St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-25
VAIL OF AN EX-CONVICT.
John Bailey Claims to Have Been
Treated Inhumanly at Still

John Bailey Claims to Have Been
Treated InhumanIy at Still
water.
"Tll make it hot for you; d-n it,
I'll roast you.'
The speaker was short, thick-set,
brown-eyed young man. His remarks
were leveled at the devoted head of At
torney General Clapp, who compla-
Gently rolled round in his chair and
calmly answered:
'tAll right; 20 ahead"
John Bailey was the young man who
had thus threateningly addressed the
executive law adviser, and he was la
boring under a tinge of wounded dig
nifty, having been refused the privilege
OF looking upon the person of Gov. Mer-
riam, and falling to get any satisfaction
from Attorney General Clapp.
II want to see the governor" he re-
marked, candidly adding: 81 have
lately been an inmate of the state
prison, and wish to make complaint
against the treatmentI received. I was
hung up by my wrists-that is. with my
toes resting on the ground-for sixteen
and half days. Yes; and with moth
cup of coffee per day. | claim l did
nothing to deserve such cruel treat
ment, and wish to tell the governor.
Pm also being robbed of SIS. Under
the regulations of the prison I'm en-
titled to S25, and I've only got $40. I
want to know the reason for that, too?
l could almost cry! | go into the gov
ernOr's office, and the private secretary
tells me to see the attorney general,
who tells me to see the governor!''
Mr.. Bailey was asked if he had,
spoken to Secretary Hart, of the state
charitable and correctional board.
Secretary Hart? No. What good is
he? He comes up to the prison, gets
his dinner, gets shave, and he is OFF,
This statement is undoubtedly be-
yond the mark. Secretary Hart is the
possessor of flowing beard and lux
urious muStache, and has not had
razor over his face within the last
twenty years. The inspectors Of the
prison may inquire into the other
charges of Mr.. Bailey, which, coming
after those made by Brigham in the
columns of the GLOBE, it would be we'll
to investigate. Bailey was convicted at
st. Peter about year ago of grand lar
ceny in the second degree, and SEN
fenced to one year in state prison. Last
October, while working outside the
prison walls, he gave the guards the
olp ulo tOOh lCIuSO III a. S6W6I. OIk
the evening of the day of his escape he
was recaptured by the sheriff of Wash
lngtOn county, and returned to the care
of Warden Stordock, whose deputies,
according to Bailey's story, have ever
since been getting even with him.
The Sherry Benefit.
The complimentary concert rendered
Prof. j. +. Sherry by the st. Paul Banjo
al In nd ATnr1hnIcc6n, {a+% II,
at Turner hall last evening, was we'll
attended and select affair. The main
floor of the hall was comfortably filled
with friends and admirers of
the skilled musicians whose sweet
music and singing evoked much
applause. The opening overture by
the st. Anthony Hill orchestra
was an appreciated demonstration of
the talent of that body-composed solely
of young men. The guitar solo by W.
III. Nichols was an artistic rendition,
and the recitation, "The Raven" by
the eccentric Charlie Fairchild, was
we'll received: He was thrice called to
the front, and was only excused by the
had thrown it into fit of laughter
from which it did not recover until Prof.
Sherry and his club gave several beauti-
full banjo selections. The Mendelssohn
quartette charmed its hearers and
proved cultured musical four, such as
could please the most critical audiences.
Ralph Smith, seven-year-old pupil of
Prof. Sherry, did himself proud in the
delightful executions of two banjo
solos. Each time he was loudly Ell
cored, and his performance was the
surprise of the evening. The banjo
club concluded the entertainment with
a few sprightly selections, the last of
which was that wild, :hilarious compo-
sition Dancing in the Barn.