The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-05
MAKE THE INQUIRY THOROUGH

Serious charges of brutalism have been
brought against the state prison manage
they are true that the accused will be pun
ished and the G o b given proper credit
Bermidji Eagle.
The st. Paul Globe has sprung another
sensation by charging that the state prison
management at Saltwater is inhuman and
cruel. Warden Wolfer comes back by de-
manding an. investigation, and says the
charges are for political effect. There should
be full and impartial investigation at once.
1t can hurt no honest man, and If the other
kind are in charge it should be known, and
the quicker the better.-Fairmont News.
Should one-halt of the charges against the
management of the prison be true, some one
there should be given a little dose of their
own medicine. 1t is a fact that some con-
victs are unruly and hard to manage, but
nevertheless there is no necessity of their
being treated brutally as it is claimed
some of them are. This matter should be
looked into, and the board should not notify
the managers when they will be there eth
er.-Lake City Graphic Sentinel.
The st. Paul G o b recently published a
whole page Of charges against the manage
ment of the state prison. Cruelty to con-
victs is alleged, Deputy Warden Lemon be
ing especially charged with brutality in his
treatment of inmates of the prison. Numer-
ing cruelty, and the charges are substan-
tiated by former employees and others.-Litch-
field Independent.
If that Lemon at the saltwater prison has
been cruel, when 1t is ascertained, he should
be squeezed out Of his postion.-Anoka
Union.
Alleged Cruelty In the States Prison-The
st. Paul G o b Q recently presented sensa-
tional expose of cruelties practiced in the
states prison at saltwater by the keepers
upon the prisoners. and demanded an investi-
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trust of reports of this nature, If they rest
upon the authority Of discharged convicts,
for when these men incur punishment they
are not generally ready to concede that there
was good and just cause for the dispensatiou.
mo rogue eer felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law"
The prison is filled with desperate men, who
have been placed in confinement In conse-
quence of their disregard of their fellow
men, and they ought not to expect that the
path of life will be made quite pleasant for
them, especially if they wilfully incur the
disciplinary penalties of the institution. Stlll
abuses are sometimes begotten by the exercise
of unrestricted power, and when specific
charges are made it may be well to nave an
investigation by a fairly constituted commits
sion Gov Clough has appointed fair COM
mission for the purpose, consisting of Judge
G. e. Flandrau, of St. Paul; S. r. Kltchel,
of Minneapolis, and B. F. Farmer OF Spring
Valley.-Faribault Republican.
Gov Clough's appointment of a committee
to investigate the alleged cruelty to prisoners
confined in the saltwater penitentiary by the
officials of that institution will meet with
the approval Of all good citizens Of the state
Carlton County Vidette:
The st. Paul G OBJ e is after the manag-
ers at our state penitentiary, and from the
evidence furnished up to date, there appears
to be much need of an investigation Let
the good work go on and the investigation De
complete and If brutalities such as are
charged actually exist, and officials abuse
and beat prisoners in the manner charged,
a cleaning OUT of these officials should GER
governable temper is not even fit to have
charge Of criminals.-Redwood Reveille.
Grave charges have been published in the
St. Paul G o b the past week against the
state prison management at saltwater, which
if true show Deputy Warden Lemon to be
heartless tyrant and wholly unfit for the
position he holds. An investigation will un-
doubtedly soon follow. and we hope that
Gov Clough will appoint some one in whom
the people of the state have confidence. Let
the truth be known;-elencoe register
The ST. Paul Globe charges that The
prisoners in the penitentiary at saltwater
are brutally treated by Deputy Warden
Lemon And it backs up its statements by
the afTidavits of several ex-guards and ex-
convicts at the great model prison. Enough
has been said to warrant Warden Wolfer IN
demanding an investigation. Let us hope 1t
will be held and that Gov. Clough will ap-
point a committee who will report matters
Just as they are and not condescend to the
usual white-washing methods. The penal in
stitution at Saltwater is a place to reform
and not to abuse criminals.-Graceville En-
terprise.
The governor has appointed board of re-
liable men outside of prison influence to
thoroughly Investigate the recent charges pre-
ferred by several who seem conversant with
the methods employed by officers of that
institution, and the clever use Of the club
in dealing with the obstinate convicts 1t is
well. If prisoners are unnecessarily abused
those guilty of the offense are as amenable
to the law as though they were on the out
altv of such crime. We believe no state in
stitution free from the corrupt and inhuman
practices perpetrated by men who are not
worthy to hold any position Of trust, but that