The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-09
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SEAL LIPS
Charge Is Made by Rep. Whelan as
Member Of Committee Which In
vcstisated the Case of Stanley
Rodebaugh.
Warden of Marquette Prison Is
Severely Arraigned by This Legis-
lator--Committee Reports.
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LANSING. Mich, Feb. s.-"Warder
Rnssell, OF Marquette, should be be
hind the bars himself" was the sen
sational declaration made by Rep
John whelan, OF Corunna, In the
house today, in Offering an amend
ment to the report OF the special com
mittee OF which he was chairman tC
inquire into the case Of Convict Stan
ley Rodebaugh-
) Rodebaugh, 1t will be remembered
is now confined I'm Ionia, having beer
transferred from Marquette as an al
legged insane prisoner. When a com
mittee visited Marquette prison last
year TO investigate alleged abuses
Rodebaugh gave damaging testimony
After that, he alleges, he was cruelty
treated, being hung up by the wrists
during the entire daytime for five
days In succession. The committee
Of which Robert Y. ogg of Detroit
was a member, submitted this report
yesterday:
Your special committee, appointed
IAN. 20, to investigate the case OF stan
Lev j. Rodebaugh, confined In the asy-
lum Tor the criminal insane at lonia'
beg leave to state that they have VS.
tied the institution for the purpose In
dtcated and desire TO submit the ioi-
1oWing report:
usylum for the criminal insane at
Ionia, Jan. 10, 1910. the commitment
document reading as follows:
Hon o. r. ,, Long .ni Med Misb supt'
asylum ON this date under care of
ofncers James l. DEACON ors ana
Tor treatment.
ssis sss JAS. iEussELL
Rodebaugh.s case was diagnosed at
1oiaia as suffering from melancholia;
that he was also high grade de-
Dereneracy is common among con-
victs, especially long termers. Rode.
baugh having served nine years AT
AiHrauette prior to being taken to
Eeianchoiia In Rodebaugh's case, and
. that Is what he was treated Tor. as In
tia case OF any other person nving IN
.conhicting atmosphere as ne qua rn az
, worse IL the patient were not removed
"a other surroundings.
Under the splendid care OF DIT. Long,
II
proved during his years sojourn at
fonia and the spirit Of melancholia has
worn or and he IL getting well, at
least sufficiently so TO be removed
Your committee was strongly OF the
opiniDr,f that. Rodebaugh developed mel
sncholfa from the condition and T sn.
vironments of Marquette prison TINS
opinion is arrived at from Rodebaughs
history at Marquette, with which the
committees Is familiar: and from his
condition during the year OF his con-
f1nement. The term insanity is elias
tic and might be lifted to any case
where the individual even Tor snort
Rodebaugh's condition now, and Tor
some weeks. rs stated by Or. Long, is
such that he should leave IONA, aha
better II sent TO some other place than
Your Committee believes that It
to, Marquette, feeling that old. condi-.
tions would be renewed and the con-
vict again be afflicted with melancho-
liza, Rodebaugh himself believing ne
would be in great danger AT the hands
,of the authorities OF the prison.
Your committee. therefore, recon-
mend that. acting on the suggestion OF
himself and from their knowledge and
Investigation. OF the case. that Rode
baugh be transferred TO some other
cr'fSe Dstrolt House OF Correction. and
recommerd that the governor De re-
quested to take such action as may be
necessary TO carry out this recon-
Respectfully submitted.
J. J. WHELAN,
n VIM. J. BIERD, 49,
D. A. GREEN,
ROBERT Y. OGG.
Mr.. Whelan moved to amend by in
cooperating within the report the fol-
lowing paragraph:
1T is believed that Stanley J. Rode
baugh was insane as stated in let
ter OF commitment OF the warden of
Marquette prison, but 1t is believed
that he was transferred to the state
asylum for mercenary purposes: TINT
he would be less liable to be inter-
viewed and that any statement or tes-
timony that he might give would be
rated, because OF his confinement in
the asylum, as incompetent. This be-
lief Is based upon the testimony OF
the physicians In control of the asy-
lum, together with the testimony on
this subject of Rodebaugh, who for
nearly two hours was subjected 10
a rigid questioning and cross-question-
ing for the purpose of detecting any
mental arrangements, elouded and
non-coherent answers, OF which there
was no evidence of the same in his
replies"
INSERT
Ogg replied to the fiery speech with
which Whelan accompanied his
amendment, and pointed out that 1t
would be impossible at this time to
controvert the testimony OF compe-
tent physicians that the man was in
sane a year ago.
On the motion OF Rep. Warner, the
report was laid on the table and made
3 special order for Feb. q, and a copy
ordered served on Warden Russell, SO
that he might be given chance to be
heard. Russell's friends In the house
charge that certain members of the
committee are prejudiced against
him. SANFORD.
Kaiser IN IiLrealth Again.
BERLIN. Feb. Git was unofiicially
sfafod today that the, Kaiser will