The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-10-07
WHOLE NUMBER 1914.

John W. Slater, who died at said hospital on
the 23d day of Novem her, 1885; as alleged by
Governor Foraker in his speech, last night, at
the opera-house. He denies that any portion
of the skin was removed from the dead bodies
tentiary for that or any other purpose. He
says that the body of said Mccoy was delivered
to the Columbus Medical College, in Pursu-
apce of the statute in such case, on the I'D
day of October, 1885, unmutilated and in good
condition, and that the body of said John w.
in like condition, was on the 24th day of No
vember, 1885, delivered to Startling Medical
College, of Columbus, Ohio.
Affiant denies that he ever gave any such
orders or directions to any person whomso-
ever as to said Mccoy or Slater. or as to any
other convict, and so far as afiiant knows or
believes no such thing ever occurred during
the time affiant was connected with said hos
pital, and says so far as he knows or be-
made any canes or walking sticks composed
in part of human hide, and that any state
ment contrary to the allegations herein are
wholly false and fnrthSF % alaRt W. Hosns saisn ao1
Sworn to before me by the said W. W.
Homes and by him signed 1s IN my
ISEALl JOHN j. CHESTER,
Notary Public, Franklin County, o.
The following clincher in the shape
of an affidavit from the demonstrator
of anatomy, of Startling Medical College,
is submitted for the perusal of His Ex-
cellency, Governor Foraker:
[Affldavit.l
THE STATE OF OHIO, FRANKLIN COUNTY, So.
Before me- Henry Olnhausen, q notary
public in and for said County of Franklin,
duly sworn according to law. deposeth and
says: That he is a physician and that during
position of Demonstration of ANATOMY at the
Startling Medical College at Columbus Ohio,
and that on the 24th day of November, A. D.
the dead body of John W. Slater from 1. G.
Peetrey, late warden of the Ohio Penitentiary.
according to law, and that said body. of said
John W. Slater was then and there in good
condition, without particle of skin removed
| from any portion of said body. And this de-
ever received at said Starring Medical Col
| lege by him from said Ohio Penitentiary
were in good condition, and said bodies were
never "sknned' or in any way mutilated.
And further this deponent says not.
| NELSON OBETZ, M. d.
Sworn to and subscribed ,sss before me this
[sEAL.1 HENRY OLNHAusEN,
Notary Public, Franklin County, Ohio.
Having digested the foregoing two
affidavits, we hope the Governor is not
too much ratified or dazed to peruse the
following entries and receipts:
COLUMBUS, O.. Nov. %, 1885.
| John w. Slater died November %, 1885, at
|
| STARTLING MEDICAL COLLEGE,
| COLUMBUS, o., Nov. "a, 1885.
| 1. G. Peetrey. Warden o. P.
DEAR SIR-I hereby demand the body of j
| W. Slater, who died at Ohio Penitentiary
This demand is made in accordance with the
law providing material for anat omical study
etc. The body will be used for that purpose
in Starting Medical College. Respectfully
yours,
JIM. WHEATON, NJ. D.,
| Professor, etc.
COIITMBUS. o. Nov. "a. 1885,
Received of 1. G. Peetrey, Warden, the bod,
of J. w. Slater for anatomical use.
]. M. WHEATON, NJ. d.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. q, 1885.
Joseph Mccoy died October q, 1885, at S:55
m, of hemorrhoide of the nose, stomach an!
bowels; delivertc the Columbus Medical Col
lege, October y, 1885.
| ICopy.1
COLUMBUS MEDICAL COLLEGE,
COLUMBUS. O., Oct. p, 1885. I
/. G. Peetrey, Warden o. p:
DEAR S1R:-I hereby make requisition. ii
accordance with the provisions of Sec: 3763 o
claimed in Ohio Penitentiary. You will pleas
deliver the said body to the bearer.
JOSIAH MEDBERY, NJ. D.,
Professor, etc.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. p, 1885.
hereby certify that have this day re
ceived the above mentioned body from tn
WESLEY GALLoGHY, NJ. D.
The gentlemen" convicts whom tn
dignified Governor of Ohio was, we ar
afraid, too ready to believe, will smil
quietly to themselves in their cells thi
, morning at the excitement they hav
succeeded in creating, and the hole the
, have put His Excellcncy the Governo
of Ohio into. The Governors execu
tive clerk, Mr.. Beaton, who has been s
industrious as go-between the Cover
nor's office and the penitentiary an
who was captured at the mouth {
pistol by the courthouse watchma
prowling around the county offices dul
:, ing the tally sheet excitement, it is sal
1 to predict will not be promoted over th
result of his able efforts to "bust" th
Democratic party and turn all the Iris
over to Refunder Robinson next Noven
Der.
The Capital has charges and affids
: Wits by the basketful from convicts {
, the Ohio Penitentiary, alleging all mar
> ner and kinds of cruelty against the of
cials for the past five years. Some {
e these accused ex Warden Dean {
= drowning men in the bath-tub, of whil
ping men to death and other absur
u charges. In fact we do not belieI
o there has been convict discharge
from the Pen for the past five years WI
/ failed to drop in at the Capital offit
+ with tale of woe and the most extr'
: ordinary charges of deviltry, cruelt
+ and robbery by guards and official
: Shaving in barber shop not very mar
5, weeks ago, the barber called our attel
o ton to strap upon which he was stra
u ping his razor, and informed us that
II was made from the hide of a colore
, convict and that DIR. Gunsalus gave it
II him! We never took the trou
g to ascertain whether the barber WI
II Joking, for the very good reason tn
IL we did not believe the tale. Indee
we could fill every column of the CAP
g tai with tales of barbarity related
e convicts and their friends, the create
9 part of them backed up by affidavit
y and solemn assertions, but inasmu'
. as lying affidavits are N
e perjury and simply amount in
e legal sense to nothing more than {
y emphatic assertion. we placed no so
~ of credit on the affidavit any more tn.
y we did on the simple statements
IS these horse-thieves, cut-throats al
4 murderers, who thought to get eve
y through the columns of the Capt.
S with the officials whose duty it was
III punish the rascals. 1t remained for
j. Governor of Ohio to lend too cred
lous ear to such concoctions and
p establish new and dangerous polite
d. precedent of working the convicts
u the pententiary for political capt.
% against political opponents, and incitil
e. the ingenuity of the convicts to inve
'n atrocious lies as well as demorali
J. the discipline of the prison by enlistil
u convicted felons as auxiliaries in the r
e litical campaigns of this State. The pc
ne itentary this morning is ablaze with +
litical excitement and the contest NJ
on is the subject of discussion betwe
IT, thieves, assassins, robbers, forgers a
,I ,iy outlaws, whose crimes consigned the
. to the supposed gloom and isolation
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