Star.
London, England, 1830-07-06 00:00:00

MILITARY EXECUTION.

A general Court-martial, Lieutenant Colonel Rogers, of tbe
Royal Artillery, President, was held at Gibraltar, on Thursday, the
3d of June last, when private Richard Butts of the 94th Regiment,
was arraigned upon the following charge, viz.—That he, the saki
Richard Butts, did, on the 31st of May, 1830, unlawfully sal
maliciously shoot a musket, loaded with ball, at colour-serjeasit
JamesllPCmnell, of the Nth Regiment, with intent to murder hits
while in the execution of his duty; which ball tore the coat-slaws
of the said colour-sesjeant James 111,Connell. The Court, Alt
mature deliberation, found the prisoner guilty, and adjudged hide
to be " shot to death," at such time and place as his Excellency
the Lieutenant-Governor might appoint. This sentence was carried
into execution at Windmill.hill, on the morning of the 9th
at six o'clock. The 94th Regiment, and detachments from gib
Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, and 12th, 23d, 42d,43d, and
63d Regime:aft, were formed on the hill at half-put five o'clock,
forming three sides of a square, facing inwards. The prisoner was
escorted from the Provost prison to the place of execution by a
serjeant's guard of the 12th Regiment, under the superintendence of
the Provost-MarshaL The execution party, consisting of a ser-
jesnt and twelve rank and file, was taken from the 94th Regimen;;.
At half-past four o'clock the prisoner was conducted from
prison to the Windmill-hill, a distance of two miles, wit
he walked with perfect firmness. On striving at Windm -
bill barrier, where the execution party and the men in charge of
coffin were waiting, neither the appearance of the former, prim
and loading, nor the sight of the latter, made the smallest impres-
sion on him. He never spoke from the moment he arrived on the
ground, to which he was attended by the Rev. J. 8. Petting, Chili-
lain to the Forces, until the termination of his religious duties, when
he audibly aspirated " Amin." lie was placed on the open aide If
the square, kneeling behind his coffin, and fronting the 94th ink.
The Provost-Marshal, having tied a white handkerchief over bis
eyes, immediately gave the fatal signal, and the execution party ttretl.
He fell ; but, though only six yards distant from the muzzles kf
the muskets, the shot did not instantly deprive him of life. He
struggled frightfully, and shrieked out, " Oh, my GOD where-
upon two of the y, who had reserved their fire, advanced close
to him, and dis ed the contents of their pieces into his held
and body, which terminated hip existence. Butts was a fine-look-
ing young fellow, and belonged to the light company of the 94th
Regiment. He was a native of Waterford, in Ireland, where his
parents are in comfortable circumstances. The following ate the
circumstances that led to his death :—On the morning of the
31st of May he was absent from drill at five o'clock, for whielt
he was taken before the commanding officer at nine, and or-
dered further drill, but not for that day, as he was not per-
fectly sober. Next morning he turned out to drill, having pre-
viously charged his musket, and being observed by the officer com-
manding his company as not fit for exercise, was delayed to fall out
of the ranks. The colour-sesjeant (who acted as assistant lierjeant-
major) had to repeat this order two or three times before Butts
obeyed it. On his way to the guard-room as a prisoner, the so.
jeant being in hoot, and not hearing him follow, turned round to
see what detained him. At that moment Butts fired, and the ball
grazed the serjeant's right elbow, carrying a piece of the coat Wee*
along with P. This crime was held to be so rubversive of military
discipline, and such a gross breach of the articles of war. that the
Court-martial found itself called upon to pass the severe sentence,
which the military authorities earner into execution in the manner
described.

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