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cruelty. Carried, and the committee adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman.
The Nan Who tras Hung ,tp bV the Wrist.
To the Editor of the Globe.

The Nan Who tras Hung up bU the Wrists.
To the Editor of the Globe.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. II, 1S79.-As I saw my
name published in your paper of Feb. Z, in
Halls testimony to the State prison investiga-
ton, 1 thought would send you few lines,
and state to you and the public how was dealt
with when was in the prison. When l first
went there Mr.. Williams was deputy warden,
and was there about three months after went
there. Then he was discharged and Hall was
put in his place. While Williams was there
was put in the dungeon only once and remain
ed there about three hours. The first thing
was put in the dungeon for after Hall becom-
ing deputy, was for talking, and was kept in
for four days. The next time because I could
not do much work in day the guard
wanted me to do, and was kept in for four or
five days. IdOn't know how many times was
in the dungeon; kept count till had been in
seventy-three times, then didn't keep track
any more. l was put in every time for a trifling
offense.
remember one cold morning in November
applied to Hall for a pair of mitts,
as was working out in the yard piling wet
lumber, and as had one of my fingers cut off,
and the cold weather affected it so bad that 1
could not work unless he would get me pair
of mitts. Then Hall told me to go with him.
did s", and he brought me to the dungeon
and locked me up. I told him I wanted to see
in five days. By that time was badly used mp.
Now, the evening of the fifth day few min
utes before the bell rang, I raped on the dun
geon door, thinking that the warden might be
in hearing distance, as he generally ia in the
cell room before the bell rings, and thought
be would come to the dungeon, then 1 would
ask him to let me out. thought could not
stay in there any longer, as l was so sore and
lame from lying the rock, and my feet were
all bllstered by walking around in the dun
geon. few minutes after rapping on the
door Hall and one IF the guards came down to
the dungeon, put handouts on me and put the
handouts through ring that was two and a
half feet above my head and compelled me to
stand there all night. have not got over the
effects of that punishment yet, and for about
two months my hands were numb from the eff
fects of the handouts. In the morning Hall
came and let me out, gave me piece of bread
and cup of water and sent me out to work. I
went out but could not work, for l was hardly
able to walk. I went in and Hall put me in
my cell, and stayed in two days.
The next time 1 was sent in for not doing
more work than l was able to do. tiled to
listen to me and told me to shut up. When I
got to the dungeon door I told Hall would
like to see the warden. He told me to shut up
and struck me in the face with his fist, he then
jumped back iu the corner, picked up stick
and said he would split open my head. AS he
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round the corner and said, hold on, don't
want any striking here. Then Hall dropped
the stick, tore the buttons off my clothes to
search me and then put me in the dungeon. 1
stayed there for eight or ten days. He always
used to swear and use bad talk when he would
put me in the dungeon. This is not the half
what I know of Hall. was in the prison -
months and discharged before 1 was Fl, a
broken down man. The best can say for Hall
is that he is a heartless cold-blooded brute.
J. BOYLE.