Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21


No. 10.l
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shut Bf HIS COAkADkS.
Lfeat. 6reely's Version Of the Exec1-I
usn q henry.
Shst for Pilfsring Feed From the ScAn-l
y sssre-The Sessy q eannibai'
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PORTSMOUTH, August ls.-Lieut
Greeiy was seen BY an Associated
Press reporter 10 his cottage on
Leaver,s Island this afternoon Be
ing asked what truth there Was in the
article published IN the New York
itnes OF yesterday he gave an ac-
count OF vauous events In the latter
part OF the retreat southward from
Fort coneer. ABORT November l
the party began 70 De served with
one-qusrter rations, and debilitated
neaitn soon showed the erect OF this
insnmcaene amsuns OF 1000. Ine
men were mol oefore TINS In as good
condition to withstand Arctic wealth
er as they had been the year before.
About November ! provisions we're
missed from the stores, and it was
considered that they must have been
stolen. Much complaint was made
by the men, and threats against the
'n'et were iouo. on January "a the
party WAS near petisning nom
aspnyxia' ana severa OF lts members
were unconscious. rnsate Henry
curing 'n's seffiole e4Perience' was
seen oy one OF the Esquimaux 70
steal some OF the bacon from the
stores. he soon after"ard was taken
Ill nom oserioadlng ms stomach ana
so'n'eeo up ot'con unoieesseo. An
'n'es'isa'lon was na" sao nenIy
proved guilty. NOT only OF tnis' Out OF
se'eral o'ner tneies' II was terrl-
Ole state OF anars- Henry's lnalg-
nA'' 'oua@ueS oeaAnueo Nus oe.''n.
o'e' ano ose. a'u ney P.om'seu
~ lelofm' oa. en,. 'ia nv. S',n 'ne
o'alno' .oi n'S aAe. A'su@ o,oe'y
lepons'.a.ea Win Tue men anu all
"''e 41''
| AD 'NDAA '0AAD
Aaking Henry IN h'md' Lieut..
ureeiy represented 70 hlm the In
menslty OF his ofiense, and pointed
out to him the necessity tor concerted
ac''on Id tne party II Ill Wouio %
saved. hsniy was tnen placed under
guard several weeks until the increas-
ing feeoleness OF the other members
OF tne party rendered It necessary Tor
them TO avail themselves OF Henrys
personal services. Shortly afterward
ne stole hquor from the stores and
became intoxicated. Again his COM
rades clamored Tor his life and again
Lieut.. 'Greely restrained them. On
June ne again stole and carried
away some OF the provisions.
Lieut. Greely spoke firraly to Hen
lry and told him it would be policy fol
him to stop. Said the Lieutenant: /:
"For Gods sake, Henry, as you
seem to have no moral sense, remem'
ber our lives depend upon our hold
ing together" With great earnest
ness Henry promised not to be guilty
OF theft again. Lieut. Greely fell
that ne couid not trust Henry. After
revolving IN his mind their circum'
stances the Lieutenant, oa his OWE
responsibility, issued written order
now In possession OF one OF the sur
vlvors, commanding Henry to b
shot on sight OF the commission ol
any more thefts OF food. At thi
time the party nad LETT, Us . last re.
sor1' only pieces OF sealskin AND
such shrimps as they could procure
Il ABOUT June o Henry went to tn
olo winter quarters at Camp Clay
near tape SABINE and stole some Of
Tue last sea'skin' "nien was tue oniy
1000 'ei'' ne also took tue last pa
I" ooo'S 10 s'ore. Dsin8 e'oset!
qoes'ioneo Dy Lieut.. 1feeiy ne ad
mis'ed MS gu''s- ne was again reao!
VIII PROMISES 70 10 pe''ef'
THE hAhco1'oS'
he was, IN tne AFTERNOON OF ina
oay' q h'''e o's'Ance .. '"e rear o
''ie Su"ue' quaf"'S' a'one ny n't