The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11

Before q word OF evidence was heard my case was
'rrejndgec. and / was already condemned on the
sire peth OF wild rumor and Misrepresentation.
The witnesses perjured themselves. and while
monstrous falsehoods, felt ashamed Of my spe-
ces and lost faith forever In all mankind. That
men could STAN, up IN that court and take an oath
before Heaven to tell the truth, and the next mo-
mept set themselves to work to swear away by
downright perjury the life OF fellow man. was a
thing that T. In my Innocence OF the world. never
thought possible. After was convicted and sent
away to the Dry Tortugss . confession was got up
made by me to Capt. Duttor IN board the steam
ship, and was afterwards appended to me omcial
report Of the trial. This was one OF the most
Infamous lodges prsciiced against me, and was
evidently Intended as justification for the lie.
gality Of my conviction. never made scch
confession and never could have made II, even II
/ tried"
"a How did they treat you down there at the
Swel, I feel indIsposed to say much on that
head. II ! made disclosures Of matters with which
am acquainted, certain officers In command there
mIsht find themselves curiously compromised"
"You did good service during the fever plague,
swell, I can say this; that as long as acted as
post physician not O single lie was lost. Ny
whole time was devoted to fighting the spread Of
the disease and investigating Its specific nature
fonnd that the disease does not generate the poison
which gives rise to the plague. The difference be-
tween contasion and md rfsssen ~ which have dis
which the fever springs and the other does not.
Contagon, such smallpox, measles. etc., gener.
ates the poison which spreads the complaint OF
yellow fever, typhoid fever and other such infec.
fious diseases. Il requires contact with the poi.
son and not with the disease TO infect person;
and II thousand cases OF fever were removed
from the place Of the disease no danger whatever
need be appreheuded. The fever in the Dry Tor
tugas was Of the same type az the typhoid, and
the treatment on the expectant plan-that Is,
watching the csse-and treating the symptoms as
they manifested themselves.n
Were you untrammelied in your management
of the sick!''
"No, sir; there's where felt the svkwsrdness
OF my position. was trammelled and s0nee-
quently could not act with the independence
ply sicisn under such circumstances should have"
The doctor talked at considerable length on
many other topics connected with his imprison-
ment. In replying to the remark that bis feelings
must have been greatly exercised at coming with
in sight of bis old home and meeting hs wife once
more he said with visible tremor. that words were
entirely inadequate 20 express the over Whelming
emotions that flied his mind. II appears that
few days before no left the Dry Tortugas com
psry Of the third artillery, who were on board
transport about being shipped TO some other point,
on seeing the decor walking on the parsDet. set
up three cheers for the man who Ieriied hs lie
for them 10 the heroic fight with the dread vista
tion Of fever. We talked along till midnight, then
retired to & comfortable feather bed, and, rising
with the sun In the morning, started ON our home
ward journey 10 Washington