The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-09
A POLISH slave IN HoLYoKE.
Bound Past ia the Wagon OF Charles
r. Parsons. Who Is Arrested.
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Springfield Mass. Special
HOlY0ke is greatly excited over 4
case OF shocking cruelty discovered
there to-day. Il is another Of those
narrowing pauper cases in which
Charles T. Parsons OF Northampton.
the broker in pauper labor, has fig
Hred 80 detestabiy. Chained to a
wagon, shiyering and freezing, his feet
stockingless. was poor young Polish
exile, one OF Parsons prOteges. For
an hour he sat in the wagon while the
bitter wind whistled through his scanf
clothing and the hard frost nipped and
numbed his body. At first the tears
came, but the frost soon concealed
them to hard ice. People passing
through High street noticed the young
Pole sitting in the wagon at the rear
~ GrisWold's store. and wondered
that he should be there. Ii was easy
to see that be was suffering, with only
a thin coat. c0larless shirt and thin
overalls TO protect him from the cold.
Finally some curious people asked him
why he did not move. He made no
reply. but raised the light blanket and
disclosed the fact that he was chained
To his seat.
Chief of Police Whitcomb was sene
fOr. The sight OF the Polish slav-
made him boil with rage. He ext
pressed the satisfaction il would give
him to club Parsons SO that the latter
would cease such detestable practices.
A chain was fastened around the
Poles bare left ankle, and was pad
locked to the wagon. lie had an old
blanket thrown over his shoulders,
but was almost frozen. As Chief
Whitcomb was about TO demolish the
seat to set the slave free, Parsons came
out of the store, and approaching the
scene, exclaimed: I'm unlock it. ="
You scoundrel," exclaimed the
chief, why have you this man locked
in this shape2 Did you lock him up2"
Parsons answered, II did" In an
instant the heavy grip of the chief
was upon him, and he was soon be-
hind prison bars, while the victim of
his cruelty was taken into the chiefs
office and RECALLED with can OF hot
coffee and a good meal. which he de-
voured ravenously. The Poles name
l. Vincent Zabrienojtio and he is
about twenty-one years old His ap-
pearance denoted intense suffering
lie resembled a dog whipped and
frightened half to death. The chain
that bound him to the wagon was an
ordinary ox-chain, six feet long. At
one end was a large ring, aud midway
OF its length was a big red paddock
So violently were the people stirred up
against Parsons that threats OF
lyuching him were freely uttered, and
one prominent citizen said Let
Parsons he released from the back
door tonight at 10 O'Clock. Let peo-
pie know il. 1t would be n good wav
OF settling the slave employment bust
ness
twill not be necessary 10 describe
Parsons or the infamous business he
has pursued. lie was seen in his cell
to-day. and said he had made "a mis-
take in using the chain on his victim.
He said lac used the chain because on
several occasions Vincent had threat
ened TO run away. Parsons added that
be was taking the Pole to Springfield.
intending to ship him from there to
New York without q cent. mi.crahly
clad, and unable to speak word OF
English, Parsons is a deacon in
northampton church. Parsons said
he had fed his slave this morning. but
not since, and grumbled because, as
he said. the fellow was "A great eater.