The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12

larceny second degree. years.
Dec. .. John X. Lambert. Steele Co.. burglary |
third degree, year.
Dec.9. Frank Neal. Ncollet Co.. grand larceny /
second degree, year.
Dec. 8. George Baird. Hennepn Co.. grand
larceny second degree, years.
Dec. 10. Gustav b. Storck, Lac Qui Parle Co..
misrepresentation of public funds. & mos.
Dec 10. George Sails. Otter Tail Co., indecent
assault. years.
writer in the Ohio Penitentiary NeuS makes
plea for Just treatment in the following poetic
strain
80 guards and keepers. think if you can,
that each small cell holds brother man. When
misery pleads, don't turn away. but strive to
give each man fair play; for when in his grave
the prisoner lies he'll have six feet of earth
just your size An all-wise God gave each one
his place and none his own lifes way can trace
so do by us in our disgrace, as you would be
done by in our place; for when in the grave your
poor dust lies. you'll have SIX feet of earth
Just our size
Warden Wolfer has recently received the re-
port of the commission appointed by the Cana
dian parliament to investigate the liquor traffic
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sion consisted of Sir Joseph Hickson. of Mon
treal; Herbert $. Mcdonald. Edward f Clarke,
George A. Gigault and Rev. Joseph Mcleod.
During the tour of the United States Judge
Mcdonald acted as chairman The report. COW
ering two large volumes. gives an exhaustive
report of the liquor traffic. and the Minnesota
department includes interesting interviews with
Warden WOlfer. Rev. j. H. Albert. Col. Clarke
Chambers, Hon. }. n. Castle. Hon. w. X. Mer
riam. Albert Garvin, Hon. A. X. McGill. w. II.
Eustis j. ID. ManniX. Gen. Moses f. Clapp
Archbishop Ireland. Rev. Frank DOran. Rev.
Lamb. y. McAdoo and others. Washington CO.
journal.
one evening. recently. we stopped at the door
of a comrade who teaches class in the night
school, and asked him if he did notfeel like devOt-
ing some of his spare time to writing front page
! article for THE MIRROR. Spare timer he
rOared. II have no spare time; am the hardest
worked man in the state and don't even find
time to write a brief letter to friends on Sunday.
! am not crazy he continued as he saw our
look of pity. land am telling nothing but the
, truth when | say that | am being worked to
death. Let me explain. 1t is that class OF mine
that is driving me to the grave; they are getting
away beyond me in their studies and have
to work like a slave to keep from exposing
my ignorance. Say. how do You do this exam
pie; if nineteen-twen of ship is valued at
seven-tenths of''-we fed. and left our un-
fortunate brother to work ont his brain racking
problems alone
The Minnesota State Bulletin has the follow
ing description of a Kangaroo Court:
Some wears ago. in the Polk county JAIL there
was maintained for some considerable time. 4
kangaroo court The following are the rules
of the court which were adopted and enforced
by the prisoners:
All prisoners in this Jail are hereby notified
that they will be expected to strictly adhere t.
and uphold the same.
Any prisoner not complying with said rule:
shall be sentenced by this court. Should thu
prisoner have money. he will be obliged t
donate so much tobacco. If without money. HI
will have a task set out for him to do arOllnt
the Jail.
Every new prisoner coming to this jail wh'
states that he is without money. if not believed
by the court. is subjected to a search, and
should any money be found in his possession
shall be tried by the court and fined accordingly
These rules were openly posted on the wall
of the JAIL 1t will be observed that they pro
vided for deliberately robbing those prisoner
= who did not see fit to pay their footing"
The original rules are on file in the Office @
the State Board of Corrections and Charities
They bear the following fOot-note. inserted by
prisoner:
The smart Aleck that wrote this got eightee
y months in the Saltwater state prison.
S At meeting held recently in the Commerce.
xo,;.,o
association was organized. the objects of whic
are as follows:
To cooperate with religious. charitable an
philanthronic organizations and institutions