Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-28
WILLIAM STEWART,
JOSEPH ALEXANDER,
ISAAC ANDERSON.

was scia thccompany commanded by Capt
Harris and was uth his company when they
6rs- went ort uelttho Ten Islands, and returned
with tham J1m Woods was not then along
IErer the company re-assoml.ed 40 taYctte' u-e
understood Woods substituted m tne place o.,
yVlEln Rleer. and from th1t time went ON WIN
rhs r1mDm to Fort STo,her. 10 he vas guilty
,fIl.9b.Fierce af orders, iusubo.dluluo1. mlllN
or I..e-tio1. previous t1 the tillr tor when ne
uas executed. never heard of %.
ABlL WINERY.
r....,er.--.s,.- g t5r{ Csmu. Ursb 3 ISIS.
requested tosate what remember OF the
c-.uc and cIrouu,- nee, Winch Tea lo inc eAecd-
ZION of john Woods at fof- SlI9,Iel' "a sC'uleI
nm ..- .ha -on.nni of General Jacksou-to here
ty eerf, ars declare. thlt l belonged 10 the
s.r. -1.r-.1v with Woods, aud Has leaning ON
a urIe 1r,trr been sick for one or two weeks
prsrion.l within ei-l. 0r ten steps OF w Gods
vh1 WAS seated ou tho ground eating hs break
f.,. having Just come from hls guard hre when
"a man hy he name of Camp. who uas sand -0
hold some comm ---cu In the staff Department
was passing long m1 begin .0 curse and abuse
-,hc company for permitting u.l and bones To- Iay
suH.fer-l about Some one OF two 1l them were
directed to rU- oil tle bones and proceeded lo
dl boz Woods -f.. continued to eat when Camp
also called t0 um u. cursed mnl to e.. mp and
assist l1 taking of .he H.th. Woods Observed
that l- was on gHlrl, and n1c Obtained leave OF
DBL. officer r. his. lcUec. Camp cursed him for
lers.l- r, guard ud ordered lu Ensign to take
o. f.ufnen .uI take hm to his guard Woods
stated h.. lo Nls gong HIMSELF and rose and
s.l-..H al. threw Che pruning out of ms gun, and
prime. o. lf.-1, and taen went straight on 20 bis
e.-I ire Nuc ae .1s gong Camp hllooed
o. .. Fort OBJ General Jackson and told lm there
$751; imai Uc-lrcr would not De 'akCn.-
Genera. Jackson came 0ut of the Fort and hale
io..i shoe. 'le damned rascal lt DE would not
De- as.u-NroIs went up 90 the guard, and
surrendered himself prisoner. a guard from tle
Na-unrs soon come and took hm into custody.
Woods was lleI u tle blacksmith shop ,and
slu ta. from. Hr 1u) ln- Then AIKEN INTO ihe
camp "a. .I. 6eu.Ir-, and Kept there un1 he was
sho. 4 .sI- also witness before One Court
1I... and v.s within fla lines OBJ the gnud
ygl.. OBJ. ...1. r.ls progressing. General Jackson
walked backwards and forwards with hls hands
bemf his blck. and remarked ODD ,he Court Mar
ta $50 1e cautions and muj what they were
about. Cor be- had -li by the Etenl. God, the
ue. mn .Hat vl, condemned, be would not pare
don him. nI this was ID hearty, hale, Young tCl-
llw huk Major William r. Hess was
JuI-.-A advocate. 40 person appeared "a, Woods
trIead or counsel to- defend nuu-
WILLIAM STEWART
T. George A. Brock. of Franklin County IN
Che State OF Tennessee. DO stlte that neither
Colonel A. Erwin nor aly part of his family, ever
spoke Coz or C1n,e--cd with me Old the case of
John Woods. soldier who wl, sho, a.. Fort
Su1.her iung ,he Creek War; nor was ,le cer
ti.l.e given % bis requesl OF 40 the request of
am ot IDS Family nor was Lls name mentioned
(0 uy .u1V.elgel during thlt transaction.
gave tla cricto published m the kentucky
Reporter 10 tb- request and To- the person otl
Doctor james l.. Armstrong and hereby Ic.-ea.g
thar One same o., correct, to thc best ot uy uoNt
edge 1nl belief with Che exception ot Che name
of Inc IuIrs- advocate. ln this case I lXpec,
was mistaken. us was not nearer the Court than
fifteen t0 twenty yards and was bat slightly ace
om0-ed with either Colonel Williams or Major
Hess D further DECLARE chat / was one oi the
original Volunteers who turned out under .le ore
de.- of General Roberts Cor .hreg months, thll
this detachment marched ls fr as Canoe Creek.
i1 .le Creek Nuo1, and iheu understanding tlIt
&c. neral Jackson would not receive us unless for
Sis months, mos. ofthe dct. chment rcuucaho home; .
bu. afterwards hearing otherwise tle men gene
rlI.rrauued and met at Fayetteville I'm lhe FIRST
march John Woods was not UI.hu, Uut Cu again /
assembling 40 Fayetteville, he appeared and took /
fha place of my half br0.he William RACER as
i before stated ON the 12i January, l-l4 and
wont on BOZ Fof Sfrother. where l do stle pO,i- F..
lively bee remained doing duty as other soldiers. I
until he was arrested for thc crime to- which he
was shots and ans statement OF assertion which
goes to show that he had ererp previously deserted
IS mo-. tuo John Woods had am older brother /.
with lbe party. who returned from Canoe Greek, F.
bu. John was uot there and never was ODD thc Are /.
my before tlc above named ume