The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-31
Sly MIXKrIAMEN.

fFrom official documents, laid before the II Of
Representatives OF the u. staics)
/. JACOB WEBB
\ private Of Capt Sirother's Company, on De
cember 5 1914. charged. l. with descul9n, mn.
ruy. md B robbery, to which charge he plead
ed mol guilty
TtgiHonp.
Liep. Datd HaoieR, Il witness in behalf Of
the prosecution beins sworn, states: ihh' ie
Is totally unseqaainied With fl,e matter.
Lien ih0s HD1ne. witness IN behalf Of the
prosecution, being sworn, stafcs !. That he Vas
officer of the guard on lhe l9lh OF sept that the
prisoner belonged TO hs guard, refused 10 do tie
duty ola ceniinel on his post c. did not return al.
ter going 10 his ent although ordered 10 dose, a.
continued there during the night On The nor
ming Of the 2Oth September. fne mnunoas party
lrn For Jackson after which the prisoner was
n,i,sug, and candtdly believes le accompanied
/ thcm.
Capf. Sirof4er a witness in behalf Of The pros.
ccufion heinE sworn. states; 1at he believes
the prisoner pa,aded n rcve,lle, Is charged, and
he Is cerfaln thai he marched oif~itu th muln-
Gus nartV
.Joln Ca1oH witness IN belalf Of the pros
ccuilon, beng sworn. state. T1at the prison.
O. nns not The man who foroiby took the pro.
VISION out Of the Contractors wagon.
The Court then adjourned ior want OF eYl.
hence aud the next day proceeded to the fun
thar examination OF witnesses.
! GrecR u NemsoR "A private Of Capt Sttoth-
cr's company, witness in behalf Of the deiea-
dant, being sworn, states That the prisoner
deserted his post at Fort Jackson went oil with
| the nutiuous party, and, when IN the vicinity OF
! Fon STROLLER, was elected captain of the palt,
does not know who robbed the wagons Of donr
thai the prisoner. as captain, ordered thcm 10
myrfcrc with nothing al Fort Snother, aud ac-
cordingly nothing was touched
Samuei n Burton, private Of Capt. Stroth.
| rr's company, a witness IN behalf Of the defcn-
| liant, states That he believes Webb WAS not
| present when the flour wSs taken from the
| wagons
Somuel Gibbs, private Of Capt snotber.
! company, a witness ~ behalfof the defendant
| bcng sworn, states: The prisoner did march
of On The morning Of the 2oth Sept with the
mutlnous party, and 6siierfs the prisoner was
not concerned ia taking the flour from the wa
/ IONS.
! J. Ucbb private Of Capt. Strothcr's compa-
ny. a witness IN behalf Of the defendant, beng
| sworn, states hat the prisoner took com
maad OF the mntlnous party OF Capt. Strofhers
/ company at the request OF Il majority of the
men and, he believes with intention Of comfort
| ing the sirf a,fd preventing uioieace on me
! forts
/ The prisoner in his defence, states that he ser
I we'd three months toiHtmig aud conc, wed from
, the best information he could get, that h., tenn
of service had efpirfa. thai hr was told by both
non-commissioned officers and pryates thai it
WIS nothing but rig to 90 home aud as soon as
he discovered his error, he returned 10 ms duty
The court pronounced hlu guilty OF dcsci-
lion 'nd mulny, and sentenced him to be
! SHOT.
! . DAVID MORROW
! Sergeant IN Capt Strothcr's company
! W / charged /. with ,nuny > exciting
10 mutiny, to which h. pleaded not guilty.
Testimony.
Stephen Roy, a Sergeant of Capt Mcbanc's
| company, "A witness IN behalf OF the prosecution
! bclng sworn. states: That he was on fatigue on
! the night Of the 10Th of September some OF the
! party expressed their dissatisfaction atnot Inv.
! Ing an opportunity Of cooking provisions To go
| home. rs well as those in camp when the pris
oner SAID that any person who Intended gong
| home the next morning, was fool tor beng
! there AZ work accordingly, great many o'the
| party left then duy, repaired 20 the camp to
! cook and that the prisoner did march oil on The
morning of the Goth, with the mutinous patty
| yelling, and firing their guns.
| Pulp Bryant gave similar testimony.
| Col l.. PpblH witness IN hehalt of the pro-
| seenfiou. beng sworn, states. That on the
'itlt VI WV lfl' Dtp'tllIhI rs Ntls Us ne it-
| collects, the prisoner was actively employed in
getting the provision rolled on betw cen ,Ie lssu-
| ing house and enCampmrnt on the night of the
| Eth aud 18th OF the same mouth, the prisoner
! came To hh tent, and asked permission to 20 INTO
| a small house and write a letter a. his family,
stating TINT he had declined going home that NE
saw the letter, which was expressive OF his ntcn-
/ ton Of staviug in service until he could get an
/ honorable dis barge; on the morning OF the 20th
| he thinks that the prisoner paraded on the right
| o tar mutinous party OF Capt Stuothers com.
| pany at the beat of revelle and is not positive
whether he marched off in that way or uot. bat
/ hrlirycs he did; aud disremembers the prisoners
| reporting any OF the parry who were acting mt
! tinously.
! George C0hse, states That the prisoner is.
sued the provisions on the l9th OF september.
To the mutinoas party and believes the prisoner
| fired his guu on the morning OF the 10Th, vince.
marching of from Fort Jackson.
! q cen b. NeWs0R, private of capt Strotbe. >,
company, witness in behalf OF the prosecution
being :" orn states That he believes the pris
| oner was not oithe party who brought IN the beet,
and was at this head of the numerous part oD
| Capt Suothers, when they marched oil on the
morning of2oth September loll.
George Gumbreei, corporal Of Capt. Stroth-
cr's company, Il witness IN behalf of the prose
cnfon being sworn states Tat the prisoner
was not Of the party who shot the beeves at tle
bullock pen.
| CaUt Srolher, a witness in bShalf OF the pro-
sccutlon being sworn, states: That the prison
cr marched OF with the mutnous part Of his
company, on the morning of the 10Th, and that
| the prisoner never reported any men TO him
who were speaking otgoing home from Fort
| Jackson.
The prisoner having refused the privilege of
/ h,1 ~ him.
! ted an honorable dIcharee from the 4sih intdn-
| Try, with the following General Order
! CAvr STEWART Isl Nov. 18Th.
GENERAL ORDERS.
! To al ORieers otde UHHea States army.
| Whereas David Morrow, belonging 10 Cap.
tain John Strothcr's COMPANY attached TO the
! Isl regiment Tennessee mnna. WHO deserted