The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-27
While ON Duty al The Cell House He Saw
HE Old Man Beafen Over HE
Head With Heavy
Cane.
Warden WoIfer Runs Over TO ST.. Paul
After Reading His Globe and Calls
al The GapifoI-Glosefed
With Gov. GIou8h.

which can be restrained, but which
cannot be reformed in any way known
to man. Such men as he are best dis
posed of when they are returned to
Mother Earth to be disintegrated and
resolved into their chemical elements
by the processes of nature. Some of
the murderers like him the state has
disposed of already in that way. We
have one in Saltwater a good deal like
him, who was a pal Of his in the
prison, by the way, and that is Gro
gan, the same Grogan who made an
affidavit that Dugan had told him
that Joe White was not the murderer
of Harris in MINNEAPOLIS. That White
business, by the way, was all faxed
up
What has been the prison record
of Douglas, who has been mentioned
in some of the charges published in
the G l o b e?'' was asked.
"Since the time when he tried to es-
| cape several years ago. replied the
warden, his conduct has been quite
exemplary 1t has not been perfect.
did you favor his pardon?"
His parole was on my recommen-
dation l have not had anything to
do as to his pardon as yet Some Of
the cases which were brought up at
the last meeting were referred to the
prison board, and will be taken up
when we meet, that we may act ia
vorably or unfavorably on them in
recommending a course of action to
the pardon board The prison board
has done nothing in this case beyond
its action in paroling him."
when does the prison board meet
again?"
IT do not know. The regular meet
ing will be Nov. 8. 1t is possible that
the governor may call a special meet
ing before that
OLD BUT READABLE. .a.--
There have been at times a great
many things in connection with the
! management of the state prison at
Saltwater which have excited the sus
| picion of citizens in private and Off
cial life. The legislative investigating
committee of 1891 looked into some of
these and here are some of the things
it reported:
/ Warden RanIail's views to the treat
ment of convicts were those of the more ad-
| yanced penologists of the present time en-
| bracing frmness with considerate and ra-
|, tional treatment, with sure and adequate
| punishment in case of the infraction OF the
| times practiced by former and later war
| dens. The tes imony from all sources shows
| that the men worked well and cheerfully,
| both for the state and for the contractors,
| perhaps better than formerly. That early
| in his administration Warden Randall came
| to difter with the contractors on many pOlnCS
and his care for the states interest came in
| conflict with their desires. Many things,
among them his objection to certain bills
| presented against the STATE by the contrac-
tors caused desire on their part and that
| of other interested parties to cause his re-
moval, and that of Mr.. Langum, his deputy,
! and Frank Lemon company foreman in the
! paint shop. On account of reports emanating
| from the sources mentioned, H. H. Hart and
| Rev Mr. Smith, of the state board of cor
rections and charities, together with the chief
| executive, went to the prison in the warden S
absence and made an investigation, but ac-
| cOrding to the testimony of the two latter,
found nothing worthy of consideration. ex-
| cept what they obtained from stories told by
| the foreman in the thresher company's shops
and by the parties thus named, including
| discharged employees. The contractors and
/ their friends became, however, determined
to carry out their design, which to dis
! place Mr.. Randall and his deputy and instate
| in their places Mr.. Garvin, the present in
| appointed by him and a son-in-law of G.. NJ.
| Seymour, Esq.
with regard to the assault alleged to have
| been made on Mr.. Lemon in the paint shop,
| the facts are that one of the prisoners re-
| fused to do some menial act which Mr..
! Lemon had directed him to do, and Lemon
! caused the man to be reported to the guard.
| The guards started to take the man from the
paint shop and left him for a few moments.
AS he returning some words took place
between Lemon and the convict, ending in a
scufie. The guard clinched the convict and
| while he holding him Lemon seized an
| iron bar and violently struck the man over
| him so severely that he was taken to the
! hospital and was unable to work for several
! weeks. This merely serves to show the bru-
| tality of the man Lemon and nothing else