Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-05
The English ia 5aEnaic:--Further AC,
cOnniS OF Atrocities

The London journals continue the publication Of
the evidence taken by the Royal Commission in rea-
ton to the cruelties practiced in Jamaica By Eyre
and his men.
It appears that the cats" used for fogging men
and women were made by an old soldier of the So
cOnG West India regiment named Bruce. who had q
knack OF manufacturing cruel weapon. Here j.
the account:
The first was made of twine but after time thin
pieces oi wire were introduced. This was not done
said, by his order he knew it afterwards hut the
amount OF wire was so trlng that he didnOt thnkit
matter of any importance, and he did not believe
they were in use more than three days. Another
witness deposed that the wire twisted round the
cord intertwined with il, about half the length OF
the cat but Mr.. kirkland said the wires were never
bound with the cord but the whole length of the
cat The wire was of brass. came from MIR. Ford's
store at Bath, and was what is known in the trade
lS-guage wire.
The story told by Mrs Bruce, wife of the black
soldier who logged the people at Bath is that in the
first instance her husband made cat which the
bushaS" (oyerseersl and others who had escaped
from the rebels said was too light Then wire cat
was handed to HIM man named BecSlorI was the
him dozen because he hogged too light. She could
not stay in krklards store near the spot where the
foggings took place. because OF the cruelty. Her
husband tainted away and she had to give him medi-
cnes and nourishment. The foggings for the men
most severe the cruelty terrible. Some of the
men who were to be hung got one hundred lashes
Other testimony was as follows:
TIC cRT FL, E6 CONNECTED p BY NAVAL OFFICERS
Kingston on the 10Th, was confined for some DAYS
along with many others, on board the AbOukir. an
on the ID OF November was removed in the COrdeii.
to Morant Bay. de comp aimed that when taken on
board the Abouklr his hands were tied behind him
so tightly that the tears into his eyes An off
Ger on board ordered the men blow out their brain.
II they ATTEMPTED to escape and not to take more ac
count OF their lives than they would of cats" Wht
are you! said ono of the men to him. "A Baptist
Then because you are Baptist IL hang you!", He
had fever, and the doctor told him that about
eighteen inches OF rope was the best medicine he
could get.
An officer in the boat ordered one of the sailors to
row in such way that the would strike him il
the stomach But did the officer actually tell the
sailor to strike you with the oar2" the Commissioner
asked. mo: but that must have been his nbjectl"
At Morant Bay the prisoners always taken out
to see the people hung and logged 1t was horrify
ing to witness; he could not describe his FEELINGS
Whenever he had occasion to go to the head of The
ship rope was tied round his ne,k and an offcaT
held one end of it in one hand, with drawn sword
in the other. Hewas not allowed to ask how his wife
was, or to write or receive letters, and petitinI
when was 70 the Governor by the prisoners
assuring MIN OF their loyalty, was never answered
The Pennsylvania Legislature has refused
to modify the Sunday laws of that State so far as
permit the running of cars ON the first dav oF the