Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-09

ohers, and so he sent me into the dunpeo
every chance he could get, putting m
IN hve times while 1 was there. Th
only honorable guard in the prison is Chaf
oooWell. lie simply asks you to do YOU
own work faithfully and treats you well.
CRUELTY TO PRISONERS.
In regard to Coffey's statement. know
ne was shamefully abused. I saw Hal
knock him down and kick him and call hin
Cotfey, although strong man
would not dare to raise hand in self-de
tense Tor fear he would be shot, Hall know
ing the law was on his side.
One Monday morning, when the convicts
were emptying their night buckets, one Of
them did not happen to set the bucket dowr
IN the right place, and Hall made run al
MIN and kicked all the skin off his knuckles
while he was in the act of setting down The
bucket.
doW THEY SETTLE WITH CoNvICTs.
Warden Reed has a slick way of settling
with convicts when their time is up Thew
are taken into the office in great hurry, and
you do not more than get in until you are
handed pen to sign the receipt for the
money you have due you. A piece
of plotting paper lies over the re-
ceipt which you sign, and your money
IS counted out and lying before you.
When came out he had blotting paper
over the receipt. but pushed it off before I
signed it, and asked him if that was nv
money lying on the desk. He said that was
an had coming to me. He had thirty dollars
lying on the desk, while the receipt I was to
sign called for forty three dollars, which
Would make "knock-down'' of thirteen
dollars. was punished five times, which
was twelve dollars off from the ffty-fve
dollars and twenty cents, which left me
forty-three dollars. asked him what it meant
that there was but thirty dollars for me. He
looked at me and seeing that did not mean
to be cheated, even if I was in a prison,
went to the books and tossed them about
without looking at them, and said there was
slight mistake in them. Then he paid me
in full and let me 60. I can name twelve or
fifteen men that l have seen since 1 came
out of the minnesota Hell.'' John KEYS,
w. Reed, Il. Smith, Seaman and Hayes, all
say they were beaten out of from five to ten
dollars each.
The law reads that convict in for one
year shall receive $32.4O provided he makes
his good time, but the warden pays them off
at the rate of from $15 to 1923.
WAS STACK MURDERED?
Patrick Stack was murdered in the prison
and they know it, especially Clark, the hos
pital steward, who gave him the laudanum
or morphine. Stacks remains ought to be
taken up and dissected and tho real facts
found out. Stack had no friends or rela-
tons in the United States, and they we're
therefore not afraid to put him out of the
way.
CONEY's TREATMENT.
There is Coney, who has been in there for
seven years, and who has had some most
shameful poundings from all Of them. He
is not afraid to make statement, even
though they have authority over him.
Usually convict is afraid to make state
mont for fear of punishment.
TIE TREATMENT OF THE WRITER.
1t is shame to have such brutal men in
charge of a prison. Let a committee go
over there and investigate the whole matter
and bring them to justice for the sake of hui
mainly. I could sit here all day and write
of the treatment that is used in that prison.
was strong youth when I went in there
and weighed 1853 pounds. When / came out
was only shadow Of my former self,
weighing but 100 pounds. I could do work
with any man before I went to Saltwater,
but now can do nothing as I am wholly
used up by starvation and confinement
in the dungeon. I intended to lead differ
ent life and earn an honest living, but now
cannot. l am too proud to beg, and work
cannot stand. I am used up with rheuma-
tlsm from confinement in the dungeon, and
what is left for me? The friends who are
dear to me have disgraced, and I will not
show my face in their presence. If was
strong would work, but all that is left for
me now is dishonest life.
Yours respectfully, w. WATERMAN.
Some Home Shots From q Citizen Not a
C0nuict.
To the Editor of the Globe.
SALTWATER, Nov. 3O.-Now that the man
agement of the prison IS being stirred up,
feel compelled to put in my oar to slight
extent.
1t is an open secret here among those
who are posted that the great manufacturing
corporation of Seymour, Sabin & Co. con-
trolls the prison management from top to
bottom. No man can hold position in
that institution who does not do their bid
ding. The warden, his deputy, the inspec-
tors, (and Chief E. G. Butts) the guards,
and, in fact, every man about the institu-
ton, must be the sworn friend of this corpo-
ration in order to hold his place. Ask ex-
Inspector Cleveland, of st. Paul, why he re-
signed his inspectorship; he can throw some
light on the management Of affairs at the
prison for the benefit of Seymour, Sabin &
Co., if he will. And, by the way, Mr.. Editor,
suppose you try your hand at securing list
of the stockholders in that corpo-
ration. It you can get it, and
will publish it, you will as
tonish the good people of this State. It
comprises leading men in all the principal
cities of Minnesota =: politicians, mainly,
who are on hand at every session OF the leg
islature to push through steals for their bene-
tit, Ike that outrageous one perpetrated last
winter.
Warden Reed is not a bad sort of man,
but he is owned and controlled entirely by
this corporation, and dare not do otherwise
than obey their orders. Deputy Warden
Hall is man wholly unfit to handle con-
victs. Socially, he is "good fellow and
is popular, but he looks upon convict as be.
ing no better than dog. He has terrible