Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-03

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The following appssrs 10 the Dnbuqus Herald
Of the 2sth inst. as editorial.
TROUBLE IN rHR 6rH Iowa CAvALsr LIEUT.
Col IN CosfAcr wItH III. NES.-Svms time svo
We we're Informed, as ws believed. from re-
liable source. Ut difficulty which Lieut.. Col
Pollock had si,h h,s rsximsot at D.ysnp n,
but not wishing to publish ~ grave . ssri On OF
c"arsss without the best ot evidence. ,, val,
ed uuttl its sosroborstion vas such a. 10 Ia. ~
no shsdo~ Ct doubt The circumstances IL
brisi are these
tesms'sr supplying coal 30 the rsgim en-,
was driving out OF camp oDA NOR ming when
two so'diers Ssre ci-cov srsd living in III.
oo'ton VI hls wagon. thus sking 70 get pas,
the guard. They wsra imwedis s.sly srrse I'd
and BY direction VI Pollock we're ordered
the tsan'e'sr. Who vas q c,ti,su, inciuusd-
10 march arouma tree SIR hours Without re.t.
t'y Que Vi The s"id ere having besn up a.
nlsn' Previous. ~ss tired. and after IN hour h,
gsvs out. The Lieut.. Col. st once ordsrso h.
wrists 10 ne tied together. . d then he . Q.
actually hung up to a tree for neoyly fw.p,v
m'nufes Inc sSldiers. attracted bv ne poo,
fsio~'s criss cane around end finally the,
hscau- 90 inceossd It the brutal tres, men,
OF the prisoner that they not only caused him
to be Released. tut began making pr epArstiou.
10 hs 'hs Lieut. C"i. >h, u,s and ella aDo
efosne r The Big ludia and big Grs.eer
names ~ which be 10 known in e,mr. re-
sounded 90 Vi ridss. lie ord. red the {, ard 60
chsrss upon ths msn. whicn they dad, snd IN.
men being uHarMed. REQ tor IN. h .trscks ana
procured ssbrss. pis,Ols. etc., and returned ~y.
iie't ready for the at.srk. In. Lieu, Coz
te,r.at-d 20 his quarters. { d had = guard s,.
timed nsar. . q ss.t Tor All I Gen Bake
who sfcrssrks came up TO o.mp aud made
speech to The men. A. is Q, Inclusion h. .
Loudly cherred but eroans loud snd asr :
cant we're gwen Tor Pollock. C,l. W,Isve
turned the next morning 10 r-.po, ss 20 -.
gram and took co'nmsai. aud the l.-S ~,
10 nov h 'me on i~ave Of sb.enc.. :. wv
Ths idss Of tyings mao up nv n
and 'wpv'ng him over . bar, ~ -.
which W hat supposed to have ps
With 'hs hrutsiiies Of Indian wsrts
hours snch punishment would - -.
MANNED for life FIVE mi.u,ss =, u.s.
work ni@ into an almost unenG, .s, '...oe "
We DO net wonder 81 the indy n.,,on ~ IN.
co nrAd.s OF the victim. Ii ', Ia w.
believe that any nun,bsr of v,
hearts could long stand ,.,l .;,,. p..1. ~
cruciatine cuff riugs vi ham .,,.,,,.., =. !.
rescue. Or amsn m eo IA "a. - =.
inhumso In r"n''hms' ~ b A.. y Of. ing 10 sav
1ne 's.as' no'' form bis ,wn o, ,inioo.
me 'o' o." is the rep " which shows that
Inc he,"a las been g'osr hy impo.. d upon:
MA II .IroR 81 In rour dsilv. i..,. A last Sab
oa." "Io'"ing. the cal coiunp cor aimed q.
.r' 'sndin: 20 i,juIe 1t. Cot r oliock d
f- 9th love Cavalry.
lnAsiuuch q. the statement pf tho f. etc wa
erroneous and ! vas with n 4, .ol. on III.
occasion rt'erred to. take the libet ~ uf stat.
Jog 70. fscts - they wsr .. and = hhout h,.
r-Guest. -
It. Col. Palloek " =. :, .omu. ID OF IN.
u ssn. .a''n ~. rage WAS 10 comMan, Of Capt
~ =. oonF.ny from Winneshi-k Co. vi o
= one If the most ki,d hearted
ra,,,.". p" Ted company officers in th'
pany. W.
ing the Lieutenant rs1ut s'sd .
..d ~. 4 bis company TO assist 10 sw' '-iing
'o 4 '.ning the bsrrsck. which he r. auss"
7 o.u,inx violent l.ngusse 10 the Lieut., nsDt
&. Pave then commanded him to do it and
b. stu bbornly refused, and dau ned the leu
tent up hill and down" | will remark here
ths. the msn had not been on guard for Nv.
days and IL Page ipf,rmsd me that he wa,
u-uaiiy unwilling 10 perform his part Of 1 h.
company duties
,hs L,.u,en.At immediately informed Col
Polio Z OF the man conduct, and rsgaests d
him TO iof ct punishment. The Colonel csu a.
Cd ,wo gu .rd.. Win mu.ksts to be pos,ed.s
ordered & "Mr. mai" should march .ro md
. stately tree o. nspicuously lacat.d, Ger .si'
nu Der Of hoars Afssr . vsrv bri { m arch
int over two minutes J he hsi,ed without or
ders. and utterly refused 70 proceed. Hs con
m.nc-d seLm og with ons Of the guar.s sDd
tried to wrest hM 40 away. wss su .ndiDr
by an r. q l-sted one OF cur o0mgsny ~ ss-
s,s, the guard. ard hs did 90. The Colonel
then ordered Mr. msn" 70 be taken to III.
qua. houss and bucksd. THIS We do ne bu,
o. ng to the shape of The soldier did not CIV.
him G,uch uress,nsss. o Osessioaaity he VS.
in,srrog .ted - to h's Willingness 10 'msrch.'
hut continued 10 retuss 10 . stubt rn msnnsr
L. b.,.g evident that he wesld not cotne To-
tine" vcry soon. The COlonslor d-s%d i'm to BE-
tied up 70 smsll hsam 10 th. . ,ar'.rma. ~,'s
rom by his ~rists 20 that his weight woula
r-si on the hollis Of HE feet, which touched
the a ,Jr Alter beins 10 ths position tse o.
fifteen minutes he expressed . desire to
"msrch" Accordi CIV he was taken dowe.
but then he wss dstssmn~d to sst his Own |
time. The Colonel infermsi him ihst he in- |
teIjsd the "nsrch" should ne costinusd auti: !
he srd.eed . halt. its'ne convinced tAs, !
"fooi'sg" had "pIsysd oa.' Ne ss.sns~d Al |
ter ms',hisg . iss 0.ioutss. snd sxh,bi'ing = |
di.posi,i,a 10 bs obsdisns. the Colonel tsltcd |
TO hin rsl,ovingly. ana ordered he discharge !
Il might y wslI 70 sdd hst BE has stucs DE-
mss"sd hisseif p,oossly.
A. evenly sdvsee-d .qssds collected and |
d!scussrd shsesss without kn wing the sscts,
aad hs'isvsd ts soldier wss 90 eussd ths |
night prsv'"ns They became s!sn.ssss: . |
relief va' es'''a,ut. In. tnspsl. ssd th.s |
driven iste shs bssssss. vhsrs 'hsy reo.in 4 |
and c,sy "a ssshrs There vss no no,e noie.
Or s"mms ioa. I vain our evo barr al =, a |
p.ariy III. II not ell. eu. u.n vss .i,b Ne. |
Geo. B.kss zee ssss'.r =. end did .es .eem. |
%. The next S.bbash. \o ov.v,r. Ne sed ~. |
Cover IT ssas %. Hs Apeeh 80 ,ssi,al.
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