St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-21
Eating Their Comrades Flesh.
A HORRIBLE STORY CONCERNING THE
GREEDY EXPEDITION.

A HORRIBLE STORY CONCERNING THE
GREEDY EXPEDITION.
On Tuesday, Aug. -, the New York
Times had an article charging that
Private Henry of the Greedy expedi-
ton was shot by his comrades and his
flesh eaten.
The day following Lieut.. Greedy was
interviewed by an Associated press
reporter at Portsmouth, n. H., in
which Greeley said that Henry was
shot by his orders for stealing provis-
ions, etc, from the expedition. AS far
as the reports of cannibalism are con-
cerned. Lieut.. Greedy says they are
false. OF his own knowledge he knows
of nothing of the kind and the sur
vivors all Indignantly deny it. If any
cannibalism took place, Lieut.. Greedy
emphatically says it was in secret and
not INDUCED in by the party; but to
the best of his knowledge there was
none. "Why," said the Lieutenant,
'why did we not allow poor Ellison to
die if we were so past the line between
humans and savages? Why did we
share our food with him to the last
drop7 In closing, Lieut.. Greedy said !:
II regret that the responsibility of de-
c;din1 Uenrv,s case was thrust upon
NM, Int faeI tbot I should have failed
- M. Ju+,, to tho rast of tho noble
~ ~ 49,, ,,,,,,,,,d L.JInot acted
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4 Gov dovs hof,ra tbe notification of
+ha ,rt;.Ia I ;ent craaIy n,ade an Of
fc;.I rennrt to The odirt,nt General of
tI,o ,r,,,, of tLo axocntion of Henry
NJ Can,n cIav near Cona sabine Grin
nelI Tdrd Jnne e He SAYS HTbe
nrdor ,vas ,,ivan in wr;t;nT On my nm
dividad reSnnnsihilitv hnipg deemed
absnIuteIv essential for the safety of
tbo Su,viy,;n,, members of tho axnadi-
| tion. Zen had already died of starva.
tion and two more Law at the Doint of
death The facts inducing my actions
were rs follows. Provisions had been
stolen in November ISS3 and Henrv's
comnlic;tv tLarain was mora than sns-
| no,ta5 March 81 1891 tba Marty
re,rIr narisLaJ from ,snLyxia NhiIC
sey.,.,I men were unconscious and Of
| f,rts ,yara heiny m,da for tba;, rasto-
r,t;nn pr;v,te H.nrv stnle ,hout two
nounds of bacon from the mess stores .
he was NOT only seen nv Eskins lens
Ed,r,r5s Lut lii stomocb heinz ovcr
inaJed he tLraw nm the unJi1ested
bacon An omen investirotion was
hell and everr member of the Marty
declared him guilty of this and other
tLefts A cI,mor for his life was raised
hnt was renrnssed nv me mt him
under surveillance until our voninp
STRENGTH rendered his nhvsicoI services
indisnensobIe Later he was found
!
Iinuor On hand FIR General issue A
,,,,.onJ ti,na Lis I;fs wos damonJ.d
~ 81, sn,raJ hin, m Irna :
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t''' '.'.ii,,.,'i -, i,d
tion ,-;tL lin i'm which I onneaIaJ to
III nracti,.,l sanso nointinT ont that
union y,,s necessary to our nreserva-
tion Uo nromisai antira reformation
Int distrustinr him I issuad y written
nrJo,. tI,at no shonIJ he shot If arain
doto.tod stc,Iinr On Juna e he NOT
nnI,. Stol. n,rt of tbn sbr;mns for our
hr,.,l,f FAST hut VISITING nn,utborized
our winter camn STOLE certain seal
Sins rnserved for food then order
al lin, Stat IN liz narson U,s fnund
- siI,or cLronorronL abandoned Inv
mo at Eort Conrer and stolen NV him
T., H., ha',, was f,nnJ e, LARGO on,ntity
If saaIsLin and , n,ir nf se9Iskin hnots
stolen = few DAYS before from the
Lnntnr SuSnacting cnmnIicitv on the
,,. - .,-,',,,iaI oor,I',rnJ I,;s a>o.m.
t;',,' l,,. tI,ro. az tLo mast r.I;,lJe man
hftar liz daa+I, tI,n or5or WINS ra,d f.
j H., auti,o ,,a,t, and r,.,S cnncurrnJ in
~, evarv namher as heing not onIv
inst hnt os essential tn our safety TC
1oToid mile scandal I ordered flat M
n,on shnnIJ sne.,k nf this matter nntil
an ntiiciaI renort v,s made of the facts
I have the bonor to reouest that =
conrt of inunirv he ordered. n court
martial convened should the bopora-
HE SECRETARY of war deem either adj
vis,hIe in t6is ease. have thonoht il
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