Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
Patrick CeTey's Story.

count of prison barbarities has been previously Civ
en- in the GLOBE. His testimony was lengthy an(
corroborates what he has uniformly stated since he
| left the prison. The following extracts:
have seen the deputy warden drag men to the
dungeons for asking for bread; Reed did not want
men to tell what the deputy did and said, he gave
orders himself. Q. Who was taken to the dungeon
for asking for food? A. You can put me down fo1
No. l. Q. Give us No. 2. A. I can mention
dozen; will not; refuse for the benefit of my
brother sufferers this honorable committee is here
for humanitys sake; I'll suffer this right hand to be
cut off before will give the name of who ie
prosecuted in that prison so long he RENAME
there; sick and thought was going, ard asked
for PRIEST Reed denied the request and shook his
fist in my face and threatened my life, when was
sick in my cell in the dungeon seventeen days
the longest time anyone was in there did not cal
the food furnished; made sick from hunger, and
could not eat; was often put in there when I was
sick; was put to work in the shop pattying pals
my eyes are poor; was forced to putty pals ans
could not see the cracks; was outlying tub snd
told the guard could not do it; he said you have
got to when got through with it he said that tub is
not putted, you are codding, go into the cell room
saw Reed come in blowing like porpoise, and give
the guard John Rover) orders; guard took him to
his cell; Reed called pet "a Swede) who took every
thing out of the cell on the cold iron floor; put
in after breakfast in the morning and expected to
get out the next morning; was cold from sleeping
the cold iron floor it July, but iron is cold
to sleep on; I hope you gentlemen will
never know from experience how cold it is;
there three days without anything to
cav uau water TWICE t1o 1Otrtu udy 1 Cd leu
loully and guard named Chase, answered; he
said the warden did not want to see me; the third
day got mouthful of bread; got that once day
no one but Chase came to see me- the ninth cay
oh, gentlemen, if you knew what is behind that
smile; every word he said cut to my very heart;
told him wanted to see the doctor; he said IT am
your doctor,' and shut the door in my face called
for Gods sake to let me out; a man now dead gave
me food on the sly; buried it in my spit-box the
guard would not find it; on the twelfth day had
o,,1 .ooin
Warden Hall said, eff you don't stop that noise I'll
skin you, you -- from head to toes;"
guard brought me some water, and said he would
see somebody; Hall came the next morning to have
me go to work, "you God damned -, IL
break your head, chain you up and kill you if yor
| don't get up;' don't want to give the guard
away; his name is Charles Bardwell; now that his
| name is given, he will be hunted away from
there; went to work, and allowed to talk
Packard was guard; will not tell the name Of mer
ration Which was piece Of Bread two inches VIDE
by about two and half long and half an inch thick
which he kept i'll small pasteboard box, to remind
He also showed lump of dried dough about as big
Walnut which he informed the committee was
taken from the inside of his ration Of bread. Pris
oners generally do not get enough to eat except about
the time the members Of the legislature came to in
spect the prison; prisoners stay in the dungeon unit
Halls passion cools; you might well whistle gs
to milestone as try to move Hall; Deputy Ward Il
Williams was good man, but he used to get druuA
and kick man in the gable end for p asantness; NJ
doctor prescribed croton oil; the barber told me il
was croton oil; one Of Reeds pets told me it wa:
croton oil; sick at the time; Pratt was the doc
tor; of the prisoners who pets brought me
medicines; said tn had to lie to get it, they would
go to the doctor and describe my case il it wa
their own, and get medicines and bring them to me
asked Reed to send for the priest he ragged and
and said, II your friend - said I, yes you ar.
my prosecutor and murderer.
When Hall sent me to the dungeon could no
walk fast enough to suit him and he struck me a
! every step; Hannigan him strike me.
Other Witnesses.