The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-02-04 00:00:00

Tag TBEATMINT OF Tag FENIAN

CONVICTS.

EX IRAORDINARY CHARGES AGAINST PRISON
OFFICIALS.

The judge" in the Duet of Queen's Besot, on Thus
day, had before than an application on the put of one
of the Fenian priuners for • criminal information
against tLe medical ofßoers at Ohatham and Mask
for alleged Ul-trestment while under their etre at those
plum The applicant, named Eddie, we. convicted
In 1867 at Manehereer, along with many other persons,
some of whom wore charged with murder, arising out
of the well-known attempt to rescue • prisoner. After
beiag senteneed to penal servitude for Ivo years he was
removed first to Milbank and than to (Statham, and
there it we. be alleged he sustained the ill-treatneeet
oomplained of. The alleged ill-trestment extended over
two yearn—la 1870 71 sad 1871-72. Assorsing to the
&Stull' of the smilers; he bums weak and M. and
I became he mad not do the work assigned bier —wheel.
tog barrow loads of bricks and throwing mad oil of
barges—be was subjected to ell kinds of ill-treateneet,
by or under the orders of Dr. Barns. At Chatham for
maay nights he bad to sleep on a board, was frequently
kept without food, and refused treatment in the Infir-
mary. Dr. Burns said "I had get hard labour and
mut do it. or he would kill me." Being attacked by
paralysis of the lower limb., he could not take elude" 1
with the others. "Dr. Burns ordered the prince*
warder, named Pepper, and two of the prisoners to
(romped ree by fora to join la the exardes I was ehen
In the premium of Dr. Burns, and by his direction,
dragged round the pude ground by the said Pepper
and two ether primers, Richard Moore and John Shur.
After a little time, the two priimen refused to drag
me any more and upon this Dr. Burns ordered two
assistant warden to take their plasma, and they cautioned
to drag roe round for some ties At the time that I
was se dragged rowed the parade greeted I was really
unable to walk." Dr. Burns then ordered him to be
I taken to • puniahmeat call, where he was
stripped naked, and beaten with • staff by one
of the warders. For hours be romarned
staked. "0. several oeseasions during the mouth of
January, 1871, I was bused wiile red-hot iron& My
were frequatly piereed with needles. I have
still on my bodj several marks or soars the melt of
those operatic/as. All these openttiose were dose, as
I beaten, not for the purpose" of any medical treat-
meat, but to lest **reality of my 'alleged symptoms."
Ie March "A galvanic battery was tied to the melee of
my foot, and I was subjected to severe/ shooks from it.
I suffered isitieue torture from them shooks- Dr.
Bares was present, and ordered and superintended the
applioation of the battery. Several of the hospital
warders were also prom% and ushered at thus opera.
Untie" "On the 4th January, 1872, I well pennuently
removed to a solitary cell. Soon alter I was plead in
that sell some blistering matter was put on my bask
and neck. While the wounds and irritation caused by
the blister were fresh, a galvsola battery WM implied
six times a day to the blistered surface. Etch of theft
application. crazed him intense pain." "On being
brought back to Milltaak from Chatham on the 10th
of Marsh, 1872, I me on my arrival plead in • solitary
cell celled the reception-esti, where I was visited by
Dr. W. H. P. Wilson, the assistant-surgeon of the
prison. who ordered my removal to a solitary cell le
the infirmary. Os the following monang ll,r. R. M.
(lover, the medical offleer of the prison, accompanied
he Dr. Wilson, and Warders Stephens, Sharpe, and
Beech, came to this sell and rrommenoed to prick my
loot with needles, c intinuieg I, do as for about the
spun of an hour, so Ur an I could judge, Dr. Wile=
then caught fluid of my feet and dragged me one ot
letting me fell so that my head streak the ground
'teleran. I was than dragged alocig the Boor of a long
passage to the surgery. In this surgery I was thee
strewed into a char of a peculiar oonstrection..eo Haat
I oould not more any of my limb., and • ga'vaaire
battery was applied to different parts of my body,
whieh cued nu intense pain. On the following day.
the 12 h of Marsh, the two doctors and three warders
emu again to the eel!. I was taken out of bed and
pissed in an erect position. A rope was fastened to
each uf my ankle., and while Immo of them held me
in an ergot position others pulled at these ropes alter-
nately, gearing my legs to move ea If in Imitation of
walking, sod in this way I WWI agsin conveyed to the
surgery. Is the taring the treatment of the previous
,day was retested. I was compelled to scream from
the pain of the applioation of the galvanic battery,
epos which Weeder Stevens held and premed • towel
to my mouth and noes. I was raised, by the docitor's
direction, by two powerful men from the worth on
which I had been lying, Cooed la the air, and allowed
to drop down on the much again. This was repeated
several times. After this I was plaid in a cold bath,
and my head held down coder water by the warder's
I feet until I became insensible. Wren I recovered my
sensibility, which was not till the evening, I found
myealf lying on the Begs of my Pell. Previous to the
above sots r was held by the two men, my feet tied,
wailer Dr. Wilson violently but me on tie stomas!'
which caused me to vomit in the corridor, which
enraged Dr. Wilson. and he ordered the wirdiere to
wipe up the dip:hugs with my furs, which they accord-
ing did, In August I was removed from the regular
mad in the infirocare to a solitary eel!, and kept
there until September the Bth without • bed. I mu-
dded of this treatment to the director, Captain
Fagan, who ordered my removal to other quarters
more orerfortable, when I warn kept until my discharget on October 25 I positively say at that time my
were paralysed, and that I was unable to walk with-
out aselstanee ; and my only noun for not oomplying
with the orders I received was Cast I was physically 1
unable to do so.
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--iin—sfil;;li-Of Dr. O'Leary, one of the surgeons it
St. Vlosent's hospital, Dublin, woe to the effect that
Reddin had suffered from paralysis, that the treatment
alleged was not useful medically, and that " amentobag
snob treatment, although it esanned seercely ls
tau monstrous." Mr. H. Mathews, Q.C. (with him
Mr. Charles Raesell,Q.CJenoved for • ertinisal infanta.
Mon, characterizing toe este alleged as" atrocities" The
Lord Chief Justine observed that ths appliettion bad
been delayed until the last day but one of term, whoa
It was impossible for those gentlemen to answer the
dreadful imputations thus made noon them. It really
was a wool donne to take. Mr. Matthews assented to
that obeorvation, but urged that strictly he vat yet is
time. The Lord Chief Jostles suggested that an indict-
ment at the Central Criminal Court would be preferable
to the proceeding proposed, bet after some further
dissuasion their lordships grut.do rule sisi, the Well
Justice Awning that It mist not be inferred that the
statements made were true.

THZ °MUT OOKAII-STRIZr ILURDik.
RI I.II4YOUTION OP DI. Hifill-
. . . . _

Dr. Hemel, *barged with ilhe—(3Orrinotrest martial.'
was brought up at Bow-street oti Wednesday. Mias
Douglas', barmaid at the Alluunbra, "old she thought
Lb. man she saw with dammed wail taller, bat prisoeer
was vary much like hint. She did not think he was
the man. Vaaghast. who was in lb. omnibus, said
prisoner was not like the man. Fleck, the green-
STOOK, identillad the prisoner My positively.
James Griffin, who was in the omnibus, said pri-
soner was not the man with deoeased.
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Mary Lester, servant at 51, Great Contra sting!, at
7.30 on Christease,teorniad saw • ma some oat of
No. 12. He saw IMO on the oppoaite side, and he
then tamed bir back and ghat the door. Us came
down the dope and looked sideways to see 111 wee
looking. He Weed towards Brnaewiekngnaie, gad
did not We hie eyes off lite house. I beard silk.
murder the next day, when I told my litigants. what I
had seen, sodas Monday, the 201 h of this mos* I
went to low -street suttee. There were • number of
men there in the yard-
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Did you Nee enjoy. there you knew !—Yela
Whom did you 'eel— To the beet of my belief I law
the mut that same out of the house.
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Well, whore ie he Dow —There he to, gr (poloting
the prieower)..

who beat forward and placed his arm an
the front of the bar, looked this witness full in the lase,
and when she repeated her belief that heaves the man
, who mme out of the house, be looked mold with an air
of surprise.
Well, what do you say now—what is your belief ?
To the beat of my belief he is the man.
Ban you any doubt about it, at all I.—No, so; not
the slightest doubt.
Jane Summers, housemaid at the Royal hotel, Rams-
gate, said prisoner and hie wife left on rlod Dee., and
returned on 28th. Oa 29th prisoner asked for some
" turps" sod a clothes brush. She took hiss • bottle
three-parts fall, and be used it several den. On Jan.
1 she gave a bundle of linen to the Maidens.
Croas-exunined : Somebody had been pinging the
banuisteirs. I don't know whether Mrs. Hemel used
the turpentine to take paint out of Mr drew 1
believe Mn. Hemel was to the room at the tient gave
prisoner the turps. If.n. Hemel might have made up
the boodle at dirty lima.
emend with blood.
partioulm motto, of the
tamed
darrare3s tube: oerp.k,
elettibmidodresek.akia, said
..themmllebandoile
thermal.-
, Thetwheo.arenotstalthh....rxorLbtirtitkthi:z4:bloledto:komnolo MrWoolar was mon so
prepared to say it was a pocket
awswere9l4.Bdli7ghtly Maned.
handkerchiefs till the police asked no about them. I
c.n'l tell yoa bow many were stained. I might say
I emoted his as a pocket handkerchief.
. . .
hhaneildakedrehomuiei—ltta'amilirhtt have bem something else; but
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• -iiils;ii; barb', `who oohed tit-eis7eorroborated.
John Popkina, bead waiter at ths Royal hotel, re-
membered that Yr. Wohlobbe was oa the liitb January
tue. into ...stogy, °bagged with the murder. Ou tits
night Woblebbe wee toil= into custody the prisooar
slept on board ship. Ina klut morning prisoner same
to ins sod said, 'I am very sorry for My Mood. Iles
no more the murderer thou you ars I will go to the
station and tioosole bias, and I wit! leave my boots ciS,
sad toy Mead Mall wear his boots, sad if they pkilt
oat my wile ale prove I wee with hoe la lbw 11180

Obridenasents : bat I own afraid tisap
wife a cones..." Me shoo loft the
hire on more until he was arrested,
Jolutlfurray, In the service of gr. Fisek. remasiesell
Meng at the eop on Chrisuseen. They abuts up at Moe
J,st Wore that time a ea= and woos seen Tie
in....y7brauinbre.wahl°Poiobad.w"lt.:4l
ol:Wmiress"ftna r"16:
risPrimiwkei:remalte
i. not the mm wbo
Prisoner was rmmeded.
Dr. lintel we. again brought up at Bow-streit, 0.
Thursday. Mr. Douglas Stranbt. for tin Meson laid
stress on the feat that noes of the witnesses badaoticied
au tn., t remarkable features in prisoner's Isas—tbe
moth and oldo.
Ceti Wahl, ho., the roast who was first suspected at
Mautegatr, and who was at Knell's huts!, with Dr. nod
Mr.. llrnei, out,
ctliotitihesnig.rhot of the
by Dr.
m r.
iicder.
ani.ri.ghaiv n
d..oriptiao of iso
Ia
Loudon. &Meng from that given by the witnesses.
Oa the 24th witness saw Hemel about half-past eight
in the evening in the dines room of the holed. efit-
sues left Dr. and Mrs. Hostel about ball-poet tan, In
I tin diniorroorn. Dr. Reseal was unwell, and expressed
' his intention of going to bed. Miners returned about
one o'elon, and oo_proaing Dr. Hessel's door, noticed
his boots outside. Winne saw him next morning,
and he did not betray any sign of agitation. M Rasa*.
gate, rutomptoatly, witness reootomended Mrs. Messer
to use turpentine to taiga point off her dress.
In orose-namination, the wines aakl lb. precast
bad only one pair of hoots in London, and thine were
the boots be on. outside the door.
George Been porter at Emirs hotel, said D. Hewed
die not leave the hotel from the tird to the 2641 Dee.
Witness passed Dr. Eleessi's door wheat half.paat sieves
Gs. twelve on Christmas see; the prisoaer's boob MOM
*abide the deer, sad mams heard hiss sough.
Christian Onalet, waiter at Kroll', line, said Dr.
Hensel bad some camocate tea on Christmas-eve, shout
eleven o'oloek, and whams saw him to bed at • quarter
to _twelve. Winne entered ht. roots at eight es
Quietists. morning • he WS/ ones in bed. Oa °biblese
day the prisoner la 4 so niers whiskers the. be bad
now. The street door is always dosed and fastesoi
with chain locks at ball-past elevestOle key resaalateg
I. whines poneesiou.
Kr. Kroll, landlord of the hotel, stated tint be beard
Dr. Hessers bell about a quarter before twelve. no
primmer allowed no siga of agitation on Obrietates
natirning.
Li this polat, Mr. Vane= asked Kr. Poland whether
be 664 say doubt es to the eredulity of the witnesses
for the defease. and ea Mr. Poled replying in tin
Deceive, Mr. Yemenis said, eve bad the endgame
Mom Is. strong, he sheet& ossebler the,.eseseltee had
broken dews /Mini tithe diesrepanales la the evidesea.
Ile had mush satiabetian in disabargisig the prionnar
without a stela en his ehamoter. _ _

01 Mks
sod I

--ft;Vask—seguloesso— —Twee WoZed with =eta admarlag
la the body of the omit.
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Government Lae moolved---t-o-imar all the ezponeen
@stalled on Dr. Hemel by Ws imprimemnsat sad
defonos, sod by his wittie enforced stay is the country j
as also to pay tb• passage of bosh to a port Is Brasil
where the reverend !sallow may rejoin the saligrsab
with whom he originally sailed on board the Wenger-
land. • enteeriptios has also bees started ler kis
bone& t.

-11111701tastoc• hos orrition a letter of empathy Os
Dr. Hemel.