Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-27
rFrom the New Orleans Del,a.I
SAD CHAPTER OF HISTORY.

/ soon fter the arrival Of tho United States for
ces In this city, they received information that
arms and tents were concealed in the house Oh enc
I Wm. 1. Hunter. who bad sworn he would shoot
| any damned Yankee who should enter bis mouse
I 10 look for them. An officer, in due time, was
[ sent 10 se7rch tor them. To his agreeable sur
prise, he wa cordially received by the owner OF
/ the hou e. who informed the officer that il was
! true he hai arns-a double barreled gun, an oit
Z uniform tr tzo that belonged 20 his son, ana
small tent, " hich had escaped the wreck Of ClnP
I Lewis which vas pitched ia his garden as play
house for his children, and that be had no otheF
such thing in his house. The officer, being salts
/ fed with this frank avJwsl, said he would NOT
disturb the tent children, uniform or gun There
upon the proprietor POLITELY invited him TO taAs
a drink. On the next day, Hunter proclaimed on
the change, or ia his neighboIhoOd, that be hsd
a large quantity Of teuts in MS garrett tnat tHe
Federal officer did not get them that be couIt
buy the officer with a drink, and farther, that ne
could buy the whole set with drinks, from tne
commanding officer down. This speech induced
another examination, which resulted IN the Hno-
ing os Maior General Leviss marquee, thirteen
tents. end more furniture in Mr. Hunters atuoi
and some pistols and two dirks in Mrs Hunter
keeping This l1lys nerves were too sensltVe 10
accompany the officer in the search aud she direct
et negro woman % saoW the oucer thIousu .1o
house. Upon removing tie cnntraoand aIuuie,
10 the railroad station, Mrs. Hunter followed anu
informed the ciIcer that the negro girl had leit
the house, and wss intending 10 90 away In9
officer said that could not be permitted j, and sent
corporal 90 con luct both women-white ana oieoa
to their house. and assured Ms. Hunter th@I
the girl had expressed intention Of leaving hei
mIstrsss Fearing, however, lest the servants
should be .usrecteI Of having given information
the officer assured the lady that no tntormati0r
bad been received from the servants, and they
ought n3, o. be punished. But the moment the
officer retired, the grl was locked up to await the
return of her master. When Mr.. Hunter returned
and q .-c-taire-i what had occurred, he demanded
OF his wife ''T ay she had not shot the damned
Yankees" She retOr;ed, They took away my
arms. Uusu this, Hunter vent to the closet,
and t.oS from 10 a heavy riding whip, and oeas
the servant over the head in such manner as TO
cause heavy bunches. lie then took her down IN
TO the back yard, chained her feet TO block, the
mistress. who claims to be one of the ladies o.
New Orleans, fastening the shaekles TO the block
The husband and wife then threw the servant
down upon her back, "a stenet her hands to the
feet q another servant, who was forced &c hold
the girl out % her full length. Ihe suspected
eirl was then subjected 10 head shaving her
clothes we're next removed, and the gentleman,
Mr. Hunter beat the exhausted creature with the
horsewhip until be vas too tired to stand lie then
called iar a chair, sat down, and finished his
brvtsl beating in a sitting posture The screams
oi tAe sufferer attracted the attention OF the
ueishborhood. One neighbor sent intelligence Of
MuHt was LFff- IiLltlE 10 Heus beAoAe 0NA-
reached tha General, the Misunderstanding tayec
the back 90 bis slave until it became raw-washei
her down with brine, and threw her into a wagon
ami Al o'clock at igh; conveyed her to the Parish
Prison, with the pleasing information that the
rest of the beating-to the eXtens Of three hun
drod isshcs-would beiinfieted lthe morning. The
Gen orlercl all parties before HMM the morning.
They csmc, and the girl was liberated. Upcn the
hearirs z, these facts appeared. The General asked
the master 10 state upon his honor, why he washed
the .irl's back 10 brine, while reeking in blood
He replied. cit was d ease the pain ThereupGn,
the General Informed Mr.. Hunter that he would
be committed 70 Fort Jackson until further ord
crs ard that be must behave himself very we'll
there. because the officers in charge would be in
structed to chastise him severely if he did not;
because they exceeded in the severity Of punish
meut. they would be instructed to wash his wounds
in brine; and that the girl would be turned over
as "a lluudress, 20 the care OF the Thirteenth Con-
necticut regiment. Mr.. Hunter, upon this, said
he had brought in q physician 70 prove that be
had been sick for a number o. months. The ten
eraI responded that If he was we'll enough 20 in
fict the puni shmeut that had been proved, be was
I'm physical condition 10 sufer the pUEishment
which had been imposed. Hunter Is rebel,
thief (or be had stolen the tents) liar, (tor he
had euied ,ne officer who bad been sent in seareh)
2 brute, (f0r be had whipped the girl without
csuse1 And we leave him in Fort Jackson