New-York tribune., 1869-04-01
BRUTALITY OF SING SING PRISON OFF,
CiALS.
INQUEST OVER THE BODY OF THE CONVICT WHO
WAS sHoYKRED TO DEATH.

INQUEST OVER THE BODY OF THE CONVICT WHO
WAS sHoWRRED TO DEATH
Coroner McEntee held an inquest yesterday
the body Of Montague Dean the convict who was
said TO have been shOwered death Dr. Collins ident-
fed the body. Dr. VIM. II. Helm testified:
made Of the body Montague Dean with
Dr. Isaac Thorn Tuesday found that the body ha already
sSSnsn va. green and d.eoors and spot. were observed
S.s ns sTS S opSon %d . S
about the shOwsng the prison there evidence OF second
leave unless The victim shower bath.
Dr. Collins, the ply ysician to the prison, testifed
.qu.IHt.d with the process only know 81
hour. .er being shOw the howsng 20. e cause Of The
than M '1sy % submit
Ing might beyond ,5s doe: no, trans
tn. ''1S' GaS q sS.',:s g: s.!y iai% me: :es:. !
a-."s fs not immediately So.cosGs roud not podac.
and No" d insS BueGasSs1 Ss keeper
% ss. informed N. VI" @ pas Ss % Ps Ss n S S
doubt ones duty do old and experienced keeper
%. vhol. bcT,y should ,r.y.
thing cause death the keeper Buckingham said
Patrick Hyland testified:
T Keeper M , prison Tss1 Dean was ss
Buckingham annesng ROOM Dean seemed
90 oas he% oEd them S s pncp. ie.pe ONCE
there s@.:lf
OF h clothes and entered tie howerbh the keeper Bucknghsmj
ye stepped into the Bncksgham asked Dean what
he the the shop; Dean made
Buckingham the asked bin be could not behave himself ought
to- Dean still kept silent, when buckingham pulled the
string sgain, and ercaimsd 9 You'll hr me- will yo1r
scoundre Gus consented 10 behave when be released
after thy outside they still talking Of the Dean behaved
himself the shop; Buckingham called Dean scoundre rascal
and asked him what he BY the threat made the
that he lDesn) would 6Ip him. adding With oath. You'll
6r will you r. the conduct Of Dean entering the
inghsm wsud keeper when Dean len the bath.
refused TO question Buksgham took
Of Punishment composed Of htee four strands
rope aud Auc Dean with several tines then asked Buckng
what the he replied that the convict wished
.he pncp Keeper about eap he Baebgham refused him the
this the convict naked from the time he len the shower bath TIL
the eating be then dressed and taken bJ Buck
inghsm; have showred eon myself considered the last puf
light ADd the pulp ordinary tod guard that the
Dea acted the shower bath showed that be knew how to avoid
the have several OF showerngi at the time
thought Dean light Ines order being out
that should be hOsed the Of ths physician
principal keeper; have beea around the Prison Eearly
u yet serving keeper substitute about three ard abaJe
bad any verbal distractions about ID. natter have oen
be any exhausted ae the showsng than ordinary
think beard Buckingham Dean oekup amer the hoSes
take hoghssd Of water take than others
Redly the blacksmith" could take barrels Of water
L. j. Van Hoesen corroborated tho above and said he
witnessed the showerng OF Dean. He considered u
merely decent one" Ho said Dean was saucy and
insDlent.
The jury rendered tho following verdict
We that the Montague bis death aner
Illness the hospital d hye hours from unknown "a
the and further fd evidence 10 shVu tha, prison rule Of
practice has been violated