New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-27

PRICE THREE CENTS.
line but chung to who tried to shoot me and
caught his gun and prevented him, and he took my
money from me-some seventy dolars-and ordered me
into line raising his gun TO strike me and came to
the lire the Captain made fent to strike me with his
sword and told me to give lin my pocketbook which
did but, as he turned 10 put in others sprung away
and chung close to this man tina. had first taken my
money; said 10 bum that he had taken al the money
and he must keep me from being shot like dog as
citizen, and had nothing to do with the fight; he
abused in every way by bad language saying that
had fought them Ike devils and tried to kill all Of
Forests men, until came to the back stores where
he gave soldiers coat, aud told to wait mo-.
ment until he could step in and steal his share
j left took some clothing, saddle, blanket
and halter that there and started out of the fort
MS one OF FORESTS men, on the way saw three per-
shot-mulattOes and blacks-shOt down singy. in
cold blood; succeeded IN getting over the fOrtifca
tons, and hid under fallen timber where remained
until dark after dark attempted go toward Hachie
River bottom but the fallen timber being bad got
lost and wandered tho Pass No leading out OF
the fort inside Of IT, where could all, where laid
until the next day, about O'clock; heard ftyons or
tTO shots fred siRPy different times Eitkia the fort
during that time, end scr,ams and cheers.
BL0opHoUNDs on THE TRAIL.
About o'clock the dogs were getting so close to me
that knew they we're on my track
q. What do you mean by " the dogs :"
A. Hunting out people everywhere. They have dogs.
Q. They had boodhounds
A. Yes Sir left the most my clothing and hast.
ened down rayine in tie timber and kept through
the rayine till came TO the Coal Greek bottom some
mile and half and swan i finally succeeded
in getting TO the Island had swim the river
and bayou; that is all saw.
BURNING THEIR PRISONERS.
On was there a the fort two days after the battle
and the remains Of burnt persons; helped TO bury
one of the dead that saw shot in cold blood, lying
right where he was left, and saw many Of them. white
aud black all buried together and number three days
afterward not buried.
= How many did you see shot in this wayi
A. should think probably about 200.
O. II was an inaiscriminate butchcry was il
A. Yes, Sir. There were about Is or 90 All lay close
in pile, budding close together, shot after they were
WOUNDED SOLDIERS SHOT BEGGING FOR QUARTER.
q. some white soldiers were shot alter they were
wOundedi
A. Yes Sir with the hospital flag flying aud they
hcing white handkercbiefs over their heads saw at
least ten soldiers shot individually. with white handker
chiefs over their heads. They tore OF pieces OF their
shirts-anything they could get.
q. You say these men shot in hospital with flag
fyingt ]
A Yes Sir lying right down under it-not up walk.
ing at all Every man lying near me was Ele-lying
close to and me. Twoay under because they kept
png right up top close under the bank 1t was just
down under the brow Of the hill great many lying
in the water were shot Trees that laying one end
in the water and the other the shore they would just
the other side Of these and hide, and the
Rebels would go over and shoot them.
q. Your citizens clothes saved youf
-
them They robbed every citizen, and took OF all their
clothing.
@. How much did they take from youi
.. You say you were robbed twice
&. Yes; once by the Captain Of the company, and
once by the private curry my money IN my vest
pocket always and Lad my pocket-book,in my pocket
Q. That what you gave to the Captain was MT it
A. Yes. Sir.
Q. And seventy dollars in money to the soldier,
Voc Ia kal iva and
the other asked for the pocket.book.
A sYMPATHIZER TREED BY DOGS.
O. You soy they had bloodhounds did you see any Of
themi
A. Yes, Sir and not only J. but Others saw them. |
One other--Mr Jones-was teed by them, and stayed
there long time
y. What Jones was that
A. don't know his given name. lie lives on Island
No. "a. i can find out his name. He is not any too
good Union man, but he is rather Southern in his
ceilings.
Q. State about Bradford's death--when he was shot
md what was done. Was he wounded before the sur
A. No. Sir. but it reported by very Trustworthy
,ersons that Bradford shot and hung Coring
on. in Hachie River bottom
z. Who told you thsi
x This same Jones' and there were some darkes
ame on TO the gunboat and said that Darkey evidence
$ very correct there. You might not think il worth
while to take the evidence but great deal more
nay state that was inquired after by large number
II officers and it said they would hang me flag
,ole there.
Q. What fori
4. From the fact that I employed Government
arkies from Col. Phillips az Memphis
q. On your pantationi Ii
A. Yes, Sir, and they shot all my horses unfit for
avalry. h
SAVAGE TREATMENT OF NEGROES.
Q. Did they shoot your darkest
A. understand they did, and burned them all; M
erstand they took yellow woman and two or three
escaped that tried TO take TO the fort with me In
he morning 10 help fight the balance, darkey whose
ame do not know said they were killed and burned
n the house.
q You did MT go back there them
4. did MT go back there; that is only what IL told
no. il told to persons that were bid right near and
saw persons bury the bodies after they were burned
O. WReret II,
A. In the fort Sir.
O. Burned in the house in connection with the fort
uildingsf
A. Yes. Sir; and out on timber; there was large d
umber OF the burned in the building but they had been
,uried the day before
O. Yol say there were SEQ men, you think in the fort
A. Yes. Sir.
q. How many do you suppose esc0pedi
A. Well know there wero moro than hundrediJ A
IS they marched out there, surrounded BY the DINER
roops, would not think there were 30 OF them
NEGROES BURIED ALIVE.
There are Ave darkies in Cairo hospitals who were
,ured alive. Two Of them have died SINCE tney got
here. ~
o. Did You see any Of those men buried alive
A. No did MT; but they are facts that can De easily
royed by the daBkes themselves. and those VINO 80"
lone and saw the Quarermaster burned 100.
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