Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-26

statements exaggerated, aud others Who'll
ly incorrect. For instance, he states that
snitead Of fifty lashes, he only ordered the
man lhlrty-hve, acd of these he AYERS that
but fifteen were administered. He also
states that he was not stripped when the
fiog5lng took place and was neither eagc-
nor hand-ouiied. Now we have no desire
IN this matter to do Capt Foster Injustice
Our object was to give the facts as they
occurred, believing that their publication
would have a Tendency 70 prevent a repe-
tition in the office, of conduct so disgrace
/ ful, and so we'll calculated to bring the
Consoripion Law, already unpopular en-
ough, into odium and contempt, and be
yond this we had no purpose to subservo.
Captain Foster has seen fit TO denv the
truth of our report but from the follow
ing statements received from the parties
named below to-day, it will be seen that
in almost everything we wrote we were
substantially correct. Read
DIR. KINGS STATEMENT.
The first / knew of thus affair Captain
Mcllenry entered my office, which adioins
| the Provost Marshal's, and selling the man
Hagen, who was sitting on chair near
, me, said, "God d--n you we want YOU.
come out here" Hagen was then taken
out to the foot OF the stairs, where Nc
Henry said to the sergeant, Take him
up stairs and give him twenty-five LASH
es," and alter pause, added, " Yes, God
G---n him, give him tlty.p lie also
told tue serges ut to put the handouts on
him and get the Cowhide. Hagen was
thea handcuiied and taken up stairs.
followed to the head of the stairs, but |
could not bear the idea of seeing a white
nan whipped, 50 turned and came
down. ] saw the man after he was fog
ged, and dressed his wounds yesterday
and to-day. His back is all cut up, along
and across. | should say from the ap-
pearanCe of his back that he received from
sixty to seventy lashes. There were sew
eral persons 10y when the hogging took
place and McHenry told me himself to-
day that he held the man whie thestripes
were being laid on.
SERGEANT NoRRISoN's sTATEsENT
belong 10 the Provost Guard, and had
just come down from tho Girard House" "
when Capt. Nc Henry told me to put tue
hand-cutls on Hagen and take him up
stairs and give him twenty-five lashes. !
SAID that | was not strong enough to do
this. | did not like the idea Of logging
the man, and would rather leave il TO
somebody else Captain McHenry then
told Corporal Palmer to fog him. put
the handouts on Hagen by McIIenTy's
orders and bought cowhide With which
to Hay him. Hagen was then taken up
stalrs. There was a pillar nearly in the
centre of the room, and he was placed
standing with his arms around it, The
handouts had by this time been taken oh
lie was stripped Of all but his pants and
shirt. A soldier named Alfred Fogle was
ordered by Capt. Mcllenry to hold his
arms around the post while Palmer fog
ged him. FoGle seized his hands as desirel
but after the first welt, Hagen broke loose
and then McHenry seized him and held
him until it was all over. The man cried .
out while he was being lashed, and made
a good deal of noise. Before he was Hog
ged, he begged that lie might be shot ra-
ther than whipped. did not count the
lashes, but | should say that he received
between forty and fifty. Near the close
he sunk down by the post, but he was not
unconscious. Palmer did the Aogging.
.. CORPORAL PALMER's STATEMENT
Captain McHenry ordered me TO give
Hagen twenty-five ashes. | got a cow
hide from Sergeant Morrison, and Hagen
was taken up stairs, and his handouts
removed. lie was then put standing with
his arms around . post, and q soldier held
his hands, but after receiving stroke or
two he broke loose, and CAPTAIN McHenry
held him. ! DO not know how many
hshes gave him, as was too excited to
count them, but one of the men who
counted them says gave him-thirty seven
J think must have given him between
thirty and forty. | flogged him under
orders.
The above is the testimony OF he very
men, who above all others. know most
about the affair, and upon it we arc CON
tent to rest the truth Of our report III
Captain Foster wants further evidence in
the matter, We can supply him with it,
We need not, Of course, repeat what we
said Yesterday OF the granny and cruelty
which characterizes the entire proceed
ings' The public understands this fully,
and it needs no deuunciaiion oil ours TO
add TO the abhorrence Of the deed. But
the end is not yet lie is confined at the
Grard House, where those who want to
see the effect Of Captain Fosters discip-
line may have their curiosity gratifed.
Where are Chambers 100000 Men.
This "blood-letting" member of the
Jacohiu Committee, in his late excdrsion
to New York, asserted that he had 300.
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