The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-19

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TO double-qulck along the plank-way, Thus
Ali shoulders the responsibility of the
crime But, further, will II be believed
Soon after Schoepf and his spaniel left, the
gate reopened, and a yankee In new uniform
walked leisurely through the Pen, strutting
as If he owned the premises. This fellow was
Bill Douglass. the assassin, wearing q ser
geants chevrou's, and Haunting in our face,
the fact that he had been promoted from
the ranks for his g~allantry demonstrating a
sick and crippled prisoner! Many OF Us
believe he was sent in to provoke a riot 80
that the big guns could murder US b. whole
sales but possibly he was merely looking
around on his own account, seeking for
another crippled and deaf old man 10 shoot
down, thereby raise himself TO still higher
rank. He had better make haste; for now
that the other sentry see they can secure
promotion by shooting old men in the back
they will all be on the watch for a chance TO
fire at prisoners.
.Juy llh.-I have neglected to mention
that in accordance with the dying wishes of
Col. Jones, a contribution was raised among
the prisoners to send home his body.
About 800 was obtained, much 10 my
surprise, for | did not imagine 50 much
was in the prison., and a respectful request
was sent to Gen. Schoepf Cor the necessary
permission. What objection could there
be? None except that the Transmission Of
the coffin would publish the fact of the
murder. This was enough. Refusal was
prompt Gen. Schoetf saw no occasion for
making exception in Jones case" So the
victims corpse was tumbled into the Potters
Field, on the distant New Jersey shore.
along with the usual load from the Dead
Cart, without mark, or other means of iden
LITIGATION.
Ereuing.-And now after one murder has
been committed, orders are posted on an
obscure corner of the cook house where
they will be seen by one in ten of the pris
oners, instructing the sentries to shoot doUn,
withom hesitancy, any man pho dtsobeys a
challenge! This is OFFICIAL LICENSE for
wANToN MURDER. For by this order the
sentinel is directed to shoot down the pris-
oner regardless of the circumstance that the
man challenged may be deaf, or blind, or a
cripple, as Jones was or looking in another
direction therefore unaware that he is
meant Indeed it is almost impossible to
understand the cries of the guards, most of
whom are foreigners unable to speak plain
". Frequently, when the wind is high, the
guard cannot be heard. Of course every
Shot fired into the crowded pen endangers
half a dozen lives. But what would you
have? Must the noble boys in Blu nerer
get a chance to shoot a Rebel IN the back'
.JuIy 12th.-I have just witnessed a sigh.
that shade the blood boil. To premise, it
NAV be stated that on my arrival here |
made the acquaintance of a handsome young
Virginia, so called,) a native of Brooke
county, not far from Wheeling. After
some years service he returned home on
Through. and was captured, while returning
to the army. His captors were renegades,
Southern born but wearing the Yankee
blue: and TO furnish an excuse for their
malevolent treatment they charged him
with being on a Recruiting Expedition in
side oftheir lines just as | was lroned down
as a spy, though simply on an armed scout
ing tour.
On Saturday, Capt. Gordon, and Mr. f.,
f J. Devett. a Democrat, held as "a political
prisoner were marched out of the pen,
stripped of their clothing, and dressed IN
; the cast off blue blouses OF the Yankees; at
ter which they were put with the chain
gang" or gang of condemned telons from
| the Yankee army, undergoing sentence to
hard labor for various crimes. Severalhun
dred Of this class are on the island desert
/ erS, bounty jumpers, murderers, and thieves
foolish fellows who instead of plunderlng
l Rebel houses, and prisoners clothing, and
: letters-tried to relieve their own fellow
/. pockets !)-all of whom are compelled to
| haul heavy loads Of stone or lumber tor the
t repair Of dykes, or buildings. la strange
contrast of cause and effect, a handsome
Gothic chapel was erected for the use of the
f garrison, by the labors Of these miserable
a MISUNDERSTANDING old sinners, who
never before were inside of a church, ever
as workmen.
Into such companionshlp was young Cor
t don thrust; and to-day | saw his tall figure
v clothed in shabby rags, and paired witt
$ a greasy looking convict, dragging at th'
rope Of a heavy cart together with abou
It fifty other men while a low-browed bruta
Yankee, with a long stick, or goad, sa
e atop the load of blocks Of granite, and con
4 %tinually yelled at the team, "Pul.
damn you pull !'-'What the hell you
l. hanging back .'-"Who's that making
signs at them windows.' etc. The last re
4 mark was aimed at Capt. Gordon who, a
If he passed in front of our windows, locke
S up with a sad smile as if to say-"Tnis