Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-11-29

The Bay State Democrat publishes letter
from ssa gentleman in Providence, Of the high
est responsibility" concerning the treatment
which Thomas w. Dorr receives in his I'M
prisonment. from which we take the following
extract :--Peoria Press.
PROVIDENCE. Oct 3, 1874.
"Dear Sir 81 send you copy Of the state
prison rules which you are at liberty to use as
YOU think fit, with such comments as you
please. Since they were adopted the inspec-
tors have issued permits to sundry persons TO
visit the state prison. friend Of mine has
been twice, but for some reason or other, Mr..
Dorr was in his close cell both times. No one
of MS friends who has been there for the pur-
pose Of seeing him, has succeeded better than
he did. The only chance TO see him on these
visits is (when he is in the workshop from
distance Of some thirty or forty teet through
All iron grated door in the second story, look
ing down upon him from the rear as he fronts
the opposite direction al his bench.
"His father, some weeks since. was once
allowed to visit him in his cell aud hold con.
versaiion. and ever since has been peremptorl-
lylre(used admission to him. Why, God only
knows. believe, however, for no other rea-
son than that he does not think so high of the
his son, as to certify in favor Of it. know
that he has been imporluned for cer'fl.
cate since he went there, and that he declined
the service Indignantly: and know that they
have refused to admit him second time -
One of the Hon. board of inspectors, butcher
by trade, told one of Mr.. DORIS friends that he
would never be- admitted again. When Mr..
DOR, senior, was there, he found him sick,
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7heumatism-a compaiptcin the head and
chest and begging for chance TO get little
fresh air, and little exercise in the prison
yard, which the inspectors have it in their
power to grant, bu, which had been constant
iy refused 10 him. His father has pe,i,ioned
in every way for this indulgence, but it has
been totally denied him. They say he is NO,
sick, by the repor. of the physician as ma.
lignant an Algerine as lives and lies in Rhode
Island. The usual answer from an under
keeper, when any of his friends 60 with PER-
NIT to the prison, and not finding him at
work, ask why he is not employed, is, tina, he
is not well. and has no: come from his cell
to-day" Ask any inspector for indulgence
10 him on account Of his sickness, the story
is at once, I'VE go by the report Of the physic-
ian, and he says that he is not SICK
ooHhO IoOi "CONS osoS "Ai' o'"S'' al"
Mr.. Burgess, Gov. DORIS counsel, petitioned
this Hon. Board for the privilege Of short
personal interview and consultation with their
client in regard to farther prosecution Of his
defence by writ of error before the supreme
court Of the United States, setting forth the
facts of the case, and urging it as matter Of
right on the part Of The counsel, and matter
of justice TO the prisoner. 1t was returned to
them not acted on, with note from one Of the
boa:d stating that although i. was with them
matte. Of discretion, still it was taking too
great responsibility on themselves to grant
it, unless the chief justice or the attorney gen.
eral would say it was necessary. The a'tor'
ney general, they did not, Of course; apply 10:
but to chief justice Durfee, on the S7sh OF
Sept, they addressed a communication witt,
all the preceding papers, asking him for such
statement as would operate upon their dis
cfetion favorably. The chief justice replied
tina. he could do nothing about it by law