The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-18

A"@ ais correspondent Of tnc ~ bofN
Courier and Enquirer. writing under dat.
Of the 2s:h a!., relates the following cir
cumstAnce:
On the evening Of the 3O,h Of August
not quite a month ago two Americans
arrived At Bale. They haG scxrcey alieht
I'd from the diligence, when two policemen
demanded their passports, which were
shown and examined. The passport OF
one traveller, Dr. John b. Phillips, was re-
turned to him; IN. that of the other, Dr.
George ". Eichelherger, from 5. Carolina,
was retained. In n few moments ono OF
the policemen again asked for the passport
Of Dr.. ~ FPS, and compelled him and his
friend to accompany him to the police
Office. This policeman, by the by, said
that he did not understand French very
we'll that he spoke German. bat tina,
Italian WAS his mother tongue, snd in that
language he put the pregnant question y
to DIR. p, who did not perceive its signif-
canoe until afterwards. You speak ltsl>
ian, do you motif" The answer CHANGED
to be NO" although the Doctor had
picked up a few words and phrases when
in Italy. Upon reaching the police office,
the companions were separated DR.. =.
was conducted up stairs into small room,
where there were several policemen. Here
he WAS ordered to give up whs, money he
had sbou. him. He pulled out his purse
and threw it on the table. "ilave you any
more !" Yes. have" "Wcil, give it
out here, all OF it,"
Some papers hindered Phillips from get.
ting readily at the loose silver in his pocket
He first took out the papers, aud after
placing them on the table, was reaching
for The money, when the Italian flew into
a passion q, the delay. aud striking his fist
down on the table, shouted fiercely. "Give
me up your money at once and all Of il
all OF il all of it," After il was producot
the policeman counted it quickly, threw il
into a drawer, and in the same rough and
in.oleut tone asked him his real name. y
and in reply to his indignant repetition OF
his first answer, exclaimed "You are
liar, sir Non vero, Signore } your name
is not Phillips. You ara no American
You are an Italian. We know you well,
I
mad Italian" went out of the room with
the other policemen, leaving Phillips alone
/ They all returned In few minutes, and
forcing their prisoner down s'sirs, delivered
him over to the jalor, "a large framed
coarse, brutal looking man." who took him
up another pair OF stairs on the opposite
/ side OF the building. and after searching b.,
] isA n. Al m MOI
thrust him into cell adjoining, locked toe
door upon nm with snarlins curse Say
IN there, you sco"ndre' OF an iis'lah"'
The cell was about ~ oN ~ or - 'eet'
with one small window close up 10 the
ceiling. admitting through ST. l"H inner
wire screen The hight and heat OF the sun
bat no air small patch oil SKY "ho
even, by getting up on me oe'' foo' oil
house could he seen bu, ne''"cf hss'
sights, nor the coarse morseis OF 'oon noieo
out to the prisoner thf,e" Gay eomso'ec
him Tor want oil AR. can endure, says
he, hunger th'fs'' ,"'eue' pam o"' s"'
'ocanon cannot e"ou'''
II was not until after having passed two
wre,ched aigh,s IN this cell, and after lav,
ing been questioned and cross questioned
in iour successive interviews with the chle'
of police, that he prevailed on that functions
arv TO sanction his removal 10 room. moi
much more sumptuously furnished 1t u
true, but where he could breathe, at least
! Ind forgotten to state thnt even IN inc
cell he escaped the horrors OF SOLITARY con
dnemeni. lie WAS not " all alone ii''
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