, 1877-07-08

SLATE OF MAois. County Of Cook. IS: James u
McCabe, being duly sworn. Gays that he lives a
$50 Hubbard street. Chicago; that he was arrested
Dec. 80, 1876, and committed to the Cook County
Jaii Jan. 3, 1877. On charge OF setting fire to bis
own premises, Of which he was honornhly acquitted
in the Criminal Court on June Il, iS77, after hay
lng been in jai, foF want Of bail, for nearly Sic
months. Atiantsays he was never arrested before
in his lfc but has always been an industrious aud
peaceable citizen. and that he is ~ years Of aye
Afsan. says thnt for three weeks after his COM
mitment he was allowed to go at large in the jail
because he used to buy i've cigars a day for the
turnkey. but TINT after his money gave ont and he
was unable to furnish cignrs the sud turnkey made
complaints about his being ut large and that after
thar time until his acquittal he was never allowed
to 20 ont IT bis cell except to ace attorneys, ind,
on visiting days, TO see friends
AGiant says that he was offered bath only once,
and that after he Ind been there nearly five months;
and thai he never asked for bath, because he
Aliant says that the language and conduct Of the
turnkcys towards him was Insulting and crUcl to
the Iaat degree: that they were sometimes under
the influence OF liquor and armed with pistols, and
sometimes put him in fear of his life; and that he
has seen them put parties into the dungeon whom
hc knew and told them ut the time were 1anocent
Afsiant says that the prc,ented coffee given him
in tue Jail was not coffee ut all, and was disgust
ing; that the soup was not fit for dog to,eat, and
was generally thrown into the sink as soon as re-
ceiyed; that the meat WIS piece about the size Of
mans thumb daily-was generally full of blood
the potatoes were boiled with the skins on and
were generally rotten: apa that the bread was
generally good, but deficient in quantity, and
sometimes very bad.
Ailiant SAYS that the cells were very lousy: and
that the walls OF them were notified with the blood
OF the bed bugs which he killed there that the
sheets Of his bed were not changed il many weeks.
and that for weeks together he had none ut all.
nor any towels
Atilant says that the water in the closet in
his cell did not run more than four hours il the
twen,y~four; that the rest OF the time there was
air connection between the sewers and his cell:
TINT the stencil from the sewer gus was su1ocating
and uncomfortable: and that aiiant stuffed his bed
ding into the watercloset to avoid endocation: and
that, notwithstanding thss precauton. be took tic
lung fever and was sick with it about ten days.
Attaut says that when he was sick with lung fever
his wife brought food for him TO the jail and was
refused permission to pass It in to him except on
visiting days.
JAIL to acrub his cell, and that on refusing to do
SO tie WIS confined in dungeon almost ar-tight.
in which there was total darkness, no sect noE
couch. and the stone floor Of which WAS covered
with human cxcrement. aud tEat he was Kept there
Atiant says tint he met Sheriff Kern at his cell
door frequently and complained to him of all these
outraees, and that he promised him relief and
Sworn aud subscribed before me, Notary
July, 1s77. FtonEScE MCCARTHY. N. ?.
AFFIDAVIT OF rETET: MORGAN.
Stdte OF Illinois, County Of Cook. IS. Peter
Morgan, being duly sworn, says that he lives at
154 Fulton street; that on the 18th Of May last be
vas arrested on the charge OF attempting to steal
parrot and committed to the Cook County Jail.
Aftant saya TINT he is - years OF age, ana never
was srrcSted charged with any crime before that
be is entirely innocent of any otfense, and has no
fear OF com nyiction.
Aiant says that he has never been let ont Of Cell
2S since his commitment. except when called on
by friends visiting dars. and by attorneys. ARl-
ant says that the water in the watercloset in Cell
.:s does not run more than four hours out OF the
Gnfd fht4a iun
powering. Afliant says that he has rot Ind bath
since his commitment but that he has never asked
for one, because be knew Of 20 many refusals that
one. Afiant says that his cell IS perfectly alive
with lice and bc1-bugs.
Afiant says that the pretended coffee eiven him
{s not coffee nor anything resembling coffee: that
the soup given him is unfit to cat. and that he has
always thrown it into the sink; that the meat is
sinking; that the bread is pretty good, but def
Atiant says that about three weeks ago there
was disturbance in the neighboEhood of his cell,
and that the turnkey in spite Of his protestarons,
took him ont OF his cell and locked him in dun
gcon where there was no light, no bed, no chair,
ventlation and kept him there for twenty fonr
water to drink. that the water was given him: and
then he Was punished for calling for it By being
handcufTed and having his hands tied up above his
head, and heing left in that positson In the said
dungeon for twenty-four hours more.
Aa;ant says that he was Put into the same dun
Econ four times more for the disorder OF prisoner
on one occasion while in the said dungeon the wa
ter closet oycrtlowed. antl he remained for two
hours over his shoes in the filth that ovcrdowed
upon the stone foor from the water closet
PETEE MORGAN.
Peter Morgan. the signeI and scaler OF the fore
going instrument, personally known to me, ap
pclrel before me and made oath, this Isl day Of
July, 1877, that the same II true.
J. ". MATyMEwsas, N, p
AFFIDAVIT OF MATTHEW ELLIS.
.Gf0t< or U;a0fs. CoHhtH Of Took, ss: Matthew
Eir, being duly sworn, says that on tho 10th day
Of May, lh11, he vas arrested on charge OF re-
cciying 81 worth Of stolen goods, and committed to
the Ccuk County Jail, from which he was dis
charged without trial on June % following. Ait1ant
say4 that he was arrested before in hfs life;
that he was entirely innocent Of the crime with
which he was charged AMI ttat he is an industri-
Gus man OF irreproachable character:
Atfiant sayz that the water closet IN the cell over
the cell in which be was coaaned overi!ew.d. and
that the filthy contents thereof dripned constantly
Though the ceiling into hls cell. and produced m
intoIcfa Bit stencil. At1iant says that he
let out Of his cell except when friends called for
him on visiting davs when he saeE his attorney.
fo,sy, but really without any prosocation what
ever, aud locked up for twentytonr hours IN the
dungeon, in which there WIS no Light nor bed. nor
chair, and very little mir, and wet stone uor. and
fed on bread and water Aflaut says that he
never offered bath in the jail. N. E. Ellis.
Sworn and subscribed before ME. Notary Public
In and for the said county, on this I'd day Of July,
1917 FLORENCE MCCARTHY. n p.
AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN sTASSARD.
STATE Of Xlin0fs, tUunfu0( Cook,-ss: John Stan
nard being duly sworn, says that he was arrested