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

uffhe court.
Tie court faend die prisouer guilt, as cbafg
81, with the exception of foftins The guard aad
! Hing the heeyes. aud sentence hin 10 receive
tie punishment Of DEATH By SHOOTING.
). JOIN HARRIS
4 Pfirafe NJ Capt. stroiltr,s Company
GHiuaE lsi--N8hug
Specification In his between the 10Th
and 2aIh September, 1914, he went about
through the camp 10 ret sgner5 IL 90 home
or tho 2glh SEPT. lell, aud stated that he
would soon hdve larger company than
Captaii krnnirick md on the morning OF
l9lh September, be received his proportions
bic part Of the tcef and -four thai vas GorciLly
taken cooked If, and on the morning of Tie
Goth srnt. [sl4 al the end Of the rcVeiIe
beat, marched of, yelling aud firing hi, gun,
aud. alferarrivng he neighborhpod Of Fort
strorher, he stated fhat he would re axe those
who had been 'nken by Captain Blackmofe.
CHAFGE 2l---C9unsciug nj Huting.
Specification In this ; not reporting those
who we're of the mutnous pslty, as required
by he rules and articles OF war
70 which charge, and specification the
prisoner pleaded--Not Guilty.
Lis,if. .Yoab Bennett, a witness in behalf Of
the prosecution, being s~or. state. That H.
saw tie prisoner on the 10Th September, 1914,
with paper coutainiuga good many names,
and The prisoner informed him hc only SCI
Ro1ru sach Aagns names rs d,rrcied HIM 10 In
81 .-1hai those who we're present said II was
u list Of mems names 10 draw provisions -
20 home on the Goth that the prisoner WAS
Que Of the mntinons party who m fr"hed Oft
nm Tho ,norn;nu If the 10th; that he belonged
Ia tho came conpany, end believes the mi.
qauorno,'or r.uo,ted any Of the mo1innus
nartv &c roonired by the rules and articles Of
war. that the pri,oner was under his imme-
diate command on the 10Th September. nnd
I'm, h. b,5o,,3 hialyslf. as usual WELL. u,,til
tie er,,,;,g ,rben he sa,g him p.i}b fbe DgD,f
3,,,y;6eJ Geystofoge.
Ib, u yo,,,a a witness in behalf oGthe
,,rosocntion beinps,,orn etates. That he ,1,e
The nr,sane, ,yi,l, a paner. setting down sucb
men name namrs - intended drawing provisions
for ITO ,n,.,,s. oT oo;na home. and on tl,e
morning ain oo,b senlemher he saw the
nr;snnor march off with the p,nfinou, Marty.
Tob, Husbands a nriyate of Cant. 4 ilna.
tr;cL ,.,,,,.,, +, ,,itnass in behaIf nj the
defouasnt hem, sworn, s,ates. Tim, bs saw
the rrr.onor sometime previous 10 the 2Clh
Srct.,b.r o,ith = u,rer settiog down snrb
,,.,,,,s ~. ,s intand.1 going home tb,t
~ y,y an, mr. n be ,,,,,.g ann.
,,,,t.,,..a, and ,toteJiLa y rms yj,5t go,,s
M0Wf roman Al ftt 10r' tnat ne would
soon llag" larger party than Captain kI'pa-
,aa,, ,'F,.,,l ~, ,n,,;,a.,. ,',,,, -, ,La
,,.,',,'..,..c,l,', ,ar,
Jah,, ,L...,a,, nr,,,,o or Co,, NcE,y,s
company, witness in behaf Of the prescco-
ton, being worn, states That while At FIR
jackson, "a the month OF August, he heard
the prisoner say that there was no law to
compel the ben q stay III service longer THAI
three months taaf bc wasa man of spir
aud would not So longer, that considerable
number OF tar mrn would ~ then, ind one
who would refuse. he could see bayonetted
about six inchrs that they would 20 up 10
the big, o, grsot MN and shiver their muskets
over his head, but not strike, so hard as TO Kill
hiu.
Tho Court adjourned untilto morrow nine
o'clock.
The Court met pursuant 10 adjournment