Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-04-29

think, five or elk different times.
q How long uef
A. Well, it was more in collection than ii
was properly in straight line there was a ;ne
probably as long as this room-about 80 or 30
feet.
Y These lines were scattered by Rebel shots
several times
A. Yes Sir
Y. These men were unarmed2
A. Unarmed no arms of any description,
and held up both hands, begging for quarter
Y. We're you put in the line
A. No, Sir, was not it was attempted to
put me in line, hut clung to a man who tried
to shoot me, nnd caught his gun and pre-
vented him, and he took my money from me-
some seventy dOllars-and ordered me into line,
raising ha gun to strike me and as / came to
the line, the Captain made q fent TO strike me
with his sword and told me to give him my
pockel-bOok, which did, but, as he turned to
put In others, sprang away and clung close to
this man who had first taken my money | said
to him that he had taken all the money, and he
must keep me from being shot like dog, as
was citizen, and had nothing to do with the
fight; he abused me in every way by bad lam
guage, saying that we had fought like devils, and
had tried to kill all OF Forests men, until we
came to the back stores, where he gave me
soldiers coat, and told me to wait moment
until he could step in and steel his share; as
soon as was lett, took some clothing, saddle,
q blanket, and halter that was there, and started
out Of the fort as one of Forests men on the
way saw three persons shot-mullatoes and
blacks-shot down singly, in cold blood sue
ceeied in getting over the Notifications, and hid
under fallen timber where | remained until
dark ; after dark l attempted to 20 toward
Hatohie River Bottom, but the fallen timber
being 30 bad got lost and wandered near the
Pass No. 2, leading out of the fort, inside of it,
where | could see ALL where laid until the nexi
day, about O'clock heard Jftty.one or tDo
shots fired singly al different times sOthia The fort
during that time, and screams and cheers.
BLooDHouNDs ON THE TRACK.
About 2 o'clock the dogs were getting so close
to me that knew they were on my track.
O. What do you mean by 'the dogsf"
A. Hunting our people everywhere. They
have dogs.
z. They had boodhounds
A. Yes, Sir, left the most of my clothing
and hastened down raven in the timber and
kept on through the ravine till came to the
Coal Greek bottom, some mile and half and
swan ACROSS. finally succeeded in getting to
the l-land had to swim across the river and
u bayou that is all saw.
BuRSlNd THEIR PRISONERS.
Oh, | was there at the fort two days after the
battle, aud saw the remains of burnt persons I;
helped to bury Que of the dead that saw shot
in cold blood, lying right where he was left, and
saw many OF them, white and black, all buried
together, aud Il number three days afterWard not
buried.
Q How many did you see shot in this way I
A. should think probably about 200.
O. 1t was an indiscriminate butehery was il :
A. Yes, Sir. There was about 15 or 20. All
lay close in together, shot after they were
wounded.
WOUNDED SOLDIERS SHOT BEGGING FOR QUARTER.
q Some white soldiers were shot after they
were wounded
A. Yes, Sir, with the hospital dag flying and
they holding white handkerchiefs over their
heads They tore of pieces of their shirts
anything they could get.
O. Yes, Sir, with the hospital flag flying and
they holding white handkerchieis over their
heads. | saw at least ten soldiers shot individu-
ally with white handkerohiess over their heads.
They tore off pieces of their shirts-anything
they could get
O. You say these men were shot in hospi-
tai, with flag flying?
a. Yes, Sir, lying right down under it-not
up walking at all. Every man lying near me
was killed-lying close to me and on me. Two
lay under because they kept piling right up on
top close under the bank. II was just down
under the brow of the hill A great many lying
in the water were shot. Trees that were lying
one end in the water and the other on the shore
they would just go over the other side of these
aud hide, and the Rebels would go over and
shoot them.
| Q, Your citizens clothes saved you7
A. Yes, Sir. told them had nothing TO do
with them. They robbed every citizen, aud took
of all their clothing.
O. How much did they take from you
A. Seventy dollars.
Q. You were robbed twice.
A. Yes once by the Captain of the company
and once by the prvates | carry my money IL
my vest pocket always, and had my pocket-bOoA
in my pocket with notes in it.
2 That was what you gave to the Captain
wasn'tit2
A. Yes, Sir.
Y. And seventy dollars in money to the sol
dier?
A. Yes, Sir 3; he asked, "Giye me your money,
and the other asked for the pocketbook.
sYMPATHIzER TREED BY Doaa
Q. You say they had bloodhounds did yO'
see any of them?
A. Yes, Sir; and not only l. but others, say
them. One other-Mr. Jones-was treed b,
them, and stayed their long time.
Q. What Jones was thatY
A. don't know his given name. He lives ol
} Island No. 81 | can find out his name. He i
not any too good Union man, but he is rathe
Southern in his feelings.
O. State about Bradford's death-when b
was shot, and what was done. Was he wound
ed before the surrender!
A. No, Sir, but it was reported by very trust
Q worthy persons that Bradford was shot and hun
near Covington in Hatchie River bottom
q. Who told you this?
: A. This same Jones, and there were som
g darkies came on the gunboat and said thai
Darkey evidence is very correct there. Yo
9 might not think it worth while to take the evi
dence, but it is o great deal more to be relet
upon than the Southern evidence there. ma
b state that was inquired after by a large mum
ber of officers and it was said they would han
y me on flag pole there.
% O. What for?
A. From the fact that employed Governmel
It darkies from Col. Phillips at Memphis.
's O. On your plantations
1t A Yes, Sir, and they shot all my horses uu
fit fJr cavalry.
SAVAGE TREATMENT OF NEGROES.
n Q Did they shoot your darkest
81 A. / understand that they did, and burnt
them all understand they took one yellC
woman; and two or three boys that escaped th
as tried to take 10 the fort with me in the NOR
ing to help fight the balance, darksy, who
name do not know, said they were killed 81
burned in the house.
q. You didn't go back there, thent
Ut A. l didn't go back there; that is OIL
u l, what is told me; it was told by persons Ii
y, were hid right near, and saw persons bury t
gu bodies after they were burned.
Q. Wheref
%. A. In the fort, Sir
'at Q. Burnedin the house in connection with
fort buildings2
-. A. Yes, Sir and out on timber there wa
Ill large number of the burned in the building,