Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-09-04

Woods, who was seated on The ground,
eating his breakfast, having Just come
from nis guard FIRE, when a man by the
name of Camp, who was said t. bold
some commission in the Stat Depart
mest, was passing along, and began TO
curse aud abuse The company for per.
hitting filth and bones to lay scattered
about Some cne or two of the men
were directed to carry off the bones,
aud proceeded to do II. Woods still
continued to eat, when Camp also call
ed to him, and cursed him TO get up aud
assist IN taking of the filth. Woods
observed, that he was on guard, aud
bad obtained leave OF bis officer for his
absence. Camp cursed him for leaving
bis guard, and ordered an ensign to take
a file Of men and take him TO his guard.
Woods stated he was going himself, and
reese and started, and threw the pruning
out OF his gun, and primed II afresh,
and then went straight ON to his guard
fire. While he was going. Camp hal.
loaed 70 the Fort 10 General jackson,
and told him there was a damned deser.
ter would not be taken General Jack.
son came cut Of the Fort, and haIlooed.
shoot the damned rascal il he would not
be taken. Woods went up to the guard
and surrendered himself prisoner. A
guard from the regulars, soon came
and took him into custody. Woods was
ironed in the black smith shop, land
saw the irons put on aud then taken 10
the camp of the regulars, and kept there
until he was shot. | was also a witness
before the court martial, aud was within
the lines OF the guard, while the trial
was progressing, General jackson wal.
ked backwards aud forwards with his
hands behind his back, anc remarked to
the court martial, no be cautious. and
mind what they weTs about.'' for he
said, "by the Eternal God. tie next man
that was condemned, he would not par.
don him; and this was a hearty. hale
young fsllow." thiak Major William
II. Hess, was Judge Advocate. No
perssn appeared as Woods friend or
COUNSEL to defend him.
WILLIAM STEWART.
l George A. Brock, of Franklin coun.
ty, and tho State Of Tennessee. do state
that neither Col. A. Erwin, nor any part
ofhis family, ever spoke 10, or CONVEX.
ssd with me on the case os John Woods.
q soldier who was shot at Fort Strother
during the Creek war; nor was the GER
tificate given at his request, or at the
request Of any OF his family, nor was
bis name mentioned Ito my knowledge)
during that transaction, Igave the GER
tihcate published in the "Kentueky Re-
porter at the request and IL the per-
son OF DIR. James l.. Armstrong. and
hereby reiterats that the same Is aor.
rect, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, with the exception Of the name
Of the Judge. Advocate. In this case
expect | was mistaken, as | was not
nearer TO the court than ffiaen or tventy
yards, and was but slightly acquainted
with either Col. Williams or Mai. Hess,
| further declare, that | was one Of the
original volunteers who turned out I'm.
der the orders OF Gen Roberts, for three
months; that this detachment marched
as far as Cane Greek, 10 the Creek
nation, and then understanding that
Gen jackson would mol receive us I'm.
less Tor six months, most of the detacb
ment returned hsme; but afterwards
hearing otherwise, The mon generally
returned and met at Fayetteville. In
the first march John Woods was not
with US; but on again assembling al
Fayetteville, be appeared, and took
The place Of my half brother. William
RACER, as ] before stated. on the 2and
January, 1914, and went on to Fort
Stvother, where ] do state positively he
remained doing duty as other soldiers,
until be was arrested for the crime for
which he was shot; and any statement
ar assertion which goes to show that he
had ever previously deserted IL not true.
John Woods had an older brother with
the party. who returned from Cane
creek; but John was not there. and me-
YER was in the army before the above
mentioned time. GEORGE A BROCK.
State Of Tennessee. Franklin co. !
APRIL, 1928.
The undersigned, citizens ef said
county, do hereby certify, that they
have personally known George A.
Brock, Of said county, most Of them ten
or tyyqIve vaa.e and IL k..uu-