The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-26
MANkATo MANS STORY.
He Was Formerly a Guard at the
Prison.

The Mankato Review Of yesterday
published the following:
Il believe every word published in the
st. Paul G o b e regarding the state OF
affairs in the state prison at saltwater If
anything, the o b es story was not strong
enough
This is the remark made to a reporter
for the Review today by A. B. Ewing, the
Mr.. Ewing was a guard in the penitentiary
from April II, 1894, until March, 1895. Mr..
Ewing talked with the Review man this
morning and related some of his experiences
while in the prison. He sta'ed that Deputy
Warden Lemon is a man of most ungov-
ernable temper, and was in the habit OF
knocking around with cane Tor no
cause at ALL
CASES OF BRUTALITY.
81 can remerrber," =" said Mr.. Ewing, "one day
l had charge of a gang of convicts who were
in room pifing bales of leather &nd clear
ing a space where other articles were TO be
placed. Several Of the convicts were SICK and
should really have been in he hospital.
Deputy Warden Lemon came into the room
an old man named Rose over the head sew
eral times with heavy cane. Rose was
so sick he could hardly stand up, and the
only reason why Lemon assaulted him was
because he was not working as hard as
Lemon though; ho should. Two or three
of the other conyicts were treated in
similar manner. One of these h2d a sore
hand and was unable to lift he bales OF
leather, which weighed about 200 pounds.
HAHN KNOCKED INTO INSENSIBILITY.
81 was he e the day Hahn was knocked
on the head by Lemon. l did not see him
do this, but heard some OF the guards
was held down the floor by Assistant
Deputy Warden Glennon and guard, while
Deputy Warden Lemon pounded Hahn over
the head. / ahn pounded IN o insensi-
bility and then taken to the hospital on
stretcher.
Another case of bru- ally was when Guard
Mike Colligan now assistant deputy warden,
kicked a new convict down the stairs, Sim
ply because he got into the wrong line.
''If there is an investigation of the prison
management l hope 1t will be thorough. 1t
was common talk among the guards that
both Warden Wolfer and Deputy Warden
Lemon had provisions carried from the prison
to their residences | do not know whether
the state allowed them the privilege OF US
ing provisions purchased for the peniten-
GUARDS MUST BE sECRETIvE.
Whenever a guard is employed he
is taken into the warden's Office and in
formed in very emphatic manner that he is
to tell of nothing he sees going on in the
prison. =. But there are favorites among the
guards and prisoners. Some of them make
It a practice of running to the officials and
thrown up his position in that prison on
account of the horrible scenes he is com
PEELED to witness. Of course, there are un-
ruly convicts, who have to be disciplined,
but the means resorted to are in my opinion,
worst than those practiced by barbarians.
81 see that the Pioneer Press attempts to
make out that ex-Guard OMeara is insane
and is not telling the truth. Now, l want
to say that Mr.. O'Meara is one OF the squar-
est men on earth, and would not tell lie''
Bart Martin, who has been on a visit to
his father, w. ]. Martin, departed for Min
neapolis this morning, where he is member
of the police force. Mr.. Martin was for
several years a guard in the penitentiary.
and if he would do so could tell of good
deal that has transpred within its walls
Mr.. Martin, however, declines to be inter-
viewed.