St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

scaled by those anxious to escape.
During the past few years many i'm
portant improvements have been
made in the buildings and the
grounds have been beautified mate
rally. One of the best buildings
In the yard is the solitary and hos
pital facing the main street. 1t is
durable stone structure, and is
conveniently arranged. On the low
er floor we find the solitary cells,
where punishments are given those
Of the inmates who violate the rules
Of the institution, but happily
PUNISHMENTS ARE FEW
and far between. In the northeast
corner is the office of Deputy War
den Lemon, where the offenders are
given a hearing at o. clock each day.
All guards turn in reports of in
fractions, and those reported are re-
quired to appear before MI Lemon,
who is judge of the court, and pre-
scribeS the punishment that is to be
melted out. The old dungeon cells
have been discarded, and the sever
est punishment inflicted consists of
confinement in the solitary, while
minor infractions are punished by
the loss of grades, which means a
great deal to the inmates. On the
upper floor Of the solitary is the hos
pital, and a more cheerful place for
the sick cannot be imagined The
cells are large and roOmy, and the
entrance to some of them is hidden
by clusters of ivy and other plants.
The health of the inmates of the
institution is very good, only one
being confined to his bed, and he is
suffering from a broken leg. OF
course there are those who are fail
ing in health, but none are confined
to the hospital, and most of them
spend the warm, baImy days in the
yard south of the hospital, where a
summer house was built two years
ago and a fountain was constructed.
1t is an ideal spot, and is made
charming by hundreds of plants and
trees that will in the course of time
provide shade in abundance. On
Aug. l, 1892, the population of the
prison was 500. On the same date
the following year it was Ais, while
in 1894 it had increased to SOP. Since
then there has been a gradual de-
crease, and we find today a popula-
ton of 400. The large increase dur
ing 1893 and 1894 was due mainly to
the sentencing of los United States
prisoners to the prison from federal
courts in the South, and the transfer
of several from the ST. Cloud re-
formatory. OF the total population
FORTY ARE LIFE MEN
serving sentences for murder and
carnal knowledge of a child. Those
who are in the prison for life are!
Name. Place of Sentence. Date Rec.
NJ. Brennan, StLouis county. Nov II, sc
Claus BliXt. Hennepin. MAY 6, '9J
y. .. Dahl, Stevens. 5. '99
James Dugan, Hennepin. Feb. &c, "a
James Funk, Kandiyohi. Feb. S, SIS
Frank Giefer Blue Earth Feb. e, '93
A. /. Gehrlle, Faribault. -. Jan. 90, "a
Charles Horn, LIE Sueur. May 90, So
John Hutchinson, Polk. April 23, 'Sf
Charles Hesse, Carver..... Oct. IA, IS
john Ivan, Dakota......... March -, C.
Prank Johnson, Hennepin. April IL, &c
Henry Jackson, Crow Wing Sept. 20. g;
Fred Kltngbell, Washington, Nov IS, s:
Nick Kill, Ramsey. Nov. IS. 81
William Lentz, Wright. May I, g
Otto Lundeen, Kanabec.. Sept. -, g;
Michael Miede Todd. March %, 81
Frank Murphy, Winona.. Oct. 80, g;
]. Is. Neville, Winona. Dec. !. 'Si
I. 9. Nu3ent, Wright........J1Ine 6, 49,
q. 7. Olson, Ramsey. Jan. T. 8;
Charles Price, Washington. Dec II. 81
II. II. Rose, Ramsey May e. u;
pat Regain, Ramsey. FEB i3 80
SaTi0O Radino, Ramsey. Feb %, 81
Phil Rice, Ramsey. June %, %
James Rome, st. Louis. %, g
W. r. Sanford, Stearns. .....Oct. 23, IS
II. Schecher, Douglass. ......Oct. 10, IS
Fl. II. Scott, Pine. Jan. ), s.
J.. Scmmeus, Dakota. Dec. q, 80
john Thompson, Winona.. Dec. q, s.
+ l.. Underhill, Ramsey. Oct. IS, IS
George Washington, Ramsey Oct. IS, s.
AGdrcM Void. Wilkin.......Dec. IS, 81
John Welter, Morrison. April 80, -
Joseph White, Hennepin. May Il, -
I. {. Younger, Rice. Nov. 20. n
James Younger, Rice......NoV 20 II
Of this entire list thirty-eight ar
In for murder, and Charles Horn an,
James Rowe are in for carnal knowl
edge of a child.
THE OLDEST 1NHABITANT
Is II. H. Rose, of Ramsey county, VIII
has spent more than twenty years be
hind the massive stone walls and re
CARDS his cell as a bird does its cage
He is a peculiar character and ha
never repented of the crime committed
Age has begun to tell heavily upo
him and for several years he has nc
been able to do hard work, but doe
Odd Jobs about the yard. On one c