The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-08
MINNESOTA PRISON SCANDAL

In the Monitor of Feb. 20, 1891, appeared an
article written by S. A. Langum, at one time
deputy warden of the prison, and furnishing
proof that the prison had become part of the
state machine that had been built up by the
state administration. 1t is hardly probable
that Gov. Cloughs investigating committee
will look into this phase OF the matter, but
after the charges of brutality have been thor
oughly investigated, the public would like to
have this other matter taken up. If the pres
ent administration won't give it any attention,
the people of the state may conclude to put
in an administration that will rake over the
bones In the skeleton closets at the different
state institutions Monitor.
The action of Gov. Clough in going outside
of the membership of the board of managers
and the board of corrections and charities to
appoint n committee for the Saltwater prison
investigation meets with general approval.
The public will await with interest the re-
suits of the northumberland Tines.
The st. Paul G | b has stirred up a rum
pus over the management of the Saltwater
prison, and a whitewashing board has been
duly apponted.-Milaca Times.
OF course cruelty should not and must not
be tolerated but the inmates of the institu-
ton not angels by any means, and we
will miss our guess il the investigation now
on foot does not clear the authorities of any
culpable practce.-W orthington Herald.
The people of the state will rejoice over
the decision that the affair is to be no star
chamber secret session or private whitewash-
ing farce, but is to be conducted over and
above board to the full satisfaction of the
people of Minnesota and the public at large
Winnebago Press-News.
The st. Paul 10 b is still giving the
prison officials some severe thumpings for
alleged cruelty to prisoners placed in their
charge The G o e is leaving no stone un-
turned in its efforts to expose the mismanage-
of hAI Nrie-N tICrif IL
is published is true, some of the prison Off
Gals are themselves deserving of a convict's
cell.-Red Wing Times.
Too often these investigating committees
are simply embarrassing committees" but
the Herald believes that Gov Clough has
named a trio of gentlemen who will make a
thorough investigation into all charges and
report Notwithstanding Herald.
The G l o b did bad act when it stirred
UP this prison investigation. If that man
Lemon is half as vindictive as the | 0 b e
would have the public believe and the in
vestigating committee don't so find, then God
pity the prisoners who don't toe the mark
from this time forward during his retention.
If the charges are untrue, the libel law
should be applied to the G o b e strongly
Chisago News.
To our mind Warden Wolfer ought to be
disciplined somewhat for his unreasonable
anxiety to have the Younger brothers par
entrenched behind the prison board and a
ring of contractors that the committee will
not dare to do anything except bow to him.
The charge against the deputy is cruel and
inhuman treatment of prisoners and his ac-
cusers are ex-guards and eX-conyicts.-
Sleepy Eye Dispatch.
That Lemon at Saltwater needs to be
squeezed Another bucket Of whitewash is
being prepared.-Rush City Post.
There is no doubt but many of the con-
victs are hard to handle. If, however, some
of the charges preferred against Deputy
Warden Lemon and some of his guards are
true, they should take the place in the soli-
tary occupied by the lowest and most un-
ruly convicts.-Glencoe Enterprise.
If the G l o e's assertions are true, we
hope Deputy Warden Lemon will take the
place of one of his victims and be made to
suffer the full extent of the law. Such treat
ment to the helpless convicts should not be
for the results of the investigation.-Gibb
Gazette
The question now is, will it be an investi-
cation that investigates or a whitewash that
whitewashes? The people of this state are
and so we vote for a thorough and open in
Observation-Disclosures Leader
1t is very natural for those undergoing the
penalty of the law to think they are ill
treated, and it is equally true there are those
down and drag out process, and this class
naturally makes a big howl.-Slayton Gazette
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