Show barbarous if true it is a current rumor on lb street that a outrage was perpetu at the county jail at about 2 on wednesday geo whitmore on the person of the alleged mexican who has been arrested arrs sted it i stated that whitmore while under the influence of liquor and in company with officer hill went to thu jail for the purpose of interviewing the prisoner leonard it ia alleged that in order to obtain a confession whitmore a buckskin string around leonards thumbs and an iron bar in between which he twisted until the man roared for mercy officer hill seized whitmore by the throat and forced him to desist or result might have been bost disastrous to leonard it ia understood that mr whitmore will have to answer to the charge in tha aurta |