Telegram-herald., 1889-10-06
WARDEN WATKINS
The Defense Continue Their Tesfi.
mony.
JOHNSON MAS 4 BRUTAL BRlWIER
N.rlsss Ofioers Testify - - he lie "a
Ghs strap la frisens-,fes trisa
Drawing 20 Ctose-Iks
Testimony "a Detsll.

The trial Of the c2se % Johnson
against Marden Watkins WSs resumed
N the United States Court yesterday
and il looked ~ i tie evidence WAS
drawing 20 D close.
Rev X. C.. Crawford. who wAs for
merry chaplain al Jackson State pusons
sald he knew that the lash Nas asca ln
tho PRISON. The whip useu VA au oI--l-
nary Wnaleboat horso~hlp, VIII lash
attached from foot % q foot and =
half n length. The whlppines hn had
witnessed were gwen viii the sh-ri ons
and uot ol the naked body
Warden Iompklus oi tne Marquette
prison, was tAg next witness, and sad
he had been deputy warden in Jackson
PRISON Tor two years and secretary Tor
TWO years. Tie strap was used an
al instrument oi punishment. IL pro-
ducet slight swelling upOD the body
and dlsooloucd lhe skln o. some extent
Ia some instances the sirappng had
been administered twlce iu one DAY ana
when the prisoner vas stripped for tie
second punishment al swelling would
have eubsl4ed.
Eben J.. ElleuN0o0 Of Lakeview,
Montcalm county, Was then called and
said ho had been deputy sheriff ~ The
county. he lad known Johnson four
teen or fifteen Yoars. Johnson resided
az SIX Lakes when he was sent to prison.
lie usually worked about lumber camps
teGming aud driving logs.
:. D. Kennedy oi Ngwaygo. Was
then called. lie na1 known Johnson
about nine years and wac present al the
light lu which he committed the crime
0i mayhem for which hc was m-
prlsoned. hc saw llm frequently and
never saw him ln ans business
Mark u. smith lived ln Llc village ~
Lucas last fall engaged in thc barber
lng business. lie saw Johnson engaged
in a fight n tAe billiard Ioom There.
johnson and has brother and Mason.
the proprietor, We're ln the hight
Mason attempted % pui Johnson
brother out ol the saloon ior dls0rderly
conduct Johnson said 80 would put
him Out himself. The boN refused a.
go, and when Mason attempted a. put
him out Johnson himself nteffcrcd
and tac bght began. They struggled
all over the room and around thc bil-
lard table. and uhcn they were parted
they were leaning over card table
mouth. johnson remarked that ho
was a siaycr when They were separated.
He was painting bat did not seem ar eK-
haustcd as Mason was. Mason was
man about five feet ten and would
weigh about l65 pounds.
Henry kl0mpsrcus. - Lucas, tosti-
6ed that hC saw tlo fight, and his eva
dcnce was about the same az tAat q
smith.
William Butler, the man who fought
with Johnson in tbo prison. was thun
called % the stand He said he Was an
inmate of !onla House OF Oorectons
SAID has time would expire October 20.
He gave a description ol the tight. say
ing that Johnson accused ham of steal
ing his tobacco and reported hm g. tle
keeper. he sad Whcu questioned by
the keeper that Johnson bad lea-
Johnson struck INN Ia the face and %
the cmch that followed De threw
Johnson over the corner of the work
bench and fell on top ot im on The
floor. johnson grabbed Tor his ear
with hls teeth and hc put h.s fingers ln
Johnson eye g. keep hIm away. John
son then got his thumb in has
mouth AID hung g. % uutI the keeper.
Graham. kicked hlm and made ham iet
60. Butter sald boa bad been three
wears and two months BOD prison, and
was sent from Ann Arbor ior highway
robbery. pleading guilty o. the charge.
Paul X. AvcrlI. one Ci tlc keepers 81
thC n son, said he was present az tne
hult aud saw Butlor throw Johnson
over tbc corner Ol tho bench AND both
foil 20 tbc floor. frrSham came and
Kicked Johnson o. separate the CONE
bai8uts. Johnson gut tp and appeared
badly burt. Iie Thought ho did say %
Mr. Malker that Dc was hurt
Ho also saw Dr. Nsv lcrk hum about
in the corridor of thc cell block, did
not speak - johnson from the time be
left the shop until hC came back 80
work.
&c said 70 him that Grahons' kick
ing hurt him more than anything else.
Hon. Hampton Rch, Of Iona, ore ~
the board ol manager, Ol the prison,
was next called. BE has been mem-
bor 0l tho Legislature and.wi1lis in that
BODY ho visited thc prisons and ln-
fpccted the modes oi punishment. Tie
was n0t allowed o. g. INTO defa rs. hut
was allowed to give tHe modes of pun-
/ isbmrnt in use wnie hr was manager
al thc Iona PRISON. ic was poHtve
+ that thc warden bad never instructed
Dr. Way not - interfere n the punish
ment Of prisoners and thaf thC hoard
/ or anv mcmber 0f q had nof 80 n-
structed hm. The board had repeat
f eddy ,autI0ned h.m t0 he present ut
any punishment aDd were specially
careful t0 make the records show such
ATTENDANCE. Thec c0uu then sdJouued
until Monday afternoon and Che Jury