The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-20
PRISON INVESTIGATION.

The st. Paul G | o b e is discussing the
probability that should the prison investiga-
ton condemn the methods OF punishment IN
dulged by Deputy Warden Lemon, the prison
commissioners may DEFY the verdict and re-
tain the deputy This may be the case, but
there is occasion to anticipate 1t. When
it is done then Will be the time to discuss
such improvident action. NO board or admin
istration is above pubic opinion, and II 1t
shall appear by the report OF the investigating
cUnn.iSs on that Mr.. Lemon has been unnec-
esDa-ily cruel, and inflicted injuries unjustiha-
bic upon the prisoners, he cannot be retained
ior any great length of time If. however,
mis- indulgencies have amounted to petty an
noyances and chickering's, his methods must
CO. even should he be retained. 1t is not
Lemon personally, but the methods he en-
ploys, that are under tlgatlon.-Mankato
Review.
There has been evidence enough to make it
certain that Deputy Warden Lemon is an unfit
man for his position. This sin fact, been
we'll understood for several years, and he
would have been dismissed If it had not been
for his political pull.-Albert Lea Standard,
The Standard has undoubtedly diagnosed
the &C case correctly. The Times has, we be-
lieye made statements OF like purport, IN
days gone by, but the Lemon organs have
charged US with being "sore" From present
indications, Mr. Lemon and his hackers VIII
find a great many ''sore" newspapers in the
state. They do not approve OF cane d:sci-
p:ine.-Preston Times.
1t looks now as though Deputy Warden
Lemon would get squeezed out of his fat
''yob" He has been shown to have temper
that is too liable to slip its halter.-Litchfield
News-Ledger
The prison investigating committee ad-
journed to meet the 10th. While nothing vii!
be likely to come of it, we believe some OF
the officials are entitled to retirement at
least-Echo Enterprise. Z 3
At the request of the CT b e the prison
investigators began holding star chamoer
sessions last week. The OBJ has been
bowling about misconduct inf prison OIL
Gals and now the commissioners yield to
its request for a secret examination OF wit
nesses. 1t Is contrary to good morals IN
such matters, but perhaps not much more
than should be expected from the quarter
from which the row originated-Windom
Reporter.
The state prison investigation has now
reached that stage when sit reminds one OF
the man who was convicted ofnlarceny, who
declared that it was an Outrage to convict
him on the testimony OF only two men
who said they saw him steal the goods, when
he could find 100 just as good men who would
swear that they did not see him steal them.
Convicts are being brought up to swear
that they were never kicked and never saw
any one kicked-Northfeld Independent.
.
The prison investigation goes merrily on.
and when the end is reached you will hear
Lemon say, Never touched me!'-Morris
Tribune.
A prison is poor place for officials who
have no feeling of sympathy with misfortune
and whose hearts do not respond readily to
the dictates of humanity. The injury that
they may do will be incalculable. If there
are any such in the Saltwater prison they
should be discharged. Minneapolis Times
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