The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-18

and that Guard Ewing saw Glennon,
the then assistant deputy warden, tear
up a convict's application for an au-
dience with Henry Wolfer.
That a new convict, who accident
ally got into the wrong squad and
shop, was kicked by the deputy war
den, Lemon.
That deaf convict had his leg
broken by two other convicts rolling
over him a bale of sisal, and that while
the man was writhing in pain from the
injury Deputy Warden Lemon tried
to lift him to his feet and compel him
to go back to work.
That Deputy Warden Lemon and his
assistant, Glennon, asked Witness EW-
ing to go out of the solitary shortly
before shrieks of pain and sounds as
of an assault We're heard issuing from
the solitary.
SO much for the charges Of physical
cruelty to the individuals.
The testimony developed something
more yesterday In the testimony OF
ex-Guard Ewing it was brought out
that on one occasion mutton, Whlch
was served to the cOnvicts, smelled SO
that it impressed the cOnVicts it was
unfit to eat, and cOnvicts who refused
to eat it were confined in the solitary. :
Some revelations, not exactly in the
nature of charges, but of news, were
made. among which were the allega-
tions that the pay rolls did not show
actual conditions, and that Steward
Benner had once been bulletlned in
the prison as discharged for drunk
enness."
These, it may be remarked, were the
revelations of but two men-men Whom
the prison officials and their friends
have been boasting would not dare
tho official iOQIiSitOrS
They did testify, and they told con-
sistent and apparently truthful stories,
except as to a Slight mixing up of Wit
ness Ewing to what he did with GER
tain keys at the time Of one of the in
cidents to which he testified.
This was following merciless cross
examination, in which Attorney Meth
away. representing the deputy warden,
bul1-dozed the witness with myster-
ious threats as to what the commits
sioners We're going to be told about
him.
The witness, Forester, was a guard
in the prison for over four years, ter
minating Aug. T. Lasts he was there
fore unable to give the dates in some
of his narratives at all specifically, but
his descriptions of the circumstances
CT the assaults he testified to were
very graphic and apparently accurate
The lines of impeachment indicated
by the counsel for Lemon in his cross
examination where the showing
of hatred. and Forester ad-
mitted he did not like Lemon
the, insinuation that if witness
! had been attending to his own bust
ness he would not have seen the Incl
dents, which the commission is as able
! to weigh, as we'll as the readers of the
G. l b e. the fact that the witness was
fired" for keeping late hours, the rel
evancy Of which has not yet been dem
onstrated; and lastly, the still further
insinuation that the eX-guard was re-
miss in his duty in not reporting the
! alleged abuses to his superior officers
| the warden and board of managers
Against this was adduced in testi-
| mony that when Forester was dis
| charged the warden had offered him a
letter of recommendation, and had
also offered to help him get position
with j. B. Tarbox & Co., St Paul
EX-Guard EWing's term of service
! was shorter, less than a year in fact
| and he was thus enabled to get his
! dates closer together. His familiarity
with the institution was much less
! however, and some confusion as tC
| different doors. stairWays, to the num-
Der of exits to buildings, and the like
were apparent. The cross examination
in his case, left unfinished as it was, sc
| 1cti DIS pun Su6t QICdleu more OF less
! malignant endeaVOr to discredit his in
telligence and honesty and competency
and as in this case of Forester, to i'm
pute a remissness in not reporting these
abuses to the warden.
The inquiry was adjourned at {
o'clock last evening until this morning
at which time the cross-examfnation OF
Witness Ewing will be resumed and
other witnesses will be present to tes-
/ tifV