Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-25

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Next morning foot was brought 10 M,
ana ! cr0uched down by the wall Of
| the cell, In nude condition. I asked
/ again Tor dry clothes, saying | was sick
and could not wear those I had, hut
I they laughed at me, and Albright said.
wen tx you before We get thf6uFu
with YOU" Matters went ON thus In
two uays, by the end Of which lime
my clothing became dry, and [ tut 10
| on again. ! was Kept In the Dungeon
another day, three days iu nll that
time, and was then taken back 10 my
cell.
got along all right Tor couple OF
wecEs after this, except Tor exercise,
about which continued 10 complain,
but got no redress. | wns npaIu
Threatened by I'm with punishment,
aud | told him / wOuli not submit %
H. The sheriff, McQuoou, came,
| aud was talking 10 n prisoner
, about pOmr money matters. ca,lci
him Over 10 M. AMI tried to oKpisiu
TO him my treatment. He shut mo oil,
saying "luu ---- --, we'll fix you
In about two houts."
Albright came Ia In about that time,
anu was taken down by him and
hlll 10 the hhsement nni again sub.
lecieu 70 hosiuR. The water was turned
on me by Albright, about the same ~
before. told them | 10 not deserve
iuoh treatment, aud while the water
was playing on me 1 prayed to the
LORI 10 soften their hearts that they
would not 10 ~ cruel. They only
laughed nj me, anu said they would
| either XIII OF cure me. They Put me
IA the dungeon again IN my wet
clothes, which I removed ~ before,
was In the dark hole about two daya
this time.
Afterwards, when thought OF Ia,
brutal treatment I had been getting,
grew very angry, aud did NOT care
what / diu, | acted mean 10 the guards
becauoe Ut what was done 10 mo. and
which l knew | did not deserve. 1
Kept on complaining about the exercue
aud about the badimoai, us nll the
other prisoners diJ, though none II
them spoke out ms / did, as they frtned
10 be AFRAID ~ 10 no.
About u month after the second
hosiug, when C0mplaiuc /, they shut
me of AZ usual. rhis was on Satur.
dap evening, And when Iul applird
cpithets 10 me, I also called him
names. We wrAngled quite u bit, nud
then he told me lac would fix me by
hosing. Hin anu Albrl4ht took mo 10
tue hosinE place aui made mo strip all
my clothes oil. They chained me h
the post ~ before, aud Albright .hrld
the nose agaiu. lilo kept the strenn
Of cold water ON mo f1f fully twenty
mtnuteH. / was about used uu.
ami wished was deaf. /
was partially out Of my mind.
That time they did not put me
In the dungeon. They told me 60 nut
my clothes ON, ana because could
not do II In my exhausted condition as
quickly rs they thought should, they
threatened 10 repeat thu hoslug, uut
did not DO 40. was then put back Ia
my cell. / was quite sick, aud was
doiirious and rayeJ.
NuXt morning 1 was thinking of
what had been done. aud grew Wild
aud broke eight window panrs. was
was put Jack In my cell, whore 1
made noise, shouting and singing. 1
did not fully Tralize what 1
was doing, as | was Oh uy head.
Deputy Sheriff. Joe O'Brien aud ma
put handouns on me, to take .i,e ~ the
dungeon, aud to hose me. 1 knew
what was coming, aud resisted ~
desperately ms could. THIS was the
stOugest Tvsispanue / ever offered,
O'Btien took u club and hit me on the
back Of thu neck, rendering ne
unconscious. Tue next hing |
knew, was chained 90 the
post and vas bsing hosrd 10y O'Bren,
who tormuutfd mu worse than dii
Il iorlguL ] mad part u my clothes on
that tine. They had trud TO take
them OIL, but " was too much work. 1
was hosed I'll | was iuHpnsiblu again,
DO not know how long. The noEt /
knew, was lying In the dungeon
with my wet Oyeralls aud shlrt on.
O'Brlen WAS there, and told me
would have TO stay In u day for every
pane OF glass | had broken. As on |
the former occasions, there was no /
bedding, nothing but the bare, cold |
stone hoOr. | was left In thore the |
full eight days, and foi on bread ami |
wafer. While there, Albright Aud |
hill frequently visited me. They |
made fun Of me. Albright was nj. |
ways haunting me, and once /
said, eve DOM care N you do |
die, wen get $40 for your 'stfl, anu
then We can have blowout"
Since then ! have never been put In |
tho dungeon, ae there was change
made ABOUT that time in the treatment
OF the prisoners. They got better meat
and more exercise, anu now they are
fairly treated.
THIS morning when | WINS released
Hill said ~ me that | had better get
out Of town or | would be- ArTestpd.
The sheriff offered 10 send me TO OF.
den, but | did not care 10 10. told |
Hin, about "A week ago, that would
forgive them all Tor what they had
done, but ! concluded ia my own mind
10 tell II 90 the public would know
what had been going on, II 1 could get
he opportunity. Whom In prison
.fied several times TO get word out 10y
etters, but they were always inter.
,opted expect TO leave this part OF
he county, but have male up my
mind 10 lead an honest life ia the
utufe.
/, Henry Cassidy, being duly aworn.
10 say that tho foregoing statement made
~ mo Is true.
HENRY CASSIDY.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before mo tuls
9th day OF. August, 1903.
ions A, EVANS,
[sEALl Notary Public.
ny commission expires january s,ls9i
Tina. the public may arrive at con.
fusion whether or not Cassiiy's state
nent is made out Of revenge, or a dis.
Ike for the jail officers, It may be- well
0 state that at ubuutlhe time Of the last
occurrence Of "'hosing" noted by him