The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-26

| to imagine what was. going on, and what
| they intended to do, | was dragged out by
two men, who, both pulled me at times in
opposite directions. We, however, reached
! boat, in which / was placed, and were
! rowed short distance. could not saw ther
where we stopped; for my face was still co.
vcred. After leaving the boat vas forced t.
| walk come distance, with the heavy irons
still on my legs. l was then suddenly
stopped, and made to ascend three or four
| flights OF stairs; and as stood at the tor
waiting, some one struck me q severe blo1
| on the top of the head, which stunned and
half threw me over, when I was pushed
into small room, where ! remained in an
unconscious condition for several hours
The next morning some one came with
bread and coffee. remained here several
days, suffering torture from the bag OF
padded hood over my face. 1t was on Sun
day when it was removed and was shaver
II was then replaced. Some hours after,
General Hartranft came and read to me
several charges that was engaged in q plo,
| to assassinate the President and the day
following | was carried into q military
court, and still hooded, before oil of its
members. remained but short time,
when / was returned to my cell for another
night and day, and then again presented
in this court. Mr.. Bingham, Assistant
Judge Advocate, read the charges against
me, and asked if I had any objection
to the court, and / replied "No,n and
made my plea of "not guilty" They
| then wished to know if I desired counsel,
n r,,I,n I
eral Hunter, the president of the court, in
sisted that should not be allowed counsel
He. was, however, ovcrrulcd, but it was
| several days before was permitted legal
aid, the court in the mean while taking
evidence with closed doors. On every adj
iournment of the court, if only for IN
hour, was returned to my cell and the
closcly-fitting hood placed over my head
This continued till June 10, 1865, when
was relieved from the torture of the bag,
but nv hands and limbs remained heavily
manacled. .T T..
| On one Sunday, while I was confined al
| this place (the Washington ArsenaD, I was
visited by gentleman of middle stature,
rather stout, with full beard and gold
| framed spectacles. He noticed my mana.
cles and padded head. afterwards learned
| that he was Mr.. Stanton, the Secretary OF
| War. 1t is proper to state that when the
hood was placed on me, Captain Munroe
said it was by order of the Secretary Of
War. My first thought was that I was tc
| be hung without trial, and the hood was
preparatory to that act. -.... ........ NJ
| On the 18th of July, about midnight,
was conveyed to steamboat, and arrived
the next day at Fortress Monroe, and was
thence taken to the gunboat Florida. The
| irons on my arms were temporarily re-
| moved, but Captain Dutton, in charge OF
the guard, ordered heavy Lille irons to be
placed on me, when General Dodd, chic1
officer in charge, more humanely counter
manded his order and had the irons AGAR
removed from my arms. was placed fol
security in the lower hold of the vessel
and compelled to descend to it by ladder
The rounds were far apart, and, al
the irons on my feet were chained but
few inches apart, my legs were bruised
and laceratcd fearfully. The hold whcr.
| was confined was close and dirty, but
after two or three days | was allowed OF
deck in the day time, but was closely
guarded. l was allowed to speak to no one
If the crew. We arrived at Fort Jefferson
on the Dry Tortugas, and were handed ove1
to Colonel Hamilton, commanding, wh'
placed me until the next day in casematc
The next day was brought before Colonc
| H., who informed me that he had no more
stringent orders concerning me than othe
prisoners confined there.
During the latter part of last October
was placed in irons and compelled to worl
with an armed sentinel over me. ] did no
know the reason for this, for | was uncon
scious of having given offence. and has
couformed to every regulation. I was thel
closely confined and allowed to comrnuni
cate with no one for four months. The pre-
tcnce for this, l afterwards learned, spranl
from an attempt of DR.. Mudd to escape.
| [Spanglcr gives accounts rs to the treat
ment of the other prisoners at the Dry Tor
tugas which prove that the horrors of tn
inquisition are repeated in our own day an
country by men who pirate Of liberty, equa
rights, &c. The details are sickcning.l