The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
HENRY HORROR.


Boston, August ia special from
Portsmouth, n. H, says: Early this
morning Col. Kent obtained an inter-
view with Lieut.. Greedy, who admit
Henry had military execution on
June &. AS early as March it was sus-
pected Henry was stealing the limited
food, which was apportioned out to
the survivors, and this fact, being
finally and positively ascertained,
GreeIy had thereafter hard work to
protect the mans life. 1t became
necessary, In order to keep UP dis
cipIine, to inform Henry he would be
shot Ii the practice continued, and
that similar fate would be given to
any other member of the party de-
tected in like crime. If Henry had
been permitted to continue stealing
unmolested, the balance of the party
would have su ely starved.
After, and in spite of these warn
iHgs, Henry was again detected STEAL
ing provisions Among the food Ia
ken being two pounds of bacon, the
eating of so much OF which made him
sick. Search was then instituted,
when it was found that Henry had,
among other articles stolen and Sc
creted pair of seal skin boots, which
had belonged to the hunter of the
party. 1t. Greedy was, therefore,
forced in order to maintain military
discipline and protect the lives of his
other comrades, to issue written or
der that Henry be shot, which order
was carried into effect June g.
As TO the alleged cannibalism,
Lieut.. Greedy says, if there was any
thing of the kind it must have been
an individual act, and not general.
Nothing of the kind, however, came
under Lieut.. Greely's personal obser-
walton.
Sergeant Brainard, who is in the
hospitel at the navy yard, confirms
Lieut.. Greely's statement. More than
week ago. Lieut.. Greedy forwarded
to The secretary of war a detailed re-
port OF Henry's execution. Upon
proper representations to Secretary
Chandler, court of inquiry will IN
Goubtedly be ordered.
THE CANNIBAL STORY PROBABLE.
NEW YORK, August 13.-Yeste
day the officers and men of the Alert,
Thetis and Bear refused to say any
thing for publication about the new
tale of the sufferings of the Greedy
party. 1t was evident, however, from
a long conversation, that the reports
of Cahnabalism at Cape Sabine have
some foundation in facts. Gentle
men connected with the relief expedi-
ton, who did not wish their names
to be used, said the opinion among
the officers was, that if cannabalism
was resorted to, it was only when 1t
was either that or death. "Any one
CAB easily understand" said these gen.
tlemen, "that men who have been liv-
ing, for months, on a few shrimps |
day, are not exactly in their right !
mind. When Greedy was found, they |
were more or less out of their heads. |
They had suffered so much from hun
ger, and exposure, that collapse was
very near. 1t is easy to see
that, for months the dominant |
and only idea in the minds
Of these men was to get food. They
dreamed and thought of
else. They cannot be blamed
tor eating whatever sthey could
ind"
When the Bear was opened to visit
ors the cast iron tank, in which the
bodies of six of the victims had been
was on deck. 1t is AZ feet
ong, 20 inches wide, and the bodies of
he men,iit is admitted, were merely
kin and bones.
Commander Schley has pronounced
he remarkable "interview' with him,
published yesterday, "a lie.'