▁product ive ▁as ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁workers . ▁His ▁testim ony ▁was ▁cor ro bor ated ▁by ▁the ▁phys ician ▁who ▁treated ▁White , ▁R . ▁L . ▁Lamb ▁of ▁Mac cl en ny , ▁who ▁test ified ▁that ▁the ▁“ y outh ’ s ▁hands ▁and ▁feet ▁were ▁minus ▁skin ▁to ▁the ▁flesh , ▁deep ▁se ated ▁ul cers ▁were ▁found ▁on ▁his ▁legs , ▁and ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁rib s ▁were ▁f ract ured ▁where ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁the ▁wh ipping ▁b oss ▁hit ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁f ist , ▁and ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁also ▁k icked ▁him ." ▁ ▁State ▁legisl ature ▁investig ative ▁committee ▁g athers ▁evidence ▁ ▁Pr ison ▁inspect or ▁J . ▁B . ▁Thomas ▁reported ▁to ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁W . ▁A . ▁Mc R ae ▁that ▁White ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sleep ▁on ▁a ▁cot ▁with ▁no ▁covering ▁when ▁the ▁air ▁temperature ▁was ▁, ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁personally ▁removed ▁him ▁because ▁" it ▁meant ▁murder ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁man ▁at ▁the ▁camp ." ▁ ▁Thomas ▁had ▁described ▁the ▁K nab b ▁tur pent ine ▁camp ▁as ▁a ▁" human ▁sla ugh ter ▁pen " ▁in ▁his ▁report , ▁but ▁later ▁ret ract ed ▁this ▁statement ▁after ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁Senator ▁K nab b . ▁Thomas ▁did , ▁however , ▁alert ▁the ▁Florida ▁commission er ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁of ▁White ' s ▁treatment , ▁and ▁his ▁statement ▁triggered ▁a ▁thorough ▁investigation ▁of ▁conditions ▁at ▁K nab b ' s ▁cam ps . ▁The ▁camp