Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-09-01
A Native of Illinois Reduced to
Slavery..Fiendis Cruelty.

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Slavery--Fiendish Cruelty.
In the prison experienceof DR.. Doy, re.
Gently rescued from the St. Joseph Mo-
Jail, IS the following horrible incidents, re-
lated to;a correspondent of the New York
Tyi5uae:\ ks H
A negro had been caught somewhere and
was brought.to jail Negroes are confined
in the lower part and communication
could be held through hole for stove
pipe. Through this DR.. Doy learned from
the captive that he was a free man, and
had been born in the State of Illinois,
He had-has-s0 acres of land, with some
Improvement near Aurora, Illinois. He
had come to Kansas 10 look at it, expect
ing to locate there, and on his return was
seized by the Missouri thieves and hurried
to the county Jail. The day after his arri-
val be was taken out, stripped and tied TO
post. The iron whip, with its sharp
kuife-edges and dagger points, was pro-
duced. The Sheriff, or his deputy, and
other legal parties were present. The un-
fortunate negro was asked where his mas
ter lived, and what that masters name was,
and when he ran away. In vain did the
poor fellow tell his story. 1t was received
with oaths and abuse, and he was told
"that kind of style would not do while
the instrument of torture was applied fe-
rociously to his naked back. Blood start
ed from his wounds, and the victim writhed
and shrieked in his agony. At last there
was cessation and the question: Z
"Well, tell US who S your master, and
when you ran away" CIR . S.. -.si!
Il told you | never had master. I
was born in Illinois. | am free" @. %
"On, d--n you, We have heard such sto-
ries as that before. Give it 10 him, Tom,
till he confesses." -,-.a $50 Hf.s
Again the horid scene was, renewed. 1t
was in the Jail court-in the preeints of
justice, and the prisoners, through the
CRATES could witness it. In, agony the
writbing victim cried for them to tell him
what they wanted. :, - =, s Coz
The questions were repeated, but the
immediate horrors being respited little
the trembling, bleeding victim hesitated to
repeat words that would consign him to a
fate even more horrible than death. Again
a torrent of profanity was poured on him.
He had failed down, as the cords. had been
somewha loosened. --, -.,-,, 80,
Put him up! put,him rpl we III bring
him to it yeti" and the poor, crushed vic
tim again was made to writbe under the
horrid torture. At last, almost too faint
to shrek, bleeding and weak, the, execui
tion was once more stopped, and questions
asked. -. -. = 80 II
"Who's your master!" -~,.;f.sf, N
"Ob, anybody you like" '.sg-yg
"Well, was it Mr.. Brownl'o 5-.,..1usi
"Yes, yes" 80 5,sr ii~~;.,rI a.
"of Culpepper county, virginial95 ..sll
"Well, just as you like it; don't know
any counties in Virginia; l neTer was
there" -... Z: .--~- IN r
"What?' s, --------t, .aE,s b-s
ayes, yes,' cried the victim, "that was
the counly-Virginia." q os-,,iI
''And it is rather more than six months
since you ran away from him? y s7.i7t5s
ayes, yes-oh, yes" and the shrinking
man,. without hope in all tie world of
despotism around him, let his head fall
forward on his breast, and his agony broke
in tears and sobs. t,,a|
"You have got all that noted down? ?"
said one of the officiating Williams of the
sheriff. 80
ayes, albright" 80
The victim was unfastened and lead
away. 1t was nearly two weeks before his
wounds were well enough for him to. travel,
and then he was taken away. WHERE?