Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-04-01
Prom the ">iory ola Rebel Prison. >
A Democratic Decd

! a. DShtSio Dtttts
I Barrett. whom the infamous Winder an.
pointed to Wlrz's place for period. devised
some ingenious fortunes OF bis own. On the
pre.eNt of suspecting a tunnel. he refused ~
supply any rations to the whole cam, until
the tunnel diggers were given up. For
three DAYS and nights l3.Ooo men preu
fainter with hunger until they were hal,
erazeL Exhausted. they rolled on the
ground and pressed in their bowels by
leaning agains, sticks Of wood laid across
their thighs. On the third day. 10 save
Themselves from diving in these agopies Of
hunger. they drew lots and delivered n,
four entirely innocent men as tunnel diggers
This is what followed:
The dey oted four were brouyh, ouf--ope
by one-and their hands tied together he,
hind their hacks. Then moose Of a slender.
strong hemp rope was slipped over the first
ones thumbs and drawn tight. after which
the rope was thrown over log projecting
from the roof Of the guard house. and two
or three rebels hauei upon il until the
miserable Yankee was liftel from the ground
and hung suspended by the thumbs. Will,
his weight seemed tearing his limbs from
his shoulder blades The other three were
treated in the same manner.
The agony was simply cNcruciating. The
BOYS were brave, anl hal resolved ~ stand
their punishment without a groan. Bu, thu
was too much for human endurance Their
vii! VAS Strong. bat nature could not be de,
Mel. and they shriekcd aloud 80 pi,iftill,
that ,olng reserve standing near tainted
Each one screamed:
For Gods sake. Kill me- kill me Shoot
tsnf VI auF ~ l,srs L., A.
here
The only cfrcc, OF this upon Barrett was
In ligh, up his brutal face with a lcer of
hcndish satisfaction He said to the guards
with glccful wink
by God. I'll learn these lanks to be
more aicarrd Of me than Of the old devil
himself THEY'LL soon understand that I'm
not the man to fool with. I'm old pizcn.
am. when "a, started. Just hear en-
squcal will ve p
Then walking from one prisoner to al
other he said
'D-n Yer skins. ,e'll dig tunnels. viii yc ?
Yell try To Kit out. and run through tn
eoHntr, stealth and rarr,in' of nigscrs. and
maxim more trouble than yer Id nccks
are worth. I'll learn We ali about that. II
keioh We At this sort Of work again. Id
IF don't kill yc ez soon a. kctch w..
HOY long the boy, wcrc kcp. up ihcrr
undergoing thu, torture cannot b., aid Per
hsps It was an hour or more Whcu the,
Wrrc let down At la, all tainted and vrrr
carried ava! 10 the hospital, vu,rc ;he,
Verr week ~ recovering from The effects
Some nf them were crippled e., lie"
Thus. IA that far-nd Gcargian swamp.
per'.hct "a" brave mru IN eight mnuth.--
thc>c arr the Official and admitted h...c>
lh3s ~as sacrifice who'll, unncer.,I.y /;
vas ne. var. Il va. murder Who vas r.
sponsiHlvs Little Wirz alone h.. anew srcl
foF thee Aidcous deeds, that make d, BLUSH
:or our civilization. but the author of this
remarkable volume afIirus. not without -pa-
ION. that other AMI greater criminal. than
be mast hear az the Judgment seat * h.>-
tory. If ua where else. the burden $ L.-h /,
too great for HI. harrow shoulders WtqI.r
and WIZ and nar-c,, we're but tie :c.,ru-
mruis. Howell Cobb and lrT pa,l. Min.
',lf were bchind and above them Wudcr
VA JET hayi.'s intimate friend aud conf
dante. Dave knew What Ninlcr was Re-.
ms he mas have known H., brutal f,r-
oCi,y Wa, a hyrord III Richmond p, s,rc hr
Wa> scn; on :" DO hi Tell work q, kudcr.on-
vale. |, VI. he uhp. when iAc ,is'or.ou,
Union forces were reported a, nearing the
prison pen, Issued the order. unparalleled ~
1t, savage ,indictN cnc,.. which ran ;hu,
iiTaI4t ,HrTE> NIiITARl rEI-uN.
ANufE>oNNILIE, tia ILis =. l-GI
Tho ofr,i- uu iul, sud in ,h,r.r 81 ID, L4t.
,cfs 81 I "tiJt agiiiicr, SO tie tiu. Mil. n,uu
receiving n"ti,r hat be-. III, h1. ,pii.ur,hri
withtn .cNen nile. 90 thu iU.i, ufsu uf .u To,
Ito Is ds - iih gfsi,-hn'. slbnu' r~.sr ~ u
The situation trtpgsl lb'-s II.'. of ,!.i'u.r.
ions II Wl>prI:.
a. iZa,liyt b,u.l NJ tunlu at.Hius.
lh.' nan VA, not ouls uuy4ut,hrI. bui
the government j. t"-t.a, supp, ri.n. HI.
children 10 luxury by the r,n, q, pa,, tor
the u>c Of hi' property the v,l-kuoNu
WlUlcr building. " h!ch b, occupied y, ua.
q. the departments 4, Washington.
Jcf Dayl, knew hi, man. and ~ uu,;
share With his ,AtTap the full .nismt ~ An
der>on,i.lc. There we're Other Officer. ~ ihr
cpnirdcrlcl, some Of ihrm Democratic lsad
cts to-day Oh the Golr Of Congress. vho
knew u wrll - Da,s, knew Of Wul,s,
shameful cruelty