Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-27
A Native of Illinois X Beduced TO sIavery---
Fiendish Cruelty.

Ftendtsh cruelty.
Inthe prison experience of DR.. Doy, recently
rescued from the St Joseph (Nlo.) Jail, is the
following horrible incidents, related to a cores
ponJent of the New J York Tribune:
A negro had been caught somewhere and was
brought to Jail. Negroes are confined in the
lower part, aud communication could be held
thrl ugh a hole for stove pipe Through this
Dr. boy learned from the captive that he was a
free mau, and had been born in the State of Iii
nols. He had-has-s0 acres of land, with
some Improvement near AurorI, Illinois. lie
had come to Kansas to look at it, expecting tc
locate there, and on his return was seized by
the Missouri thieves and hurried to the county
jell. The day after his arrival he was taken
out, stripped and tied to a post. The iron whip,
with its sharp knife edges and dagger points,
was produced. The Sheriff. or his deputy,
and other legal parties were present. The un-
fortunate neg,o was asked where his maste 7
lived, aud what that master 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 fortune was
applied ierociousy to his naked back Blood
started from his wounds, and the victim wrIthed
and sbrieked in his agony. At last there was
a cessation and the question
well. tell Us who's your master, and when
you ran away"
II told you l never had a master. / was
born in Illinois. ] am free"
"On, d-n you, we have heard such stories
that before. Give it to him, Tom, till he con
fesses."
Again the horrid scence was renewed II was
in the Jail court--n the precincts oljustiee, and
the prisoners through the CRATES could witness
it IN agony the writhing victim cried for them
to tell him what they wanted.
The questions were repeated, but the imme-
diate horrors being respited a little the trem-
bling, bleeding victim hesitated to repeat W ords
that would consign him to a fate even
more horrible than death. Again a torrent of
profanity was poured on him. He had fallen
down, as the cords had been somewhat loosen
ed.
"Put him up put him up! wen bring him
to YETI and the poor, crushed victim again was
made to writhe under the horrid torture. At
last, almost too faint to shrek, bleeding and
weak, the execution was once more stopped,
and questions asked.
"WhU'n your masteTl'
"Oh, anybody you like"
"Well, was it Mr.. Brown?"
"Yes, yes"
"Of Culpepper county, Virginia" 7"
"Well, just as you like it l don't know any
counties in Virginia never was there"
WHAT"
"Yes, yes, cried the victim, ''that was the
county-Virginia.
"And it is rather more than six months since
you ran away from hml"
"Yes, Yes-oh, yes and the shrinking man
without hope in all the world of despoisnl
around him, let his head fall ward on his
breast, and his agony broke in tears and sobs.
"You have got all that noted down 60 said
one Of the officiating villains of the sheriff
ayes, all right"
The victim was unlastened and lead away
It was nearly two weeks before his wound,
were well enough for him to travel, and ther
he was taken away. WHERE