The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-04-23
The Return of Arnold and Spangler.
tre Dry Tortngas Prisoners.

from the Baltimore Sun.
Sanue Is. Arnold and Edman Spaneler.
the prisoners recently released from the
Dry TOrtucas, under the pardon of prcsi-
dent johnson, the former having lecn
sentenced Tor HE. and the latter for six
years, 10y The military commission that
tined the assassination conSpirator3, reach
ed this city yesterday. They came rasSer.
gers On the steamship Cuba, from Kew
y est. Arnold appears in rather delicate
heath, but Spangler Is well, and both APP
pear IN good spirits, They are set free
now, after three years ard eight months in
'durance vile. After their tia! and sem
tence, they reached the Dry Tor, ueas with
DIR MuGd, their late fellow prisoner, and
. Laughln, who died during imprison-
nIcnt, on the 241t OF July, 1865, and were
released en- the 22d CT March, 1869. Both
Arnold and SpangIer reply readily to
queries concerning their imprisonment. and
the treatment they received from the differ
cnt commanders of the post During the
season Of the fearful rage OF the yellow
Fever In 1867 at the fort, they state that af
ter near'y all the troops had been attacked
and either recovered or died, Dr. Muad
who had SO faithfully and advantageousy
lab0Ted among the sick, was taken down
with the disease, and, there being no med
lea! man left lit for duty, was ntrsed solely
by themselves, his only remaining cnmpan
ION, " Laugh!In. having previously died
During lis prevalence there We're 81 deaths
IN that limited community, two Of whom,
We're prisoners, and the balance officers and
soldiers. They speak ing hly of tho late
MAJ Stone, who COMMANDED at the time
HIS wife having died Of the epidemic of
W LI, IN h., had roo !, 1 IL:
tie child over 10 Key West with the inten
ton of sending it to his relatives IN the
north, and shortly after reaching there he
was taken with relapse, and died. Their
treatment depended much on the DISPOSE
ton of the commander of the post, but,
after the season of yellow fever they Jared
much better than previously. They re-
celved telegram on the 9Th of March in
forming them of their pardon, and Span>
gler says that 1t appeared to him from that
time to the 2let, when Arnold father
reached there with the pardons, he gained
IN flesh every hour. Arnold was employed
as clerk at headquarters, aud Spangler as a
carpenter, and both at times were compel-
led 10 work very hard. After their release
they lett the Tor;ugas in a government
salIing vessel, and went over to Kew West,
where they rem ined seve-aldays, awaiting
the Arrival OF the Cuba and were treated in
the kindest manner by the citizens. t
On the terrible ordeal of their trial. un>
der the circumstances by which they were
surrounded, it is not to he supposed that
they would delight to dwell. Spancler
says that, from the tortures he endured
he was mostly unconscious of the proceed
lngs IN the case, and often knew nothing Of
what was going on around him. When
the padded hood was placed upon his head
III prison, covering over his eyes and tights
ened about his neck and chest, with mana
cles already on both his hands and feet, he
was told that it was by order OF Secretary
Stanton, the subordinate thus cxcusing
himself for his action After arriving at
the fort, and up to the time of his release,
Spangler AYERS that the sense of his entire
Innocence only made his chains more gail
ing, While at the same time it often kent
HIM from utter despair Both Arnold and
Srangler speak of the kindness and atten-
ton they received on board the Cuba from,
Captain Dukehart, his off GERS and passen,
gers, who were generally disposed to make
them comfortable