214 TORTURE. 



the wife of an officer in the Turkish army, had 

 been found murdered in the house in which they 

 resided, in one of the small streets within the 

 walls of the town of Salonica. No trace what- 

 ever could be discovered of the perpetrators of this 

 bloody deed, nor could suspicion rest on any one. 

 The kaimakan, or pasha, finding all inquiries 

 unsuccessful, ordered that all persons who resided 

 in the street where the murder had been com- 

 mitted should be examined, and, if necessary, 

 put to the torture to endeavour to extract from 

 them some confession, by which light might be 

 thrown upon this mysterious matter. Several 

 unfortunate persons were accordingly put to the 

 torture, but, it appearing that there were posi- 

 tively no grounds whatever for any suspicion 

 against them, they were released. 



A few, however, were detained, and we were 

 told, that upon them unheard of cruelties were 

 being nightly practised to endeavour to extort 

 confessions from them. On hearing this. Cap- 

 tain Spence and myself determined to endeavour 

 to get a sight of them, and, if possible, satisfy 

 ourselves of the truth or falsity of the report we 

 had heard. 



