The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-10
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under a guard commanded by Captain
Gains. They arrived in this city too
late to take the cars that morning and
consequently had to remain in the city
some twenty-four hours. They were
placed in Jail but afterwards were taken
out ard kept at the Washington House,
the whoIe bill for themselves and the
guard being collected from the prisoners.
The manner in which the prisoners
were treated caused considerable talk in
the city during that and the next day.
Numbers of persons spoke to us on
the subject, and expressed no little feel
ing that so much attention had been
shown the prisoners. Members of the
guard had complained to Sheriff Violin
and his deputy, Mr.. Early.
Mr.. VIM Caldwell informs US that Ser
geant Mcdonald complained to him in
severe terms of what he deemed undue
attention paid to the prisoners and neg
lect of the guard.
Mcdonald, he says, told him that Capt
Gains had taken the prisoners from the
Jail, had shown them around town and
bad slept with one of them all night, and
requested Caldwell to have the matter
published. Mr. Caldwell agreed to speak
to the editor Of the journal and did speak
to Mr.. Thayer on the subject.
In the meantime sundry persons spoke
TO MS on the subject among the number
Mr.. Martin, City Marshal, Mr.. Early and
Sheriff Violin, who said the guard had
complained that they had had 10 break
fast, and no provision had been made for
them. They said to Wolhn and Early,
that while the guard had been treated as
dogs, the guerrillas were treated as gem
.slaneurs This WAS before noon on the
the table at the WasntngC0n rT0dse ana
take their meals, and let Captain Gains
pay the bill.
Mr.. Early says he heard many citizens
express indignation at the action of Capt
Gains, in the premises.
Mr.. Heddrich, the proprietor of the
Washington House, says he thinks he
originated the idea of making the prison
ers pay the whole bill.
On the morning the prisoners arrived
here we called at the Washington House,
where we saw Capt. Gains, and obtained
from him list Of the names of the pris-
oners
This is the only interview we ever had
with Capt Gains, and we had never
heard of him before
On the information received from
Messrs. Woldin, Early, Caldwell, Martin
and others, we deemed it our duty to
speak of the matter in the columns of the
Journal
We had no personal feeling toward;
Capt. Gains, and certainly entertained
no malice towards him. .r
That an intelligent community may
be able to Judge of the candor of Capt
Gains, and of the cause he had for hi;
subsequent abuse of US, we reproduce
the item that has given him such offence
Much indignation has been express eC
by loyal citizens of this place, that the
rebel prisoners brought here on Monday
after being placed in jail, were taken out
and kept at the Washington House, un
der guard, and that some of them were
escorted around town by Capt Gaines
while his own men were neglected anC
suffered to 90 without rations all day
The case needs investigation.
1t will be noticed there is but one soil
tary assertion made in the above, name
ly: that "much Indignation had been ex
pressed" That such Indignation wa
expressed we have ample proof
About the 9th of November, Captain
Gains sent communication to this OF
fee for publication We were absent a
the time, and did not see the article unit
it was in print We had not seen thu
manuscript, had not heard of the reques
to send papers to sundry persons, Blu
took it for granted that the communica
ton was set up according to copy. HaC
Ndpt. OdliiS Cdl4Gu upOl uoj VI Hdu IN
sent us note directing our attention t.
the error, we would have cheerfully mad,
the correction. Instead of pursuing thi
course, he rushes into print through
the columns of the Rockport Democrat
in which he INDUCES in a species of bill
lingsgate and abuse of us that would d,
discredit to the London Fish Market.
tie says we give several sources as on
authority for the original item In thi
he errs. We never gave any specif
name as authority until now He say
we made nonsense of his article W
have, within the last 81 hours, compare
the article with the copy, and find tn
only variation is in the photography
which we think a slight improvement
We have no disposition to extend