Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-18
) s7ensieman with an Appetite,

y
fectly we'll attested and should be implicitly belev-
ed not being half so hard to swallow as were the
compounds which the Individual in question put un- I
der his jacket-especally the Doctors stuff. 1t is
said but not certified that the fellow afterwards eat
HIMSELF and more marvellous STILL that he was sub
sequently hung for canibalism punishment for
having so done:
! Charles Demery, native of Benche on the from
tiers of Poland, aged 81 was brought to the prison
of Liverpool, in February, 1899, having been SOL
der in the French service on board the Hoche, cap
| tured by the squadron under the command OF Sir
| John B. Warren, off Ireland
! He is one of the nine brothers, who, with their IA
ther have been remarkable for the voracousness of
their appettes They were all placed early in the
army-and the peculiar craving for food with this
! young man, began at thirteen years of age.
| He was allowed two rations in the army, and by |
his earnings the indulgence of his comrades, pro-
cured an additional supply.
/ When in camp, if bread or meat was scarce he |
made up the deficiency by eating four or five pounds
of grass daily-and in year, devOured ia cats
| (not their skns) dead alive-and says he had
several conflicts in the act of destroying them
by feeling the effects of their torments his face
and hands-sometimes he killed them before eating
but when very hungry he did not wait to perform
| this humane office.
Dogs and rats equally suffered from his merciless
iaws-and if much pinched by famine the entrails
of animals Unfortunately become his prey The
man. who was his comrade in the same regiment or
board the Hoche, and is present-and who as
sures me. he has often seen him feed on those ami
mails.
i When the ship on board of which he was had sur
rendered after obstinate action, finding himself
as usual hungry, and nothing else in the way but
mans leg which shot off lying before him, he
attacked it greedily, and feeding heartily when
sailor snatched it from him. and threw it over
board.
Since he came to this prison, he has cat one dead
cat and about twenty rats. But what he delights
most in is meat. beef or mutton, of which, tho
pentifully supplied by eating the ratons oft ten men
daiy,* he complains he has not the same quantity
nor INDUCED in eating much as he used to do
when in France.
q He often devours bulocks liver raw three lbs
of candles and few pounds of raw beef in one day.
without tasting bread vegetables, washing it down
t with water, if his allowance Of beer is expended
His subsistence at present, Independent of his
rons, arises from the generosity of the prisoners
] who give him a share of their allowance Nor is
his stomach confined to meat, for when in the hos
pital where some the patients refused to take their
S medicines Demery had objection to perform this
t for them-and his stomach ever rejected anything
: as he never vomts, whatever be the contents or
e however large.
: Wishing fairly to try how much he actually could
It eat IN one day on the 9TH of September 1899, at
o'clock in the morning he breakasted on four pounds
y Of raw cows udder-at half past 9, in presence of
g Dr. Johnston commissioner Of sick and wounded sea-
s men. Admiral Child and his son. Mr. Foster, agent
for prisoners and several respectable gentlemen be
= exhibited his powers follows There was set be-
9 fore him five pounds of beef and twelve tallow
e candles of pound weight, and bottle of porter
;I--these he finished by half past 10 o'clock At
h o'clock there again put before him, five pounds
of beef and pound of Candles with three bottles
d Of porter, at which time he locked up in the
and senrieS placed at the windows to prevent
d his throwing away any of MS provisions. At o.
N clock when | again him with two friends, he
bod or1x G,Iu l,n1n e
great part Of the beef but had neither evacuation by
l. vomiting, STOOL urin his skin cool and pulse
Re regular, and in good spirits At quarter past 6
II when he to be returned to his prison. he had de
r youred the whole. and declared he could have ea
II more but from the prisoners without telling him
l. wished to make some experiments on him he begar
to be alarmed 1t Is also to be observed that the
l. day was hot and not having his usual exercise If
G. the yard 1T may be presumed he would otherwise
have had better appetite. On recapitulating thu
At whole consumption ofths day, it stands thus
ct cows udder lbs raw beef 10 candles, 2. Total
e. l6 lbs besides bottles of porter.
The eagerness with which he attacks his beef wher
his stomach not gorged, resembled the voracit,
lie of hungry wolf tearing off and swallowing then
b. with canine greediness When his throat dry from
continued exercise Ire lubricates it by stripping tn
" grease off the candle between his teeth which h.
ty generally finishes at three mouthsful and wrapping
e. the wick like ball (strng and a) sends it after
IS; a swallow. He can, when choice is felt max
at shift to dine immense quantities of raw potatoe
n or turneps but from choice would desire t.
IS taste bread vegetables. He is in every respec
IS healthy, his tongue clean, and his eyes lively.
~ After he went to the prison. he danced smoke
of his pipe, and drank bottle of porter-and by fou
ed next morning he awoke with his usual ravenous APP
mt petite-which he quoted by a few pounds of ray
IS. beef.
He is six feet three inches high, pale competition
n grey eyes long brown hair, we'll made but thin, hi
he countenance rather pleasant and is good tempered
nd DEsTAUBAN, French Surgeon
ly LIE FoURNIER, Steward of the Hospital
C. REvET, Commissare de la Prison.
e. lie FLEM Soldat de la Demi Brigade.
" THOMAS CoCHRANE, NJ. D.. Inspector and Surgeo
on of the Prison, and Agent &C., for sick and wounde
We Seamen.
re Liverpool, Sept. eth, 1899.
true copy, JOHN BYNoN,
80 Clerk in the Office for sick and wounded Seamen
IL *he French prisoners this tme
IN the of their nation and each allowed I'll
following daily acknowledgement ounces of bread half
pound of beef half pound of green's of butte
=: | or six ounces of cheese.
nix II annaars from, the ratnrns that tho State ,
no Maryla lost last year two hundred and fifteen fl
Ter gtEe slaves, about hundred than all tia
we have been recovered in about the period by til
= } Fugitive slave-aw.
ny These fugitive slaves of Maryland were worth abor
ST. one hundred thousand dollars, enough to pay tn
lot expenses of her State government. If that muc
ry property taken from the whole Union by an
foreign State any pretence in year shout
send navies and armies to demand indemnity for til
past and security for the future But as it is entice
from single State By the bad faith ofseveral of h'