Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-25
TORTURED IN PRISON.
SAYS HE WAS BRUrALLY BEArES.
Chained to Post, stream OF Water
Turned on. aud Pat In Stone Cell
In His Wet Clothes.

Ing, having completed MS term % six
months 20 which he was sentenced, ior
pstit larceny, by tho Justice Of the
peace oi Sandy precinct Hu came to
this office today AMI told the story
which the NEWS piints. lie gives hls
account In an earnest manner, and u
IL published because tho columns OF
this paper are open 10 any who appear
to have Jus, cause for complaint, and
mpRo II In respectful language. spsce
will be gladly given for explanation
on the part OF tho tfllccf-, II shey
dthifo to make any to the public.
Mr.. Cassidy was consigned to he
jail on the 25th Of last February. He
was then In good health, hs Gays, aud
weighed about los POUNDS. To-day his
appearance indicates anything but a
healthful condition, his weight being
about IS pounds less than at tho date Of
his Incarceration.
Cassidy's statement IL ss follow A.:
When | was sent 10 Jail the food we
/ were getting uus had. The meat was
| putrii, though the bread was good.
/ Ghe prisoners got sick ON tho fool.
! They were allowed only ten minutes
exercise at meals, aud then only In n
limited space. That was insufficient,
ami made them weak. 1 made com.
/ plalnt lime and time again, NJ did
Otheu, but we got no redress. On one
/ occasion | beCamC riOtOus AZ gar treat.
/ mont was receiving. 1 tod the
] dior, HIN, about IL. Ho toll me TO
shut up,aud called me vile mans. /
called him one back. He then said,
"Nou come out OF here" Hn
was going 10 put me Ia the dun.
| geOn, and told hun would not come.
| Finally win the assistance OF Albright
aud Sullivan, Hin got me out. was
alex ut tho lime, anu that was tho
reason / Resisted, ~ / dll not want to
~ down. This was some tlme In
March. They took mo down into the
dungeon. ihey know YVES sick, but
did not SEEN - care Tor that
| was kept ia the dungeon two days.
! During ihgt time | was very rlutous.
had 40 lac, 10 sleep except on the
stone floor. There was not a blanket,
not even board 10 lie downOn. The
weather was very cold, and had
only pair Of ovetalls, d. wers and
shirt. l wHH fed on Dread ana water,
the bread coming only twice a day.
rhey brought three pieces at each
meal, but | was ~ III that could not
even eat that.
At the end OF two days was taken
out amt put back IN the cell. After
this time said 10 Mr.. Hili. "Would
you be kind enough 10 allow me a
little more exercise, as am sick" Ho
replied, "No; you get more exercise
now than you ever had" 80 We got
no relief, and things went on ~ before.
| complained m ny times about ex.
ercise, and ut last ilill told mo he
would put me In "tho cO0ler''-the
dungeon-agaiu, and called me "a vile
name, as hu Ia Ia the habit OF doing TO
the prisoner. At this time, told
him he would not put mH In the cooler,
but he did. ! WAS rlulOus by shouting
ami making noise iu tue cell. They
called me upslairs 10 the wumen's de-
partment, anu there HI anu Albright
put handouts on me. They fastened
the handouts 10 the top OF the iron
door, and hung me In that position
about three hours. l shouted and
screeched, aud the sheriff came
10 me saying, "YOu -, -
-, l've been listening 10 you long
enough. IN hnd out your history you
--,and y0u'll stay here" Then
he took the broom aud beat me over
the back, breaking the handle. Ae he
was striking ms he ordered mo 10 shut
uD, but kept shouting. lie got an
other broom ana clubbed me with the
handle till that broke also. tried 10
defend myself, anu IN doing 10 kicked
Albright, who got washboatd aud
struck me. They tried 10 stiils my
crien, 40 they would not he heard In
the street, by putting a blanket over
the window. This wEs not sufficient.
80 they put u gag In my mouth. This
was piece Of rubber hose, which was
crowded into my mouth aud tied with
a piece OF string around my head.
After doing this they left me for about |
fifteen minutes, and worked one OF |
tue handoutis oil, anu then broke it by |
wtenChlng Il In the iron bgrs. When
Hin and Albright came back, they
brought u leg iron, or Oregon boot, put |
geOu.
When night came nm aud George
Albright, who iH night jRller, took me
under the cage, aud chained me To n
post. This was done by fastening my
wrists behind me with the haudcufIs,
aud then connecting with a chain to
an iron post Then they took the hose
and turned stream Of water on me.
Albright was the one who Inflicted
the punishment, and Hin stood and
watched. They kept tbs stream play.
ing on mo about fifteen minutes. When
| pleaded with them to stop, they
would turn the water into my mouth.
They laughed at me, swearing and
calling me vile names, and saying
hey had way Of making such tOughs
"a me AS quiet ~ Guild, l became
unconscious TWO or three times while
hey were playing on me.
After they got through hOsIng me,
hey took the handouts OIL, OF course
my clothes were dfenched, but not.
that fact they took mo
IN my wet clothes aud threw me into
he dungeon again. / begged and
pleaded with them to give me some
Try clothing, saying | would catch
sold and die II / was put IA in that
'tate. They only laughed at me ana
brew me In. After | got In | thought
hey would bring me some clothes, tor
did not believe that, mean M they
were, they would he 70 inhumRu Ms
% leave me In such as.atu. But they
lid.
1 waited about five hours, and could
lot bear the wet cIoIhing any longer, !