The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-07

ed to lose their time and pay their
own expense to go and tell something
that the people of the state want to
find out? Besides, it is manifestly I'M
fair to hold the sessions of the COM
mission where the prison influence
cannot but be felt. If I were a witness
l would not want to go over there and
give my testimony. I notice that most
of the men who have told, made state
ments about the matter. live in Mime
apolis or ST. Paul. don't suppose the
c. O b e cares to pay the travelling eX-
penses of a dozen or two dozen wit
nesses two or three times, and the men
cannot be expected TO pay their own
expenses. / have no interest in the
matter beyond a desire to see fair
investigation. The people want it.
Rut it certainly is not fair to compel
witnesses to go to- Saltwater when
they could be given chance to give
their testimony at home, OF course,
there are doubtless, great many
and for them it is perhaps all right.
Otherwise, in my opinion, it is all
wrong"
s'The commission should pursue the
course of a regular legislative COM
mittee, have a sergeant-at- arms, COM
pei the attendance of witnesses and
pay their expenses. In that way they
know. So far as the commission is
concerned it is all right. The men are
good honest citizens. [ believe the
commission will be fair whether they
meet at Saltwater or elsewhere, and
that their report will be based on the
testimony given. But L do think the
method as suggested by the governor
is wrong"
SHOULD BE HELD HERE.
The Mankato Review also says the
prison is no place to ask witnesses to
go. It says:
Gov Clough gives 1t out that in all prob
ability the prison investigation committee
will meet at the Saltwater prison; that Judge
Flandrau will probably be elected chairman,
and that the rules of evidence that govern
in court will prevail. He thinks that the
commission will commence its sessions about
the 18th of November. that witnesses will be
summoned with authority to enforce at
tendance and that in all probability Judge
torney for the warden and deputy, and some
one from the attorney generals Office will
represent the state lnasmuch as most OF
the witnesses will be from points outside the
prison it does seem as II ST. Paul would
be a more accessible and impartial place for
the inquiry
MORE WITNESSES TURN UP.
The preliminary meeting of the COM
mission rather broke the current of
stories which former residents Of the
prison have been willing to tell the
Globe but every day brings to light
the names of people who are believed
to be able to relate occurrences they
have seen. Some of them the G o b e
has seen and others not. Among those
who have been encountered is W. Fl.
Harrington, a former chaplain at the
prsion. Mr.. Harrington says he is will
ing To fell all he knows about the
methods of the institution, but thinks
that under strict adherence to court
rules in the admission of testimony his
testimony will hardly be admissible.
Mr.. Harrington ventured the remark
that he was surprised that a man who
is supposed to be as good a warden
as Wolfer allowed Lemon and Colligan
to remain at the institution any longer
than six months after he had taken
hold of it.
SAW THE BLOOD FLOW.
A former convict who will appear be-
fore the commission and whose name