Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-26
AnTEETrsINd RArEs,
Southern Convict Life.

Southern Convict LAfe.
Tho Atlanta Constitution publishes the re-
port Of Governor Co!quist to the Georgia Leg.
iSlesure on the 6andish torture which caused
the death Of Matthews. a State convict. Tho
following ia az extract:
''Soon after reuOhiug Ball Ground eaup We
ascertalaed shst Cherries D. Phillips, it,, for
scue time past had been section boss 90 the
Marietta aud North Georgia Railroad. and in
that capacity controlled number Of the COD
Vloss. Among the nembes Was certain COT.
VIci ~ the mama of Johu Matthews, koown ic
camp IS John Massey. W. could not find from
the testimony OF the witnesses sworn she exic.
aga OF MsttheWs, Ent from other SOURCES of in
formation hod shas be wsH very delio..e boy
CT stout eleattea or IInstaen years of ese.
hlost Q! kis tine sinoa bis con6aemens 10 tho
Penlseasissy. UI s6s other place where the law
orders yoG 90 send him. be bas been on the
'slcs hs:' aad wholly unabls DO work. a few
0syS oe:5fa hi5 Gessh he vas sent cut on tho
'@olks under tbs management and contyo! Of
ChsrMa y. Phi'llrs, ir. and on Wednesday,
tine 3lst OF August ct chiG yeRr. be made 40 az
tcir p to WAS hred at BY one Of tho ausrds,
bu, did S0s run more thaa ,hros h1rdred
5arGs when ne Wss captured by j. s. Spears
the 6oeIlit CT Cher0kea county, who happened
to DO in tEas part Of the county on that day.
5000 sfter hia capture BY Nlr. Spears Mr. Chas.
u. Philips cslna up, and they Immediately
started for the works from which Matthew,
had run. Tbe three had oct gone far whom
Phillips picked upa brush ard atruck Mat
theTs Hltn il. telling hin st the sane time 90
hurry up Soon s!ter Matthews had been Or
d1reu to work agaiu Phillips took his Strap aud
struck blm Rbou! fifteen lssbes o-er the Shoul-
ders. Not long after thss Phillips again sp.
1rosctcd Matthews, Who pns a. his work. made
ntoi strip, sad lben, on his Esked back end
thighs, atruCk him sHirIy Eve !1shes. Then,
before che time for dinner, Phillips again struck
MsitheDs CO his naked bsck thirty f7o lasbes
more, making, in shout TWO hours. seventy
lashes 90 his naked back aud fifteen ovsr his
shculders. fhcse three whippiugs do net in-
otude tho strokes Phillips gave Matthews when
DO passed by him 10 the pertormsnoo of his du
sles. Matthews Was carried With the rest of she
conv!cts to the camp that night, where he re>
| mained until next morning. Thursday, Sep,em.
Der |, when be was carried With the rest OF tie
1 conVicts out to the works again BY Phillips. and
before dinner wss again whipped by Phillips,
/ receiving then twenty sshes. Il could not be
| shown that he ate any dinner, but when the
l squad OF con7iots were on their way 10 the
| works from dinner one Of the hands noticed
1 that Matthews reesd as be walked. After
I reaching the works Matthews vas assigned to
his duty, which consisted 10 loading wheel
barfoWs; bat according TO the evidences of one
4 OF the gurds, he would, after gathering rho
dirt on bis shovel. throw it into another shovel
/ instead Of the Wheebsrrow. showing either
1 obStiuacy or that hiH strength had failed him
and shat hi5 mind Was wandering. Phillips
|! saw thia. end approaching him asked What lie
was putting the dirt In, and Matthews replied,
! ADJ putting it in the wbeelbarrow.' Philips
| then struck him with the lash, again asking
him where no wss putting the dirt. Then
Matthews said 1t was shovel and began puttiug
the dirt into the wheel5arrow. bat 10 few
mloutes resumed bis err.sc work CT filing one
shovel with aDother. PtiIiipe struck him with
bis lash again. Matthews had duriug ell this
tisae conp!siued Of beire sick. Phillips thec
mGds him gst dow1 on lis kacos and
put his face asaioss the tark of tho
cut. He tter took q pick, sad. driving
one point into tho bank close By she side OF
Matthes' Geck, with tho handle extending
scross his neck, made him roraa'n in that posi-
ton sor twenty i've roinu5es. During the TINA
OF ttIS mode OF pua!shmea! Philips ordered ons
of tho conylcss 20 aat q bucket with aome peas
! and bread IN il, When Matthews was released
| from his position undor the handle Of the pick
| lhs bucket wss handed him, and dipping both
hands into it filling the one with the peas and
! the other with bread, he crsmmed shem into his
m ~ Ia like eae who Rss crazy. While eating
ne fell over on tho ground in an unconscious
condition. Phillips went to him and struck him
! with his lash, bu: Matthew'S wLs 10. aroused by
| The iash. Phillips then called soma OF the cor.
| vicss and had them take the bread and peas out
| OF his mouth. Phillips then took one eud Of ris
| lash 10 each nand and slipped it under the neck
and raised hiu Up to sitting position, let him
1 Had of .
| con7icts and had Lhem pihca him in TheelDsr.
| row. Wner one Of the conYcls started to the
J camp with him Phillips touched ono of tho hand
| lee with his hands and gu ped lin out on the
| ground. dc Was sqaln placed in the wheel o.r-
row By the conVicss and rolled to tha camp,
where he remained in 81 unconscious condition
until the next evening (FriGsy evening". when
death closed the scene and Matthews satferings
| wore over"
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