, 1873-12-17

VUA0 4sNLA3 SNVVEGaSGN1 4A& H. I.xkA4IHfl1
nlcnt, blt Kept UP us n Hnle0tCAl
observation-disclosures IscsnitillE an II
Recent Cnsc.-Ie unlOrs of Foul Treats
1neMt.
Special Dispatch to The Chtcaaq Tribune.
JOLIET, Dec. 10, 1879.
In my dispatch OF Friday mentioned tho
denth Of GeorgoaW.lliamH, ono Of tho convicts ut
the Pentontiary, mud gago what facts I was ablo
10 procure at that time, which were briefly to .ho
effect that Tho physician Of the prison had or
dorcd him to be givoo q ba.hfor tho good Of
his health; thatthis was doue, that Willams'
bend WIS held under water for Il short time; tint
when the man WIS taken out he was dying, and
that tho physician reported that ho WAS suffering
from heart-diaease and that the shock Of, i'm.
mersion killed lin.
But, after thorough investigation Of the whole
matter, a,n abla to givca
sTATEnERT:oF. THE ENTIRE CASE,
which; while IL exonerates tho Commissioners
for any direct responsibility, EhowB- that they
havo put in Office. and retained there, subordi-
natos who were unfit for. their positions, aud
who have deliberately disobeyed tho rules Of the
prison; aA made by. the Commissioners,
rltlB0N REGULATIONS.
Complaints had ilouE ago ,been made in various
quartern relative to tho practice Of: pnuiBhing
poraous by, daeking. them, aud ut Que Of tho
regular monthly mcckluEb VI tno HohIut uelu on
the 8th Of; July; 1873, aud at which: Messrs.
Canisius aud ,Dane. were present, tho following
WAS auoptoa:.
After due consideration, It ordered that plung
Ing, submerging. or dncldng eonvets, under or IN
water, ce un1 wator, punishment. BE-, and IL
hereby, for.ddacn. Aud The Warden Is iuaructedto
deliver 70 the: Deputy-Wardsn, a,ld his aasiatans,
copy Of ths order.
THIS order was officially promulgated, and .was
well known to the Warden, tho Deputies, aud
eyery, person conuocteh with tile Prison, but it
did notify any moans meet With the approval OF
the rigid disciplina1lanH who had been acous-
toned to consider the uaa OF cold wator' ono OF
tho most efficient means Of bringing re- efractory
subject to submiason. But, snca twas the order,
they oueyods it. in form. and dsobeyetl:
It'll spirit. From that tiuso up TO tho present
ducAiug has ceaaed to bo given;as apuniellment.
II IL administered solely
Fon MEDICAL nEAgONs;
that ia, II convict refuses to work. the phyBi-
uian ia calledi iu, and, after examination. comes
to the conclusion Tint hlA health would be t1n~
proved by u gold bath: Hylropatby bus become
tion1
rI1E NEW. DOCTOR
Whonthe new Noald came. in. Dr. Bacon. was
tho physician OF the prison. and filled tho place
satisfactorily: But Mr. Bauo, Of Quincy; ono
Of tho Commissioners. lad brother-lll-law
named. Mason, . dentist ut Quincy, aua hc
naturally wAntod to To something for him.
So Nacon waA dropped, and Mason appoiutal
| in his place. The iAttpf IL F0OA fellow, auu q
graduate Ut Homo medical institution, but he has
nayer rrauticod medicine. Aftor leaying tho
Cuiloge ha tunnel lis attention to dantlstry; and
| lluB stuck to ii for about twonty years. Soon
artor Mason hogal, hiR. laborH tho Hoard saw llo
wan not qualillod. but nol,ody desirod to dlso-
hligo Dano by shipping hiHrolative, Audao an offer
was ma1o to DR.. Daopn to keep him in for threa
months longer, at his usual rato OF pay, in order
| to "eoach" :" hlasun, aud teaoil him something
| about the practice Of medicine. The poarl waa
soatly to employ and pay two doctors at tho
sumo tilo. DR.. Bacon re- iectesi tila proposition
nnl Mason was. loft to work out
Ills own salvation. as he' bost. could.
| lIa laa managed 10 fudge along with0nt daing
anything out Of tho way until tho presont timo.
1Io hna prtRcribeu
| COLD nATHa Pt'n MkpICAA AHAHONB'
| when eolvlcts beonsno u1rHly, but neyor with
fatal results, until tlIo prehcnt caHo tint Of Will
| ia1ns IhiH IMAM WAS received ut tho pontep-
tiary from, Malison County, Nov. al, 1H73, md
waa put to work in the shop-shop. Like nany
OF those who a1a now to tho rr,Hon ho wnnta
not oboy tllo rnlas,, and was reported for not
tloing tay'B work. lie was put III solitary con-
tlnolnont for twenty-five hours, aud, after atnll.l-
in,, It as long aH lo could. promised to so back
10 work aid bol1aye himself. but wAoll talun
back to tho Hhoe-sll0p llo again.
| AEyuHEn Tu WunK.
and ootnplainnd Of aparaIysis OF tho hauds, which
would not ullow him to 1lHe his tools. Dr. Ma-
Bon wnA sent for. aud llo otnminod tho 1pall. uo