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.

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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