The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-24
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that he struck Douglas a severe DloW over
the head with the butt of his revolver, as he
claims, in self-defense, but other witnesses
claim that it was done after they started for
the prison. and when he was held by one OF
the guards The blow was very severe one,
and the wound had never been dressed when
YOUR committee saw him. There is no evil
dence to support any other assault or pIoWs,
though others claim he was again struck Dy
Lemon with a cane.
In the case of Anderson it is clearly estab-
lished that Lemon struck him with heavy
cane a good many blows, and when Anderson
tried to escape from these blows and ran,
Lemon followed him up striking him again
and again. Lemons heavy cane was broken,
in some way unexplained, during this time
of putting Anderson in the solitary.
HUNG UP FOR HOURS.
All three were hung up on the doors
of the solitaries for fifty-one out OF
siXty-seven consecutive hours. The
committee continued:
The discipline at Saltwater and the direct
care and supervision of convicts and guards
is under the deputy warden and assistant
The deputy warden is F. H. Lemon. This
man is wholly unfit for the place. He pun
ished for trivial offenses IN the hardesI n,ah, u
ner. He is a cruel, brutal and inhuman IN
his methods and manners, and should nave
no control over convicts or any men VINO are
helpless and in his power In the interest oI
humanity. the board Of management should
discharge him at once and should 1nslst on
Warden Garvin introducing more humane
methods of Furnishing convicts, and IN case
he does not do so at once, get warden VINO
will.
The committee of the state board OF
corrections and charities went at
greater length into existing abuses.
+ looked into the case of John Lynch,
sent to the solitary Feb. 25, 1891, for
refusing to work He was refractory,
and in his resistance he was struck by
Lemon. too, the committee finds
i,,d and q injury greater
than is freqeuntly inflicted by police ofllcers
in arresting refractory prisoners OUTSIDE oI
prison. The deputy warden appears 70 nave
been somewhat excited, and may have used
more force than was absolutely necessary,
but. in view Of the circumstances, We are
not disposed to censure him. as Lynch MIN
self testified that he called the deputy war
den vile names and resisted violently. Inc
Committee made careful investigation into the
charges against deputy Warden Lemon. bx-
Warden Reed testified that when MI. Lemon Lemon
to he rough with convicts, and that 1t was
difficult to keep a guard with him. On tne
other hand, ex-Guards Butler ana Johnson
testified that they had served ds guards with
Mr.. Lemon. and that he'd been kind and
humane in his trear rnent CT convictj
Without expressing 2Ey opinion as to NJ
Lemons conduct as t2nema9, G or enmt as TO was sie
den this committee finds nothing to SUSAN
the charge that "he is cruel, brutal ana m
human in his methods ana MINER ms ms
no official conduct on his part worthy Of
censure.
The legislature of 1891 was the one
in which the Democrats and Populists
had a majority, and a political inspi-
ration for the charges against Lemon
was endeavored to be shown by the
defense.
Prominent in the promoters of the
original investigation were John Arm
old Keyes, of Duluth, then Of Mime
apolis, but now Of Denver. Mr.. Trip
was in st. Paul a few days ago, but
has probably returned to his home.
Mr.. Keyes, in his testimony before the
committee Of the corrections and char
tiles, said that Mr.. Lemons relation