The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-16


generated ro.@li-~entiIation. Frequently
he could be seen, when permission had been
given him, hanging his blankets on the OPP
posite fence to dry, moving along like one
writhing in pain, scarcely able to place one
foot before the other.
COLONEL GREENFIELD ILL.
This had been the case for a long time;
still the colonel stood up under IT, One
morning every feature OF his face plainly
showed his condition, proving in most un-
mistakable terms that he was quite ILL., lie
had never made IL habit to visit sick cali
since incarcerated upon the island. stating
as a cause for not doing so his fear that
poison might be administered TO MIN, as
every officer was deadly prejudiced against
him on account of the articles he had pub
lished as to the inhuman tortures inflicted
upon soldiers and prisoners.
1t seemed that Grenfell had especially
created the deep dislike and hatred OF each
officer from the fact that he had kept from
the date of his arrival a diary in which
the acts of every officer under his observa-
ton had been pictured. This, combined
with the other cause before alluded TO,
made Grenfells position very insecure.
AS before remarked, he visited the sick
calls and. as his turn came and his name
was called, he presented himself before
the doctor. describing the nature and symp-
toms of his complaint. Every feature of
his face distinctly showed the truth of his
statement. The doctor refused to excuse
him from labor, although Grenfell re-
! marked to him that he was unable TO work.
that he had eaten nothing for five or six
10, o,I Hot ho h-oS co dahilif0fa6 and
weakened that he could scarcely move.
This was the first and last visit made to
| the sick call.
Finding that he would be forced to labor
in his weak condition in the br0iling sun,
and knowing his inability to do so. he called
upon Lieut.. Frederick Robinson, stating his
case. He was asked If he had been before
| the doctor, and replied in the affirmative,
but that the doctor had refused to excuse
| him from labor. Whereupon Lieutenant
Robinson informed him that he was power
| less to act in the matter; that he could
not excuse him without the sanction of the
surgeon, as he was placed there to decide
| whether a man was capable of performing
| duty or not.
PERFORMED HEAVY LABOR.
The labor required of Grenfell to perform
had been of the heaviest sort, which fact
he stated to the provost marshal. As he
left the presence of the provost marshal he
remarked that he would endeavor to dc
what he could; that his strength was not
sufficient to perform the labor which had
| heretofore been expected of him, but what
he was able to perform he would. The
provost marshal placed him at his usua
work. but was lenient to him, owing to his
| advanced age and indisposition, frequently
permitting. him to sit down to rest himself
While seated in an exhausted condition
upon pile of lumber he was espied by tn,
provost marshal. who hurriedly walked
| upon him and desired to know why it wa:
that he was not at work. Grenfell replied
that he was unable to perform such heav,
work; that it was impossible for him t
bend his back, he suffering at the time
severely with lumbago, as we'll as othel
troubles. but that he would perform an,
labor assigned consistent with his strength
The work assigned in this instance wa
the moving of heavy lumber from one pill
and heaping it upon another, a common
thing resorted to to keep men employed
and which required the utmost exertiol
and strength of the young, much less al
old and infirm man like Grenfell. He wa
ordered to resume the work Grenfell re
piled: Lieutenant, 1 cannot. Anything
am able TO perform 1 will do most will
ingly."
This was all that was needed to fire tn
blood of his jailer, and, with passion de
picted upon his face and fire flashing fror
his eye, he commanded Grenfell to be take
to the guardhouse and to be tied up. Boun
around about the body, from his feet UP
ward to his neck, in cords, he was tied (
the same iron bars by which their torture
prisoner Dunn had suffered martyrdom.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow