The New York herald., 1868-06-25
THE ASSASSINATION OF AsaBuaH IN GEORGIA.
Treatment OF the Frisoners-NIiss temenis
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Treatment Of the PrIsoners-NIiss teInenis
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IN all minds band Of twenty-five or thirty rufians
broke into his lodging house on the night Of the 3oh
OF last March and ridded him with bullets, leaving
him dead, weltering in gore. The civil authorities
OF Columbus made no EFFORT ~ bring the murderers
to Justice and the military took 1t up. Oneof the
abest detectives In the country came down to ferret
1t out. He arrived in April, and has been busily at
work ever since Eighteen persons in all have been
arrested. Whether they are the guilty parties not
the impending trial viii show .-t
went out to-day, accompanied by couple Of
army officers, to the MCPHERSON Barracks northwest
OF the city, where most Of the prisoners confined
Five Of them-viz., Roper Barber, Cash, WiggIns
and Lawrencemare each IN wooden OGDEN cell four feet
are in cells eight feet by ten The cells are upon one
side Of the regular guard house: They are simply
and eighteen inches wide to each Of the small cells,
and one double that size TO each OF the large ones.
the auestions@" You plenty OF light and air irS
Do you sleep comfOrtablyS Have you sufficient
quantity Of good, wholesome food, and are you
treated kindly and respectfullyY and every one Of
them answered all the questions unhestatingly in
the Affirmative. All said they were treated as well
as prisoners could expect to be. Two OF them de-
cared they had seen much worse times in the rebel
army. The only complaint made was BY one OF
them VINO SAID tnst % a @ 70 oeI sne aae @ o. .ne
blanket to draw over him. The blanket was
promptly ordered.
States soldiers are confined for various petty Of
fences. These thirty soldiers are all In one ROOM
double the space which is occupied by the seven Co
lumbus prisoners upon the other side. must say
however, that think these soldiers are crowded too
closely together but is evident that there Is In
tention to make the confinement or the Columbus
prisoners any more rigid than that OF our own SOL
ders who are Imprisoned for petty breaches of mill
Three other prisoners, Betz, Bennett and Stephens
are In large room sixteen by fourteen, a comfort.
ahl mar w "a aa
comfortable and nice room In fact, as Is usually
to be found in any gentleman's private dwelling.
asked them the same questions as before, and
received the same answers as from the others; all
said they never knew that prison was so good q
thing before. Another one said he had been spoken
to roughly once by sergeant OF the guard for trying
TO talk TO the prisoners In the cells not far away The
sergeant finally threatened to shoot him II ne did
not desist. Otherwise he had been treated like
gentleman by gentlemen.
Three others-W d. Chipley, e. J. Kirkscey and s.
g. Bedel-are confined In the quarters set apart for
officers in building hundred yards from the first
have described. Their quarters are as comforta-
first r pus In the celis in the frst building I have
named and kept there for four or nye days Chip
ley and Kirkscey both being large, deshy men, and
these small cells hard to endure and Chpley says IL
serioualy afected his health. Upon giving bonds
their present quarters, since which time said Chip
ley told me he mad been as comfortable az In palace
These three are " . ans looking gentlemen; Gnpey
and acquaintance In that CITY, as well as In Lexing
ton and Cincinnati.
Two other quite young men-Grimes and Daniels
are In the quarters OF the Colonel commanding, and
can scarcely oe said TO be confined al all. They are
to be sent home this evening on bail.
Three others-Lawrence brother OF the other OF |
that name, Jacob Marks and j. ID. Marks, also bro |
thers--are confined In an old barrack, southwest Of
the city. They were brought here last wednesday. |
They are confined In small apartments In the sol |
diers' guardhouse, the same In which soldiers are
TO be confined. They complained OF the
heat but In oil other respects their condition was all
that any prisoner could hope for. While was there
one Of the ocers had part OF the upper portion OF
their rooms Knocked away, and gave orders that
their doors should hereafter stand open during the
day. With this they expressed themselves entirely
satisfied, and said they wanted nothing more. Law
renee said he had been hurried OF from home with.
out change OF clothes This he was assured would |
be rernedied.
The Marks brothers are quite young men, who
were born In Dayton Ohio. They lived eleven years
In Cincinnati, and In 1866, Immediately after the
close OF the war, moved to Columbus, where they |
have since been engaged In selling goods. They have
many relatives In Ohio and ct Memphis, Tenn.
Upon the whole cannot find from the testimony
been treated with the slightest degree OF cruelty.
Several OF them are living more comfortably and
uxuranty than three-f0urths OF the citizens OF Ohio.
Not Of them is as badly OF the United States
soldiers confined for petty offenceb at the same
places, and none OF them are doing nearly 80 badly |
the prisoners In ninetenths Of the jails through
Dut the country
whether these men are guilty Of the awful crime
IoY which they are arrested do not pretend TO say
Dhipley, Krkscey and Bedell speak Of the approach
ng trial with great confidence The young Marks
brothers talk the way and all the rest claim 20
be Innocent Of this, however think the people OF
he county NAV rsst sssrrei-v's.. that Ne truth