St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-19
SATURDhYAT STILL WATER.
Deputy Warden Lemons Alleged Cru
city Creating Excitement.
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING.
DOUGLASS Makes Another Attempt to
Escape---Gsneral News of
a Day.

Deputy Warden Lemon has given rise
to great deal of unnecessary comment.
The local representative of the GLOBE,
who CHANGED to be at the prison at the
time of the attempted escape, was an
eyewitness to the affair, and as such
had an excellent opportunity to know
what occurred. The report that Mr..
Lemon knocked Convict Fred Douglass
down with a revolver while on the way
to the prison from the dry shed, where
Douglass had hid, is entirely without
foundation. The only time that Mr..
Lemon struck Douglass was when they
were emerging from under the dry
shed, when he struck him Oh the head
with his revolver, inticting merely
tritling scratch. The reason Mr.. Lemon
had for striking Douglass was that he
OOuglaSS) was trying to reach around
to Lemons hip pocket for revolver.
and Mr.. Lemon did it simply to defend
himself. After they left the dry shed
they proceeded direct to the prison, and
nothing occurred which would indicate
that Mr.. Lemon even attempted to
strike him. The report that Frank An
derSon was struck on top of the head
with heavy cane in the hands OF Lemon
is also an untruth. When he was taken
from the machine shop where he was
captured to the prison, he grasped the
the iron railing on the fence and re-
fused to move. At this point Mr.. Lemon
did strike him with his cane, bur the
blow did not seem TO hurt him very
much, and no marks appear on his
body. EX-Warden Reeds son, who was
quoted in a Minneapolis morning paper
as saying that it was the most
brutal thing he had ever witnessed in
the many years which he had spent at
the prison, stated yesterday that he had
not seen the atfray, neither had he made
any remarks in regard to it, and the re-
port published i'll the paper, as far as
his interview was concerned, was mere
ly lie. Frank Reed, foreman of the
bolt shop, whose name was also men
toned in the article, says that he knew
nothing about what had occurred, and
was busy III his shop at the time. Mr..
Reed stated that he had been employed
at the prison twelve years. and as near
as he could recollect this was the first
time that conyicts had escaped and been
recaptured without entailing some eX-
penSe to the state.
The committee appointed by the
lower house to investigate into the al
legged brutal treatment of a convict by
Deputy Warden Lemon met at the war
denis office yesterday and conducted
the investigation under closed doors.
All officials at the prison and reporters
were rapidly excluded from the room,
and the only persons allowed present
were the committee and convictS who
attempted to escape. Deputy Warden
Lemon and L. Alexander, the day cell
house guard, were also called and per-
mtted to testify. Mr.. Lemon produced
a list of reputable citizens who were
eye witnesses of the affair, and re-
Quested that they be called to testify.
&c IT,
soon as the taking of the three prison.
ers' testimony was concluded the COM
mittee returned to st. Paul. They eX-
pected to find the convicts beaten
most brutal manner, and were surprised
when not mark appeared on any Of
them the exception of Douglass,
who has slight scalp wound
back of the right ear. Douglass has
been confined in the solitary since his
veStigation of his cell yesterday proved
that he had made another attempt by
using his ball in loosening the cement
in the floor in the hope of prying up
one of the hagStOneS and thus making
his escape. Douglass seems determined
to get out and is one of the toughest
prisoners at the prison in that respect.
w. F. Shortall, for several years en-
ployed as mail carrier, resigned his
neapoliS where he will engage in bust
ness. Auguit Hoehne has been APP
pointed to fill the vacancy.
ID. l.. Birmingham has been chosen an
elder of the Presbyterian church, in
place of w. S. GOodhue, who has re-
moved to Chicago.
Charlie Bloomer, a son of County
Treasurer Bloomer, who has long been
i'll. is failing rapidly and is utterly help
less.
Mrs. William Il. Cox, residing at S24
West Oak street, died Friday of ppeu-
monia Brought on by an attack of la
grippe.
Mrs. William Mcleod died yester day
from the after effects of la grippe.
Mrs. Dorsey, of Glencoe, is the guest
of Mrs. L. c. Kitty.
Miss Josephine Collins, who has spent
the winter guest of her brother, r. E.
Collins, returned to her home in Pc
toskey, Mich, Thursday.
c. H. Carli has returned from three
months visit at Chicago and vicinity.
Miss Anna Lundergaidh, of Carsk-
roma, Sweden, who has been guest of
her cousin, Charles Ludwig, has gone
'- to Chicago, where she will visit short
time before returning to her home.
DR.. j. H. Murphy, of st. Paul, was at
the prison yesterday, examining con-
Wet, James E. Murray, an applicant for
pension.
G. Seebach. of Sutton, Mimi, and B.
S. Benner, of Dexter, Mimi, visited
Saltwater friends yesterday.
The Cooking club will be entertained
next Wednesday evening by Mrs.
George j. Gosham.
Mrs. H. NJ. Torinus and sons are ex-
pected home May /, from an extended
visit at Hot Springs, Ark.
II. T. King returned Thursday from
Boiourn at Hot Springs, Ark.
Morgan May and son, of Santa Bar
bara, Cal, are spending o week with
Saltwater friends.
"Ole Olson" drew two large audiences
at the Grand opera house yesterday
afternoon and evening.
Marie Wainwright in ShakeSpeare's
Twelfth Night" will be an attraction
at the Grand opera house tomorrow
evening.
Emmett Shepard and Miss Bertha
Golf were united in marriage Wednes-
day.
One of the pleaSantest events of the
season was the dancing party given by
the scholars of r. E. Collins dancing
school Wednesday evening at Grand
Opera House hall. About fifty couple
were present, and everybody had an en-
joyable time.
William G. Cowles, of Pomona, CAL,
isaguest of his son. w. E. Cowles.
H. II. Gillen is back from visit with
friends at Duluth.
W. E. Cooke and r. S. Parker are at
Tower, Mimi.
The Spider Web Whist club was en-
tertained Thursday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ii. j. McKusick.
Miss Edith Brown was pleasantly sur
prised by large number of her friends
"Wednesday evening at her home on
Pine street.
Miss Anna L Pattihnnn of nnln4L