Carl John Alfred Hammerberg. Case No. 5148. Letter from Ralph E. Burdick to Charles E. Vasaly, February 23, 1923.
Type of event: Incarcerations
Location: St. Cloud; Stearns County; Minnesota; United States
Addressee: Charles E. Vasaly
Addressor: Ralph E. Burdick
Document date:
Document type: Correspondence
Citation:
Minnesota State Reformatory for Men [St. Cloud State Reformatory].
Carl John Alfred Hammerberg: Case No. 5148.
Inmate Case Files.
Letter from Ralph E. Burdick to Charles E. Vasaly, February 23, 1923.
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LAW OFFICES
BURDICK,
CAMPBELL & BUSH
LONSDALE
BUILDING
DULUTH, MINNESOTA
RAPLH E. BURDICK
MIEL S.
CAMPBELL
GALEN E. BUSH February 23,
1923.
Mr. Charles Vasalay (sic),
Superintendent of Reformatory,
St.
Cloud, Minn.
Re: Carl Hammerberg Your #5148
Dear Sir:
The writer is
very much interested in the above party and his present status. Your records
will disclose that he was committed to your Institution in January, 1921, after
being found guilty of the crime of riot in the District Court of St. Louis
County which was the result of an affray which took place within our city some
months previous to that time.
We assume and have been advised that you
are generally familiar with the conditions surrounding all of those who are or
have been within you Institution and that the above party was paroled from you
Institution about June 30th 1922, and is still on
parole.
From the information which we have it is apparent to us that
Carl had a good record while he was in the custody of this Institution and that
since that time his records and reports have been of a satisfactory nature.
Immediately after his parole he was employed by Captain H. H. Thompson of this
city for a period of three months and was then transferred to employment with
the Minnesota Steel Company and believe that he was employed by Mr. Harry Hutter
who has general charge of all employees for that company.
From the
information which we have we believe that the young man has lived up to the
requirements of your Institution as to respect of those on parole and also
believe that should he make application to you for a final discharge that he
would be entitled to favorable consideration.
We are therefore writing
you at this time on this subject asking you advice as to what you have to
suggest in this with reference to an application being made for an absolute
discharge.
As to local circumstances a good man of us feel that Carl
with one or two other boys was the victim of circumstances and we also feel and
no form talking with him that he has been taught a valuable lesson and believe
that in the future he will be more careful in selecting the company which he
keeps.
One of the reasons which Carl has for applying for a final
discharge at this time is that he has an opportunity to go to North Dakota to be
employed upon a farm this spring but as you will know, so long as he is subject
to your jurisdiction he can do nothing of that kind and for that reason would
thank you to advise us in the premises and if you would entertain an application
for a absolute discharge we would be pleased to hav eyou forward us the
necessary forms which you may have for that purpose.
Very truly yours,
REB/SCM R. E. Burdick