| Show in the sweat box we learn th t rudger clawson was last night placed in that barbarous contrivance in the penitentiary for the punishment of 01 refractory convicts denominated we sweat box the reason alleged fo for this action on the part of wirden warden brown was it a breach of prison discipline the facts are these as we learn them from parties who were there thera A visitor who was upon the wall of tie the enclosure lifted this bat to rudger the latter made a movement with hit bis band in recognition of the visitors courtesy and was about to remove his bis bat when he be recollected the rule and let his bis baud band drop he explained that his action was entirely involuntary but lifis bis explanation although he fae was the sole judge as to his bis intent was of no avail and he was placed in the box if rudger clawson had bad te purposely ur violated the rule it may be set down as a fact that he be would have said so it was evidently but a technical offense of small degree and would only be punished with such uncalled for severity bya bya man with a very small soul surely this will be the opinion of people of of all classes we do not believe that marshal dyer who is now absent would sanction such contemptible petty tyranny |
