resolve to redeem the past. He stands as an evidence of what can be accomplished through perseverance and amid educational advantages of minor character.

I have been informed that among the groups there is a kinder spirit, a warmer appreciation of the possibilities of the future and it is to their credit and to their loyalty to law and order, even under appalling circumstances, that - as I understand - very few if any, participated in the outbreaks of Iast fall!

In addition to what I have written touching school work in the penitentiary it is well to know that many prisoners. especially foreigners, have availed themselves of learning the English language. Anglo-Saxons have also learned to read and write.

My contention is that if well equipped schools were established in our penal institutions great good would be accomplished. Time. too, should be provided for instruction and sufficient teachers engaged to further good work. I would not offer ad- vice to the authorities further than to suggest at least three or four hours' work at one time in school for diligent pupils. not necessarily every day, but arranged to meet their needs. They could also be helped by evening instruction I regard this as truly humanitarian work, uplifting and ennobling and accomplishing much in enobling visions of moral and spiritual idea - so needed in reformative methods. I commend the development of wider education to those concerned with the administration of justice, feeling that it is one method that cannot but result in improved conduct among the inmates with, I hope, lessening of the dreadful punishments that have so scandalized Canadian penal institutions. Let me quote the words of Senator John Lewis whom I consulted on the matter:

I heartily endorse your movement for better facilities for education for prisoners which is in line with my contention that the greatest evils of prison administration are idleness and ignorance and the best remedy, occupation for body and mind.

I am writing only as to one reform, more are becoming insistent. I said in the beginning that I had fifty years of life - in newspaper work - alongside the Kingston penitentiary and I am convinced an independent royal commission - not of political or military type - is urgently needed to bring prison affairs up-to-date and along lines that would set forth the great venture of religion, humanity and Justice. A new era in penology is essential

J. G. ELLIOTT, Toronto, May 10, 1933.

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"PRISON GUARD FOUND GUILTY," Daily British Whig (Kingston, Ontario). October 5, 1920. Page 1 & 2. ---- Of Endeavoring to Carry Out An Uncensored Letter From Convict. ---- In police court on Tuesday morning Magistrate Farrell found Joseph Leaman Seabrook, a guard at the Portsmouth penitentiary, guilty of having, on September 28th, "unlawfully endeavored to carry out from a convict in the penitentiary, Harry Edward Alter, an uncensored letter." The accused was remanded a day for sentence.

J. L. Whiting appeared for the prosecution, the prisoner being defended by T. J. Rigney. Close on to two hours were taken up in the hearing of the case, and the court room was well filled with interested spectators.

Seabrook, who appeared in uniform, pleaded guilty to having carried a letter to the north gate, but declared he was not guilty of having attempted to carry the letter outside the prison walls.

Harry Edward Alter was the first witness called by the prosecution. To Mr. Whiting witness stated that he had been serving twenty-one months in the penitentiary. He knew Seabrook, as the latter had been in charge of a gang the witness had been working with. The gang was engaged in placing tar on a roof. Witness declared that on September 28th, he gave Seabrook a letter addressed to his brother in Hamilton.

"How did you come to entrust Seabrook with the letter?" asked Mr. Whiting.

"Because I had entrusted others to him."

Mr. Rigney obiected to this part of the evidence, stating that evidence should be confined entirely to the one letter a question. Mr. Whiting stated that the evidence could be taken in a case where it could be proved that there had been a systematic course of action, that it was not just a case of accident.

The witness again stated that he has given other letters to Seabrook. and when asked why he had given Seabrook a letter on this last occasion, stated that Seabrook had been asking him if he wanted any more letters carried out.

A Fifty-Fifty Deal Asked by Mr. Whiting as to what Seabrook was to get for taking out the letter, witness declared that he was to share "fifty-fifty" with him in anything that the letter would bring.

The letter which, it was alleged, had been taken off Seabrook, was produced and read by Mr. Whiting. In this letter. Alter asked his brother to send $20 to the officer whose name would appear at the bottom of the letter. The writer also said: "This officer is O. K. Mention nothing about this, but say you bought a new suit of clothes and I will know it is all right." The writer said he was writing this unknown to the prison authorities.

Witness said that he at first put the letter in his overalls, and afterwards handed the letter to Seabrook.

Mr. Rigney asked Alter how he got along with Seabrook.

"As far as the work was concerned we got along all right, but sometimes we did not," was the reply.

"Were you ever locked up in the dungeon?"

"Not on his account."

Witness admitted that he lost two days over being reported by Seabrook for misconduct. He admitted that he had been reported for fighting.

Questioned further by Mr. Rigney, Alter said that the letter in question was written during dinner hour on Sept. 28th.

Warden Ponsford's Evidence. J. C. Ponsford, warden at the penitentiary, stated that Seabrook had been on the staff for less than a year.

"Late in the afternoon of September 28th," said the warden, "information came to me that Seabrook had a letter. I gave orders to the chief keeper to have him separated from his gang and put on other work. At closing time that-night. about ten minutes to 6 o'clock, I asked Seabrook to step into my office. He came into my office. I asked him if he ever did any trafficking with convicts, and he said, 'No,' and that he was an honest man. I then asked him if he ever smuggled or carried out letters for convicts and he said, 'No,' and that he was strictly honest, and would not do such a thing. I then asked him if he had on his person a letter he had smuggled out. He again said, 'No.' that he would not do such a thing for any person. I then said, 'Mr. Seabrook, you have a letter in your pocket at the present time, for the purpose of taking out, and. I want you to lay that letter on the table or give it here to Mr. Duncan, who was present. Seabrook again stated that he had no letter. I said, 'you certainly have a letter, and want it laid down on the table or given to Mr. Duncan," After hesitating a minute or two, Seabrook then said, 'Oh yes, I have a letter. I searched a convict this afternoon, and took one off him and was just coming up here to turn it in.' Seabrook then fumbled through his pockets and finally took the letter from his right hip pocket and put it on the table."

Witness identified the letter produced in court as the one he had taken off the accused.

Convicts' Letter Box. Asked concerning the rules regarding letters written by convicts, Warden Ponsford stated that there was a mail box in the central dome at the "pen." All letters written by convicts were deposited in this box. The box was locked, and once every day it was taken to the ward- en's office, unlocked, and the let ters censored. If there was no ob- jectionable matter in the letters, they were forwarded to the addresses giv- en. The clerk and his assistant in the warden's office did the censor- ing. They appealed to the warden when matter was found considered to be of an objectionable nature. No letters were allowed to leave the prison which were not censored.

To Mr. Rigney, Warden Ponsford stated that after he learned Seabrook had a letter in his possession, he had him taken away from his gang, and was told to take two or three convicts to the keeper's hall and "frisk" them (penitentiary language meaning to search convict).

Warden Ponsford stated that providing Seabrook had found a letter on a convict, it was his duty to turn it in to the warden, the deputy warden or the chief keeper, and write a report giving all the circumstances regarding the finding of the letter.

"Where is this rule to be found?" asked Mr. Rigney.

Witness stated that it had been a matter of practice, custom or a rule of the institution. Witness said that Seabrook had searched the prisoners given him and that he had made out a report telling about minor things he had taken off convicts, including pieces of flint, lead pencil, and tobacco.

Questioned by Magistrate Farrell, witness said that he stopped Seabrook as he was coming out off duty. At that time, he was not heading for the warden's office, but was making his way out of the penitentiary as fast as he could.

Walter Duncan, who was in the warden's office on the day in question, told about Seabrook giving up the letter after being questioned by the warden, He heard Seabrook say to the warden: "I intended to give it to you."

The Guard's Story. The accused, Seabrook, took the stand on his own behalf, and to Mr. Rigney, at the outset of his examination, stated that he had had no relations with Alter. The latter's conduct he placed as "fair," but admitted that he had to report him for fighting and being disorderly on two occasions. He was punished for this early in the summer.

Seabrook said he had Alter in his gang on Sept. 28th. He was engaged on the roof of the female building. Alter's coat was on the ground and witness searched it and found a letter in one of the pockets. Asked why he had not reported the finding of the letter, the accused stated that he did not do so because of trouble he had had with the chief keeper.

When he came out of the prison, Seabrook stated that the warden met him at the first gate and told him that he wanted to see him in his office.

Witness said: "I want to see you, warden." He walked into the warden's office. There was no other person there at the time. Later on Mr. Duncan came in, when the warden introduced him to Mr. Duncan who, he stated, was from Ottawa.

"We shook hands," added Seabrook, "and Mr. Duncan said he had been at the penitentiary a few days making an investigation, and that he had been led to believe that I had a letter in my possession, which I was endeavoring to take-out. The warden said in a fierce way:Yes, and we want it. You are the low, dirty , miserable cur who is trafficking with the convicts.'

"I said: I have the letter for you. I took it off a convict. I afterwards took the letter out of my pocket."

"Do you swear on your oath that It was your intention to deliver that letter to the warden?" asked Mr. Rigney.

"Yes, I do," was the reply. To Mr. Whiting, Seabrook claimed he had been given a raw deal by the chief keeper, and this was the reason he had not reported the finding of the letter to the chief keeper.

Chief Keeper Robert Reginald Tucker identified the two reports given to him by Seabrook, on the search he had made on convicts, referred to. Witness did not know of any friction between himself and Seabrook. He may have had to discipline Seabrook, but he could not recall it.

Magistrate Farrell told Seabrook that his defence had been put in as favorable a light as was possible, and after hearing the evidence he found it difficult to accept his story. Apart from the question of credibility, was his conduct that of a real, sane man?

"The warden had a most unpleasant duty to perform. You were given an opportunity to report the finding of this letter. You were given a chance to recall this letter when you were searching the other convicts referred to. Why you should make a report on this matter and overlook the letter is hard to understand."

Following his remarks, Magistrate Farrell remanded Seabrook to jail until Wednesday, when sentence will be passed.

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"Defence Was Concluded In The Kirkland Trial," Kingston Whig-Standard. May 10, 1933. Page 2. ---- Inspector Fatt Was Called as Witness - Explained Prison Regulations and Changes Which Have Been Made Since Riot. ---- Evidence in the trial of Convict Murray Kirkland, charged with rioting at the Kingston Penitentiary on October 17, was virtually completed on Wednesday morning, when Inspector H. C. Fatt and several convicts were called by the defense.

There was little outstanding evidence in this morning's session, except that Inspector Fatt went rather minutely into recent changes in regulations of the penitentiary. These changes, put into effect in January of this year apparently eliminating several of the grievances over which the convicts rioted in October.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON Evidence that he had been kept in solitary confinement since July, 1931, on an unsubstantiated accusation and had not been allowed a single day's respite until yesterday morning, when he was brought to the Court House as a witness, was given by convict John "Two gun" or "Babe" O'Brien in court Tuesday afternoon in the case of Murray Kirkland charged with participating in the riot at the Kingston Penitentiary on October 17, 1932. An audible gasp rose from the courtroom as O'Brien gave sensational testimony regarding his twenty-two months in the Prison of Isolation.

Another witness who held the attention of the crowded court-room was convict Tim Buck, fiery Communist agitator, alleged to be one of the instigators and ring-leaders of the riots in the Penitentiary last October, Buck was sentenced to the Kingston Penitentiary on Feb. 20, 1932 in Toronto for five years, charged with being a member of an unlawful association and being a party to a seditious conspiracy. Convict O'Brien O'Brien, looking more like a student with his glasses and quiet air than a desperado with a criminal record, gave a detailed account of the time he had spent in solitary confinement.

At no time did O'Brien raise his voice above a low, well modulated tone, or use bitter language. Witness was of medium height, and built and looked healthy, despite his lengthy stay in the P. of I.

O'Brien said that in July, 1932 he was brought before Warden J. C. Ponsford and charged with talking to fellow-prisoners, in "pig-latin" and with conspiring to escape. Witness stated that he had explained to the Warden that he had been talking in intelligible English and that he had been merely reading aloud to the other convicts who had no reading material. He strongly denied having planned to escape. He quoted Warden Ponford as saying laughingly:

"Do you mean to stand there in the name of His Satanic Majesty and tell me that you were not trng to escape"?

Witness repeated his denial, but o no avail and he was sentenced to the "hole". He said that no evidence was taken and that none of his accusers was present. He stated that he had been kept in solitary confinenent ever since. Witness said that he was allowed reading material and tobacco in his cell.

"How do you pass your time?" asked W. F. Nickle.

"The best way I can. I walk up and down the narrow confines of my cell, I read and I smoke. One guard permitted me to have a skipping-rope for a time, but another guard took away from me. I made the skipping-rope myself out of old rags tied together." "Why did you make it?" "To keep myself in good physical shape. I was not getting enough exercise." "How much exercise do you usually get?" "Usually I am allowed to take a walk in the afternoons for twenty minutes. Sometimes I go alone, sometimes with other convicts. For a while I was accompanied by a crazy man." "Where is this crazy man now?". "Where they all end up - in the bughouse. He was a religious fanatic and he attempted to convert me to his religion." "Were you converted?" "No I was not." Witness said that he had always been of the athletic type and that restricted exercise was hard on him. He said that his health had not been poor when he left Detroit prison and at that he had obtained employment in northern Ontario as a "powder-monkey" in a quarry in order to build himself up again. He was rapidly regaining his health when he lost his job. He said that he was essentially a working man in spite of his prison record. It was when he could not obtain employment that he had resorted to robbery.

Cross-examined by Crown Attorney T. J. Rigney, witness said that he had been visited in his cell by Inspector Smith when the latter replaced J. C. Ponsford as Warden and that he had asked for permission to go to work. Smith told him that he thought he could arrange it within a few days. Some time passed and when O'Brien reiterated his request he was told that such permission was out of the question. He was told he was a dangerous man and as such could not be allowed out of solitary confinement. O'Brien said that he attempted to point out that he had never received a fair hearing on his charges, that he was not guilty and that he had never been faced by his accusers. Convict Tim Buck According to the evidence given by Convict Tim Buck, no demonstration had been definitely planned for the afternoon of October 17. He said that he had heard several rumors to that effect, but as such rumors were always prevalent in the penitentiary he had not paid much attention to them. He said that it was not until he saw the shop doors locked after the dinner hour that he took the rumors seriously.

Buck told of Convict Garceau asking Acting Deputy Warden Walsh to speak to the men in the dome. At Walsh's request Garceau made a speech admonishing the convicts to use no violence and to behave themselves.

Witness said that the Warden had asked Garceau what was the trouble and he was told of the privileges that were wanted. Garceau was told that their demands could not possibly be granted. A few moments later the Warden became involved in a warm argument with some of the men regarding alleged brutality of the guards. Buck said that Kirkland was one of those talking to the Warden. The Warden was told of specific instances where the men had been mistreated.

"Do you know Kirkland?" asked W.F. Nickle.

"Very well."

"Did he assist in burning the lock off the engineering-room door?"

"He did not."

Witness said that when it was learned that the soldiers were coming that the men became uneasy. He warned them not to "run amuck" just because the troops were on the way. He advised them to barricade the doors and since the place was a fire-trap, to fill every available utensil with water.

"Did you tell the men they could get along without food but not without water?"

"Yes, I did.""

Did you say anything about starving the guards?"

"No, I did not."

Over-ruled Proposal Witness said he encountered a group of convicts who were excited because guards were being handed rifles through the windows of the blacksmith shop. One young fellow suggested going in and "knocking off" the guards but Buck said he over-ruled this proposal. Buck's suggestion was that one man should go in-to each shop and ask the guards to join the main body and this was done. He, himself, went to the black-smith shop and said to the guards:

"Gentlemen, in the interests of all concerned, you had better come up-stairs and join the rest in the mail-bag department."

"How was your tone?"

"It was not angry."

"Did you order the guards?"

"No, I did not."

"You're sure you did not order the guards?"

"Yes. I was afraid of being accused later of intimidating them."

"Did the guards do as you asked them?"

"Yes."

Buck said that to his knowledge no guns had been handed to the guards but he felt that his action had been wise as it prevented some hot-headed convict from acting foolishly.

Witness said that prior to the shooting that the general condition of themail-bag department was quiet."Were any of the convicts armedwith hammers, bars or clubs?""I did not see any man with aclab or sledge-hammer. When thetrouble started I saw some of themcome to the shop doors where theywere working with small hammers intheir hands but I did not see thembring the hammers outside the shops.""Did you see any man in the mail-bag department with weapons?"

"At no time did I say anything of the sort."

Buck corroborated previous evidencethat Kirkland had assisted in extinguishing a fire that had started in the mall-bag room. He said that Kirkland was throwing a bucket of water on the fire.

"Where did he get the water?"

"From utensils placed nearby on my orders for that express purpose."

Witness said that the Warden had been told that the men wanted their requests inquired into, that there should be a thorough investigation of their grievances and complaints, and that they would not be placed in the "hole" without a fair trial.

"No convict felt safe from persecution," said Buck. "Some of the men get away with plenty, some with very little."

He said that a man would be reported for speaking from one cell to another, for speaking on exercise ground, or even in the shops, although the latter was not rigidly enforced. He said that it depended on a convict's standing with an officer as to whether he was reported or not.

An informer was practically inmune while anything might happen to the other convicts.

Witness said that such offenses were known as misdemeanors and were punishable with confinement in the "hole" bread and water diet, being shackled to the bars, and being paddled. He said that he never heard of the paddle being used as punishment for misdemeanors. Buck said that the Warden asked if the men did not always get a fair trial and was told that they did not.

One convict yelled, "How about the kangaroo court?" "What is a kangaroo court?" asked W. F. Nickle. "Where you are bumped whether you are guilty or not."

Buck said that the men yelled for the Warden to speak for himself. He asked the Warden to say a few words and the Warden told them that Behan and Garceau had coveredt he ground quite thoroughly and that there was little left to be said. He asked the men if they were going to return to their cells, if they were going to behave and if they were going to work the following day. The men replied in the affirmative on each of these questions.

Witness said that the men carried out their compact to the letter. They worked on Tuesday and then Wednesday they were locked in their cells and he and two others were taken to see the Warden.

Cross-examination Under cross-examination Buck said that he had not stopped his machine on October 17 in order to join the demonstration. He claimed that he had turned it on and off intermittently between two and three o'clock that afternoon and in between times he had operated his lathe by hand.

"I am going to suggest that you turned off your machine at 3 o'clock that day because you knew that there was going to be a riot and that the time had come to join the others," said T. J. Rigney.

"Am I suggesting that or are you suggesting that for me?" returned Buck.

"Did you, or did you not, turn off your machine directly at 3 o'clock in order to join the riot."

"I did not."

"Why did you join the men?"

"The most important motive was curiosity. I could see convicts going into the dome and I wanted to find out what was going on."

"Do you mean to stand there and say that there was no pre-concerted arrangement that the men in the shops were to assemble in the dome at 3 o'clock?"

"None whatever. Most of the convicts were skeptical of the rumors that were current, no meeting-place had been mentioned."

"I suppose that it was an extraordinary coincidence that all the men headed for the dome?"

"Not at all. Most of the men work in the dome. Personally, I have taken part in a good many meetings under similar circumstances."

"I suppose that it was another co-incidence that the Warden should do what you told him?"

"Yes. He just thought that my suggestion was the safest."

"What men did you find in the blacksmith shop with the guards when you went there to tell them to go to the mail-bag department?"

Buck hesitated before he made an answer. He said that he was afraid of getting these men into trouble as two of them had not been mentioned before. He asked the Judge if they would be brought to trial if he named them.

"You are bound to answer Mr. Rigney or be punished for contempt of court," the Judge told him.

After further hesitation Buck finally admitted that the men Baker, Peters and Cohen. At this juncture W. F. Nickle objected to the cross-examination methods employed by Mr. Rigney, but the Judge upheld the Crown Attorney.

"I merely want to see this man get were one hundred per cent," said Mr. Rigney.

"A hundred per cent. of what?"asked Buck.

"Beware of the Greeks bearing gifts," interposed W. F. Nickle. "Did you use any compulsion to tell the men to prepare to withstand a siege for two days?" asked Mr.Rigney.

"No, I told them to prepare to maintain discipline in the dome for one night."

Buck said that the first tension that he noticed was when the rumor spread that the bayonets were coming. Some of the convicts protested that they would be shot like rats in a trap, but they were calmed down.

"Did you gee Guard Henderson struck with a crow-bar?"

"No, I did not."

"He was off duty for two days," pointed out Mr. Rigney.

"I didn't know anything about it."

"Did you see Officer Sullivan struck to the ground?"

"No, I did not."

"Did you see the spittoon thrown in the mail-bag department?"

"No."

"For an observant man you seemed to have missed quite a lot," said Mr. Rigney.

"You must remember that there was a large number of men milling around and that I couldn't see lots of things," said Buck.

Convict Skelly Convict Gordon Skelly was the first witness called to the stand when court resumed yesterday afternoon.

He held up his hands dramatically in order that Judge Deroche might see the effects of working in the stone-shed. He showed that two fingers were missing from his left hand, the result of an accident as a child. He said that as a consequence he was unable to hold properly a chisel in this hand and often he would strike himself with the sledge-hammer. He showed the inside of his left hand which was scarred and bruised.

On two occasions Skelly said that he had need of a doctor's attention but when he reported to the "medicine waggon" he was told that a little iodine would be all that was needed. At one time his hand was swollen and filled with puss but nothing was done to remove the matter except what he did for himself.

Convict Dan McDonald Being awakened at three o'clock in the morning, kicked down a flight of stairs, mauled around and thrown into the hole was the story told by Convict Dan McDonald. He said that one night he was treated thus by Keeper Robinson, Officer Armstrong and three others. He said that Robinson had slapped him on the mouth.

Witness said that on the next day he was charged with having used profane language. For this offense he received seven days in the hole, was placed on bread and water diet, and had his hands shackled to the bars.

"What effect did this treatment have on you?" asked W. M. Nickle.

"It loaded my heart with malice."

Neither Skelly nor McDonald were questioned by Mr. Rigney.

WEDNESDAY MORNING Convict Tim Buck was again in the witness box as the trial of Convict Murray Kirkland resumed before Judge Deroche this morning.

Buck said he had not shut off the power in the blacksmith shop on the afternoon of the disturbance.

"Deputy Warden Walsh spoke to Convict Carceau in the south dome," said Buck to W. F. Nickle. "I was with Garceau at the foot of the stairs and Mr. Walsh said, 'You old timers must prevent the men from scattering and we want no fires here. Garceau asked Mr. Walsh if he would talk to the men, but Mr. Walsh said Garceau was doing fine."

"Was Kirkland with McCrea when the latter was sealing up the boller-room door?"

"No, he was not."

Buck said that the operation of the acetylene torch was purely a one-man job.

Inspector Fatt Inspector H. C. Fatt of the Penitentiaries Branch, was next called.

He said he was for a time acting superintendent. Inspector Fatt dealt with regulations of the penitentiary and referred to one change which says a convict must be heard before punishment is given and that the awarding of punishment is vested in the warden or the officer in charge during his absence.

"When was that change made?" asked W. F. Nickle.

"January 3, 1933."

Witness said punishment of 21 consecutive meals of bread and water has not been changed.

"What about the ball and chain?"

"That rule has been dead for a quarter of a century."

"Did all these amendments come into effect in January, 1933?"

"They did."

Witness said one change was to the effect that a man could only be kept in isolation for thirty days on orders of the warden.

"Is flogging restricted in any way?"

Mr. Rigney objected to the questioning, saying the present regulations had nothing to do with the case.

"Only," said Judge Deroche "that the amendments indicate headquarters must have realized there was something in the grievances of the convicts. This evidence is not given on the matter of guilt or innocence. If I find Kirkland guilty, then such evidence regarding grievances may effect sentence." Judge Deroche said he was taking the evidence solely to determine the extent of the punishment if he found accused guilty.

Inspector Fatt said that he had looked into the Penitentiaries Act for thirty-four years and found nothing which restricted the warden regarding inflicting punishment.

"Discretion as to flogging rests with the warden," said witness, "with approval of headquarters."

"What about shackled to cell doors?" "That is amended so that the regulation says handcuffed with body-belt."

"What about hosing?"

"That went out 28 years ago."

"Do you want to swear it wasn't done in 1918?"

"No. I do not. I had no knowledge of such."

"But you will agree it was inhuman?"

"I certainly will not. I object to being referred to, Mr. Nickle, as one of the old school regarding hosing. What I want to convey is that I believe there are certain cases where it is absolutely necessary to use the hose. I would rather use the hose than shoot a man, but as a system of punishment, I do not approve of it. To disperse a mob or get a convict out of his cell when he won't come, I think the hose is absolutely necessary."

"What about rule of silence."

"In my 38 years' experience the rule of silence never really existed."

"Why is the rule there at all?"

"It keeps convicts from over-stepping."

"Who decides on overstepping?" "The guards." Witness read from amendments which allow convicts to talk to each other at stated times during the day.

The rule regarding exercise was also changed to eliminate the "bull-ring."

"The men are allowed liberty without license," said the witness. Convict Becker Convict Tony Becker said that on October 17 he was working in the machine shop operating a lathe. With him was Convict George Peters.

"I looked out of the window and saw inmates coming out of the tailor sop." he said. "I tripped the motor and the machines on the west side of the shop stopped. I saw Kirkland later in the south dome on the landing."

"Did you have to fix the clutch on your machine?" asked Mr. Rigney.

"I did not. The motor ran continuously till three o'clock."

Convict Peters Convict George Peters, also employed in the machine shop, said he had seen men coming down the scaffolding at the tailor shop and come across to the south dome. Witness did not see Kirkland helping McCrea during the afternoon. Witness corroborated evidence of the previous witness regarding the south dome. He saw no officer assaulted during the afternoon in the mail-bag department.

"Did the guards give you orders after three o'clock?" asked Mr. Rigney.

"No."

"Were they afraid?"

"They had no reason to be." Convict Sam Cohen Convict Sam Cohen was working in the tailor shop on October 17, he told Mr. Nickle.

"I went to the south dome," he said, "and there were about ten men there at the time."

He said he saw locks being burned off the doors in the south dome.

Convict Cohen said that he did not see Kirkland near the acetylene torch at any time during the afternoon.

"There were men and officers standing up on the landing," he said, "looking down at those below."

"Was there any attempt made by convicts to toss any of the guards over the railing?" asked Mr. Nickle.

"Not at all."

Witness said he saw Buck go into the machine shop and he went also.

"You know," he said, "I never had seen the machine shop and it was my day to see the rest of the institution, so I followed Buck, along with two other gentlemen."

"Were the other gentlemen officers?"

"No, they were convicts."

Convict Cohen said that Buck told three officers in the machine shop at the time that it would be best for all concerned if they went into the mailbag department.

"We went out," said Cohen, "and the officers followed up."

Witness said that he saw Kirkland put out a small fire in the mail-bag department.

Court was adjourned at 12.30 until two o'clock.

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"RANKS OF CONVICTS ON HUNGER STRIKE DWINDLE RAPIDLY," Toronto Globe. May 6, 1933. Page 1 & 2. ----- Prisoners Yield to Passive Methods of Portsmouth Guards ---- HOLD OUT TIN PLATES ---- (Canadian Press Despatch.) Kingston, May 5. - Guards and offcials of Portsmouth Penitentiary car-ried on their duties nonchalantly to-night, disregarding twenty-five or thirty convicts who refused to eat as part of a supposed "publicity stunt" hunger strike.

Led by Willard Müllich, youthful convict, allegedly a leader in the riots of last October, when several hundred convicts smashed machinery and property, 100 convicts in the new women's penitentiary some distance from the main building last night refused to accept meals. Gradually the strike dwindled until tonight there are few prisoners who did not hold out their tin plates for the evening meal.

According to Warden W. B. Megloughlin, "the convicts had the idea they have the public with them and have been quite frank in saying the entire affair was planned as a publicity stunt. They will be given their meals as usual, and if they don't want to eat - that's their own lookout."

Guards Take No Notice. The convicts, or at least some of them who face trial for rioting and tumultuous conduct, had planned the strike to be in a position to tell the courts at their trials "they had been locked up for several days and had no food, exercise or work," according to information received outside the prison.

When the men - moved to the new prison because the old one was over-crowded at the time of the riots - refused their meals, the guards took no action but simply walked away. The guards' passive methods apparently brought results. for nearly all the prisoners accepted their meal tonight.

The leader of the strike told the other prisoners, it is said, that "the public is with us," and declared publicity would keep the penitentiary be-fore the public eye and produce more sympathy for the men.

Even more startling evidence than that already heard in trials of penitentiary convicts charged with rioting may be heard next week when the sessions are resumed. Convict Murray Kirkland, on trial before Judge G. E. Deroche, when court adjourned ten days ago, may take the stand in his own behalf Monday, while there are reports ex-Warden J. C. Ponsford will give evidence.

Reliable information indicated General W. S. Hughes, former Superintendent of Penitentiarles; E. R. Jackson, former Penitentiary Inspector and Warden of Collins Bay Penitentiary until last year; ex-Inspector Gilbert Smith, and other former officials of the penitentiary would be called to testify.

Ponsford Not Subpoenaed. St. Thomas, May 5. - Captain J. C.Ponsford of this city, former Warden of Kingston Penitentiary, said this evening that he has received no subpoenae to give evidence at the trial of the prison rloters next week.

A press despatch from Kingston to-day said that Captain Ponsford will likely be called.

Cannot Be Deported. Ottawa, May 5. - Prisoners who have not served their sentence and are confined in the penitentiary cannot be deported, it was stated at the Department of Immigration today. The attention of the department was drawn to a despatch from Kingston saying that Convict Sam Cohen, Toronto, would be deported. The despatch added that his term of imprisonment was not yet up. Presumably, if his prison term was shortened for some reason that would change the situation, but the department, it is stated, does not take men out of jail to deport them.

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"American Consul Had Interview With O'Brien," Kingston Whig-Standard. June 10, 1933. Page 1 & 9. ---- John Price O'Brien American Citizen--Supporters Claim He Unfairly Treated - Has a Long Criminal Record. ---- George Gregg Fuller, American Consul at Kingston had an interview with John Price O'Brien known as "Two-Gun" O'Brien, "Babe" O'Brien, Pat Norton and by half a dozen more aliases in Kingston Penitentiary on Friday afternoon.

It was claimed by those interested in O'Brien's case that he was being unjustly kept in solitary confinement at the Kingston prison. and as he an American citizen, American Consul was asked to investigate.

When asked this morning about the result of his interview, Mr. Fuller said that he could only state that he had seen O Brien and that O'Brien locked to, be in good health Anything further was quite confidential.

Those who have become interested in O'Brien's case claim that no opportunity has ever been given O'Brien to defend himself on any charge which might carry with it the punishment of solitary confinement. They contend that on April 5. 1931, O'Brien came before the warden of Kingston Penitentiary, J. C. Ponsford, charged with conspiring to escape, that no evidence was produced against him and that from that time up till the present he has been confined in the punishment cells beneath the Prison of isolation. The charge is made that O'Brien was convicted of conspiring to escape on the strength of a letter written by a convict in which O'Brien was named as the instigator of such a plot together with four other convicts, whose names were not given. It is said that the men suspected of being in the plot, Convicts Kirkland. McKenzie, Garceau and McCrea, were imprisoned in the same place but Kirkland, McKenzie and Garceau were released by Inspector Smith February 1932. and returned to their regular work in the prison. while McCrea was allowed to return to work in August, 1932. O'Brien remained In solitary confinement and is still in solitary confinement.

Supporters of O'Brien's case contend that on January 19th, 1933, General D. M. Ormond, superintendent of penitentiaries, wrote to Warden Megloughlin. of Kingston Penitentiary, for a full report on O'Brien's case and they further contend that Warden Megloughlin wrote on January 20, 1933, to the effect that O'Brien was a "killer" and recommending that he be kept in close confinement. This recommendation was approved by Ottawa on January 30 of this year.

It is said that O'Brien gets only a short period of exercise in twenty-four hours, and that it consists of walking around a circular path. Another charge made is that for months a drug addict occupied the cell on one side of O'Brien and an insane convict, who has since been removed to an institution for the insane, occupied the call on the other side. Has Long Record It is known that O'Brien has escaped from two other prisons. both in the United States, and that his criminal record, which includes robbery while armed, extends back over a long term of years. It is possible that he will appear as a witness in the convict trials which begin next week.

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"Convict McCrea Raised Great Many Objections," Kingston Whig-Standard. June 19, 1933. Page 3. ---- Wanted Trial Postponed, Venue Changed and a Number of Out-of-Town Witnesses Called- -Judge Refused --- Convict William McCrea, charged with being a participant in the penitentiary riots, asked for a ten day's extension of time in which to prepare his case when brought before Judge E. Madden this morning. McCrea claimed that he had not been given access to the law books or n opportunity to afternoon although he had made application a week ago. When Judge Madden pointed out that it was impossible to delay the Court any longer McCrea pleaded not guilty. The accused turned down an offer to be represented by counsel and asked that he be allowed to plead his own case with the assistance of another convict who had a working knowledge of law. His Honor confered with the Crown Attorney and then gave McCrea per-

McCrea Objected As the jury were called to be sworn McCrea raised objection, saying that some of the jurors might have friends or relatives working in the penitentiary and might be prejudiced. Col. Keiller MacKay pointed out that the accused had had the opportunity of being tried without jury and had declined.

McCrea, as the first juror was called started to ask him if he had any relatives working in the penitentiary, but was immediately stopped by His Honor.

"Then can I ask for a change, of venue?" asked McCrea.

"That cannot be done," replied Judge Madden.

"But I don't believe it would be possible to get a jury here who are not prejudiced," continued McCrea. "I have not had the opportunity to build up my defence as I am not in the main penitentiary."

Col. MacKay pointed out that the accused had had an interview with Major Clark of Windsor in April and with W. F. Nickle in June.

"We tried to get Major Clark to defend us," said McCrea, "and were prepared to have a fund from the inmates for our defence, but the Department of Justice refused to allow us to subscribe."

Judge Madden told the accused the court had nothing to do with the rulings of the Department of Justice.

The swearing in of the jury was proceeded with; McCrea challenging twelve. The jury was as follows: Thomas Blomely. Cecil Baxter, Wilfred Bennett, John Burns, John J. Barrett, Franklin Cowan, Matthew Cox, Samuel McKane, R. T. Hitchcock, Charles Davey, James Foster, Robert Gibson.

Before the case itself proceeded, considerable delay was occasioned through the request of the accused to have certain witnesses called. Judge Madden ruled that witnesses living in the city would be summoned for the accused, but not those out of town.

"I take exception to that ruling," said McCrea. "Those witnesses are absolutely essential for my defence."

"Your request at this time is made too late," replied His Honor. "You had ample opportunity to have your witnesses summoned."

"I don't know why I can't get examine his witnesses until yesterday them."

"Well, your application is too late and there is no use arguing over it," Judge Madden then made an order for the summoning as witnesses for the defence, the following: Warden Megloughlin. Rev. Dr. W. T. Kings- ley, M. J. Walsh, Frank Doyle and W. M. Archibald. He refused to issue an order for the summoning as witnesses of Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Hon. Ernest Lapointe. Gen. D. M, Ormond, Gen. W. S. Hughes, Gilbert Smith and J. C. Ponsford.

McCrea, after Colonel MacKay had reviewed the case for the jury, and when Guard W. H. Godwin was called to the stand, asked for copy of Godwin's evidence in the trials of last week. Judge Madden said that the evidence has not been transcribed and McCrea reluctantly agreed to do without it.

"I am in a peculiar position," said McCrea. "In all criminal minds it is believed that the Crown prosecutor is out for all the convictions he can get. Colonel MacKay prosecuted me in Windsor when I was given fifteen years.'

"That does not influence the Crown here," said Judge Madden. "I am sure Colonel MacKay will assist you in every way possible. His duty is to lay all the evidence before the court and jury and not primarily to secure a conviction."

Guard Godwin Guard Godwin told of extra precautions taken on the afternoon of October 17, including the locking of the doors of the shops in the shop dome. He described the events of the afternoon, which started with the coming out of the "asylum" building of a number of convicts, who went to the shop dome. He figured that at least 100 of the 300 convicts congregated in shop-dome were armed with axe-handles, hammer-handles, crowbars and other weapons.

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“Returns to Duties,” Toronto Globe. September 1, 1930. Page 10. ---- Kingston, Aug. 31. - (Special.) - Warden J. C. Ponsford, who has been on three months leave of absence, took over the administration of Kingston Penitentiary on Saturday afternoon. Inspector E. R. Jackson of Ottawa has been directing the penitentiary during his absence.