Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-12
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
shorlxsna Atrocities OF . Nash
vi.se Radice; eel Lash Ap-
rlfets 10 Negroes nno whites.
r,or ,be Na,l,yiils Gazette.

From the Nashville Gazette.
Among the many strange and startling
facts brongh, to the light CT day by this ex>
animation, the following will perhaps, he
new to our readers, which was drawn out
by QUESTION Of WIN. @. Bricn, Esq. to
III omas Il. Lusty. witness in the cause.
ur. Brien said: How did Col. Hull cn,
fuycs the rules Of discipline in the penlten.
,,arv: Mr.. Lusty answered as follows: -
well. am not prepared to cay much
abou, that. mover saw the discipline Of
the convic,s. saw them when went in
to see fogg ng one night. WAS invited
70 20 in and see the logging. Was told
that they we're going to have . general
melee, 80 l went in. Thew commenced
whipping them. There were l6 whipped
the night | went in. When ono Of the
number wss going to be whipped, one Of
the cusrds said, Frank. come; you are go>
ine to whip one Of the best men in the pen>
tentisry." +. Crew. llulls deputy, war.
den. said, "d-n the difference, We will
serve them al alike II he 10 not guilty he
will be some time.
Question by Mr.. Brien-llow were they
placed when thsy were whipped :
Answer-They were ordered to lie down
on the floor; their pants were stripped DOM
10 their knees and their shirts were rolled
up en- their shoulders; il the whip came
down too hea viy, ard If the convict didn't
like it, the guard Was ordered TO put one
foot on the cenv,H's hand and the other on
his neck; by the time they were done whip.
ping, the convict's pants would be nearly
off; they were whipped on the bu.tocks.
and if they twisted around any they would
&c. i, little higher up.
Qneetion-Now, what sort Of instrument
did they whip them withs
Answ.r-The whipping was done with q
broad strap cut into strips; it vas . strap
Of thick Leather, and it ives cut into four
strips aud put in handle; the leather was
about sixteen inches long. and put in .
turned handle and screwed to il. Frank
Crew was the whipper until he got tired,
and then he would engage somebody else.
Three or four men we're tired out that night.
[ would never be willing to witness so barr
barous q spectacle again. have known
them to he taken into rooms and whipped
jeff. Morris, who had escaped and been cap
tured, was among the number whipped that
night. I thought they would never get
through whipping him. His buttocks were
swollen up like bIGdders before they were
done with him They would groan aud cry
aud beg for mercy hundreds Of times. Thu
reply was Cd d-n you, lie still or will
give you more.
On the cross>examinatio the witness sta
ted that Frank Crew was Hulrs deputy
warden Hull was not present when thu
sixteen were whipped, aud don't know
whether It was told to Hull, but hs ha!
heard Hull order . convict to be whipped
On the re examination Of Mr.. Bren, thu
witness stated that ii Hull bad exescisst
ordinary diligence he could have known d
these practices. A young man was sick ant
had been taking medicine, and in eonss
quence had frequently 10 leave bis work.
Upon inquiry it was asesrtained that he hal
taken medicine not that mvsning but th
night before. Wheseuron Hull ordere'
him TO be stripped and ten stripes with
four thronged whip TO be inflicted upon hi
bare body.