The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

proved all this to the satisfaction OF the whole
community at large and would have put cold
water on the existence Of some OF those
''stories.' It would take too long to go into
all the details Of the many cruelties that L
saw melted out to those unfortunate men con-
fined there, but 1 have just given general
description Of what / would have testified to
il I had been given a chance to do So 1
am over 200 miles away now and out OF en-
ployment, and no means to come, or even at
this late day 1 would Of my own free VIII
come forward and help expose those people.
Jo1 You ps see hG1s yea g publish this
Harry A. Glenn.
P. s. How about that paint shop fire?
Can't you sift that out?
Touching on the Rose incident the
following from a Minneapolis man is
interesting, although it comes too late
to be Of any use:
Editor of St. Paul Globe-sir: Having
seen the testimony of ex-ConVict Rose,
1 think it time to stop it. 1 have
a man that worked with Rose and knows
thing or two about Lemon and the rest Can
and me if you need another witness
The Journal of Minneapolis last night
in the course ORA review OF the case
from its standpoint:
The investigation, on the whole, has as
sumed a more dignif1ed phase than many
who tried to read the G o b e S early SEN
sational articles thought would ever De pos
sible. And even If ne scapegoat shall De
found by way of satisfying the clamor that
the public always makes in cases of this
sort for a victim. the investigation Will not
have been without its benefits. 1t has turned
the full light Of day upon all suspected acts
of the management committed since the IN
vestigation of 1881, and the commissioners
report. no matter how it goes, Will clear the
atmosphere of good deal tna1 was marin
full to the reputation Of the prison ana the
state. Abundant opportunity has been gwen
the prosecution TO Its case, ana IL IL
has failed. having offered all the witnesses
it had. few will find fault; for certainly no
good citizen will take any pride IN the
thought that the prison management Is de-
serving of the reputation which the prosecu-
tion has tried to give it. And II deserving
it, it is high time that fact were estaonshed.
1t will be worth something too, TO nave the
official Judgment of such men as Judge Flan-
drau. b. F. Farmer and A. NJ. Harrison on
the question. There are not three better meh
in the state, and their report ought 10 sat
isfy the most eXacting, for certainly the III
ouiry has been made carefully and patiently
and all reasonable efforts have been maze 10
secure the attendance of witnesses. Not"ltu-
standing the dissatisfaction expressed at Ihe
governors determination not TO pay pei olehh
and mileage of witnesses, it has NOT once
heen charged by the prosecution since the in
vestigation began. that any OF us testiiiio15 ~
was being withheld by refusal OF witnesses "
attend. 1t is fair to assume, therefore; Inat
nothing more would have been deVeloPeu 'Lia a1
mileage been forthcoming. iris 1t IS 1alr 10
say, no matter what the report OF the GULL
mission may be.
The first part of the foregoing is a
matter of judgment and is, perhaps
the honest expression of the writer
opinion. The last part isn't fair me
prosecution. it is true, did not charge
or complain about the trouble OF gel
ting witnesses It is also true that
great many more witnesses would nave
been produced by the G o b e IL IL
had chosen to go to the necessary ex-
pense or if the state had paid the eX-
pense of curing its own troubles. A
number of witnesses in different parts
of the state, who would have been
subpoenaed and there was one in Iowa,
three in or near Chicago. and some in
Wisconsin. They would have been Will
ing to atterd, although they could not
be compelled to do SO. But before the
testimony of those most easily obtain
ed had all been submitted, the G o d e
concluded it had introduced all that
was necessary to show tHat cruelty was
feature of the Minnesota state
prison.