Max Mason. Case No. 6785. Hospital Record.
Type of event: Incarcerations
Location: Stillwater; Washington County; Minnesota; United States
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Document type: Gov't Record(s)
Document subtype: Hospital Record
Documents: Max Mason. Case No. 6785. Hospital Record.
Citation:
Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.) [Stillwater State Prison].
Max Mason: Case No. 6785.
Inmate Medical Case Files.
No. 6785, 1921-1925.
Hospital Record.
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HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT
Minnesota State
Prison
STATISTICAL AND PHYSICAL RECORD
Register Number 6785 Name Max
Mason Race Colored
Received Aug - 8
192 1 Crime
Rape Age 22
County St.
Louis Sentence Ind. Occupation
Waiter Elevator man.
Alias None Former
Imprisonment No Imprisonment – Fined for bootlegging in
Louisville Ky.
PERSONAL
HISTORY
Nationality Am.
Negro Birthplace Decatur, Ala.
Month April Day 24
year 1899
How long had you lived in
Minnesota before being arrested for above crime? About one
year.
How long have you lived in the United States? All
my life Former residence Louisville,
Ky.
Name of father Phil
Mason Birthplace Ala.
(Elkmont) Living no
Maiden name of
mother Leathia Townsend Birthplace Ala.
(Elkmont) Living no
If dead, cause of
father’s death not known Cause of mother’s
death Heart Trouble
Are you married no
Age at marriage -- Divorced
no Separated no Single
yes
Maiden name of wife ---
Birthplace --- Number of Children
--- Number of children living ---
Have
any of your relatives died of tuberculosis or cancer? One sister and
[illegible] T. B. at 19 yrs. old
Are there any insane or
feeble minded in your family? None
To what extent do
you use alcoholic beverages? None
Tobacco
Smoke Snuff None Drugs
None
Have you ever received a serious injury? Stab
would to upper quadrant abdomen, Oct 10-1914 at Detroit,
Mich.
Have you ever undergone a surgical operation?
None
When did you last consult a physician and for what?
Oct. 10 –1914 For stab wound of
abdomen
Education none can read & write
Religion Methodist When were you last
vaccinated? childhood
Address of relatives or
friends Myrtle J. McDonald (sister) Leighton, Lawrence Co.,
Ala.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD
Asthma
|
no
|
Epiliepsy or Insanity
|
no
|
Acute rheumatism
|
no
|
Rectal fistula
|
no
|
Pneumonia
|
no
|
Paralysis
|
no
|
Discharge from ears
|
no
|
Hernia
|
no
|
Pleurisy
|
no
|
Habitual neuralgia
|
no
|
Chronic rheumatism
|
no
|
Disease of kidney
|
no
|
Habitual cough
|
no
|
Habitual headache
|
no
|
Tonsillitis
|
no
|
Disease of bladder
|
no
|
Spitting of blood
|
no
|
Appendicitis
|
no
|
Tumor or Ulcer
|
no
|
Stricture
|
no
|
Palpitation of heart
|
no
|
Chronic diarrhea
|
no
|
Erysipelas
|
no
|
Gonorrhea
|
yes
|
Shortness of breath
|
no
|
Constipation
|
no
|
Scarlet fever
|
no
|
Chancroids
|
no
|
Dyspepsia
|
no
|
Hemorrhoids
|
no
|
Typhoid fever
|
no
|
Syphilis
|
no
|
PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION
Sex
Male General appearances Healthy
Skin clean
Height 5
feet, 5 ¼ inches.
Weight 173 ½
pounds. Pulse per
minute.
2 [illegible] R. upper
eyelid
Respiration per minute 18
Temperature N. Vision Fair R.
[illegible] Hearing Fair
Chest at rest
39 in. Inspiration 40
½ in. Expiration 37
in. Abdomen 30 ½
in.
Deformities
Indications of disease of respiratory system
neg.
Indications of disease of digestive system
neg.
Indications of disease of lymphatic system
cervical glands palpable [?]
Indications of disease of genito
urinary system Sh[?] in urine
Indications of disease of
nervous system neg.
Indications of disease of abdominal
and pelvic organs neg.
Mental condition
Fair
Urine—clear or turbid Clear fair shades
Sp. Gr. 1023 Reaction Acid
Albumen None Sugar
None
Ulcer None Rectal Fistula
None Hernia Large ventral hernia 5 inches
above [rest illegible]
Request 36 in [illegible] support
Remarks: In jail at Duluth 14
mo.
Date Examined
8/20/21. Signature: Max
Mason
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION AT DATE OF
DISCHARGE
Discharged Sept.,
3rd., 1925 192
Weight 153 lbs Physical Condition
Good Mental Condition
Fair
Died
192 Cause of death