The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-15

ly swollen and pulled out, having TIE
appearance Of mortified piece of flesh. |
His head was dropping backward, the
burning rays of the sun striking him
full in the face, and the face red, blue
and in some parts, nearly black, the
veins in the neck swollen and extended
like cords, there being practically no
circulation of blood. l viewed him
hanging in this condition until after
o'clock.
COMMANDER INTERFERED.
There is no telling how long he would
have remained in this position had not
Major General Hill, commanding, hap
pened to pass that way, and, seeing
this piece of barbarous cruelty inflicted
upon an insensible being, Immediately
directed the sergeant to take him down
and place him in the guardhouse. He
commanded that in future no man,
while in a drunken condition, be pun
ished in like manner. Instead Of undo
| ing the cords from his thumbs, they
were cut away and Dunn fell heavily
upon the ground not even awakening
from the deep stupor as his head came
in contact with the hard. ground. He
was then dragged bodily into the
guardhouse, where he remained until
retreat.
The officer of the day came down to
inspect the guard, and, looking around,
failed to find Dunn. Inquiring of the
sergeant where he was, he was told
he was in the guardhouse. The officer
ordered that he be taken out and made
to carry ball and lift, the sergeant to
execute his order. Dunn was brought
out, and, from the torture already
practiced upon him., was unable TO
clasp the ball, it constantly slipping
from his grasp. He essayed to balance
it upon his shoulders, to comply with
the orders, in his intoxicated condition.
In his endeavor to do so he fell twice,
once the 42-pound cannon ball falling
directly upon his chest, as he fell back
wards, and again as he plunged for
ward, the weight of the ball giving I'M
petus to his fall, he horribly multilated
the entire left side of his face as. 1t
plowed through the coral sands .. .,
The sergeant to execute the orders
received, strapped the ball upon his
back in knapsack, but Dunn, stagger-
ing here and there, caused the material
to give way which again, when reliev-
ed from the weight upon his back,
caused him to fall forward upon his
face. At this point the officerearrived,
and, seeing the mans lacerated face,
ordered him back to the guardhouse,
there to remain until o'clock, then to
be taken out and made to carry the
ball. This scene was witnessed by
many persons on the island and the en-
tire crew of the steamer which was lyl-
ing at the wharf. -...5 .Efs.
A SHORT RESPITE. 4
All of the excitement attending the
affair had died away and quiet pre-
vailed throughout the fort, except loud
peals of laughter from the officers
quarters, telling in unn1istakable terms
Of the revelry which existed there,
The poor tortured drunken victim, with
his lacerated hands and face, was tenn
porarily forgotten, but the time = was
again approaching when they would
again place their victim on the rack.
Eight o'clock was pointed by the
hands Of the clock, and Dunn, to the
minute, was led from the guardhouse
to renew his task and take his punish
= ment. There were others confined In
, the guardhouse, all of whom were
,, brought forth and ordered to pick ul
a ball and carry it. Armed guards
were stationed over them to enforce the
!. order, they being authorized to bayone'
them in case the orders given were moi
strictly complied with.
The severity of the punishment al
ready inflicted upon Dunn made 1t
!, physical impossibility for him to con
form to the orders given. His hand:
. were unable to perform their office Re
peatedly he grasped the ball, only fol
= the hands unconsciously to relax theil
:. hold, letting the ball fall to the earth
When, after repeated efforts, he founc
. it impossible to obey the commands
given, the sentinel threatening hin
1 with the point of the bayonet if HI
8 still persisted in not complying with thu
orders. in piteous cries he appealed
from one to the other, saying to thu
sergeant, could he, he would willingl.
= carry the ball as ordered
II Sergeant" he said, Il am willing t.
:, carry the ball. God knows the truth o
y what I say, but cannot do it. If yo'
i do not believe me, come, oh, come, loo]
at my bleeding hands.
1t was an iron heart to whom he ap
: pealed. There was one answer: ''Yo1
must carry the ball. Sentinel, if he re
fuses to carry it obey your orders re
Il ceived and run him through with you
bayonet."
: COULD NOT HOLD BALL.
l. To prevent this he again tried to carr.
the ball, but to no avail. The ball fel
e from his grasp, and as it dropped t
s the earth he fell with it, crying out
Sentinel, cannot carry the ball. Per
y form your duty-bayonet and kill me.
l. The sentinel endeavored in variou
II ways to cause compliance, and failin
y to move him in the matter, repeated
= pricked him with the bayonet. Ffndin
Dunn did not move from it's touch, tn
sentinel called upon the sergeant Of tn
e guard. Cords were again brought int
s requisition and in the toughest man
'e ner twisted and bound around III
T. bleeding hands, wrists and thumbs. I
y the midst of his cries Of agony, whic
'e reached each portion of the fort, hi