Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-21

ASAAS AAANsssASS~s
vas placed in the. 'twest endn because his
,ell was dirty, he would not work and he
disturbed the other prisoners by grosn-
ng. He made no other noise. He was in
he s'west end" about twelve or fifteen
lays before he died. He was put In the |
west end" by order of the warden. His |
only complaint was of his stomach.
After coming from the hospital he was
fed on bread and water ten days. He then |
went to his cell. He was put on bread and |
water on an order of the warden, and dur
Ing all this time he was complaining of his
stomach. Jones would invariably want
more to eat, anything he could get hold Of;
when passed he would ask me for some
thing, and would tell him he was on his
ratiens.
never made any remarks about grave
yard in jones' presence.
Jones was in three different cells before
being taken to the dungeons at the "west
end.
When Martin and I took him to the
"west end" he was weak in the knees and
apparently not very strong. He carried
his blankets with him. He was put On
bread and water morning and night at the
with regular rations at noon. by order of
ing to beat the institution.
Jones died about fifteen minutes after I
found him in his cell. I cannot remember
the date Of his death, but think he had
been in the west end some two weeks. He
took his rations the night before and was
apparently well.
Officer Martin was with me when we
found him, as we thought, dead, and Con-
Wet Blosher, who was with us, said the
man was dead. I thought he was dead
and locked the cell door and went and told
the warden. He said: Have him laid out
and taken to the morgue. I then went
out, and when we got to the dungeon he
ments.
The warden exhibited no surprise when
I told him Jones was dead, and said moth
ing except as stated above.
When found Jones was not dead sent
for the warden, who came down, but he
gave no orders, as it was useless to move
him, as it was apparent he could live only
few minutes.
The doctor visited Jones two or three
times while he was in the solitary. he had
no care by way of nursing or watching
while in ''west end bat I think he had
several doses of medicine during that
time. There was no time, to my knowl-
edge, when he did not have his three
meals. He was put on short rations for
| punishment for PLANNING, but still it was
not punishment, and so would not be of
/ record. He stumbled and fell going
| through the chapel, and when I told him
| to get up he said he could not.
The warden did ask me before him if
there was any more room in the grave
yard, but 1t did not seem to frightsn Jones
| much. He did not, think, die of starva
| ton, but he was emaciated and weighed
| about ninety pounds.
There Is no light, no one within call al
night and no one could be called If a per
| son was sick, in the ''west end"
Ny sole reason for thinking Jones was
shamming WAS because he could eat and
refused his medicine.
COMMUNICATIVE you seen the doctor
examine him more than once while a
| "weet end?'
Answer-Yes, cir.
Chamberlain-Do you remember that
| said that az Yves not satisfied whether tn.
| man was shamming or not I wonld pu
him in the light cell at "west enda''
| Answer-Yes, sir.
Chambsrlain-Did he not always max
from work, and never at any other time?
| Ansxer-Yes.
THEHUTCHINs CASE.
The next case was the Hutehins one.
The witness said: remember prison
or named Charles Hutchins. He came Il
the prison either in the latter part Of %
or early in '92. He Was run down boil
physically and mentally. He was wea1
| minded and became terribly filthy abou
l h To Cd IN M
shop, how long do not know. He ha,
no disease, but think the doctor said
would have consumption. He was unde
the doctors care, but had no other treat
ment than medicine. After he came on
of the shop he was placsd in the kitchen 6
had anything but consumption.
J WAS away on nay vacation whe
he died. The warden knew of the cor
!; dition of the mans cell. 1t is the ha
keepers duty to keep the cells clear
Hutchins was never in the hospital, bu
was still sick enough to bs under the dot
tors care. Why he was not put into th
hospital do not know.
clean it is the duty of the warden, depus
warden, and doctors to keep the cell
clean, and discharge the keeper who fail
to do his duty.
If I had thought him insane I don
think should have reported him to til
warden unless he had been noisy, a.
though know the law requires the wal
den to report probable insane cases to tn
governor.
Chamberlain-Was not he an idiot an
| not insane!
| Answer-It might be bordering on tha
TEE PATRICK FOX CASE.
I knew Patrick Fox, who, think, die
some time last summer. He was in til
prison when was made deputy. He We
man about thirty five, and diedEainath
hospital. can not tell how long he VIZ
there, but remember took him Their
, I think he had consumption and was sic
, some few days before we removed him
; the hospital. His sentence was nearl
completed when he went to the hospits
do not remember that he was carried t
the hospital on the shoulders of four mer
1t might have been the case, but I don
know. do not remember ever being tol
by Martin that Fox would die In his ce
If not sent to the hospital. Fox Was a
opium eater.
Chamberlain-Do you remember if Flo
wasn't considered as always fit subjse
for the hospital from the time he came
the prisons
Answer-I don't remember.
Chamberlain-Was he not in the hosp
tai great many times, and did he not g
to work always at his own request, and 8
the DOCTORS suggestion.
Answer-He asked me to get him work
THE CASE OF JOHN TOTEM.
Totten died in his cell. Ny attention
was called to the case first after breakfast
It was some day last summer, I think
tHe was never in the hospital. We got
box and had his body put in it, clothe
and all, just as he lay. He had a canoe
on his face which kept growing worse
He was dootored in his cell. and his car
Ger was dressed sometimes by himsel
and sometimes by convict. I re
ported his death to the warde
Immediately, but don't remember wha
he said. don't know why he wasn't pu
In the hospital, except because Of his dis
ease. He took care of his cancer princi
pally himself, and it was not dressed b,
anyone else. None of the attendants oh
jected to dressing him or his wounds.
Chamber1ain-Wasn'ti 1t by my order tina
he was put in the coffin with his olothe
ont
Answer-Yes, cir.
Chambsrlain-Did say mo one is t.
touchhim?'
Answer-Yes, sir.
Senator Roots 1t not customary t,
have some religious service ever the b9d
| ies and by whom?