The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19
PRISON MEN EXCITED
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the summer Of June or July. 1885? Were you
extra time at that time"
"A. j. Ryan was one OF the men that COM
planned to your" mot at that time"
When did he complain to you?" In 1894.
think 1t was the summer, fall or winter.
When did Underhill?' Il told you those
| four complained in that time of the year"
"Did they complain twice to you?'' NO.
| Those men did not
KEPT HIS DATES STRAIGHT.
you say sometime, the year ago last sum I'M
! and o'Brien who complained then"
ar That That you are sure, was in June me, or july W.
| we were doing extra work. ..
'These other fellows complained IN 1892"
d8SS or 1884, cannot pc p9sitiyey STATE n t Gae
were not working extra time"
when Lenz and o'Brien complained, you
We're working extra timer Eyes, sir. That
was in 1852
What is O'Brien's first name?" Crank.
He was there when 1 left there; >,
| what Is Lenz's first name" william.
left" 40 '-'-0 'e'' 1'' was '--'-
Now, in 1894, when was it that Hill, IN
derhili and Ryan. complained to YOU! i
cannot fix time"
do you recoilect having a conversation
| with the warden in his office at the time, or
about the time, that you were discharged IN
reference to the deputy warden! DO you
recollect that conversational? AT the time l
| was discharged I think So"
DO you recollect saying to the warden
f that You would get even with it
not tell him that l told him that Lemon
had been the cause Of all my trouble there,
and If could be in a way to do him, as ne
| put me out Of that position, would
Haven't you told other people that you
! would make it hot for the fellows at the pris-
on there; that you would get even with those
| fellows?' Il didn't, except as to Lemon;
! finally got me discharged
| You say the bulletin that was posted over
| there simply stated that you were discharged
because you had insulted the Deputy" In
| subordtnation. 1 told you the warden told
me that he would release me from further
| service there for insulting the deputy:
| Didn't you say that you saw the bulletin;
that 1t was posted because you had insulted
| the deputy?' That was the only grounds that
was given to me there. 1t said 1 was dis:
| charged for INSTRUMENTATION. The warden TOLD
me that was the way 1t was
IN Nov, M Forester you heard Ewing tes-
try, didn't you?'' Il was out for about
Did you hear him testify yesterday about
him picking UP a piece of broken cane in the
| yard?' Il was not in here then"
| He testified that it was a piece of cane that
| looked like Lemons cane; you don't know
| anything about that?' ''No, sir. He told me
that he found piece of cane outside OF the
| cell mouse.
Did he tell you 1t looked like Lemons
cane?" Yes, SIR. He said it did look like
Lemons cane
Did he show you that piece of cane?''
mo SIR
You didn't see it?" mo, sir"
do you know anything about how the
meats are purchased at the prison by the
Haven't you heard that they were pur-
! chased under contract the first Of the sea-
SOM" 81 don't know anything about how
| the stuff is purchased there. Never inquired,
| and nobody told me-"
FEIG ON THE STAND.
Henry Feig, who was spectator, was then
| called, apparently much to his surprise.
| You were a member of the state legisla-
| ture in this state in 1872 asked Mr.. Penney
| Yes, sir" replied the rotund statesman from
| Atwater.
/ Have been in every session since, but
one?" Every one but one"
''You were one of the committee of three
| appointed by the speaker of the house Of
representatives to investigate alleged irrugu'
larities in the state PRISON." Eyes, SIR
did you personally visit the prison?'
April, 81
IL will ask you whether or not you have
any qualifications to make now of the testi
| mittee?" 'I have not
This is the testimony which you gave
before the committee of which you We're {
1 gave before the board of corrections ant
charities, consisting of Judge Willis, Rev
Samuel ]. Smith and George A. Bracket.
could refresh my memory by looking
| over"
The witness read the pages.
You haye no corrections Is, or I'M MODIFICATION
to make OF 5Rat teym0e eSy Won made tb
investigation the last day of the. session o
the legislature, that was in April, 1891
''Mr. Lemon had been working at thu
prison, then, from Feb. /, 1891, little ove
two months?" 81 think he had. There wa!
a general investigation carried on by tn
| legislature that winter, examining into tn,
| business affairs of the institution. The two
gentlemen that accompanied me on the triI
to Saltwater had been members Of this othe
committee. 1t had been reported in thu
| paper. l think on the previous Saturda!
or Sunday, of some gross act of brutality OF
the part of the deputy warden and the as
sstant deputy warden, and We were sen
over to investigate that.
when you went over what time did yol
leave st. Paul?" I'm the morning, think
got over there about nine"
What time did you leave Saltwater t.
come back?" About Y o'clock, or perhaps
| a little before that
THAT was the only investigation that yol
| made?" Eyes, sir"
INQUIRY OF 1891.
''Did you take any testimony there at tina
| timer" Eyes, sir. The testimony of sew
eral convicts., Mr., Garryin also testified. H
was the warden then.
''Mr Randall had just recently been re
moved?" Eyes, sir that is right"
'Mr. Lemon had just come In as deput,
warden a short time before?" II understood
he came under the new warden. We asked
when we came over there, to be conducte'
to the solitary. This was done. Then W
requested that these men who were in tn
| solitary be brought into the room, that w
| might examine them, and that was also done
| The warden at that time protested agains
| our committee examining any convict eX
cept in his presence, but we did not ALLOW
| him to be present"
'1No officer heard the testimony" "No
SIR
what was said?" mo, sir"
with the testimony you received, with
out listening to the warden, and so on, yol
made the report?" Yes, sir. We made
Twas the deputy warden examined there?'
eyes, sir: I think he was, and the assistan
deputy was called
How many convicts did you examiner
Who were they?' Douglas, Davis anc
"The three men that had escaped?" eyes
"They were serving in the solitary for at
tempted escape?" Eyes, sir"
you took the testimony Of the warden
the deputy warden, and the assistant depu
ty?" Eyes, SIR
Upon that investigation you made thi:
report?" Eyes, sir.
| committee and testified there?" Yes, sir
Ill han ~ Won