Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-25

81. PAUL, MI
OF the way, so that the appointment could
be gwen to Abe Hall, a former guard at tn.
Waupun, Wis, prison, out of which he wa.
kicked for his brutality. Hall was got into
the institution in tho interest of the con
tractors, who expected he, with his brutal ma
ture and slave driving propensities, would
get more work out of the convicts.
At this time was still in the house, but
will tell you little incident just to show
how small thing will bring prisoner into
disgrace. AS you probably know, convicts
generally occupy good portion of thei1
spare time in making little trinkets. had
worked long time in making
duplicate of the prison building.
called it saltwater No. g." the name being
lettered on piece of glass over the door
1t was very pretty piece of work, and ha6
made it for the purpose Of charity. My
idea was to send it to an ex-guard, living q
Minneapolis, discharged by Reed, named
Henlngen. Heningen was kind man, ant
did everything he could to cheer up tn,
prisoners and make their life bearable
When he was discharged, the convicts, many
OF them, cried like children, and they do t.
this day when they get to talking about his
kindness.
WANTED THE TOY.
Before sent the little toy away, one Of
Halls daughters, girl of about 10 years, saw
1t and wanted it. told her it was no play.
thing, but was for charity, and refused her
She told her father, and it made him mad
One of Reeds daughters also asked me fol
1t, but refused her, for the same reason.
Reed then sent man for it, but I would
not give it up. For this was again taken
out OF the house and put to
fine work in the pail shop, and being unable
to do the work, as they knew I was, the
course of inhuman treatment before men,
toned, for the same reasons, was renewed in
a more aggravated form if possible. Pro-
testing that could not do the work, I was
answered they would make me do it or kill
me. Ihe guards finding me in bad favor
went to work prosecuting me systematically.
l was beaten frequently, and thrown into the
dungeon. Both Reed and Hall seemed de-
termined to force me by their barbarities to
commit some act of open rebellion, when I
would be fully in their power, and they could
safely carry out their revenge. On one occa-
sion, Hall, holding pistol to my face with
one hand, beat me with the other. If ever
saw murder in mans face it was in his then,
and 1 have no doubt had I made a
movement to stop the blows, or turn the
pistol away from my face he would have shot
me then. But I saw through the scheme,
and met his blows and haunting manner
with smiles and not a sign of resistance.
This made him fairly howl with rage and he
stamped about like wild man.
DUNGEON BARBARIrIEs.
All this time I was being punished by
long terms of solitary confinement and de-
prived of every privilege. At one time
was kept four days without mouthful of
food or drop of water to drink, at the end of
which time my tongue was so swollen I
could not speak. Believing they had finish
ed me this time was removed from the
dungeon to my cell, SO that it would appear
should I die, that it was natural death.
Neither the doctor or the steward
were allowed to do anything for me,
though the doctor often said was in very
critical condition and ought to have careful at
tention As for the steward he was nothing
but go-between from the convicts to the
warden, and never asked any favors of him.
On one occasion was kept seventeen days
in solitary confinement on bread and water,
the days ration of bread being about two in
ches square and half inch thick. Mr. Coffee
had sample of this ration carefully preserved
in a little box. which he declares was the ever
age size, and which was of the dimensions de-
scribed above.
I'LL FIX YOU.
On another occasion Reed and Hall had
everything in my cell moved out and blind
door put over the cell door so could not see
outside. After had been kept in there ten or
twelve days the warden came to see me. He
took off the blind door, looked in, and
with a sneering 'Helloa you are there,
are you. Are you hungry" Without an
swering his question, told him I was dying
and asked permission to see the doctor. He
answered me: "Ill doctor you, I'll fix YOU,
you id rascal" with which he stamped his
foot upon the floor with rage, closed the blind
door again and went off.
TANTALIZING BRUTALITY
few days later Hall called, removed the
blind door and stuck an average piece of bread
under the door and called me to come and get
it. At the time was SO weak from my long
confinement, the systematic prosecutions had
undergone, and the want of food, that could
not stand up, but was dying with hunger and
started and crawled on my hands and knees
with the greatest difficulty over to the door.
just as got over where could reach the piece of
bread, Hall suddenly snatched it, saving,
'Oh, you are not bad enough yet," and threw
it away, and, rearranging the blind door, left
me- thought should die then, and, shortly
after hearing guard passing, called out: For
Gods sake get me out of here, or shall not
my deplorable condition. reported the fact, and
about two hours after l was removed to my
regular cell. was then SO weak I could not
stanu, falling in a dead faint when ATTEMPTED
to. When the dinner hour arrived, though
nearly famished, I dare not eat, knowing if l
did would be compelled to go to work
that afternoon. brother convict
brought me up some medicine I
had asked him to get. and
also smugglcd me in few choice morsels of
food, which revived me very much. Next
morning was again sent to work in the pail
shop. l told him Reed, that could not Go
that kind of work and asked him to put me at
something else. He answered that he knew
his business, and that I would do that work or
he would kill me.
SEEING THE INSPECTORS AND THE RESULT.
Seeing how things were working demanded
of Reed that be allowed to see the inspectors.
He refused. then told him if was not al
lowed to see them should smuggle letter tc
them, telling them how was treated. Finally
he said I might see them and the next day ]
was sent to them. I told them how I was be
ing punished for not doing impossibilities
without specially rejecting upon Reed or Hall
The doctor told them T had cataract ano
ought to be given other work. They promised
me all right, but nothing came of it. The
next day I was sick in my cell
Dinner had just been sent in and was irvine
to eat little, when Hall came in, anatched my
food away, and grabbing me by the colla1
jerked me off the bed with such force as to tear
my shirt off. He then cuffed and jerked me-
about, and abused me as a id stubborn, laz,
dog. He then went out and ordered me sent t.
a sick cell in the upper story. Here was KEPT
for three weeks, without medicine and moth