The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11

I deal alone with truth acts Of heartless
inhumanity, cruelty and tyranny meted
me by the Government Of the United States
1 before any charge as yet had been pre-
| ferred or guilt with all the base measures
| adopted to secure III had been esta blished
| In the case OF any.
HE ACCUSES STANTON.
From the period Of my arrest until April
| IS. 1855. whilst / was under the charge OF
and custody of Col. Wooley, my treatment
was conducted upon principles Of humanity
turned over to the cusody Of the COM
manding officer at Fort McHenry that
harsh and cruel measures were resorted to.
from orders no doubt emanating from Ed
placed in a loathsome and filthy cell.
branded by suspicion IA felon, robbed OF
my liberty, resting under the grave charge
Of being implicated in the assassination
Of Abraham Lincoln.
This of Itself was Of sufficient torture to
one who possessed sensitive nature
without the additional acts Of inhumanity
heaped upon me.
PUT IN A DUNGEON.
There happened to be a Confederate
prisoner of war occupying one Of the small
cells back Of the one in which ! was con-
fined. | recognized his voice, We having
been friends and companions from our
tion with him.
This fact was reported by the sergeant
Of the guard to the officer of the day and
forthwith was taken from my cell brought
before the one he occupied, carefully
searched this making some half DOZEN
times in all, thence conveyed to the quar-
tiers of the commanding officer, who in
terrognted me 10 his hearts content be-
coming as wise in the matter wherewith /
was charged a. was myself, which seemed
q IL. Ia ~ intnG ntt n TL may
be- a criterion to Judge by
calling his orderly. wno was in atten-
dane. | was committed To his charge con-
Quoted to the guardnou~c, stripped and
thoroughly searched again. ! was then
thrown into "A dungeon, beneath the earth
work of the fort, heavily ironed, hand and
foot, where not n ray of light could pene-
trat". and left 10 nll-a with myself in total
darkness, no place Ia lie but the damp,
-linv floor. void of covering Of any descrip-
ton beneath or above.
LEFT Is DARKNESS TO Mediate.
Looking upon the rough visage Of my
guardian or jailer a. the door opened, |
attempted 20 read his heart by the express
sion Of his face, but found one a. callous
and AZ cold a. the other, from which but
little could be expected.
HE was a soldier every inch. requested
that a blanket he furnished me TO keep
myself warm, which request was uneX-
pectedly complied with in the course of half
an hour or so. The massive doors of iron
creaked on their rusty hinges as it was
again closed shutting out every ray of light
leaving a feeling like unto one buried in
grave. Food soon after, in the shape of
bread and coffee, was brought. as reported
by the sergeant. IL being impossible To ppn"-
trate the darkness. and ] was then left alone,
a sentinel like unto a bronze statue, keeping
guard before my iron-doored cell.
REPTILES FOR BRDrELLows.
Covering nv person, lead and foot,
TO prevent rats and poisonous reptiles
from coming III contact with my body,
] soon was wrapped H. sleep, out of which,
at midnight. | was rudely aroused, brought
again TO the guardhou-e and ordered 10
dress myself in quick haste
surprised AZ such movements and utterly
confounded ! attempted to fathom the
surrouidir e. a. to these mysterious ac-
tiaus | thought the days of the French
Revolut iO!. with its HideOuS and harbarOus
murders. were going to he rcer acted III
the republic. and that | was thus taken out
To be either shot or hung, tallous ard
indifferent To my fate, with my usual haste,
! dressed myself as instructed
As soon a. | was IL readiness an ambu-
lance was driven up To the door of the guard
house and | was placed within IT, weighted
down with heavy irons and. with al armed
escort, was driven TO the Candeu street
depot where ] was turned over again To
Marshal McPhail and his accompanying
detectives, who transferred me latter the
weighty irons had been removed and those
of lighter material placed upon NV wrists
to a special car III attendance, whence | was
Transported 10 Washington.
IN IRONS on A MONITOR.
During my trip there my lips were
sealed 10 those by whom | was surrounded,
| being determined not To let them manu-
facture testimony against me. On arrival
in Washington | was placed in hack and
driven to the navy yard where ! was in
the hands Of the United States Govern
ment They confined me in a narrow and
United apartment, used As a closet aboard
an iron-clad monitor and irons Of torturous
manufacture were placed upon my wrists.
and had nothing but the hard, uneven
surface of the closet 10 lie upon
The irons were so tightly tttc that the
blood could not circulate, and my hands be-
came fearfully swollen, the outward skin
changing its appearance 10 a mixture Of
black. red and purple color. This fact was
reported TO Capt. Munroe, who kindly
had them changed and a pair that fitted
easier placed upon me.
THE heat was intense. The atmosphere
breathed was obtained through a register
as IL was puffed up by fans used for this
purpose II more frequently happened
than otherwise that the machine was not
at work, which caused suffocating sensa-
ton to creep over me To sleep was an
impossibilitv on account OF the extreme
pain accruing from the torturous irons
used.
(To be rtinued to-morroW)