The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-09-25

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The Century revivos TIE dlspule sbo
d the treatment of con federate psisoners
b Camp Norton. Col. w. +. Hollovav.
avery entertaining writer. 81 he q
I, 'has branched ous into maGasIne liter
2. lturo By oontSibuelng % The periodic
tt TOR September % articlo n renlv 70 q
't,One Published IL the April number /,
, the same magazine written 81 John
'-lwyeth. Of New York, 90 the subject /.
1.-THE cruelties said 81 Wveth - havs hee
. elprscticed upon tho confederate prisos
: the resdere Of TIE Sum will reniombel
:. some very grave charges, and the su ubi a
wss Of such importance that the depart
ment Of Indisns G. A. r. decided 10 II
lvestigate. Col. Holloway being sssi9ue,
.,the duty OF dispr0vinR Wyeth's cherRel
I Col. Hollo way's article 10 in the naiur
lofa defense OF Camp Morton's officerI
and be quotes many old soldiers b
prove that Camp Morton VA not 4 pl~c
81 confinement = painted b. M. w w
Ietb. HE argument u forcible. but moe
Iof the matter hes already been printet
IN the pspers.
/ Mr.. Wyoth'a reioindor. which follow,
Mr.. HolIowsys article IN the msaaxine
makes rscy reading, and bears the stsmr
OF prejudics to say the least. Ia Il he
not only reitsrates I'll be ssid before. bul
gives further attem ptsd proof Of tie hor.
rors Of that prison. He quotes Dr.. kim,
sureeou-iu- charge. vho esafes thst ~. -
fuse materials from the swill barrels oi
the hospital wss carried away by The
psisonere. Ine prison commander is
sIso cised . saying that be knew Of Z
'csse wnere tne prisoners ate . "dog
stew. Wyesh says be saw Corporal
nskeT nre tne pistol that killed . man
Ior no offence, and can produce dozen
~ wMnesses 20 corooorate bic statement.
Ine oarr:cks are egain attacked q being
composed o. condemned qusrtore, Az.
IuIIy crowded. A. to rations, Mr.. Wy
On ooee nos doubt the fact that the gov
esn@ens bought and delivered food
enough % supply the pris0ner's wants;
oos ne elaine they never got it. Where
d'o y eof
senator foscos Of Florida. u . letter
% ~. Wyeth, eays: II was . prisOnes
- 81 ~ montha and no clothing ~
evee sssceo g me-. Congressmaa Hill
-. q Iexass who wee : prisoner ID
Os1p 1ossoos eeye: ~1oe navo dgown'
ev9y oooogeeo pSoeueo 81 The boeroU
. 49, eo!s1oso poo.S Ur. ". =. farys;;
eoss.9 e:eseeoes eofgooa, y. 3 aruy.|
49, : !esser g ~. Wyoto Which %
gsosseceos - y - 0okoo ehooo G(ooo-|
eetes
sYour picture o. the suhsrins a. ths
psisOsese fails short o9 the horrid real-;
~. ~ blood gets boz, svsu q shls ro.l
mote oay. when / recall ehoso ocenoo or
cruelty and coWerdly brutality.
l Woe ssstGned % dutt q Camp Nor
ton Feb. l2. 1864, and eosved till March.
1850. when | resig1ed. The prison bar
racks we're boarded with pIGsks nailed
On upright, a0d These having shrunk
len cracks through which the. wInd. rsIn.
md snow blew 10 upon The msn vilh
freezing effects, = they had nothing %
cover With bot thin army bIsnkees. WITH
lhe bard boards beneath tbom. sskedI
those y authority 70 have tho crscks|
:looed By otrips and Dlsntv of cIeanI
'issw pot into The bunks, vhich wouId|
have made the men comparatively CONF
0seeoje, but the reply Wa, ~Damn them.
q them freeze." And they did freexe 4
'ow many ] do not remember, but DO
.now that . great many Of The frozen
lead bodies were carried from their
'onks % the dead house, while many
'there died soon aftse they were brought
1to The hospital. One cold moruiug q =
entered The tent I saw . lisussnans Who
vho bed ted . prIsOoer By the thumbsE
vtth cord and suspended him b. thele =
ord being attached % spike driven
1to tree jost high enough for the tips :
{ bic toes 10 touch The olonting roots of J
be tree. The poor fellow huog there .
MIL the pain cs0sed bin to sW0ou,
'hen hls whole weight broke the chord,
I'd Be telI to The frozen ground IN en- \
.seosiole condition. This brave onlcer y
- preparing 10 bang him up again :,
hen l remoostrated with him % ear :.
eseIy that he desisted.D .
~. Wyetns article is made up mostly =
letters he has received from men Who Y
ere prisoner In Camp Morton. G. 3. J. =
baron, o. Portland, Ind, bee this IN =