The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-18

see the cause of the noise, he would throw
up his hands and holler."
WAS so when he came into the prison?'
Eyes, SIR
Did you see any treatment of Mr.. Kelly
on the part of any officer or guard Of the
prison that you did not consider proper?'
Yes, sir
''Will you tell when it was? Tell it in
your own way 1T was about three years
ago."
..Will you detail to the commission what
you saw at that time?
THE thing is about three years ago and it
was along the latter part Of the summer. We
had rain storm in the afternoon and it grew
chinery The men were walking up and down
by their machines, with their arms folded,
doing nothing. Mr.. Lemon came through
and told me l would better call my men off
and go into the cell house. | had very
sharp whistle it was very shrill, and if Kelly
did not happen to see me use it, he woulI
throw up his hands and boiler ana h,s "h hen5a
and hollered. Lemon saw this, and came
back and kicked him and punched him In
the back of the head"
were inflicted on Kelly at that time by
Lemon?'' II could not state the number, but
l noticed him several times
What was the character of TINS man h ;9dy
was he a bad MANI HE was very moi
fensive man, in my opinion. Was not bad
or vicious in my opinion, 80, ..1yo.
'Did you see Kelly the next I'D!
sir. ,o,, .ca - nv,
| shop about 9 O'Clock in the morning.
MIR. Nethaway-I want TO ask the co minis
sion whether or not they will allow witnesses
to testify what they have been toldE
HEARsAY NOT BARRED.
The commission decided that the line against
hearsay testimony would not De 4tam mdaso @o
closely as in legal proceedings LOT tIe ie 800
that it was desired to get at all pQssloG
| rho testimony would, therefore, be aonlltteu'
/ within reasonable limitations. 4. 49,, ,axt
Mr.. Penny-What did Kelly say 10 you Mn hiHe
morning? He CO came in a5s sin IN the as Solitary"
| GLOW long had he been IN there 80; 80
the morning from o'clock until the tune
he came to the shop, which was aoo"'
%Did he make any statement to you at tn nat
time as to any treatment received at !, tue
hands of Lemon?" Only what ! s'ateu' +be
r Did D., you ava know sir ,! ehaFieS h@'D "
pi What kind Of a fellow was he?" $50 far
as l knew l did not know anything vicious
or bad about him?'' A., .r1o VOC IN
you know whether he was all right men men
| tally or not?'' Il don't think he was from
all appearances. .. -, tba mart of
any officer or guard of the prison regarding
Hahn that you deemed unjust or excessive
punishment?
wien H1 " was it," About three years ago.
One Sunday morning. 5
Tell the commission what you saw ana ana
what you know about lt? ae cams an vi Ti'
| of the chapel and when he passed the Vlsi-
| tors in the chapel he leaned over anu sPi,
or made face at lady sitting at the END
"Was she a stranger to him.? she was
stranger. The assistant deputy took MIN
WHO was assistant deputy "Glennon He
| and Colligan and Parker took him down on
the gallery there and kicked him ana choked
him. Three men as large as l am.
What kind of a man was Hahn, in 9ulid!
quite tall man, but raw boned. don t
! consider him of any strength.
KICKED HIM WHILE DOWN.
did you see this?" yes, SIR. o,,
gan kicked him until he broke the box OF his
toes in his shoes. He remarked that ne Droke
| the toe of his shoes kicking Hahn
WAS Hahn taken down stairs?' He was
pounded there. This was on the fourth gal
| lery. I stood back a little ways on the cor.
! rilor They took him down the four snort
| stairs Took him down there very rapidly.
1t was on the fourth gallery. Three nights
to the bottom. 80,
| what more did you see at that timer
| 81 saw them when they dragged him out to
the cell house. l stood up on the corrldor OF
the door. l also saw a big scar on the SIDE
Of his head, and blood running down ms
face. 1t was cut on his forehead, or on his
| face. some place"
do you know whether either of the Off
| GERS guards had carried club at that
| time?" 1.-The assistant deputy had a cane
DO you know whether Hahn was struck
| by this cane?" "Glennon told me he did
| He told me afterwards that Lemon came
along, grabbed the cane cut of his hands
ov,1 CIV IL IJ0f1r7 cod
| times on the body"
do you know how long time it was after
| that before Hahn made an appearance!
| that"
SIR
learned they took him ito the asylum, at
| Rochester
You never saw this Hahn afterwards"
| mo, SIR
Did you hear from anybody there in au-
| thortty to the effect which this beating
on the head had upon Hahn as to whether
or not he afterwards talked or acted as he
had formerly" His brother came there to
| see him and he did not know him. He would
not talk. Mr.. Glennon, the assistant deputy,
told me that his brother came to see him"
did Hahn after that do any work in the
| PRISON.? Not to my knowledge.
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE.
"Did you know man in there by name of
Lawton? Eyes, SIR"
what was his first name?" 81 think it
was n. Lawton.'
How old man was Lawton?" 81 should
| judge that at the time OF his death he was
| IS or 70 years DID,
How did he die, and where did he die?''
prison
"Was injured?" eyes. sir"
'Died from that?" Eyes, SIR
WAS he dead when they found him?"
| ffHeard he lived a few hours -
See any acts on the part of any guards or
officers of the prison that were .inhuman?"
Heard they reported him. Reported him for