The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-25

the fact that the tumbler had not fallen and |
Colligan replied: WHO in HI said 1t was?'
He witnessed an attempt on the part Of |
Guard Powers to attack convict in the shoe |
shop whose name witness did not know. |
The convict was standing close to citizen |
workman named Cuneau, apparently talking |
to him. Powers came up with his cane, and, |
taking it in both hands, aimed a blow at
the convict's head. The prisoner 'ducked,"
and the cane flew out Of Powers hands, so
great was the force of the blow.
He said that Assistant Deputy Warden Col
ligans demeanor was always surly.
HE looked as though he hated himself, and
never had pleasant word for any prisoner, -
the way the witness expressed it.
Witness admitted that he had been reported
for talking to the foreman, once for talking
to fellow convict and twice for wasting
bread" The bread by the way, on one of
those occasions, was but half baked, and he
had thrown small lump of the dough in
his night bucket.
He had brought with him the clothes he
got when he left the prison, which, he fig
ured were charged to him at $1115 He had
found better clothes in the retail stores of
Minneapolis for $780,
On cross examination by Mr.. Nethaway, the
witness admitted that he had been in the
penitentiary three times for counterfeiting.
The examination as to the first witness
elected no new Information, except some priS-
On geography looking to the Identification
of the prisoner involved.
Colligan's alleged incivility was then gone
into, developing that the present assistant
to inquiries
Witness said he had been reported twelve
or thirteen times during his last term of
nineteen months He had never been abused
by Lemon any Of the others, at court or
elsewhere in the prison.
On redirect examination he testified that
he had seen prisoners when they came out
of the solitary with bandaged hands or scalp
wounds, that were not apparent when they
went out of the shop. One was a man
named Clark, it developed on cross-exami-
nation.
SAW NELs HEEN CANED.
William R. McCracken, an ex-guard, now
living at Medicine Lake, Hennepin county,
was in the prison something less than year,
The first act of brutality he saw there was
one no6n hour in the cell ROOM Lemon, the
deputy warden, caned an old man from
learned Heen. He thought the cane
struck Heen around the body. He could not
see Heen at the time, but could hear the
blows. Heard three blows. They were COM
ing down the corridor, in front of the sec
ond tier of cells and as Lemon approached
witness the deputy warden said:
''When 1 think of what he done, I could
kill him!'
McCracken then did not know what Heen
had been sent up for, but afterwards learned
what the old mans crime was.
Heen was an ignorant old man, badly
bent over, and too old to walk with the
gang. He heard afterwards that Heen was
you," said the witness, that I thought the
deputy warden would yet effect the result
he named" Witness was about to tell what
Cayou had said to him when they met later
in Saltwater after Heen had died, and the
counsel for Mr. Lemon objected, that as
Cayou was dead, it could not be contradicted.
CAYOU'S TALK RULED OUT.
There was long argument to the ad-
instability of this conversation. Judge Flan-
drau and Mr.. Harrison, to whom Mr.. Farmer
has tacitly waived the determination Of legal
tangles. were inclined to admit any conver-
saton showing the circumstances of an as
sault on Heen or the death of Heen that might
have a bearing on Cruelties at the prison
Such ruling was made.
Judge Nethaway protested. however, on an
assumption Of falsehood, that there was moth
ing to prevent McCracken attributing to
Cayou sensational tale as ne might see |
fit, and, as it would be purely imaginative |
the defense would only enter a general de- |
nial of it.
Finally it was decided to rule out the con-
versaton, in fairness to Mr. Lemon. 1t then
developed that witness only know that Heen |
died from the conversation with Cayou and |
from the newspapers.
WANTED TO BURN TO DEATH.
What about the case of James Maresch?" |
asked Mr.. Penney. 'Maresch,' replied the |
ex-guard, was striper in the tub and pail |
factory sulen fellow, who read little and |
was evidently thinking. Maresch gave sig |
nal to me one day by raising his pail, which |
was token that he wanted to go to the |
paint room. Something about his manner |
aroused my suspicion, and 1 followed him. |
Instead of getting his paint, he had a five |
gallon can of gasoline over his head pouring |
it on himself and saturating his cap and |
clothes.
He knocked the can from Maresch's hand !
with his cane, and the prisoner dashed out |
of the building and ran down the iaiI ward |
yelling: Give me a match and I'll end it |
ALL
McCracken said he chased the convict. soon |
overtaking him, and, jumping upon the fell |
lows shoulders, pinioned his arms from be-
hind, and, despite of witness own slight build.
overpowered him Maresch then became |
quiet and docile. He then sent word to the |
deputy warden, and in about fifteen minutes
Mr.. Lemon arrived, and, after hearing about |
half Of the guards explanation of the Incl
dent, dragged Maresch off to the solitary,
clubbing him "every step he took" as Nc |
Cracken described it.
Asked as to complaints of want of food, |
McCracken said convict, whose name he did |
that the fixed bread ration established there |
was not sufficient for the work he was doing |
swinging a sledge hammer The matter
was reported, and the prisoners allowance |
was increased.
BLOOD ON LEMONS SLEEVES.
Did yooq. ever see Mr.. Lemon shake con-
times for their not having their coat collars
turned up in the ranks, or equally trivial
misdaedfs'' if4{9F ~
was runner and Mr.. Lemons clerk,
Witness had gone to the solitary to bring |
the man back to his place. When they ar
rived Mr.. Lemon was not in his office, but
came in from the solitary he Judged from
the sound of his steps, and his coat was off.
McCracken saw blood on Lemons shirt |
sleeves about half way to the elbow. One |
spot YES as big as dollar. and the spots
St55S5affed to be fresh blood. The deputy was
'1fustered, as though he had been taking
violent exercise,
Witness said that the deputy warden had
a violent temper, easily aroused
did you, ever try to expose any of the |
things you have spoken Off" ''Yes, sir. After
the conversation with Capt. Cayou, which has
been ruled out here. I tried to get the mat
ter before the legislature. I told Mr.. Hall,
Representative Keyes and Mr.. Greer and |
P j. Smalley, of the Democratic state CEN
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