The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Rochester state insane hospital for eight
years, said Hahn came there late In 1898. lie
said there was scar over Hahns right eye,
apparently from a flesh wound. From his
information as to Hahn's case, he believed
he was insane before the affair in the prison.
This was, of course, on hearsay testimony,
as corroborated by the mans mental condi-
ton as observed by him. Probably the in
jury had little or nothing to do with the
insanity. DR.. Kilbourne had heard that Hahn
had a brother in an asylum in Iowa
Hahn now in state of dementia the
natural ending of an acute attack, from
which recovery was not possible. On cross
examination, DR.. Kilbourne said he consider
ed that q dangerous place to strike man.
Serious injury to the brain might result, but
In this particular case he could not IND any
indentation Of the skull
To Judge Flandrau's query, Dr. Kilbourne
said that generally such injury would not
cause insanity.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening Of the session, Mr.. Penney
conceded that Matron Mckinney would testi-
leved in Catholic doctrine that he might
spend the balance Of his life in praying Lemon
into hell.
Dr. Merrill was then called for cross-exam-
ination.
Commissioner Farmer, who had evidently
had rheumates himself, took a hand il
the inquiry Of DR.. Merrill inquiring whether
or not it was not due to uric acid in the
blood. Dr. Merrill said that was one theory
as to the cause of rheumatism. DR.. Merrill
did not remember much about Dunn, except
the autopsy Mr. Penney ELECTED the inform
alton that the operation on Mcdonald was
primarily, for the purpose of benehttng his
mental condition, and that at the time Of the
operation the affection was supposed to be
| syphilitic and not tubercular.
! Dr. Merrill said there was no machine by
! which it could be determined whether man,
IN some cases, was insane or simply feigning.
1t would ultimately be discovered, necessarily.
In hO+ 1l-nd with no
warden and they decided that Larsen was not
safe man to discharge into the community.
Dr. Merrill said that insane men, he thought,
! could be controlled by fear, through punish
ment, although there was no reformatory
effect of the sane prisoners, there were some
who, in his judgment, could only be controlled
! by physical force.
Mr.. Penney asked the physician what he
meant by an interrupted sentence In the
morning, beginning IF cut heads caused in
sanity" DR.. Merrill said it would be finished
there would be great deal more insanity
! in the world.
Mr.. Penney thought the prison was to be
the basis of the continuation.
Warden WolfeI explained that Maresch had
been officially declared sane since his release
| from prison.
Saltwater, said he had visited the prison fire.
, quently and they had never complained Of
| cruel treatment
| DR.. e. s. Boleyn, who took part in the OPP
rills testimony.
Superintendent John Fitzgerald, of Como
| villa, otherwise known as the st. Paul work
house for twelve years, and before that dep
uty warden at Detroit house Of correction,
was called to testify as to proper prison dis
! cipline. Mr.. Penney thought that was unnec-
essary the question was whether saltwater
convicts had been inhumanly treated. Judge
Flandrau thought prison, perhaps, might
1 have a different scheme of discipline from
ladies' boarding school, and admitted the
| testimony. Mr.. Fitzgerald said strict rules
were necessary and quick suppression OF re-
| bellion. On cross-eXamination Mr.. Penney
| submitted hypothetical case which was OBJ
! jected to. Mr.. Penney said it was practically
| the Hahn case. The commission held that
Mr.. Fitzgerald was expert enough to answer
| the question, the attorneys were given
plenty Of latitude. Among Mr. Fitzgerald's
epitomes of prison philosophy were these:
mo experienced prison officer should let
an insane man go to chapel. In the second
place if was satisfied that he was insane
would not club him. Circumstances alter
cases. 1 would never club a convict unless
| he was resisting and 1t was necessary to over
power him.
| should have good nerve, and a cool temper.
He must have temper, but be able to hold
! it."
Judge John w. Willis testified that he had
frequently visited the institution, and never
heard any complaints except during the 1891
investigation. He thought that during the
administrations Of Warden Garvin and
Warden Wolfer the prison had been one of the
| best institutions Of It's kind in the entire
| world.
Deputy Warden Lemon was called follow
! ing Judge Willis 1t was then 345 and for
two hours and half the chief defendant was
on the stand Judge Nethaway took him
down the line with the cases testified to by
the witnesses in order, only skipping few.
The case Of Ryan, who DR.. Hedbeck feared
wiuld die If not taken out of the solitary,
was first on the list.
He refused to work" said Mr.. Lemon,
spoke. Barrett sent for me about 2:3o one
afternoon. l forget what day of the week it
was, but the records will show. Ryan said
| to me 'I'll not run this machine any
longer. He was running a machine which
to do was to hold the shoes up to it."
him 1p da2s DURING 70 the WORKING an Sodns
/ saw him every day once or twice and he
said he would not go to work; told him
him after chapel and again about p m.
About DR.. Hedbeck came out and told
me he thought Ryan should be released from
the solitary as his pulse Use, was rapid and his
received no complaint when saw Ryan and
| that Ryan was bad man, who had refused
was ready to go to work. In about fifteen
minutes I found Ryan asleep. left word that
! If there any more trouble should be
notified by telephone at once l did not
ceived from the warden DR.. Hedbeck's note
with the warden's endorsement, Please look
! into this and report at once
"I then went out to the solitary found
Ryan still asleep; woke him up, and put
him in the crank cell, across the corridor.
Ryan said: What do you want now? This
night That was all he said. 1t was then
about go.
CASE OF JOHN REED.
"What is there about this case Of John
Reed? asked Judge Nethaway.
He was reported first for talking and
threatening to strike fellow convict with a
hammer. I reprimanded him, but excused
him and did not take up his tickets He went
out, and a little later 1 saw him run out OF
building. I did not punish Reed on the first
report l never punish convict on the I'M
supported word of another convict
When he back 1 told Colligan to put
him on the other side. l heard a scuffie
shortly and went in. I found Reed and Col
ligan the floor. Reed was kicking and
swearing and resisting. He said "You =
---, I'll be If I'll so In there
l took hold of his collar and we forced him
into the solitary CELL and he then got back
in the corner 1 told him to get up to the
door, and he said: 81 won't come out you
- II You dassent come in!'
went in and grappled with him. I took his
left hand in my right and his right in my
left and pulled, or practically carried his
whole weight up to the door, and finally got
his left hand through the door, where Coli
gan snapped the handcuff on it. I then took
both hands and put the other hand through.
Did you have your coat on? Yes.
Did you have a cane in there? No.
Did you strike Reed? No.
With either fist or cane? No.
Did you see Colligan strike Reed across the
fingers with the Gamer
No sir. He did not strike him in there He
could not have struck him with the cane at