Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-17

Colonel Grcnfeli, in his erect position.
unable TO move hand or foot or BODY. re-
,nained like a statue during the morning.
IN, -,,crcinS rays OF the sun shining down
=, fun force upon his venerable gray haars.
:. having no covering upon his head 10
rbio,d s. from The sun. His gray hairs
should have protected him from such I'M
3ust punishment. without taking INTO CON
s;scration the position he had formerly &C
rInit,s sn society. GTenfen being man OF
n,1n intellect and Rcntlen1aniE culture.
S,,cb feelings were buried. otherwise they
might have intcrpose6 checks asanas.
gratifying sheir aeeff-sca'eo i'' eu
against him.
They could not forget that his was the
,-nice tina; broke their slumbcTinG security
and forced their cruel routine of PUNISH
ment to be suspended for Time NO pouy
like unto his on which 10 vent their spleen
Rnd hatred The moment long hoped for
had arrived, when he should be made 10
feel the power he had raised his voice
against The government would support
them in any measure they might adopt
Edward NJ. Stanton, Secretary OF war.
was the most invctcratc enemy OF Colonel
S;rcnfell, which fact he was inio!lnen Oh
through Sir Robert Bruce. British minis
ter at Washington .. c., in seNerai COM
ynonicatioiiS received.
Grcrfen remained during the morning
lied IN in this condition. After dinner,
" about = o clock in the afternoon. three
ri the officers of the fifth artillery march.
I'd down 10 the euardlousc ordering the
sergeant of the guard TO undo t1rsRle!i
from The iron ratings and conduct nm
So the wharf Zach of these officers was
armed with q revolver loaded with powder
a,Ja bali Following in the rear OF Colonel
iTre,inTl bound still about the body IN
co.as accompanied by corporal and ten
sf-r-pad guards he was marched TO the
wharf. where they awaited the arrival OF
The o1ilceIs ordained TO perform as dehas-
ing and daTnning an act Of inhunanlty
and barbarity as ever degraded the record
pr spr civilized nation.
Every prisoner and soldier On the outer
portion of the fort was commanded TO
retire within the Enclosure Of the tort
etrict orders having been given 10 the
sentinels posted al the saiiy-rort TO alfn"
no one to pass from within tho fort. Men
could be seen steering their footsteps from
every direction in obedience 10 the COM
,nand Why all this colnmoiion? The
cause of it was soon learned. and many
Of the soldiers collected around the sally
port to view the proceedings.
MANY MJRMJRED.
Nur.uurs arose on all sides, and there
was not a voice scarcely hEI that COR
:
be!rg completed. action soon followed.
Colonel Grenfcli wished 20 oe Informed
whether or not X WAS their wish for him
20 be submerged beneath the water of the
sea They answered yes. and he plunged
from the deck OF the scow lying alongside
OF the wharf and was soon buffeting
against the waves.
The provost sergeant, holding on to the
end OF the rope. repeatedly endeayored 10
pull him beneath the water with jerks of
the rope. but failed. the old man keeping
his head above the water. The officers.
ma6dened at their failure. resorted to
sure mems 10 carry out their cruel and
inhunlan design a half-breed Was sent
10 the blacksmith shop TO obtain heavy
pieces of iron. to be used sinkers on his
feet. The sergeant Was busily engaged
IN collecting bricks lying around the
wharf.
Grenfell stood undis11,ayed in their midst
looking callcusly on at the preparations
oeing made to sink him, and. turning 10
one of the officers directing the proceed
sngs said:
murder me, do it in a respectable manner.
and / Will thank YOU for the act.
One Of the officers remarked Damn
YOU. You deserve to die for The crimes
You haye been guilty Of
GrenfelI's reply was: Il leave GOO to
judge between Us which is the worse. you
Gentlemen or l.
The collouuy was here cut short The
irons and bricks having been obtained !
Weighing upward of forty pounds they
were tied to the feet Of Grenfel. he was
then cast into the sea, sinking far beneath
SITS treacherouS waves. just as he was
thrown into the sea a small boat. contain
ing some ladies who were on I. visit TO the
fort, was nearing the wharf.
Jackson happened TO run upon Orr
whilst seated upon pile of lumber rest
ing himself. IN gr-uff and commanding
voice he ordered him to work again. at
the same time telling him that he would |
report him 10 the provost marshal. To
say that he would report him was equiva-
lent TO saving that he must carry a ball
throughout the night. after working hard
tlurlng the day. which fact was known to |
Orr from past experience, and, as it was
his fate to be punished. he determined to |
work very easy at his assigned task
AS ordered, lie proceeded to his work !
Us usual, no doub. studying out some
mode OF procedure TO aNenge himself !
upon Jackson. As Jackson was called |
away sometime afterwards to execute /!
some order, Orr had matured his plan !
On his return towards the beat Jackson !
was met by Orr, who stalled that there !
was an officer DESTROYS Of seeing him !
bGCh u! Llle SiaDb. JdchSCn SiaftGQ 4
see the person. Orr following close be- !
hind him. lie turned upon Jackson fin |
ally, inflictng severe wound upon his |
face with penl1nife in his hand
ONE GUILTY., ALL PUNISHED !
Jackson fed towards headquarters. the |
blood gushing from the wound inflicted |
at the hands of Orr, and reported the oc- |
cu1Tence TO the commanding officer. The /
affair created intense cnmmotion, and |
Orr was Immediately arrested by The 1
guard and confined. No doubt Orr fully
attended 10 kill him, as he struck the |
blow. and deserved due punishment Tor
the crime. Vet could not feel that for
his Gffense every other man confined
should have been made to suffer. About
q month after the occurrence Major
George p. Andrews arrived and assumed
command OF the post. The facts in the
Orr case were communicated to him
Whereupon he issued the following posi-
order, making every mans life Insecure:
in fact. empowering any ill-,ninded senti-
mel to take ones life. furnish herewith
an extract O. copy of the order as pro-