The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-22

long he would have to stay in that
condition; he said, he didn't know but
he had heard thirteen days. guess he
didn't know very much about it; we
asked the deputy warden what the
rules were in regard to the suspension
of convicts, and if my recollection
serves me right, he testified there were
no definite rules in regard to the length
of time they were suspended, and how
many days this was to continue. He
testified that the warden, Mr.. Garvin,
was absent when these three convicts
made their attempt to escape. When
he came back he had them in the soil
tary, had them suspended, then made
his report to Mr.. Garvin. After he
made the report, he asked Mr.. Garvin
how long while he should keep these
men there. He told him, you keep
them there till L tell you to take them
down. That is the testimony Of Mr..
Lemon. Then when we examined the
testimony of the convict Davis, he teS-
titled about the same as what Doug
lass testified to in regard to the diet
and the time they had been suspended.
Then we examined the convict Ander-
son in regard to an alleged assault
that had been made upon him, which
was our instructions from the resOlu-
ton adopted by the house. We ques-
toned him in regard to that. He tes-
titled that Lemon had struck him at
least twenty-five times with his heavy
cane, over the sides of the head and
shoulders"
By Mr.. Bracket
WAS that Douglass?'' mo, Ander-
son; and Anderson also testified that
Lemon had struck him over the back.
I personally examined both of these
men; raised up their clothes to see il
there was any marks. There were
none on either of them. | examined
the hands of the convicts, Davis and
Anderson, and felt of their hands, and
their hands were cold and numb while
here on the wrist Gndicating) they
were warm, apparently made where the
handouts had been or the circulation
of the blood had been suspended and
the hands had become cold
Anything else you wish to state"
In regard to the alleged assault by a
deputy warden on Anderson, we exam
ined Mr.. Lemon in regard to that. He
testified he struck him about three
times, think l stated that once before,
and claimed he was justified in so do
ing. [ think the fact of the matter
was that the convict Anderson was
Lemon was behind him when he
struck him
BY Mr.. Willis
(Which do you think would be more
kind and proper, to strike a man with
a cane to make him let go of the rail
ing, or to pull him and jerk him
around to try and pull his hands off
the rails? Might there not be great
danger of dislocating his limb, 'Oh,
not much I would take my chances
on that.
AT the time he was struck he was
holding on to a gas-pipe railing?
That is the testimony of Mr.. Lemon.
The testimony of the convict Ander-
son is that he was struck going across
the road, and that the striking was
continued; that he struck him at least
twenty-five times; that it was cOntin-
ued until he got on to the stone steps.
BY Dr. Smith
You noticed the way these convicts
were handcuffed, did you?" Yes,
sir"
Would you regard it as an easy
thing for convict in that position to
unbutton his clothes?" Il would re-
gard it as an impossibility; L don't see
how he could; his hands are complete
ly out through the bars. 1t is an i'm
possibility, that L have no hesitancy in
declaring myself The chains on these
handouts over here in Saltwater were
about two feet long. [ noticed the
handouts had made a mark on the
wrists~pf at least one of these con-
victs. [ forget which one it was. 1t
was caused by the fact apparently, it
had become so by the party standing
on his feet, and one of them was hang
ing there and had his head over in a
sort of dazed condition; had his head
on his arm, just in this shape Gndi-
cating).
''Have you never seen prisoners hand
cuffed in any other way except as in
Saltwater, in a cell?" mo, sir
You have never seen prisoners hand
cuffed except at Saltwater in a cell?"
No, SIR
BY Mr.. Willis
What did Anderson say he did when
he was recaptured?" HE testified he
kind of held back, but still moved right
along"
Did he testify anything about pick
ing up a club or anything" No, sir;
that is, while they were crossing the
road"
Did he testify to this effect; When
I first met the deputy it was in the
Woodshed; he made an attempt to stop
me, [ ran away, he hit me once in the
back; when in the machine shop he
went for me: ne had a cane in his
hand; I ran to my machine, took up a
piece of stick or piece of iron and [
raised it up, of course [ would not let
a man kill me?'" Il think that is the
same testimony in regard to what he
said took place in that shop; 1 think
he said he took up a piece of iron"