Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-09-16

ana WAS 8ofDarO0n1y VFe0te0 "
Being "Trussed" - Covered With
Bruises.
Hippolyte Lambert, q naturalized
American citizen, who has for years
been travelling through Central and
South American countries organizing
socialistic clubs among workingmen,
has returned to the United States via
Santo Domingo. He arrived at New
York recently on the Clyde line steam
ship New York.
Lambert tells a thrilling story Of
cruel treatment by Venezuelans, and
his charges will be brought to the at
tention Of the state department at
Washington, says the New York Even
ing World. He says that for no ap-
parent cause he was made prisoner by
the police ut Caracas and thrown into
a dungeon. Lambert's story Is as fol-
lows:
II arrived at La Guayra on May 10
last and went there in search of en-
ploymenu as cook. Failing to find
work there, in the course Of few days
l proceeded to Caracas and on May 20
registered at the United States COZ
sulate at the capital of Venezuela. O
July IL met friend, and we steppe 1
into barroom and had glass of rum
together. We had only been In the
place a minute or SO when the project
and squad of four policemen entered
and arrested me and my friend. After
some delay was let go with the un-
Outstanding that would return to the
station house on the following morning
This agreed to.
when arraigned in the station house
q second time, | was searched, and my
valise was demanded. told the police
that my valise was still at the hotel,
and they sent there and got possession
of my effects and papers. In my MEN,
orandum book they found the notes
had made for years concerning social
ism and the condition Of workingmen
In the different countries had visited.
They also found copy Of a French
newspaper called lie Libere Parieur.
which is an organ of the socialists, and
two photographs.
"The discovery Of these papers, how
ever, made the Venezuelans very bit
ter against me- and they placed me In
communicate and threw me into
dungeon. protested against such cruel
treatment and repeatedly demanded to
be put in communication with the
American consul. This was refused,
and to subdue me my jailers gave me
twenty lashes with heavy whip.
ION the afternoon of July Is was
turned over to the military authorities
and transferred by train to La Guayra.
There was placed in military prison
after protesting that l was citizen Of
the United States and declaring that
wanted to speak with the American
consul. resisted with all my might
and broke away from the soldiers who
had before that butted me with their
guns. They chased me about the prison
yard with fixed bayonets, and about
twenty Of them succeeded in surround
ing Inc.
Several of them prodded me with
their weapons, and some Of the sores
are still unhealed. When was put in
the military dungeon, asked for sur
geon to dress my wounds, but the SEN
try only laughed at me.
"The whipping in the police station
at Caracas was cruel indeed. but my
treatment by the military at La Quay
IA was terrible. The guards We're
brutes. and on July 10 l told them
they were killing me. They answered
me with the butts of their muskets,
Which were poiied through the bars Of
the dungeon. In doing so they struck
me several times. and my sides We're
black and blue. GA that same day they
took me out of the cell for little
while and. tying my thumbs together,
hosted me up until my toes barely
touched the ground. When lowered, l
was in an exhausted condition and
more like dead man. l was flung
back into my cell. The next day was
again subjected to more cruelty.
- lie kudrUS vi THAT OSSuSiOAi tooA
me out of my cell and 'trussed' me.
This mode of barbarity was to double
me up like a jackknife, place wood
en- stave under my knees and bringing
my arms underneath the parts OF the
wood that projected and at the same
time tying my hands together so that
l was helpless. In this position l re-
manned for what seemed to me at least
half an hour with ten rifles lying
across my back. Becoming unconscious
from this cruel treatment. was put
back in the dungeon, and there l re-
NAMED sick with fever until July y.
when was Informed that l had been
exiled from the country"
Don't let thu little ones suffer from
eczema or other torturing skin diseases
Nh mood fOr npou's Ointment cures.