Show WAS TERRIBLY BRUTAL chicago oct 22 private charles hammond U S A gaunt and thin and showing plainly the effects of his fourteen days confinement on a bread and water diet in the guard house at port fort sheridan appeared before a court of his superior officers today and told them of the circumstances of his disobedience of the orders of captain lovering and of thea the subsequent drastic measures taken by that official to enforce his commands but few spectators were present to witness the opening of the court as the officers were engaged in the regular drill on the parade ground two small holes in the back of hammonds jacket were visible reminders re of the alleged dragging on the morning of october 9 under oath he testified as follows on friday I 1 refused to go 90 to work and was ordered from the guard room to my cell at 1 I was told that I 1 would have to appear before a summary court I 1 told the officer of the guard that if he wanted me he must carry me there captain lovering lavering came there with two members of the guard the order was waa given to the sentries to step in and drag me out so that my back would strike on the doorsill door sill the sentries took hold of me and threw me to the floor and as I 1 was dragged out sergeant barnard tried to hold me down on to the sill so that my back would be scraped I 1 was dragged to the guard room outside and as I 1 went through the door captain lovering put his heel over my head and threatened to stab me in the face then I 1 was allowed to walk back to my cell later captain lovering returned to my cell with four sentries and gave the order go in and jerk that man out the door was unlocked and two sentries stepped in and threw me captain lovering kicked me in the side bide while I 1 was wag down four times with his big foot and as I 1 went over the sill again he gave me a violent adl kick k in the shoulder he slapped me over the right ID the left and prodded me twice th his foot and gave me three relent kicks about the shoulders r this scene he cursed me conr using the vilest kind of as he sneered now will you will you yo walk now wring ring then ordered a rope and orders ers to have my feet crossed led at the ankles I 1 placed my behind my head then lover the sentries began to drag prodded me in the right hand sword and then in the was dragged to the guard room t to the porch where with one rk they started me down the s on my my back and across the the sentries were reinforced by others I 1 was then dragged over and roads to D companas comp anys ioup UP the steps then down again the he pavement I 1 and under the to A com companas comp anys steps and fin arto the adjutants office tenant nant colonel bainbridge orthe rope untied just as I 1 was before the court at 2 I 1 t to 0 be taken to the hospital the e doctor sponged the blood ie e sword stabs on monday I 1 hed before captain richards yve e since been in solitary con it on bread and water el I 1 snyder ask asked ed hammond why ihla Ws barracks 11 at t Y ness ess replied 1 I 1 had haa some primness ness in chicago and as the in general was at the barracks 1 I release would be ie e re I 1 had no intention of reported at fort sheridan t to be so ranked I 1 expected enned ed but thought I 1 would be to 0 my y post and after sentence to uty duty 11 n i lovering levering was then called he no attempt to deny any of the witness statements he ad that by his orders hammond m dragged from the guard house r also admitted that he had the soldier and pricked him with ird none of ahls treatment r levering said had injured hd d in the least as was proved report ani and the meth SS were in ills his opinion necessary discipline of the army lieuten in charge of the guard SL th the time was called his introduced no new feature |