1919 Commission of Prisons inquiry into death of Dr Walter K. Wilkins in Nassau County jail

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

Dear Sir/Ms,

I am the former longtime New York bureau chief of The Times of London newspaper.

For research for a book, I am seeking the supporting documents for the "Special Committee" of the NYS Commission of Prisons appointed on July 1, 1919, to investigate the death of Dr Walter Keene Wilkins in Nassau County prison.

I have seen the final report. For your convenience, it is available (starting on page 50) at:

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hl1w2p;view=1up;seq=54

Dr Wilkins hanged himself in a prison bathroom just days after being condemned to death for the murder of his wife.

I am particularly interested whether any of the court papers on this murder case are included in the "special committee's" papers. The court file at the NY Supreme Court for Nassau County has gone missing and may have been transferred to Albany for the inquiry.

Many thanks,

James Bone

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

James Bone

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 22, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 22, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.