Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-25
RED-HOT!
Horrible Torture I'm the Cincinnati
work BarbaFism Of Civ
fIIzaGiOm.
Cincinnati Commercial.

Cincinnati Commercial.
"On Wednesday, the 18th, l was SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of five dollars and costs
for an assault and battery in the Atlantic
Garden. Not having the means to pay my
fine, was committed TO the WOrk-hOuse for
ten days to serve out my fine and cOstS.
On last Wednesday a prisoner was taken
to the hospital. helped to carry him to
the hospital. / can't now call his name.
He refused 10 answer certain questions thai
the doctor put to him, as to his illness. The
doctor then sent word to the engineer to
have an iron, a poker, heated red-hOt. This
was done, and the Ted-hOt iron was taken
to the doctor in a pair of tOngs. They
then took OF the prisoners pantalOOns and
left him standing in his shirt. The doctor
then applied the red-hOt iron 10 the prison
er's thighs, burning him terribly. The
OdOr was sickening, and drove people out
Of the place, in front Of the dungeon. The
prisoner did not utter word. They burned
b N five or six times. He wcold not
SD ak, however. They then irOned him TO
the floor in a STOPPING position, and bad
him that way an hour and hall, tOrluring
him still further.
superintendent Morgan was absent
vestigated it and raised a row about it.
They then treated the prisoner in a very
clever manner, as if they wanted TO have
the matter hushed up, Offering him wine
and the best Of food,
Morgan returned on Friday. Before
he returned the Doctor and Capt. Kidd
made these efforts to please the prisoner.
"AUGUsT W. ERWIN.
"SvOrn to and subscribed before me,
this I'D day Of August, 1875. =
"E. F. KLINE,
'Notary Public, Hamilton county, o."
THE wORK-HOUsE SIDE,
With a view to giving the subject q fair
investigation, and % get both sides OF The
story, a reporter OF the Commercial visited
the work house last night for the purpose
of asking the officers there all about it.
Superintendent Morgan laughingly re-
spOuded that be knew nothing Of his own
knowledge, but believed the facts were not
quite so bad as the stories al0at. GA
making an investigation, the Superintend-
ent asscertainsd that on last Wednesday
morning, when The prisoners were called
out OF their cells to 20 TO work, one Of
them, EiGey was found on his cot, ap-
parently unconscious. The attendants
we're frightened, and thought the man q
be dying. By order Of Capt. Kidd, four Of
| the prisoners carried EiAey into the
| hospital, and DR., Quener was sum
mOned from the city by telegraph. When
the Doc.oF arrived, Eifey bad revived, but
| ewing to his jaws being set, was unable t
| speak, though be would grin ia his foolish
way, and would answer questions in ths
affirmative or negative By mods Of the head
The Doctor became impatient, and declare,
that there was nothing the matter with tn,
man-that he was only 'playing 'possum'
to escape wo-h. Threats being unsvailin,
in causing the nan to speak, the DOctO
sWO7e thai be would bring him round, an,
accordingly ordered hot iron rod from tn
engine room. With this the Doctor mad
passes at the prisoners mouth and face
commanding him 70 speak out and tel
what allied him, ON penalty Of being burned
One Of the thrusts brought the hot irol
close TO Eifeys mouth, and singed hi
mustache.
The Superintendent was very anxious
that DR.. QUerner should be seen b.