The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-14
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.gineer department., Cincinnati Southern,
Railway. gave an amusing account Of q
most cruel case, of imprisonment, At
Huntsville, Scott County, Tepn., during
the summer Of 1879. The / remarkable 80
prisoner: and the circninsI AN ces: at tend
Jug hiB cruel dohaaenehts we're Grst to-
The notice Of the engineers by sdauyer
named Overtoh, Who was d tiias county
investigating soma qa6d stiles. Being
.sn Huntsville one day., oyerton'g atsen
'tion was attracted by the cor conSetsatiou
of some freq auenterrss Of 90 apple Brandy
mill The partya were an, mach cited
over the eFpela Fslaq apd Outrageous ig si9n
I'm ent of .one of our felloRa,. at tina ia
stance oeA go6le HRFetSh ol5eEn Uaife d 1
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we're excited, and he inquiredsssheT
! cause aud circumstances oEthe imprisou
menth S2l .AE R91AN ,EAGAUTAs|
% char he il, said the spokesman of
the' party; oyer thaf on the feaee's@ ga
- EOverton Looked across the street and 81
behed scedy iadividual'perctsd upon
the fence, ldiaafely whistiiags pine
shing'e. The sympathetic lawyer ap
preached the prisoner aud inquired OF
him II ile was id trouble sasssa7FeEes sdE'
!; Prisoner LY es put me- ID here abaTss sse7
Of llicit rstil1Ea. .'sss~'2 eaa n ,e'ia "
iGLAhd tliey tasep you pretty 'eloss:'
,PrisoherlaYa aas.a 1'fnes ,b0ato halfs
sat Got transferred From Knoxville
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4, Prisoner aiior9 ffrEs. ant 'ahy.i Carry
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AtFthis iauotuae the party FROM fhss>
drinking shophad eFassettthc street aud
scaine 10 4 hero uyg ftotj sud s6e 5pria
oiier were talking. c 9 sj $50
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shame. Them inassaals bad baitersn
come nbout here no more. = Comefover;
and hav drink .tiGs ss ssi sSs Is !
Aud the whole party, prisoner inlet
ed,Fadionrncd to tlle smiir and took a.
drink of.brandy. .ssdsgSss 80 81 ,StaaeI
+" In ad%w days soneof' the boys iof tiica
cnsinoer oorrse, who had heard aofsiltliisa
sremi rkab1c prisoner, visited The sail ats
Huntsville The door stood wide open,
arsl nnin was in the only room aloneea
hamnering away ut some sort of carpeu Z
ter work So siea - sE algs79 Ss35 al
In answer to the qdestionif nc was
the unfortunate nan who was suffering
the miefortunes of imprisonmenss for
the crime Of making few gallons of
eye opener he replied. 1fs 'aa e'S5 81 q
+ 'Ynas. Got me in here AMI the
suffering convict put OBJ such d look zof q
distress that the man OF .transitss anda
targets said. 'rs' - aia ss.s :. y
AN outrageous shame. Come overS
and Us have drink 26t Ho@e u.
4 And over went the two, the prisoner
locking the door behind him. 1 >aq
The next day or two, two qe the engi
neer corpse met this foully use | convict 4
in the woods With gun on one slipal9
der and h lot of game over the other. En-
answer to aquesfioa they got the stereo 8
typed reply: siRss e5a&i~Sa as, so'aas 4
'Y'a,a,s. Got me'' fins here gsLioite
'stillin' 2 as'F@ @f na'ssa $50 :;
A few 'days2more, and 'soue 'of the en-
gineers me. the oppressed ihdividuola
three miles froh, Huntsville, 5on.a his q
way home to spend a few day 8 swith9his
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And you're the prisoner aeeH,f al a
Y'Yaas; got me ip here ozotaa4
The facts hereinzafe vouched for by
the gentleman who relateI them.@ The
circumstances reveal ali amount Of cold 1
bloodcd cruelty upon the part Of The
citizens aud officials Of SCOTT County
rarely equaled in modern tines So'sa 9
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