St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-14
NOT CANN IBALS.
Lieutenant Greedy Denies the Story Of
Cannibalism, But Says That
Henry Was Shot for Steal


ing Food.
Boston, Aug. ia special from Ports
mouth, N H., says: Early this forenoon Col.
Kent obtained an interview, with Lieutenant
Greedy who admits that Henry had a military
execution on the 9th of June. AS early as
March twas suspected that Henry was steal
ing the limited food which was apportioned
out to the survivors, and this fact being
finally and positively ascertained, Lieutenant
Greedy thereafter had hard work to protect
the mans life. 1t became necessary in or
der to keep up discipline, to inform
Henry that he would be shot if
the practice continued, and that
similar fate would be melted out
to any of the other party detected in like
crime. If Henry had been permitted to con-
| tinue his stealings unmolested, the balance
of the party would surely have starved to
death and Henry alone survived. After and
in spite of these warnings, Henry was again
detected stealing the provisions. Among
the food taken 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 arti-
Giles stolen and secreted a pair of seal skin
boots which had belonged to a hunter of the
| party. Lieut.. Greedy was therefore forced in
order to maintain military discipline,
| and to protect the lives of his other
comrades to issue written order that Henry
| should be shot, which order was carried into
| effect June 6. AS to the alleged cannibalism
1t. Greedy says if there was anything of the
kind, it must have been an individual act
and not general. Nothing of the kind, how
ever, came under Greely's personal observa-
ton. Sergt. Brainard who is in the hospital
at the navy yard, confirms Greely's state
ments. More than week ago 1t. Greedy
forwarded the secretary of war detailed re-
port of Henry's execution. Upon proper
representations to Secretary Chandler court
of inquiry will undoubtedly be ordered.
soHLEY SAYS IT'S LIE.
New York, Aug. 13.-Yesterday the Of
| ficers and men of the Alert, Thetis and Bear
refused to say anything for publication about
the new tale of the sufferings of the Greedy
party. 1t is evident, however, from the tone
of their conversation that the reports of can
nibalism at Cape Sabin have some founda-
ton of fact. A gentleman connected with
the relief expedition, who did not wish his
name 10 De uSeQ, SAID IL was the opinion
amorg officers if cannibalism was resorted
to, it was only when it was either that or
death. "Any one can easily understand"
said this gentleman, ''that men who had
been living for months on few shrimps a
day are not exactly in their
right minds. When Greedy was
found the party were more or
less out of their heads. They had suffered
so much from hunger 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 how to get food.
They probably dreamed and thought of moth
ing else. They cannot be blamed for eating
whatever they could find"
The Bear was open to visitors to-day. The
cast iron tank in which the bodies of six of
the victims had been preserved was on deck.
1t is four and half feet long by twenty
inches wide, and the bodies of the men it is
admitted were merely skin and bones.
Commander Schley pronounces the re-
markable interview with him published yes
terday a lie.