Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-14
SALTWATER NEWS.
TIE STiTE PRISON

Meeting Of the nspectors-Tbe;r ANNA,
Report Prepared-The Inspectors Inter-
view warden Reed-He Admits the Cro
ton OH Application to Coff-y
Ihe State prison inspectors held meetin.
at the prison yesterday, the chief object being
the preparation or consideration of their an
nual report Judge Butts had it mapped out,
and presented 1t to the other inspectors for
consideration, who approved it. The report
presents rosy view of the prison manage
ment, setting forth that the insti-
tuition Is economically conds eted
ana that everything is in as
good condition as the means granted by the
State will permit The inspectors very en-
phaticaiiy call upon the State for $40 Geo to
erect stone wall on the two sides of the prison
now adorned by board fence. They also call
Tor S6OU TO continue the water pines to the
cooper shop to guard against fire. The report
SHOWS but three prisoners in the hoSpita at the
present time, and that there was less punish
Eient inflicted upon the prisoners during the
present year than during any previous year.
Inc inspectors interviewed Warden Reed
rela1se TO the charges made against HIM by re-
leased convicts and others. Mr.. Reed appeared
10 De especially sensitive upon the charge of
having used profane language. and declared
emphat1cally hat he never had used an oath in
his lite from boyhoOd MP
How about the application of croton oily"
queried one of the inspectors.
me Warden said IN reply that the prisoner.
Cnftey, had sore eyes. made so. as thew believed
by his tampering with them TO avoid work
The physician ordered an application of croron
oil To the back of his neck as "a counter-rri-
tant, and 1t was applied by Deputy Hall The
Warden. IN his reply. did not assume to know.
personally, to what extent the oil was applied
In response TO further queries, Warden Reed
tn IN
cells. If he wanted to speak with them he had
them brought to his office. As he went among
! them, IT any prisoner wished to speak To him
all he had to do was to raise his hand He de-
nied having ted tho prisoners poorly or treated
them harshly, and said if The prisoners had led
| more wretched existence than he had they
mad been severely punished. He never felt Sc
cure When he lay down at night that there
would not be an attempt at outbreak or
rescue and with nothing but board fence on
TWO slaes OF the prison they were in constant
| peril. If FIRE should break ont when the
prisoners were at work with all sorts of i'm pie
Inents In their hands. nearly the whole two
hundred and fifty might stampede over the
fence, and he felt as though he was living on a
volcano.
1t was noticeable that the inspectors did not
question Deputy Warden Hall, who is accused
Oh the principal acts of cruelty.
AN ODD REQUEST
| the inspectors. BE said he had chum whose
term expired nine days after his and he wanted
to know If he could not work four DAYS and a
half over his time and his chnm be thus al
lowed 10 leave with him four and a half days
before his term expired. lie was quite disap-
pointed when informed that they had no au-
thorlty to grant his request.
Meeting of the business men of the city,
at the council rooms tonight.
The Saltwater Messenger is to be sold by
the sheriff Dec. "a, at 8 A. NJ.
The fail term of the public schools closes
next Friday with a public examination.
Five vags, who were arrested Thursday
night, were shipped to Hudson yesterday.
The Library association hold their annual
meeting at the library rooms this evening.
The Literary and Dramatic club will re-
peat the play "The Last Loaf Wednesday
evening next.
Carpenters are engaged erecting partitions,
| seats and stage in the old Armory hall, for
| its occupation by the Mannerchor.
Complaint was made yesterday and war
rant sworn out by NJ chael Hanley. Dr..
against Michael Hanley, Sr., for cruelty and
| i'll treatment.
The deer in the vicinity of Clayton must
be of extraordinary size, or something is
large, for Matt says he had dead shot at
! one, his gun resting against tree, but when
the animal got directly in line the thunder
OF his hoofs shook the tree, and Matt missed
his game. Which is it?