Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-14
PARTIALLY CONFIRMED.
Lieutenant Greedy Admits that Henry
Was Shot for Stealing Provis-
ions, But Says
He Knows Nothing of the Alleged
0annibalism An Investigation
Inevitable.

SECRETARY CHANDLER ON THE NEW
YORK TIMES STORY.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug. 10 Sec
rotary Chandler returned here last
night. An Associated Press agent WIS.,
tied him on the Tallapoosa TO maxi
inquiries concerning the truth of the
article in the New York Times. The
secretary appeared to be considerably
agitated. He said: "You may say that
l have seen the New York Times, and
that the navy department has received
no such reports of the shooting of
Henry and 'cannibalism as the Times
gives. OF course, you naturally next
ask me is the story true? | say that i
decline to say. i refuse to say any.
thing further about the matter"
EXCITEMENT AT CYPRESS HILL GEM
ErERY.
NEW York, n. v, Aug. lathe
rumor that Chas. b. Henry of the
Greedy expedition was killed and "a
portion of his body eaten caused much
excitement in the neighborhood of
Cypress Hill cemetery. An applica.
ton was made to Coroner
Robinson By persons not related
TO Henry to have the body eXhumed
and an inquest held. The laws of this
state, in cases where person dies out
side of the state but Is buried in H., per.
nit the coroner Of the county TO de-
termine whether there is cause To hold
an inquest. The coroner will take
counsel on the matter.
GREELY INTERVIEWED.
BosToN, MASS, Aug. ia special
from Portsmouth, n. H., says that
early this morning Col. Kent obtained
an interview with Lieut.. Greedy, who
admits that Henry had a military exc
cution on the 9th of June. AS early
as March 1t was suspected that Henry
was stealing the limited food which
WAS apporti0ned out to the survivors
and this fact being finally and
positively ascertained Greedy
had thereafter hard work
TO protect the mans life. 1t became
necessary In order to keep up the dis
cipline to inform Henry that he would
be shot If the practice WAS continued,
and that a similar fate would be given
to any other member OF the party de-
tected In the like crime. IL Henry
had been permitted to continue steal
ing unmoIested the balance ofthe party
would have surely starved. After and
in spite Of these warnings Henry WAS
again detected i'm stealing provisions,
among the food taken being two
pounds Of bacon, the eating Of so much
of which made him sick. A search
was then instituted, when IL was
found that Henry had among other
articles stolen and secretfd a
pair OF seal skin boots which
had belonged To Hunter Of
the party. Lieut.. Greedy was there
fore forced In order to maintain mil
itary discipline and protect the lives
of his other comrades TO issue writ
ten order that Henry be shot which
order was carried into effect June y
AS to the alleged cannibalisnl, Lieut..
Greedy says Ii there was anything OF
the kind 1t must have been an
individual act and not general. Moth
ing of the kind, however. came under
Greely's personal observation. Ser
geant Brainard, who is In the hospital
at the navy yard, confirms Grcrly's
statement. More than week agp
Lieut.. Greedy warded 10 the secre'
tary OF war q detailed report o. Henry's
execution. Upon proper Representations
TO Secretary Chandler a court OF in
quiry will ndoubtedly be called.
A TALK WITH MEMBERS OF THE RE.
LIEF PATTY.
NEW YORK. N. ", Aug. 13- Yes
terday the officers and men of the
Alert, Thetis and Bear refused to say
anything for publication about the
new tale Of suffering OF the Greedy
party. 1t Is evident, however. FROM
the tone of their conversation that the
reports Of csnnibaiisin at Camp Sabine
have some foundation. In fact gentle
men connected with the relief expedi-
ton, who did not wish their
names 70 be used, ssid that the opinion