The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04

tatiye would have endured. Inc For
t,,-11ese and the American consuls were
at first snubbed, but they carried Things
with a. high hand and it seemed that .he
only nation Kruger could insult WIFI
inpunity was his Suzerain power
/ do not intend to sketch the Jameson
raid, perhaps I shall do so IN anotle'
letter. but there can be no marin III Cali
ing YOUR attention to the reform prison.
ers and asking you to recall 10 MIMI
the facts and conditions in connection
with their arrest and the events OF thac
most. unfortunate raid. I regret that l
nave not space to go into the Jameson
story, but let me say that strongly COIL
denim DR.. Jamesons rash raid 'Whsch ne
inaugurated to force the hands OF sthe
Reform Club, when he-w expressly ask
ed to desist.
Four OF the Reform prisoners were,
as you know, sentenced to DEATH put
th, Be ers were satisfied with present
The Beers are, in their way, a very re-
l;cious peorle, but they are also essential
" nractical: and it Is difficult to find an
instance in which the religious principle
has operated to their commercial diSaa-
vantage. The train of reasoning which
led them to justify the imposition OF
fine was as follows: To impose a hne
would be to take blood money ana
would be immoral and inlquttous; 10
accept q present on condition that Tue
sentence should be entirely RENTED,
however, would be quite another thing
SO negotiations were set on foot and the
prisoners offered ten thousand pounds
apiece, which was to be accepted for
charitable purpose. The matter was DIS
cussed in the executive council and the
Boer, true to his instinct and record. per-
ceived an opportunity to improve his
position. The religious gent, who would
not take blood or money, now objected
that the amount proposed was aisoSetner
too small and the president, with that
readiness SO characteristic of him, OBJ
served that he thought the prisoners
must have made 4 mistake and meant
forty thousand pounds apiece, instead OF
forty thousand for the lot. After furth-
er delay, twenty-five thousand apiece was
taken and think it a reflection on your
intelligence to add, nothing more was
heard of the charities.
Thus the government received from the
four. one hundred thousand pounds and
from the fifty-s;x. one hundred ana
twelve thousand pounds. The remaining
two men, Sampson and Davis, remained
in iail because they refused to sign q Pc
titon.
Some. I believe, are under the impress
sion the the Reform prisoners had
very enjoyable time in prison Well.
cannot go into that for obvious reasons,
but shall give story which Will per-
shaps Illustrate something Of the Beer
treatment OF prisoners.
HARSH TREATMENT.
An old schoolmate. an Enslishman
named Grant. had been teacher upon
the farm Of Boer near pretoria.
Through some difference with his en-
p!oyer, he was dismissed, and his own
version Of the affair indicates that he
suffered considerable injustice. From the
evidence given at the case in which ne
subsequently figured. it appeared that In
order to urge his grievance, he returned
10 the Beers farm and even re-entered
the house, which he had formerly occu-S
DIED He was arrested and charged
with trespass or threatening to modest
his late employer ard members Of his
family and was bound over to keep the
peace for six months and a fine OF fifty
pounds security for the same, falling
which he should go to jail for that Pc
Rod. This seemed to be rather a harsh
sentence to pass upon a man who was
over fifty years Of age. entirely des titutes
Of means, of very Inferior physique and
who had been charged at the Instance OF
mn Individual who could certainly have
protected himself against sffse such men
MS Grant No doubt the accused was
an eccentric man and probably NUS
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