, 1875-09-09

Alleged tnhunn1attics--Th *fOry of
nn ;x-CDaRsict, 10 Iln fil1kcsa with
kUilte Grains OF Allowances.

Alleged tnhNtnn1aftics-Thn *fOry Of
ntl -Cs,alyict, 10 Isn T'tl1zusi svitaa
kUilte Grains OF Allowances.
ST. Ldaf Reputifean. Seri. l. ..-
Somo mouths Rgo tho Ittp"bticfsn fublluhetl
Homo atatetnouts Of I'LL ox-cuuvict OF tIIe Joliet
iut.l lonltentary gcins. to show that grunt
ba.bas'toH woro pEacticcd thoro. Nor comes
anotlor ox-couvict who maios similar but
erarcr chargos Of treatment Of prisoners
amounting to actual inhimanity. Whilst tho
worl Of o convict would naturally not carry tho
Rame weight Us tlint OF a min Uf good ropnta-
ton, il il fair to ray Tint in this to ox-collyict
t!ently ono OF intelligouCe, Ills nnlno IL John
G. McCarty, nnd lo states that ho WaH convicted
Of grand larccny in 1879. NJ Caro, md Hentcnced
to tl'seo years in tho renitoniary. two md o
unaor tho good-bolsavior rule.
llD Aays TINT Wii1nma, WHO died tlorn last
Jnnuaty, wnH not tho first nor tho last TINT sur
forad death from them during Lis term Of aor-
account Of that aifaIr Is TINT Williams Ind been
Hhowerod by Slnepor, tho Assistant Deputy War
den. until lie wRs inaousihle. just at tint timo
Hull, tho Deputy Warden, camo into tho BATH
himaelf. 1ie was not abo to do SO, and Hall or
dorcI tl.om to tlouso him again. They did so
and TINT Wns tho last Of him.
THO first easo mentioned by Mcoarty rs COM
ing under hla notice occurred about tllreo
months bofore That Of Williams, Whilst Mayl1cw
was Deputy Warden nnt Hail AsslstAllt Deputy.
na.uosake Of tho relntoy Jamea Il. hcCartY,
who belonged III Indianapolis, was sentenced TO
Joliet Tor yo yearH Tor Bonle offetlae committed
in Chicago. 1lo was unable to do tho task alot.
tod him In tho pris0n, aud WAS ordered to
tho "bath." About 200 pounds Of Ice
uns broken TIP anl put Into the tub and It
Was thsn filed Win water mad stirrna
until it WIS ~ COLI NJ tho leo could mako IT, Nc
colorod mon, and entirely submerged for ono
minute. They thou lifted lin ont, ard scarcely
gavo him time to brsatto when tley plunged
Lim In agaln for minute and half. On lifting
They wero greatly lIsmaycd At this, and wrap
ping tho body In a blanket, put II out at q win
dow, aud carried II secretly to tho hospital, no
that no one should know that 1eooased hAl boen
under puniahmel,E. JOHN G. MoCarty. who tells
the story. had no mcapa Of knowing what, ii
0nvthinK. wns over duno about 1t.
Tho nnxt case Of crnelty he related waa prno-
tIcol on William Jctle1son. r black matt. who
took sick md was unablo to do duty. lilo waa
put into tho sich cell on Alarel, 80, mud next
morning vas takon to tie hospital for moatca!
examination, md tho doctor sout him back to
the aiok coll. On hB way thoro, rnder charge
Of guard. no bcoamo so weak TINT le could
scarcely malk, md tho guard ofdcrol him to
''moYo on" Ia fopllod tllat ho was too nick to
90 my faator, mud thereupon tho guard struck
him over tho head with club and knockcd bin
lown. IIo was takom into tho hospital in stato
OF insenslbi1ty and died inside of fifteen
Lu4Nko0A AL 0AAuhH4klnl h4A AAttt AltA klO IOs
port wAs mado that Ao died Of disease Of tho
heart.
4 caso Of ozsreme barbarity wss that Of
Charles Davis, small, delicate man, weighing
not oyer I'LL ia ,uo LIS p0un sSa viii hands IT, no
hard labor, entirely dlHproportionod to bis ca
pacity, aud, uot bciug abla to pesfarus
It. 1as pus into "tho holo" threo nighta
ln succession. Thoao Who arc put into
tho tsole haso Mother auppar nor uroattast din.
ner being ,their solo meal during to twenty -four
hout4. Uayia WAS rendered still loss ablo to
| TO tho work aAaignod from Ibis treatment. AL
during the morning sear his third uiNlt In tho
hole became complesojy exhausted. tlo begged
expsossod his willingness to do everything he
could, but declared tho impoaslbility of Lia
performing tho taak assigned him. ThoY
| paia no Iced to 4ia outreaties but put bin
manner Of j knapsack to hls shoulders. With
lwotyo fro bTicks III It, md Btrang Ills arMH up
to q Iing-hott. aud ,kopt him In that torturins
position for si1 hours: Ihoy then LOT bun
chunk Of Iron woghlng 40 pounds, and strung
him up for four hours 1angee. Tia wrsthing al
tho poor victim Under this prolonged torture
caused Tho straps to cut through hls coat.
was sll dripping with blood, ant! apparently dead
llo waa found In that condttou At the oul ol
tiio four hours, during which umo 10 ha.l been
loft entirely alone. They tecu sHe him an"n In
> hurry and took him to tho hospital. Tho doc
tor examined him suu esld he could not 1.-Two
but after lying ~ tho hospital ehrco months, IL
was ab!e to walk about feebly and do 1ttlt
cl'ores, bnt was mover ablo TO labor again, ant
probably noyer will 10.
AIcCsrty esys that notwithstanding tho War
! wero not iroaed there any moro, iFoulug met
waa of constant occurrence thorc. althouGh til,
Warden know nothing about IL. llo THINKS thA
neither tho Warden nor tho ColnulssIone
knows anything more Of what goel
ou In tho pslAoa than any ordiusr,
outsiders. II any convict IL auspacted Of desr
ing to make . complaint he L. deprived Of th
opportunity aud roughly tteAtod bosdos. IIo TO
gasda tha examination made by tho Commission
cra u farce. There IL . nico dInaar, plenty
champagne, aud dozen or 10 conylcta brolyh
| TO ta questioned. The ono who can tall thu Ges
story for the management aro sufo to be report
cd BY tho officers for exemplary conduct, ~
got pArdoued out.