The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-24
THE PUNISHMENT OF DESERTERs.

THE PUNISHMENT OF DEsERrERs.
From the New Orleans Picayune, Oct l6l
By general order dated the 9Th Sept 1t appears that
court martial of which Col Riley Of the I'd infantry,
President tried twenty for dsserton the
enemy Their fate may be read In the following senten
ces of Gen. Scott
The oourtf,und the above named prisoners 1.-THE
are given again blow .everay guilty charged and
In every case In the sentence to be hanged
by the neck until he is dead
The Gsneral-in.chief approves the foregoing pro.
ceedngs aud sentences with following exceptions
the cases Of Thomas Riley, oempsny Sd Infantry Jas
Mills company H. same regiment and John Reilly com
These three prisoners severally committed the crime
OF desston as charged in thu early part Of April 1876
co and all the world; for the present war did not break
ont In fact till later date, was not recognized to
Of the following month.
No higher punishment cam therefore be legally iuct-
ed upon those atrocious offenders r. Riley j. Mills and
Reilly than that prescribed for state of peace, viz:
FIFTY lsshes with rawhde whip; well laid the bare
back Of each, and their punishment is committed
dipgly-wth the addition, that each be branded a
cheek with the letter D. kept prisoner long
this army remains in Mexico and then be drummed out
SO much of the punishment in the cese of Henry
Newer, company 4th artillery, relates to hanging
remitedi and like remission is made in the of
Edward McHerron, company G, same regiment, out Of
who has remained faithful to his ooors company
There being some slight circumstances Of mitigation
Inc severai cases OF Hezekah Akles John BARLEY Alex
Mckee and John Bowers all Of company H. Sd artillery
their sentences are committed in the cases of Riley
J. Mills and J. Reilly above.
Inc remainder OF the prisoners tried by the same
court and for the crime viz Henry Venator
company I'd Dragons; F. Rhode, company l. I'd ORA
renee Macky company X Sd infantry; Patrick Dalton
company D, I'd infantry; John Shehan company G. 9Th
inawDfSry; John A. Myers company 9Th infanIry Hen
In Jas Spears comp D. 7:h infantry Dennis Conahau,
company t TN infantry; James Mcdowell company X
VIM Kssok asS arssryy nm oa.houss
company [. I'd infantry; Henry Octksr COMPANY D. 4th
Nolan asS aI HI asr%sn
sonmidth, company D, Sd infantry; R.-W Garrstson,
COMPANY II Sd artillery will be hur according to their
In the forenoon next after ie receipt Of this order as
may Dc arranged by the Of the post camp
ne ABOVE named men, excepting H. venator, Rhode
y Myers, an sheehsn, we're executed at San An.
By com nand OfMsj Gen Scott
sone me court accordingly sentenced the several pr
Two tnlrds OF the members in every case concur
IN the sentsnee) each to be hung by the neck till
- be dead Their names are given below
before the same court, Martin Miles of companv A.
etn infantry and Abraham Fitzpatrick, of the same
COMPANY ana regiment were duly tried and convicted
upon the charge OF desertion, and the wohrds
to be shot ~ ~
Before the same court duly tried and convicted
upon the charge Of deserton the following named pri
soners-James Kelly. company C. Sd infantry; John
Murphy company 9Th infantry; John Little company
each ITO receive fifty lashes we'll laid on with a raw
hide on his bare back; to forfeit all pay allowances
that are or may become due him. to De ndebly marked
on the right up with the letter D. two inches In length
to wear an iron yoke weighing eight pounds with three
sacn on foot In length around the neck to be
confined nc hard labor in chsrge of the guard during
the time tn army remains in Mexico and then to have
head shaved and to be drummed Of the service
BEFORE ene same court tried upon the charge Of
desertion Lewis PREFER of company C. 4th infantry
whom the court found to be not guilty dessrtion
fenced him to forfeit all pay and allowances that are
or NAV become due him. and be discharged the service
y Inc genera'-in- chief approves the proceedings,
findings and sentences in tia foregoing cases
On the recommendation Of the members of the court
the sentences OF Abraham Fitzpatrick company A. 9th
infantry John Brooke company F, 9Th infantry; and
David McEroy. company E, 9th infantry ren,itted
On account Of mitigating circumstances in the
OF Rogers Duhau. company F 9th Infantry Samuel II
Thomas. company C. 6.h Infantry John DAILY, Rifle
Regiment Thomas Cassidy, company l. sth Infantry
and Martin Miles, company A, 9Th Infantry, the
tence of death Ia committed to the following: To
csive fifty lashes, well laid with rawhide whip, to
be branded q cheek with the letter D. to be kept in
confinement while the army remains in Mexico, and
then to be drummed out Of service"
The remainder OF the prisoners sentenced to death by
the court;-Fr"derck FOCAL, company X. ID dragons
Henry Kager, same company and regiment; Henry Lon
genhammsr company same regiment; Francis O'Con-
lery; M T Frantius. company X, Sd Infantry; Peter
NELL, company b, 4th Infantry; George w jackson,
4th Infantry John Price, company ID Infantry John
Cutie, company B, ID Infantry Richard Parker com
pany X 9th Infantry Paraa Fritz company F, 9th In
fantry John Benedick, company 9th Infantry Au
guste Morstadt, company j. 7th Infantry; John Rose,
company +, 9th Infantry; Lachen McLachsn, company
fsntry Richard Hsnly company I'd Artillery; Glib
SON Mcdowell company A, sth Infantry Lemuel A
company F, 9th Infantry; Patrick Antison company
etn inisntry Harrison Kenney, csmpany z, 4th i7fsn
Roger mSss 4s Gsors
ny X I'd Artillery Hugh McCleland company A, sth
Infantry; Thomas Miett, company D., Sd Artillery
hung by the neck until dead between the hours Of ELK
and eleven in the forenoon next after the receipt this
ORDER under the direction of the commanding officer of
the post at which they may respectively be foundEx
ec4ged september 49, lsa7. at Nlixcoac]
We conclude this miserable record retrbutive JUS
tce meted out to those scoundres taken in against
their own companions with the following from the .ame
ExscurINo DEsEarEas On the morning Of the 9th
were hung at San Angel sixteen dessrters
ricsn army, who had taken up arms against their 60
whipped and branded on the cheek with the letter D.
Riley, the chief Of the st Patricia crowd In for
the former laid ON by Mexican muleteer Gen Twrgs
aeemng 1t too much honor to the major to be logged
y an American soldier He dd not stand the operation
with that stoicism expected
The next morning four others of the same company
executed at Mixcoac and the l3h thirty more
hung upon one gallows 1t the same place The thirty
we're brought out for execution about the same tms
that Chepultepec was bsing stormsd and Col Harvey
long enough to the American flag hoisted upon the
battlemsnts Of that fortress and longer In mo-
To
them they were launched into eternity
The clergy at San Angel pleaded hard To the lives
Of these men, but 1t In vain Gen Tways told them
that to Ampudis Arsta and Santa Anna did these men
their deaths for they stopped to the low business OF
soliciting deserton from ranks and had
In seducing from duty and allegiance the poor wrstchss
who had to pay dearly for their crimes.
CALCULATIONS OF THE NATIONAL PALACE. .
From the New Orleans Delta. Oct. 10
SEPT % Gen Qutinan occupies the Palace, and It
has been under the superntendence Capt Nsylor
cording TO the following regulations
Officers quartered in the Palace or having troops
quartered In it, will report Immediately to the Superin
tendent the number and locality of the apartments
cupisd by them, or their troops respectively.
= NO apartment, in the Palace, be taken posses
sion OF or occupied quarters for either officers
men or for any other purpose without having first
previously assigned by the superin upon proper
application made to him
g. NO book, record, paper, article Of furniture, or
piece OF property Of any Kind whatever found in the