The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
Henry Jornsof, the Co1ored Convict Wasting
Away of Consumption, Complained That
He Was Not Allowed in the Hospital.
DOES WOLFER DRAW THE COLOR LINE?
Talks With Rose, the LITER Recently Pardoned-Not
the Rose Said to Have Been Beaten Over the
Head-Wf1ere the Warden Gets His lnforma-
ton About What Is Going on Within the Prison
Some Communications Received by the Globe.

Gov. Clough hadn't announced up to
last night who he had decided to call
upon to investigate the charges that
cruelty is practiced in the prison at
Saltwater. He, however, has said that
he would have an investigation, and
something official may be expected at
any time. One gentleman offered to
bet $4 against Is cents yesterday that
George A. Bracket of Minneapolis,
would be one of the men selected by
Gov. CIough. 1t was, however, thought
improbable that the governor would
ask either George A. Bracket or a
certain st. Paul man to act.
When an investigation is made it is
probable that, among other things
which will be called to the attention Of
the Investigators is the treatment of
colored prisoners. A gentleman who is
interested in the race problem said the
other day that he had always intend
ed to find cut what rules governed
their treatment at the prison. He had
understood that the color line was
drawn; that they were compelled to
occupy a table by themselves and so
forth. He said he couldn't understand
black, who were companions in crime
should not receive the same considera-
ton when unfortunate enough to be
sent to prison. However, he said he
did not know enough about the situa-
tiOn to make any charges, but thought
an investigation would bring out the
facts.
In this connection, he said it struck
him as being peculiar that Henry John
son, a colOred convict sent from ST.
Paul for killing man, should be al
lowed to die, as he has been doing, in
his cell, when there is a hospital in the
prison presumably for the sick. John
son, he said, was unquestionably a
bad Niger but that was no reason
why he should be treated differently
from any other man at the prison
When Johnson made an application
for pardon some time ago, his petition
stated:
That I have been a great sufferer for the
last eighteen months with tuberculosis that
| believe it impossible to regain my health
and have not much longer to live 1 wish
to Join my friends, WHO will give me all the
assistance possible to assist me in regaining
my shattered health as far my disease
will permit.
/ ne u . u > informant SAID that
the prison physician also said that
Johnson was dying of consumption. but
that does not appear in the record in
the governors office. However, John
son up to few days ago, the G o b G
is informed, was kept in his cell in
stead of being allowed a place in the
hospital. And the same is reported to
be practically true of Terry, the Min
neapolis negro. Johnson has told his
correspondent that he suffered in
his cell from the change of tempera-
ture for at certain times of day the
heat is turned off. He may be getting
better treatment now than he was not
so very long ago. If SO, he will doubt
less remember when the change came.
TALK WITH H. ROSE.
H. Rose, a 'lifer,' who was recently
pardoned, after serving twenty-one
years in prison, was seen by a G o b e
reporter last evening at the home of
his brother Sergeant A. J. Rose of the
st. Paul police force. Mr. Rose says
that he is not the Rose assaulted by
Deputy Lemon, as mentioned by eX-
Guard A. B. Ewing, but that it was
another inmate of the prison by the
same name-an aged and feeble Ger
man who is serving a life sentence.
Mr.. Roses health is poor by reason
of his advanced age and long confine-
ment. He says he was always used