The daily union., 1856-10-21
The killed and wounded are a. follows.

The killed and wounded are as follows:
hhisd Colonel Byron Cole, Wiley Marshall, William
= prinker, George Cook, Robert Milgan, - Sherman,
Corporal oullum, H. Soule Isadore Peilson KILLED going
up, y H. Jackson, Lieut. Reeder, Lieut. Hutehins.
Missing Charles Callohan 4. fl. Lewis r. Wheaton.
, wounded; Lieut. Julius Keel, - Crane, Captain w.
Lewis Rogers Capt Will Morris Daniel Flowery, Lieut.
Crowel Lieut. Musgraye Erasmus Norton Charles Fisher
From E Nicarssuense, Sept 20.
EXECUTION OF LIEUT.. EsTELLEHs DYING DEOLA-
RATION.
Az o'clock p. m on the evening of Friday the 10th
ins7 Second Lieutenant Jennings Estelle suffered the
eme penalty OF the law by being shot the Plaza for
the murder OF Second Lieutenant Charles Gordon in the
of the guard.
Estee had been previously arrested for shooting Thos
Edwards and was, when be committed the unfortunate
act for which he suffered DEATH prisoner confined his
quarters lie had fair and impartial trial and the gem
emen VINO sat IN Judgment upon him gave him every OPP
portQnity TO establish defence, but in this he utterly
failed The deed committed without any provocaon
or without any aggrayatng circumstance He was sen
fenced to be hung but the commandernehef caused it TO
be so far mitigated as TO allow him to be shot
There was large concourse gathered TO witness the
ecnton Esteile walked with firm step by the side OF
the reverend father of the church, who prayed with him
and for him from the guardhouse TO the place of
ton
When he arrived at the spot where he was to breathe
his he requested that his hands might be united he
wished to address the crowd This request being granted
he spoke in firm unfaltering voice. In his speech he
asked the forgiveness of the officers aud soldiers of the
Ncaraguan army Voice responded from the crowd God
forgive you p
While in prison he wrote the following address, which
be requested to have published
GRANADA, September Is, 1856.
These the dying declarations of jennings Estele
was born in Marshall Tennessee in the year 1885, and
raised from my infancy in Kinds county, Mississippi
started to California in 1852. On the road had diff
Guilty with of the name Of Howard, and shot him
afterwards shot of the name of Hays but the
wound did not happen to prove fatal In the year
had difficulty with Charles Robinson and stabbed him in
three places My last two difficulties while in Caornia
occurred at the State prison. where had been employed
for the last years After getting in the last scrape
came to Nicaragua and shot Thomas Edwards; | after
wards shot Charles Gordon. must say that in all my
difficulties was not once in my right mind. Twice had
been forgiven, and hope to be forgiven for them all.
think there is God in Heaven that will and forgive
and he knows and know that it was not that killed
Charles Gordon. 1t whskey and my crazy mind tina,
did it. say that was not in my right mind when did
the deed, and God knows it, Forgive me- officers and
soldiers, and die happy man. don't write this
because l think ought not to die for think that my
time has come and that justice had been done Eel
Iow-solders, remember what has brought to this
death-you all know it as well as do My humble prayer
is that may be forgiven JENNINGS ESTELLE
His body, as life extinct put in good
coffin and decently inferred