The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02
BRUTALITY IN THE BATON ROUGE
JAIL.

iFrom the Baton Rouge Advocated

From the Baton Rouge Advocated
Last Friday evening we heard etatepent by
John Horn, a white man. who had been ipcsfcc-
which il sufficient in itself to substantiate the
charges made by tho committee OF thirty two
against the sheriff for utter worthlessness and
Il 4 the duty Of the sheriff to ssgoiEta deputy
10 take charge OF the jail who shall use due dili-
gence in tho care and treatment OF prisoners
buildings and promises besides he should be q
man humane rs well as strict ~ the enforcement
OF the rules OF the prison. None "a these re-
anfmate Of the present deputy and his major
do,no as vii he presently shown by facts as re-
lated by q Door inqhensive man who has peer
nsrs sHd be ~sS y a" Ss
IL John Horn. came to this city 70 search q sn,
e. was taken sick and was sent to the city hos
Sitaj While in the hospital he says he took 81
overdose " bromide OF potassium and chiornl
With ss s ]. rom IN e she q Sosp GSn
was uncopscionsy fetsltEp3iss.pg the s,ress
and entered a charge against him 81 1Gtd9 crs.s.
a n was Of nesros atS who ' 7
rious charges. such as murder; etc, This occur
red during the evening; That night ths AeRro
him Ri ra for id white s. Of b., and told him
that every id white s. Of q b. who was put In
there would get hill. They then bea, MIN.
utterly helpless. Finally when they had beaten
him nearly 10 death, each Of the negroes in turn
took Of weter from bucket n the geii and
ss Il esas s a$ eR s Doa appns
After they had been % perpetrate these
on him q their hr ssisIgcSSSS
ws aS Nherr rGm aor ise during
the day aud which was wreakin9 with nth and
stencil. In this filthy place he remainsd aQne
tima, AT his first opportunity ne called INC Dep
Tanner. and asked him TO soc the Mayor, or
acme Officer competent to investigate the iEafter.
o give Dis case Assring that he mig ;h BE ia
man Got 70 us very reasc nsi,ia request YVES
hat II he didht shut UP ne would receive
some lashes from horse whip, Which ya9s1r,
SsaaS ih sT prsoner lodged Out q way 70
nation ciyeG by others TO the Mayor. was sftar-
wards liberated. These facts can be supstantis-
Mr.. Horn informs us also that negro prison,
,r. by the name of Brown. yho Il incarcsrated
N the charge OF BURGLARY sIaag q q rooos srS
,ome allowed ~ lois Dss,e and fs's xSo acts
s '%fs 81 As1 he also says this Brown
70 apd corn belonging to the
ailor when that worthy Was moving Out some
lays ago. ~ os
,aped from jail last week. and who was recap
ured by the city police, was ironed ey me ON,
,ers Of the iail. aided by the negro brown sla
Whipped by them ia a most cruel and barbarous
manner He was whipped on three successive
LAYS. The first day he was whipped until MS
,ody WAS made as raw and bloody rs piece OF
,eef. and that in this pitiable condition he was
again whipped on the second and third days,
Since writing the above We have been informed
oy Mr.. Ed Cheatham that he, together with Mr..
William S. Booth has seen the person OF An
drew Jones, q white man. who was for some
cause unknown incarcerated one day last week,
and that he has received a most cruel whipping
with rope while be was in Jail