Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-10
FAIRFAX FARMER.
From the National Journal.

we give In another part Oh our paper eA-
tracts from the proceedings of the Court Mar
tial assembled al Mobile. in November, l8l 4,
for he trials Of the Militia men. We snail
give tie remainder in our next. 1t will be seen
that the prisoners tried and executed, were
jacob Wyb,, David Morrow, John Harris,
Henry l. wi David Hunt, AID Edward Ii d.
>ey. OF th'sr our pap TODAY contains the
trials Of Webb, Marrow and Harris.
As the rrpor, of the Commit, &c Military
\ fairs attaches stigma to the memory of
these unfortunate men, and juslifics their exc
cu:inn a. "ringl"ad RS" in mut,ny, it i proper
To call The attention of our readers to the fac IS
adduccd in their trial
jacob Webb wae :>---' p. .--''~'
pes; rlesrrtion, mutinv, and ribhery- I've last OF
the 3 charges wa, distinctly disp owed On the
other two he was found eui',y, ard received
sentence or dca,h. The c ,,imony proved that
he went off with the other men on the 2oih OF
September. The only evidence OF improper
conduc, previous to iha' day, is that II MS re-
fusal 10 do the duty of srn,inci on the 18TH
He, according 10 one "lnesS, 'o"k the COM
mand Of the parry ard "ord r"d them to inter-
fere with nothing al Fort Stro her. and sccor-
ding to another, he took The command win
the Intention Of comforting The 81 k, and pre-
venting violence on the forts. here is no.
title Of evidence that h- marc he'd on ye'ilnB' q
firing scattering guns; yet the sentencr pro-
nounces him guilty # that charge. webb IN
his defence. expressed his be'ietihat" his term
Of service had expired" and that "as soon as
he disco, cred his error. h. returned tn his dn-
,v." and the IN as,rr roll shows th,t he returned
to his duty, October. 25,h. 1t appears also,
from the nav roll Of tho m,anv Gatcd Janus
arv a7,b 1915, that S49 25 was Dir wn from e
Halted States Gov ernmenl, for he whole 'erm
Of W,bb's service, 10 the Dist OF December,
1914
Tn. second case is tina; of David Morrow, a
Sergean, Of Capt. Strother's company, charged
with mu,iuv and eX ting t" mnhdy Inc pr
so,er stated tina, ne nad acted on Ihtorm III n
received from the officers, and many others;
and exhibited in his defence a grnera' ord Is
sued and signed by "Georgr Duff Id, AID DE-,
camp. to Brigadier General Taylor expressly
hardening Morrow for his cnnd"r' Oh the 2o'',
of Sep en- Der, and addressed "to all thter, OF
| he United States Army" dated, Camp"S,e w
ART. Is, No,embrr 1914" Tn condition WIS
tina, he should report himself thout delay &c
his company, ufC oil p. Pipkin's reg'mrn' y In
compliance with the condition II the general
order. he returned to his COM anv on be 9Th
November, a. is shown hy the muster and pay
roll His pay, 500 SIS CENTS, was aiso ceritieo
| 20 be due from the United States, % DecemOel
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| In a former paper we gave the facts as 't
The good conduct Of John Harris. 1t Is siagu
lar nat his name does not appear on the mus
ter or pay rolls cf Captain Strolher's Compa
nv.
I'VE shall resume the examination in our next
TENNESSEE MILITIA.
From the proceedings Of the Court Mar
= ,ial convened 1t Mobile, Dec. S, 1914, commu
} mic ed to the House of Representatives, o
: the 25th OF January.
The Cour, having been qualified in presenc
of the prisoners, who having heen previousi
asked if they had anv objections 20 any OF tn
m. mbers, and having answered in the nega',
: proc eeded to the trial Of Jacob Webb, pr
: waite of Captain Strother's company.
Charge-Deser'ion.
Snsc;fc a,on In this: that, on the night