The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-03
KITCHEN OUT OF IT
UNABLE TO ACCEPT 4 PLACE ON
THE PRISON INVESTIGATION
COMMISSION.
A. M. HARRISON SELECTED.
SENIOR MEMBER OF THE MINNIE
APOLIS LAW FIRM OF HAIR
RISON & MOVES.
MORE STORIES OF BRuTALITIEs.
Another Ex-Guard Shows Up Will
ing to Tell Few Things He
Says He Saw.

Alexander NJ. Harrison, q prominent
Minneapolis attorney, was yesterday
appointed by Gov Clough to succeed
Stanley r. Kitchel, of Minneapolis, on
the prison investigating commission,
Mr. Kitchels physician having advised
him not to accept a position so burden
some as the investigation promises to
be- Mr.. Kitchel is kept very busy with
the affairs of his own legal firm, and
so informed the governor of his de-
termination. Upon his return from
Spencer Brook Monday Gov. Clough
selected Mr.. Harrison as worthy sue
cessOr to the position.
BY a singular coincidence, Mr.. Harri-
son has been partner of the same
Attorney Noyes who was formerly in
partnership with Judge MCGEE, recent
| Iy appointed to succeed Robert Jamison
on the Fourth district bench.
Mr.. Harrison is exalted ruler Of Min
neapolis lodge of EIks, brilliant ora
| tor and a trial lawyer of no mean at
! tainments, having made a creditable
! showing in his defense of the aldermen
who were recently indicted on charges
| of "boodling."
| Upon Mr.. KitcheIs declinatiOn, the
! governor conferred with Judge Elan
| drau as to a postponement Of the
meeting called for yesterday, and a tel
! egram was sent to notify Mr.. Farmer
of that pOstpOnement, but the third
member of the commission had already
! left his home at Spring Valley Yester-
| day, however, he graciously accepted
! the decision of the other members to
meet at 2:3O tomorrow afternoon to or
ganiZe the commission
Another eX-guard, who has a farm
in the state, came to st. Paul yester-
day and will tell the committee some of
the acts he says he saw Lemon COM
init. Some of them are along the line
already published. His name for pru-
Dental reasons is withheld, but will be
furnished to the committee
a communication was received YES
terday signed Fair Play" If the
writer will send his name as a guar
antee of the truth of the statements
made the G o b e will look up the
several persons mentioned. The follow
ing letter was received yesterday:
To the Editor of the Globe.
| saw piece in your mornings paper of
what Harry Glenn put in it. I am willing to
swear that all he said is true. l served seven
teen months there myself | didn't what
he did. | did see Deputy Lemon break his
cane on James Rogans head in the dining
room. After that they put him in the dun
geon for five days, and carried him out on 4
stretcher and then gave him another trial,
and gave him three years and six mouths on
tho top of the five years he was doing fer
fighting with Guard Powers. | also saw
Powers hit Rogan with a cane before ne did
anything to him. He hit Rogan for picking
flies out of his soup and throwing them on
the floor. Rogan, after Powers hit nm,
threw bottle at Powers, and Lemon came
down behind and struck him with his cane
md gY,i1f oIC NJ Df =,
They also got a negro in there. His name is
Terry, who is doing fourteen years from Min
neapols. They pounded him twice month
regular with a club. Glenon was assistant
deputy when l was there and Colligan would
go through the shop twice a week and pick
out one or two men and pound them in the
presence of the other convicts.
George Farrell.
jamestown, N. D., Oct. 81, 1897.