MR. FRY. MR. HAWES.
Joram.Writing on his can—bread and Joram.Refractory—bread and
water. water.
Joram.Bread and water.
Joram.Bread and water. Joram.Refractory—crank; bread
and water.
Joram.Crank not performed—bread
and water.
Joram.Punishment-jacket.
Joram.Refractory—crank—bread and Joram. Refractory—bread and
water. water.
Joram.Attempted suicide; Joram. Feigned suicide; cause
insensible when found. Had religious despondency—put on
cut off pieces of his hair to sick-list.
send to his friends—sick-list.
Josephs. Crank not performed; says Josephs. Refractory; said
he could not turn the crank No. 9; he would not work on crank 9;
punishment-jacket. punishment-jacket.
Tomson. Communicating in chapel— Tomson.Communicating—dark cells.
dark cell 12 hours.
Tomson. Bread and water.
Tomson. Crank not performed; Tomson. Refractory—jacket.
punishment-jacket.
Tomson. Dark cells.
Tomson. No chapel.
Tomson. Dark cells.
Tomson. Melancholy. Tomson. Afflicted with remorse
for past crimes—surgeon.
Tomson. Very strange.
Tomson. Removed to lunatic asylum. Tomson. Removed to asylum.
Tanner (nine years old). Caught Tanner. Caught up at window;
up at window; asked what he did answered insolently—jacket.
there; said he wanted to feel the
light—jacket, and bread and water
three days.
Tanner. For repining—chapel Tanner. Refractory language—
and gas stopped until content. forbidden chapel until
reformation.
“Can I see such a thing as a prisoner who has attempted suicide?” inquired he, with lingering incredulity.
“Yes! there are three on this landing. Come first to Joram, of whom Mr. Hawes writes that he made a sham attempt on his life in a fit of religious despondency—Mr. Fry, that having been jacketed and put on bread and water for several days, he became depressed in spirits and made a real attempt on his life. Ah! here is Mr. Fry, he is coming this way to tell you his first falsehood. Hawes has been all this while persuading him to it.”
“Where is your journal, Mr. Fry?”
“Well, sir,” replied Fry, hanging his head, “I can't show it you. I lent it to a friend, now I remember, and he has taken it out of the jail; but,” added he with a sense of relief, “you can ask me any questions you like and I'll answer them all one as my book.”
“Well, then, was Joram's attempt at suicide a real or a feigned one?”
“Well, I should say it was a real one. I found him insensible and he did not come to for best part of a quarter of an hour.”
“Open his cell.”
“Joram, I am here from the Secretary of State to ask you some questions. Answer them truly and without fear. Some months ago you made an attempt on your life.”