The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-02-01
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HOW THE IOWA BOYS DIDN'T DO lTs
Special correspondehee &c 10 the Chicago tribune.
ST. Lorls. Jan. l6 lS6l

80, A. H.. ST. LoEE, Jan. ,16 1869. :,
A few days since, while Company 9, of
| the Iowa 81, under command Of Lieus.
IIefhngwell, wns in Occupancy of Florence,
guarding tho North Missouri Railroad 10
that point, anegrp came dashing towards
the camp about | O'Clock at night; mount
ed upon high spirited horse. Ile was
about to pass ths guard, who sprang for
ward and saugh ht the bridls-rein Of his horse
| and stopped him. The negro Immediately
threw himself from the animal, and in 8
cringing obsequicus manner observed -
ttMassa soger, please let me 90 in de samp
aod see the lllinoy soger." The guard in.
formed him that they were Iowa soldcrs,
and desired to know what he wanted. He
hung down his head for moment, seem.
ingly musng over some disappointment, and
then continued Aiasss sogsr look At dis
collar I'se q good nigger. Please let me
20 in." The guard now discovered that hs
was ironed, and Immediately called the ofi-
cor Of he guard who took him 70 the guard
house. In the morning hc was taken before
Lieutenant Lefkngwel, around whose quar-.
ters the entire command had already nssem-
bled and never did men fook upon scene
m ,re degrading and hamil,asing than that
which was presented to them in the persou
of this slayc. Around bis neck Was band
Of iron half 40 inch thick and nearly one
and half inches vide, not locked bat Sc
cureiy 1irefed. Three iron prongs Of lighs-
ming rod size were welded TO this bnDd, av
equal distances apart, and arose above Bic
head about nine inches, with M outward in !
clination. The iron had laceratcd bis
neck, and the wounds had partially hcnled
uuasr the pfossetioa he had given to them
by holding up the bad with bis hands dssAl
ing the tases preceding days that he vas
concealed in corn field, but while riding
The horse no could no, hold II up, md II had
opened the wound, from which there was
bloody ma;tery ooze trickling down upotf,
his naked shoulders. The men stood around
gazing upon the scene before them in mute
-sstonishment, and IL vas not until the negro
bad repeated his petition two or three times
that they could realize the fac. the cruelty
Of the scene before them wns the act Of .
slave master, living but . short distance
from 81. Louis. The enlightened emporium
Of Missouri. The negro oobssrsed--"Pleass
natsa soger take dis collar OF my neck
Pee . good niger; III do any ting you,
want me. DE fifnoy sogsrs cut de collar
off FER Bsn." The Lieut. Immediately order.
Cd IL 70 be ssricken OF, when an old 6l6t
was procured shich could not be made 70
work npon the band only in slanting man.,
ner. Af,era labor OK ever three hours IL
EwasTsnoved. the men taking tnYn sbout--
two holding the band while one used tho fls.
The band 10 nou in the posssssiop Of sLieut.
Letingwell, who holds il ss one OF the tro-
phies OF the 3d iova, and the negro il nov
oGcsatisg 10 his quarters NJ sefvsnt.
) The master Of this contrabaod resides
about ten miles from Fiorcscs. Il sppeass
that ihs negro hsd carried this hsN band
rpon his neek nearly three inostbs, - .
punishment for assisting bis wife 70 sake
her escape into Illinois. Gen. HaItsck, Of
SONS osiier prudent commander, may order
this bspd 20 be sfs-sivcsed Spcn Ms ueck, soa
the 'spropsrsy' surrendered to his mas,es:
ba; fron whss1 have seen of the lows sol.
dsers, believe that blood ~au,d Drip fssa
the tnd cf their baysnsss before thsy wonIs /
90 II. The conhatand always gives si1s
Mssouri troops vide berth, and gensrail,
makes for the lilirois regiment, usdsr witss
broad shield Of tayone,s be feel .scurs.
EsrIELp,