Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
WRITER IS TORTURED
War Correspondent Subjected to
Many Indignities by Bulgars.
Was BOUND TO a Wheel and Accused
Of Being a Turkish Officer. stripped
Of Clothing and Narrowly Es-
capped Being Executed.

ST. Louis, Mo.-Angub Hamilton.
who has returned to London from the
near east, tells an amazing story OF
his capture and torture by the Bull
garian !, says n London correspondent.
He was acting as war correspondent
with the Turks for the Central News
when he happened accidentally to ride
into the Bulgarian lines and was tax
en- prisoner. His statement is as fol-
lows:
u had been captured between 10
and IL In the morning. and about
was led past the hating place OF the
officers OF the 30th infantry, where
l was stopped and questioned. The
escorts explanations that | was being
taken to the quarter general by Gen,
Popioff's orders was not sufficient for
the colonel commanding. who or
dered me to dismount.
Before could comply l vas seized
by lumber of people and dragged
from my horse. . revolver was held to
my face, sword to my throat, and
my arms were twisted behind my
back. was again searched and asked
for my revolver and papers. Every
thing / possessed was taken from me,
the colonel himself going through my
pockets with delicacy which sug-
gested that ! might have been thief
caught red handed In the act OF com
hitting some crime
The party failed to find the quarter
general. and at nightfall Mr.. Hamil-
ton was taken back to the bivouac
of the officers OF the Thirty-sixth in
fantry He says:
II was at once told to dismount and
to sit upon the ground, where my
knees and ankles were bound with
ropes. and the whole wearisome bust
ness OF ascertaining my Identity re-
peated
The ceremony was PTefaced with
the statement that II would confess
to being Turkish officer l SHOULD
be given a comfortable bed for the
night and a good dinner Not being
able to comply mad necessarily to
submit to the treatment which follow
ed. I was made to stand up. my arms
were twisted behind my back and
bound, while an officer with drawn
revolver sat just behind me
Mr.. Hamilton remained in this ex-
ceedinly unpleasant position for some.
thing like three hours. at tho end OF
which period an officer who had spok
en- to him during the course of the
day was attracted by the singular spec
tacle, and questioned him as to what
had happened.
After hearing both sides of the case
tkss officer himself went to headquar
tiers for instructions. An hour later
a mounted orderly arrived from the di
visional headquarters. whittier Mr.
Hamilton was half led and hal
dragged across country with a rope
around his neck. reaching his destina
ton at 1890 in the morning
II was shown into a room where
six stan officers were in bed One @
them, who apparently was expecting
me, got up. appearing to be exceeding
~ indignant that should have beer
bound. had my arms and shoulders
rubbed, gave me some brandy and dis
appeared into an inner room.
when he came out he was accom-
panied by another officer. who seemed
to be the chief of 6taff. anC. as | un
derstand, was attached to the mission
that represented Bulgaria at the re
cent coronation. He apologized To-
the treatment had received waive,
the question OF Identification until thu
morning. found me a room In which
to sleep asnd provided me with blank
ets."