The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-14
Water and Paddle For
Dominick Ferra.
KILBOURNE'S Defeat
Columbus Political Writer De-
cIares Il 10 Being Sought
BY Party Leaders
In Ohio.
From a Staff Correspondent.


Columbus, May 1O.-Dominick Ferra,
an Italian sent to the penitentiary from
Columbiana county several months ago
to serve one year for shooting with
Intent to wound, yesterday was given
an application Of the water and paddle
by Assistant Deputy Warden Carey A.
Wells for being impudent and refusing
to work. Ferra is from wellsville. He
has been troubled with that tired feel.
ing for some time, complaint which
is general in the big prison just now
according to Deputy Wells. Ferra was
assigned to the blacksmith shop. but he
complained of the work being TOO hard
and he was transferred to lighter elm.
ployment In the Hayden contract shop
where articles such as are made in q
planning mill are turned out. Dominlck
is perpetual fault-inder and fire.
quently has "sassed" his guard. Yes
terday he was reported and brought to
the cellar and ordered punished. After
getting the water and paddle he was
placed in solitary confinement for All
indefinite period. Prisoners who arc
placed in solitude are tied up by the
wrists and are obliged to remain on
their feet. Bread and water is their
diet.
The room where punishment is meted
ont is dark and small. The prisoner is
stripped and his ankles strapped 10 the
water box. A guard stands at each
side Of the victim and holds his arms.
The deputy warden Yields the paddle,
When the water is given the prisoner
is strapped securely in the box and
a stream directed In his face. This
ordeal is a terrible one and many be.
come unconscious while undergoing It
In cases of this kind the prisoner is
taken out and revived and IL the pun
ishment is not deemed sufficient, the
dose Is repeated.
The Columbus political writer who
retired John G. Welty from the race for
governor Is still making balloon as.
tensions. Here is his latest:
"Welty, of Canton; Thomas. OF
Springfield; Bernard, of Cincinnati;
Bowling, of Dayton; and other Demo.
cratic leaders in the different sections
of the state are conspiring one with
the other and are laying plans to defeat
fKilbourne's nomination and secure
that of Zimmerman. General Isaac r.
Sherwood, of Toledo, who was a can.
didate for the gubernatorial nomina.
tion two years ago, In an interview pub.
lished in the Enquirer this morning
declares against Kilbourne for COVER.
nor, and gives 1t as his opinion that
Abe Patrick, the Tuscarawas county
candidate, would be much stronger be.
fore the people. Any Ohio Democrat
can get his name in the Enquirer by
declaring against Kilbourne for COVER.
nor. General Sherwood's declara.
tions against Kilbourne Is more sur.
prising by reason of the fact that he
lives in the Democratic northwest ter.
ritory, which has always been q Xii.
bourne stronghold. Colonel Kilbournc
divided the Lucas county, delegation
with Sherwood two years ago, and this
fact may be the secret of the generals
opposition to >Kilbourne at this time.
A special to a Columbus paper from
Los angeles, CAL, says that Homer
Laughlin, former wealthy potter OF
East Liverpool, will entertain Presi.
dent Mckinley this evening. The three
separate Ohio parties converged at
Los Angeles yesterday.
1t Is stated that DR.. 8. G.. Sanor has
the endorsement of Congresmen Tay
Ter, Gill, Van Vorhiss and Grosvenor
for the position made vacant by the
resignation of DIR. Rutter, superinten.
dent of the hospital for epileptics at
Gallipolis.
Joseph Wade wanted for the mu.
der of Joe Turner at Tallmadge, Sum,
NIT county. has been apprehended at
Massachusetts,, and yesterday Execu
tive Clerk Lemert, acting for Governor
Nash, issued a requisition for the man &
return to this state. Wade and Turner
quarreled over railroad passes and the
latter was shot in the breast and killed
instantly by Wade. A charge of sec
ond degree murder was made against
Wade. ...,5