The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-03-11
NO.. sO3.
A Slave with an Iron Coilar.. beauties Of
Slavery.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10.
A few days since, while Company G OF tho
Iowa Sd, under command Of Lieutenant Lift
ingwell, was in the occupancy OF Florence,
guarding :he North Missouri Railroad at that
poiot, a negro came dashing towards the camp,
about eleven o'clock at night, mounted upon
a high spirited horse. He was about 10 pass
the guard, who sprang forward and caught the
bridle-rein Of his horse and stopped him
The negro Immediately throw himself from
the animal, and in cringing, obsequious
manner, observed; "Massa soger please let
me 60 in camp and see the Iinoy soger."-
The guard informed him that they were Iowa
soldiers, and desired to know what he wanted.
He hurg down his head for moment, SEEM
Ing Y musing over some disappointment, and
then on'inued-"Massa, look at dis collar,
Pse good nigger. Please let me 60 in."-
The guard now discovered that he was ironed,
and Immediately called the officer OF the guard,
who took him to the gaard-house. In the
morning he waa taken before Lieut. Lifting.
well, around whose quarters the whole com.
mand had assembled and never did men look
upon scene more degrading and humili. ting
than that which was represented to him in the
person Of this savc. Around his neck was a
band of iron half an inca thick, and nearly
one and half inches wide, not locked, but
securely rive. d. Three iron prongs of light.
ning.rcd size were welded to this band, at
equal distances apart, and arose above bis
head about nine inches, with IN outward incli.
nation.
The iron had lacerated his neck, and the
wounds had partially healed, under the pro-
lection he had given to them by holding up
the bonds with his hands during the preced-
NC days that he was concealed in n cornfield,
but while riding the horse, lie could not hold
it up, and it had opened the wound, from
which there was bloody, mattery ooze trick.
ling down his broad shoulders. The men
stood around, gazing upon the scene before
them in mute astonishment, and, it was not
until the negro repeated bis petition two or
three tilnos that they could realizo the fact
that tie cruelty Of the scene before them was
the act of slave master living but short
distance from ST. Louis, the enlightened EN-.
porium of Missouri. The negroe, Observed
''Please Massa sogcr take dis collar off my
neck. Tsc good Niger; III Go any thing
you want me. De Iinoy sogers cut tho col.
lar off 'er Ben" The Lieutenant Immediately
ordered it stricken of, when an old flo was
ITOCuTeN, WHICH COulU not DC Tlduc 10 WORK
upon the band only in slauting manner
After labor Of three hours it was removed,
the men taking turns about-two holding tho
the band, while one used the file. The band
is now in possession Of Lieut.. Liflingwell who
holds il as one Of the trophies Of the 81 Iowa,
aud the negro is now officiating in his quart.
ers as a servant.
The master OF this contrabsnd resides about
ten miles from Florence. 1t appears that
the negro had carried this lion band upon his
neck about three months, as e punishment
for assisting his wife to mako her escape into
Illinois. Gen. Halleck or some other pru-
dent commander, may order the band re.
iivited upon his neck, and the property" sar.
rendered to his master; but from what have
seen of ihe Iowa soldiers, believe that blood
would drip from the end of their bayonets
before they would DO it. Tho contraband
always gives the Missouri troops wide berth.
and generally makes for the Illinois regi-
mcnts, under whose brC ad shield Of bayonets
he feels secure. ENYIELD.