The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-15
Horrible Cruelty to slave Girl.

Horrible Cruelty TO a Slave Girl
The New Orleans Ds!sa Of ih.. slh mat
relates that ~oau after the arrival ~ tho I'm
ted States forces, they received informatio
that aims and tent. We're concealed in th
house Of one WIN. T. Hunter. who had swor
be uld sho't any da,nsed Yankee VIII
sh''uld enter his house To Look for them, A
officer, in due time. was SCI to search 70
them. To his agreeable surprise, he was cor
daily received by the owner Of the hous.', VIII
Informed the officer that il was true he ha,
arms-a double barrelsd gnn, on old uniform
or two that belonged to his son, and SINAI
tent, which had escaped the wreck Of CAM
Lewis, which was pitched in his garden az
play house for his children. aud that he hat
no other thing IN his house. The officer he
ing sa'isfei with this frank avowal, said b,
would not disturb the tent, children, unifor'n'
or gun. Thereupon tn" proprietor politely
invited lin to take a drink.
On the next day Huster proclaimed OF
Change, or 10 his neghborhoo |, that he had
large quantity Of tents in his garret; that
the Union officers did net get them; that be
could bay the officer witha drink, and fur
ther. that he could buy the whole set with
drinks, from the commanding officer down
This speech induced another examination
which resul ed in the finding Of Major General
Lewis's maiquee, thirteen tents, aud more fur
nitur in Mr.. Hunters attic, and some pistols
and Two dirks in Mrs. Hunters keeping. This
lady's nerves were too sensil We 10 accompany
the officer in the arch, and she directed a
negro woman TO show the officer through the
house. Upon removing the conraband arti-
cles to the railroad station. Mrs Hunter fol.
lowed, and Informed the officer that the negro
girl had left the louse, and was intending 10
go away. The officer said that could not be
permitted, and sent Corporal to conduct both
women.-white and black TO their house. and
assured Mrs. Hunter that the girl had express
ed no intention Of leaving her mistress.
Fearing ho sever. least the servants should
be suspected Of having given information, the
officer assured the lady that no information
had been received from the servants, and they
ought not to be punished. But the moment
the officer retired the g,rl was locked up to
await the return of ber master. When Mr..
Hunter returned and ascertained wi at had oc.
Cured, he demanded of his wife "why she
bad not shot the ID Yankees" She re-
torted, "They to K away nv arms" Upon
this, Hunter went to the closet and took from
it heavy riding whip and beat the servant
over the head in such manner as TO cause
heavy bunchos.
He then took Ter down into the back yard,
chained her feet 10 block, the mistress. Who
claims TO he one of the ladies of New Or
leans. fastening the sha kles to the tnock.-
The husband aud wife then threw the servant
down upon her back. fastening her hands to
the feet of another servant. who wa' forced 10
hold the gul out to her full length. The sus
pecled gal was then subjected to head shaw
ing; her cloth's were next removed, and the
gentleman, Mr.. Hunter, beat the exhausted
creature with the lorsewbip until be WAS too
tired u stand. He then called for a chair,
sat down and finished his brutsl bea ing iD a
sitting pos ure. Tho screams of the sufferer
attracted the attention of the neigh ghborbood.
One neighbor lent intelligence Of what was
20 Gen. Bu'lr.
Before word reached the General, the mon
st,r had faye the back Of hir slave until it
becaue raw, washed her down with brine,
brown her into wagon, and at o'clock at
light conveyeA her TO the Pari.h Prison, with
he pleasing information that the rest Of tbe
,eating-to the extent Of thee hundred l.sll
s-wouId be Inflicted in the uorning. The
If,neral ordered all pariirs in the morning
hey cam aid the girl was liberated Upon
be hearing these facts apprand. The ten
rel aAk"33 re master ,a state upon his honor
rby he washed the girls back in brine, whI'e
king in blood. He replied, at was TO ease
he pain"
Thereupon the General informed Mr. Hun
W that be would be committed to Fl. Jack
IN until further orders, and that he must be
ave very well there, because the officers in
barge would be instructed to chastise him sc
erely if he did not; because J. they exceeded
aite punishment, they would lie Instructed
wash his wounds in brine; nd that the
,irl would be turned over as laundcss TO the
9Th Connecticut Regiment. MIR. Hunter,
,pon this, said he had brought in physi' ian
prove that be had been sick for number
months.
The General responded that il he was well
cough to iphct the punishment that had
cen proved, he was in physical condi ion to
uffer the punishment which bad b en- III $
4. Hunter is rebel, thiei, (tor he nad
olen The tents,) liar, (fIr he bad eluded
be officer who had been sent in sesrch,) a
mute, (for he had whipped the girl without
suse.) And we leave him in ort jackson