Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-09
The Barbarism of Slavery-A Fiend
Mutilates and Burns Quadro0n
Girl.
Correspondence of the Ind. Journal
GRIFFIN, Ca. Oct. IL,

trRtFGfN, "a, oct. 100.
Having, according to the promise, obtained
from Capt. Parker. Provost Marshall of this post,
(but transferred to Atantij tho particulars OF the
tiendish outrage of which | spoke in recent let
ter. transmit them to you. They appear OF
record, in his Office, AMI could be easily consulted
by any incredulous Christian who always thought
no body on earth had the delegated power from
pandemonium to he but Abolitionists. Here is
the case:
One John VI. Ingram, a resident OF Coweta
county, eighteen miles from Griffin, formerly
owned young and intelligent quadroon. There
existed mutual attachment between her and the
whole family, and she was given what was regard
ed under the slave regime As the post OF honor,
taat OF housemaid or waitress.
Ingram occasionally came home intoxicated, at
which time he would require the waitress to brush
the dies away and fan him whilehc ps. Recent
" he returned slihgtlv under the influence OF
~ nor. and the usual programme TRANSFERRED: but
he had I'm asleep the girl, for some urgent
purpose, left the room temporarily. While she
was out Ingram awokc. Discovering her alb
scence, he called, and on her approach nc ieilsd
her 10 the floor with blow At this outrage she
remarked that she would tell the Yankees if ne
persisted in his abuse. Ingram flew into rage,
andin.tanty looking her in the stripped every
shred of clothing from her body, and procuring
long rope with which he firmly tied her hands be-
hind her back. tie then put the other cri through
hook in one Of the josts above, and drew her
arms up far possible without dis.ocating them
from their sockets. His next step was to 60 up
stairs and romove a few planks from the second
floor Immediately over her lit being loosely lain,
and the ceiling of the frst floor being plaster
ed, as Southern HOSES are often constructed)
after which he set Ere to some eight WOOD" and
let the see,hins, rosnous drippings, all ablaze like
burning tar, fall through the aperature he had
made, on to the poor creatures back neck, shout
ders and head. The manner she was tied drew
her body into q STOPPING posture, the verterba
reclining a. an attitude OF about forty FIVE degrees.
Wherever he substance came in contact with her
person. the flesh was bnrned to crisp. "iight.
wood" isa kind of pitchy pine wood. used here
for torches and kinding. Her screams attracted
his wife, and all the negroes on the plantation.
But in hi. chiralric passion. no entreaty awaited
He descended the stairway. and to continue his
hellish work, though entirely sobered by the
excitement, he burnt her legs and feet, and other
parts of the body not reached by the stream Of
liquid fire from above. Then he threatened TO
murder her outright, but by this.tme his wife, pale
with fright, had ran and brought some neighbors,
among whom was sister ofthe demon, and she
induced him to desst from h $ horrid work =
The girls own affidavit was fully corroborated,
not only by competent testimony, but by the yet
suppuraiins scalds examined by the captain and
othcfs connected With his Office.