St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-30
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Supt. w. e. Lee, of the st. Cloud
Reformatory, was in the city yesterday
on business connected with the inSti-
tuition. The reformatory is pretty we'll
crowded at present, but that is not
saying much, because it can accom-
modate not quite $50 inmates with it's
present capacity. The parole system
is distinguishing feature of this in-i
StitGtion, and Mr.. Lee gives some in-
teresting points concerning its opera
ton. Since the reformatory was es-.
tablished almost 500 persons have been
released on parole. Of this number
only forty-two have escaped from the
supervision of the state officers. Twas
but day or two ago that one of these
was returned from a distant state,
after evading capture for two years.
Under the system of advertising and
communication with the police of the
large cities. escaped prisoners-or
rather, those who have violated their,
parole obligation are never certain that
they will not be apprehended and re-
turned sooner or later At present
there are sixty out on parole in Mime
sata. Close tab is kept on their move
ments; but so long as they conduct
themselves properly and do not attempt
to leave the state with the object of
losing themselves to the officers
they are not molested.
Senator Fuller and Representative
Gum and Ferris were discussing the
escape of a prisoner from deputy
marshal at Saltwater, and the incident
recalled a peculiar incident to Fullers
mind. at occurred near Little Falls
says Fuller, land was laughable in it's
surroundings. An officer went out to
farm house to arrest a man, whom he
found all right and sat down with for
a little chat. Presently a dog began
to bark outside and the prospective
prisoner at once became interested.
Dbl that dog; I'll fix him. he said,
as he rose up and went to the door.
The officer followed and saw the Of
fender kicking the dog. He kicked
him so artistically and thoroughly,
and the cur yelped so furiously, that
the man with the warrant, standing in
the doorway became interested and
failed to realize that his prisoner was
getting out Of bounds. When the lat
ter had kicked the dog out into the
road, at quite a distance from the
house, he struck a two-minute gait
for freedom-and he never came back.
The officer, after a fruitlesS chase,
kicked himself all the way back to
town and was the sorest man in Little
Falls for long time"
Speaking OF Dan Gum puts me in
mind of the fact that he represents a
district almost out of civilization,
''where wolves are more plentiful than
Settlers" as Al Ferris says. But the
remark is beside the question, for Fer
ris is prejudiced. When the returns
came in last fall Gum found he had
over 1000 plurality, with Hubbard coun-
ty to hear from. He didn't get the re-
turns from Hubbard until last week,
when he happened to go to the office
of the secretary Of state. On inves-
tigation he learned from Secretary
Berg that the man intrusted with the
duty of carrying the returns to civ
ilization had been freed by wolf.
He couldn't take the ballot box up with
him, so left it at the foot Of the tree. "
Mr. Wolf vented his disappointment
and chagrin by chewing the box to
pieces and scattering the ballots to
the winds. The election judge was
particular friend of Dams, and when
he found the way clear next morning,
although weary and hungry, he start
ed in to gather up all the blue ballots
on which the names of candidates for
representative were printed. 1t was
a tremendous task, but the Hubbard
county man finally corrected all of
them, and Gums majority was in
creased by the returns from Hubbard
county. After hearing of this incl
dent "Old Man" Craig volunteered the
comment that Minnesota is a mighty.
big state, but there are some liars in,
the Northern wilderness equal to ever,
her immensely"
Herman Phillips, a leading merchant
of Mazeppa, was at the Merchants
yeterday. Mr.. Phillips is a Democrat OF
the independent school, and member
of family that numbers only one Re
publican in it's circle. He reports that,
while a great many Wabasha Demo-
Gratis are little off just now, be-
cause of the disappointing work of
congress, they hold steadfastly to the
principles of the party and are conf
dent of the ultimate triumph of the