Show I LINCl l CONSPIRA t9 amuel l Bland Arnold Continues ills Nar rativea Details His Imprisonment at Dry Tortugas He Ail e g es That Prisoners Were Treatedin Inhuman Manner Man-ner Declares That Many Were Tortured by Having Their Hands Tied Behind Them and Then Cast Into the Sea and When Nearly Drowned Pulled From the Water T1 a op nfng h pt r of the confession confes-sion of Samuol Blaud Arnold detailing detail-ing for ths first time tho conspiracy to kidnap President Lincoln appeared ap-peared In The Tribuno Sunday December De-cember 7th This remarkable history will becontinued from day to day In I The Tribune untll concluded lCnl + Ihed 1Wo by the HaJtlmoro American PubllBhod E cluilvcl In Utnh by Spe clulArranfftfnicnt by The Salt Lake TrJbunn Continued From Yesterday Thcib was a prisoner by the name of Brown who had been suffering from Sickness for sonic lime and on the mornlriKJn filiation had gone to the doctors call and by him had been ext ex-t < uscd from labor during the day Contrary Con-trary to custom he ordered out to work by the provost marshal He stated his case dhJt lc was excused In fact that hens so weak that he could not labor when io cure hiuxoC his ailment he was ordered to carry a 42pound l hot He did as commanded for some time t until overcome by thesun and his nfftlcUon when he dropped the ball and refused to carry It longer Forthwith he wan bound around the feet his arms l falng tldd behind him and he was con ducted to tho sea and submerged beneath be-neath the waves The otHcer In charge repeatedly asked him when his head was brought above I the surface If he would carry the ball The man from swallowing so much salt water w unable no matter how much he deslrcdto do BO to gJvc him 1 the requited answer when he was I submerged again Finally when near ly 1 drowned he was raliad from the I 1 waterto the wharf where he remained J I uu lit sufTlcIcntlv restored to 5pck and finding it wa donth by drowning IC her he-r u ed to obey the order he acquiesced to the demands and In his ill condition his entire clothing saturated with saltwater salt-water plodded more dead 1 than alive around tho ring with loiteilnc foot Flep cniolnjj the ball until minnet Then In hlG vct clothing he was thrust within the guardhouse to remain during dur-ing the night without bed or covering of any kind A PECULIAR HAPPENING Sometime aflcruiid quite a number of colored prisoners were released borders b-orders from the War department many of whom had been waiting upon the ofllccjs at headquarters14 cooks waiters wait-ers etc It seems ab If I a theft had been committed In the shape of clothing money pistol etc by some ot them and before being allowed to leave the island vhlch was perfectly Just their baggage was searched Some of the mlpjlnfr articles were found m tholt pocacpslon and they wore clasel I > questioned ques-tioned by the officers relative to tiatn othEr articles but to no avail Innocent and guilty nlIc wore marched to the wharf with Gen Hill to vlqw I the LporU occupying a eminent position on thetern of the whoonei MatchlC55 moored at the t vhaif Bound up in cords with their hands as usual tied behind thorn they were cast into the sea As they were pushed oft the wharf into the sea their cries HUed the Ur to be suddenly quenched as their bodies sank beneath the waves This was repeated neveral times when they were econductert Into tin fort un n Gen Hill seemed to enjoy the scene wonderfully his whole frame being convulsed with laughter lifter beInG conducted Into the fort a consultation was hold nmonp the officers when one of the prisoners names James of Baltimore Balti-more from the evidence being deemed Innocent was released and ordered to I do his duties at headquarters Finally all but one were released a colored I man from Louisiana who was Liken into In-to the guardhouse his clothing stripped don from his shoulders and buck and given twentynine lashes lIon the back laid on well by the enlisted men of the guard guarA A NEGRO VICTIM Ills cries for mercy as every lash cut Into the flesh could be heard In every portion of the fort gaining force aa lash quickly followed lash After this proceeding In I direct conflict with the laws of the land the negro remained shut up In the guardhouse moaning piteously The boat being In readiness 1 to leave he was brought from the yuaidhouse marched to the boot and left with a bleeding and sore back the shores of the illfalcd Island of Dry I Tortugas The system In our mode of confinement confine-ment remained unchanged still guarded and compelled to dwell In our damp and unwholesome quarters when pot at work In the montb of January 15C7 o eubdletrlct having been formed Brevet ErlpiGen B H Hill was 10 llercd of the command of Port Jeff oreon nnd assumed command of the subdls trict with headquarters at Key West Fla In the meantime many of the ofll ccis composing the command wcto transferred to other point and with alight a-light heart even orlsoner and soldier watched their departure The voters nitcward assigned were of better material and more humane governing with a rule more adapted to clvlllrailon although In nnny In Uanee acts of bnibailty were practiced prac-ticed After Gen Hill was relieved of command the charge of the garrison dy < < voliu upon on account of senior Itv It way while he was In command that 11 gross Injustice was enacted on the person of Col GlSt Lcger Grcnfcll Col Grcnfell for some time had been complaining oiy much this complaint growing out ofy the harsh and Cruel measures reported to In the manner of his confinement His dungeon quarter go past when you would looked l ns If vatcr was confltantly thrown over the floor dampness generated fmm lllen tllation Frequently he could be seen whent peimlMon had been given him hanging his bjinkets err the opposite fence to dr > t moving along like one writhing In pain scarcely able to place one fool before the other COL GRE FELL ILL This had been the ease for a long time stillthe Colonel stood uo under IL One morning every feature of his face plainly showed his condition proving prov-ing In most unmistakable terms that he waft quite 111 He had never made it a habit to visit sielcr1 I since Incarcerated Incar-cerated upon the lob suiting ns a cause for his not doing so his fear that poison might be administered to him as every officer was deadly prejudiced against him on account of the articles he had published as to the Inhuman toiturcc inflicted upon soldiers and prisoners It Doomed that Grenfell had especially created the deep dislike and hatred of each olllcer from the fact that he had kept from the date of his arrival a dlcry In which the acts of every officer under Ills observation had been pictured This combined with the other cause i before alluded to made Grenfells position very Insecure As before remarked he visited the pslckcall and as his turn came and MB name tas called he presented himself l before the doctor describing the nature and symptoms of his complaint Every feature of his face distinctly showed the truth of his statement The doctor refused re-fused to excuse him from labor although al-though Grenfell remarked to him that he was unable to work that he had eaten nothing for five or six days and that hi was HO debilitated and weakened weak-ened that he could scarcely move ThIs was the Ilrst and last visit made to the sickcall Finding that he would be forced to labor In his weak condition in the broilIng broil-ing 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 LIouU Robin con Informed him that he was powerless power-less 10 ML In the mailer that he could not excuse him without the sanction of the surgeon us h < > was placed thore to oncldo whether a iu wan capable of perforating duty 01 not PERFORMED HEAVY LABOR The labor required of Qrcnrcll to perform per-form had been of the heaviest ort which fnot he stated to the provost marshal As he left the presence of the provost marshal he romarled that ho would endeavor to do what he could that his strength was not rufllclcnt to perform the laboi which had heretofore been expected of him but what he wao able to perform he would The provost mnrshal pltf him at his usual work but was lenient to him owing to his advanced age and Indisposition frequently fre-quently pci milting him to Ill down to rent himself Willie seated In an exhausted condi tion upon a pill of lumber he was espied es-pied by the provost marshal who hui rldly I walked upon him I and dcshcd lo know why It wa I that he was not at work Grenfell replied that ho vas un I tiblo to pcrlorm such heavy worn that It was Impossible for him to bend his back he ruifciing at the lnro sev > iely with Junibago na well us other troubles but that he would perform any labor assigned consistent with his strength The work assigned In this Inst nee wes the moving of heavy lumber rom one pill and henphig It upon another a common thing resorted to lo keep men employed mcl whleh required the utmost ut-most exertion and strength of the oung man much less an old < < and infirm In-firm man like Gifciifcll lie was ordered to icaume the work Grenfell replied Lleutciimt T cannot Anything I am able to pei 101 m I will do most willing lyThis This was all that was needed to Ore the blood of bin jailer and with 1 passion pas-sion depicted upon his face and fire flashing from his eye he command I Qrcnfcll to he taken to the guardhouse and to be tied up Bound around about tho body from his feet upward to his neck In cords he was tied to the same iron bars by which their tqi lured prisoner pris-oner Dunn had suffered maityidom Col Grenfell in his erect position unable to move hand foot or body remained re-mained like a statue during the morning morn-Ing the piercing rays of the sun shining down In full force upon his venerable gray hairs he having no covering upon hlfi head to shield it from the sun Ills gray l hairs should have protected him from such unjust punIshment without taking Into considcalion the position he had formerly occupied In society Gienfell being a mon of fine InUllect and gentlemanly culture Such feelIng feel-Ing were burled otherwise they might have interposed checks against gratifying gratify-Ing their deepseated hatred against him himThey could not forget that L his was the voice that broke their slumbering security < and forced their cruel routine of punishment to be suspended for a time No body like unto his on wMch to vent their spleen and hatred The moment long hoped for had arrived when he should be made to feel the power he had raised his voice against The Government would support Ihom In any measure they might adopt Edwin Ed-win M Stanton Secretary oC War was the most Inveterate enemy of Col Grenfoll which fact he was informed of through Sir Robert Bruce British Minister Min-ister at Washington D C in several communications received Grenfcll remained during the morn lug tied up In this condition After dinner or about 2 oclock In the afternoon after-noon three of the officers of the Fifth 1 artillery marched down to the pruard house ordering the sergeantof The guard to undo Grohfcll from the Iron rallwajs and conduct him to the wharf Each of these officers wan aimed With a rovolvn loaded with ponder and ball Following In the rear of Col Grcnfdl bound sllll about the body In cords accompanied by a corporal and ten armed guard ho vaX marched to the wharf wheie thoy awaited the arrival ar-rival of the officers ordained to perform is debasing and damning an act of inhumanity In-humanity and barhaUty an ever degraded i de-graded tho iccord oC any civilized nation na-tion Leery prisoner and soldier on the ourel portion of the fort was commanded command-ed to retire within the Inclosure of the fort strict orders having been given the sentinels posted at the rallpor4 to allow no one to pass from within the foil Men could be seen steering their footsteps from ovary dhcctlon In obedience obe-dience to the command Why all thin commotion The cause of It was soon learned anti many of the soldier collected col-lected l around the sallyport to view I the proceedings Murmurs arose on nIl sides and there was not n voice scarcely but that condemned con-demned tho whole Decoding 3 very cuing being completed action noon followed fol-lowed Ool Grenfell wished to be Informed In-formed whether oi not It was thtt wish for him to be submersed ijpncat1 the water of the cca They ansv < rec yes and he plunged from the deck o the scow lying alongside of the whir and was soon buffeting against tb w TVCS I The provost sergeant holding on to tho end of the lope repeatedly on dcavoicd to pull him beneath the water with Jerks of the lope but tailed tho old man keeping his head above the water The officers maddened at their failure resorted to sure measures to carry out tlvlr cruel and Inhuman design de-sign A halfbreed 1 was sent to the blacksmith shop to obtain heavy piece of Iron to be used as sinkers on his feet The sergeant was busily cn axed In collecting bricks lying around < I the wharf Gicnfell stood undismayed In their midst looking callously on nt the preparations pre-parations being made to sink him find turning to one oC the officers directing the proceedings said Gentlemen 1C ills your intention to minder me do It In a respectable manner man-ner and I will thank you for the actOn act-On oC the officers lemarked Damn you you deserve to die for the crimes you have been guilty of Gicnfells reply was I leave god to judge between us which Is the worse you gentlemen or I |