The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-28
A NCnARaE or Moxsraous IsHurxNtrr

A 'CHARaE OF MoNsrRous INHuHxNtrY
AGAINST ENGLISH PRIsoN OFFICIALS
At the Court of Queens Bench, yester-
day, Mr., Matthews, @. O., applied on
behalf Of Daniel Redding, late q cenviot
in Chatham, and Millbank prisons, who
was concerned in the Fenian riots at
Manchester, for rule OF nisi, calling on
DR.. Burns, OF Chatham, and DR.. Wilson,
Of Millbank, to show cause why q crimi.
nal information should not be fled
against them for assaults committed by
them upon the applicant during his
incarceration in those prisons. Red.
ding's affidavit says that while at Chat-
ham prison he was placed in punish
ment cell for three days and Ted on
bread and water for refusing to do work
which he was unable to do from wenk-
ness aud exhaustion. On being admit
ted to the infirmary, DR.. Burns said
that he knew whit he was in for; that
he had got hard labor. aud TINT he must
do it OF. he would kill Elm. or words to
that effect. He was then turned out OF
the inhrmary. Iii October he WAS at
tackled by paralysis of the lower limbs,
but DR.. Burns refused to believe that hs
was i'll. He complained that his food
was inadequate. The afi lavit goes on,
that be was dragged around tue parade
ground by the DOCTORS orders. DR..
Burns ordered him to be taken to the
punishment cell. where he was stripped
and beaten with o staff. His clothes
wore left in the cell, but he was unable
from weakness to put them on, and he
remained in the cold for some time. In
attempting to work on some acaffolding
afterwards, he fell and hurt his head,
and he was removed to the infrmary.
On the Goth Of November he applied for
medical assistance, but that being the
day of the execution, he was told by Dr.
Burns to go back to his cell and cele-
brate the anniversary of the Manchester
martyrs. On several occasions during
the month of January, 1871, he was
burned with red-hot irons; his legs were
frequently pierced with needles
In the month OF March. galvanic bat
terry WAS placed to the soles of his feet
and be received several shocks, causing
intense torture. On the 4th of January,
1872, some blistering matter WIS put on
his back and neck. While the irritation
was fresh, galvanio battery was applied
six times day to the blistered surface.
The next affidavit relates what happened
at Millbank. It states that on the morn
ing after his arrival, DR.. Wilson and
three warders pricked his feet for nearly
an hour. he was thon dragged out of
bed by the feet, and his head came in
violent collision with the ground. He
was then dragged to tue surgery. He
was there screwed into chair of peculiar
construction. nnd galvanic battery ap-
piled to various parts OF his body. On
the following day, rope was fastened to
his ankles. aud while some of them held
him erect, tho others pulled the ropes
alternately. Thus no was conveyed to
the surgery, where the treatment of the
previous day was repeated. He was then
placed in cold bath and held unde,
water until he became insensible. Pre-.
vious to the above acts, he was held by
the feet while DR.. Wilson beat him ou
the stomach, which caused him to vomit
BY DR.. Wilson's orders. the warders
wiped up the discharge with his face
Tho Lord Chief Justice severely com
mented on the fact that the affidavitf
were filed on the last day of term bu,
one, when no explanation could be given
till April. He said it was most orue
thing. He granted the rule, but he
hoped the public would suspend theil
Judgment. Aduertiser.