The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-02

1 Case - iioselas at IoEt ds-
wick IN American Eittnen re-
rtttcs enc Hundred Iashf
A aaneer gfy mHeb afflicted with
~ rcurahle disease eidch uear5 isld
haa hom mauaa labor came ap lbo
roal I T. RR ab5nt h ege.
aud la.ieF3 around Wilson's Baneba
On ls3o Creek oa tbo lltb Instant
eas nan. whose uame was Hendricks
wss aooostod ~ two mua dressed Is
staa clothes They requested him
& buy them bottle ofvhisbg, which
S. elnma,el d ~ The, furnished
tbg requisite funds aud D. nTmelaiely
post ;oa Bore. boas4t sbe 3 key and
ayo Il Is aen Alaat ta6 houn AZ.
forwards ISIS man Hen1reks 0a az
rested aad broaglt down % Colonel
Dodgcs quarters "a tho camp u the
Thrtieih Infantry before Colonel
Dodge. who accused him of selling
whisky to soldiers Hendricks solemn.
" assorted De- hlua know thty were
soldiers Chat Il he bad known they
woro soldiers be mast certainly would
not have sal og e,ea them whisky"
Colonel Dodge without trial hy court
martial ordered hn 10 receive ono
hundred lashe st noon ou the fol-
lowing day, effective measures having
been made for the complete aud oiloc.
tiYe carrying out Of tho sentence, the
wrotchoa culprit was brought from the
euard-house tothe place 81 torture A
rude cross firmly planted 81 the ground
attracted tho attention 81 The man, ou
which he gazel with disnaY Lieut.
lant2, Of Co. r., Thirtcth Infantry,
commanded the squad detailed to at
tend the punishment.
Gathered around % witness this most
unusual aud un-American scene were
somo 300 soldiers aud a small group Of
citizens When al was ready Lieu
tenant Lantz ordered him to be strip
ped, which was Immediately done, with
tho exception Of short thin shirt
which barely reached his naked hips.
He was then firmly bound with his face
TO the cross. AT given signal two
soldiers armed with plated thongs,
Iwho stood on his right and left, raised
their whidsalof aud brought tho whist
ling, kissing lash full ca The naked
body, which sprung colyulaiyoly up
ward, as Il touched with rcd hot irons.
A broad deep red vale marked tho spot
on which fho lash had fallen, but in Il
second it was lost to sight by the strokes
which fell thick and FAST on tho unfor-
tunate man, Gradually the deep, red
wales assumed a blacldsh color, and in
a short time crimson drops Of blood
rolled down the naked legs, filing his
shoes or were splatchod over the
clothes Of the spectators Toward the
seyenty-ffth stroke. the flesh around
the hips hung in shreds, as il rudey
torn by an animals claws. From tho
middle Of the back TO within six inches
Of the knees, the body was perfectly
raw and black. AT last citizen nam
ed Seward, Of New Julcsburg, entroatod
Lieutenant Lantz to stop, for Gods
sake" The mans screams were awful
be bounded from side TO side, ppasmo-
ideally upward and hung rs if lifeless
on the cross His lacerated body was
perfectly hightful
After one hundred bud eight lashos
had been administered, Lantz gave the
signal to desist The orderly sergeant
says he counted eighty-two, but two or
three by ISLANDERS stated that they
counted ono hundred and eight Lean
| ing heavily on the cross after being nm
bound, ho managed to'dress himself,
after which he waa sternly ordered to
leave the camp aul tho military roaer-
walton at Fort Sedgwick Turning one
look towards Lieutenant Lautz, he
erawled and limped painfully away to-
ward tho sand bluffs 70 tho northward.
4 feeling Of universal horror at the
cruel punishment pcfFades al the set
Elements General sherman had left
for the end 81 tho track bat two hours
before the punishment commenced II
is doubtful whether be knew any thing
about i. Flogging, buching aud eng
ging, and stretching soldiers spread
eagle fashion, seems to be tho order
Of the Day here Lieutenant Lantz,
through tho influence 81 senator Co
wan d Pennsylvania, was appointed
second lieutenant only twelve days ago.
/ imagine he has commenced early
Still there arc men in tie neighbor-
hood who believe him 70 be a Christian
and O gentleman