Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-10

bread and paper, and ATE anu swaHoM'o ~
together. as If ! did not know The difference:
There was convict in Jail who once NIX
ed up the b,st part OF box IT QUICKSILVER o'"''
men, in my warm drink-l did no, dare 20 re-
f.sr i, because l knew was watched, and II l
ala wby was man of sound mind: IL
ci,izeu had offered might have refused IT.
,hr nrisouers tied my hands behind me, and
,ben would beat me with stick over the head,
10 make me betray myself, bull did not speak,
was determined never to speak but from my
own free will, and never 10 be conquered oy
convict, When l was taken out one time, ana
told TO go, I did DO, expect 10 come back a"Ve'
for 7 anticipated some more severe experiments
would be made on me-but laid down. ana
if they had pu, me in a ten acre lot, snou'o
have lain down and wandered abou' alefha'e'y,
and no, offered 10 go-anDwhen was III hea
out another time, l showed sense, IL thSy "au
only he wit 10 see j.! for when came 10 me
n azza o, the tavern above the cou't-houSe'
s,o ped 10 ge, under it--his showed ma
knew i, was tao low for me to go und'r!-a
| expected they would see IL ah9 eo"'e '"'
take me, bu, they cid not STE 1t.
sOne of the prisoners tried 10 be'ray mf, oy
telling first. and then writing letter, that
,,Ited with him: but nobody would believe
him The prisoners S ole my p'o'islons ior
seven days. and did not eat OF drink IN tha'
tm..' (He afterwards charged tie prisoners
with il, and they attempted 70 deny. 1t, out ne
brought It home 10 them, 10 their no Smah riu''
cule and disgrace.)
81 conriuued the decep in in hopes of going
% he poor house, but a, last got tired oi II as
understood ! was to remain mere. no"
ihink ought 10 have continued Two moh'hs
lonerr.--I ,hink have injured my cons.itu
ton more bv This siege than len years hard Ia
bour would have done--l consider II nrok'h
like thr Doctor--I consider him me man
- \ admired his Grmness-l think the better
Of him He had right to his own opinion a.
gains, NE, and he supported it-ard I.had mi"t'
&supporled il 100. He was only induced 10 mink
he was wrong, from the breaking OF one oil 'he
vessels Of my stomach-and my weakness ana
determined abs,emiou sness, together with OF er
strange conduc, afterwards. He saiivp'ed me
severely, and for several DAYS my tongue hung
out. and disc narged much saliva during that
,imc--once thought was gone. They were
all Ct ceived alike, and no one can laugh al the
other | had fine constitution when came
here, but was not stronger than the common
run of men,"
His countenance appearing totally changed
from its meagre. ghasliy, and se?ulchral *
preston, h. was asked if he could put II on a
gain, aud did i, al once, and his yes were al
mos immediately bloodshot. H. Certainly has
alarmed his foir visitors, as well as some of our
yeomanry, many tim and Of, and declares
TIA, he was R,sn hard pushed to keep from
laughing.
Many other SUI prising facts might be stated.
which VIII be Communicated 10 the readers OF
The Herald in due timr Ahoge her. this man *
his sperilous adven,ures' have made him with
us, and wiz, no doubt, with otnrr., 0'' W '''e
Ton, and legal and medical inquiry, as any q.
the present day Norrisfo,cn Herald.