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Under allegation 13, that there was a shortage in the prison store funds, and that no punishment had been meted...
...than patriotism he drifted into a secret political society and organized a raid on a police garrison. It failed when he stopped for a drink with his men before going to the ambush. He was still drinking when the police took him in. During his years in an English prison Leo lost the last of his holdings to an older brother and acquired instead a personal hatred of England. The rest of his life in a small town and in the city of Cork was spent in organizing spasmodic, futile revolts. His nephew, Johnny Hussey, who had risen...
Balsam styled the inclusion of this four year old incident in the charges as Macchiavellian; and stated that to drag the associations of Armistice Day into a prison investigation was a sorry trick...
...When economic conditions are good Mr. Balsam continued, "new ideas sretolerated. But when men start walking the streets, and see that other men, behind prison bars, are well treated they are upset. Mr. Gill's administration has been harassed by that and by two-considerations: (1) Not only was he starting a new idea and responsible for its spirit, but he also had to build buildings as well, and be responsible for them. (2) Almost from the start, since his was a new experiment, he has had all kinds of criminals dumped on him, men who were...
...worry about the status of Mr. Gill. He is a capable, honest, and intelligent public servant. In his report to Governor Ely on January 24, Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, an unbiased observer, stated that the Gill administration at Norfolk was "the one creditable page in the history of prison administration in Massachusetts." His answer to the allegations presented yesterday were as satisfactory as any reasonable man could desire, and the indications are that this will continue to be the story. And yet Mr. Gill's political goose is probably cooked, simply because it is very difficult to rehabilitate a reputation...