The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-08-29

Here, may il please your cxccllcucv.' re-
piled the Colonel, whose arm was bound Up
IN sting.
but how came Martcl 10 attempt your
litcy
i know not said layillicr.
What provoked the insult p
~ conversation with young girl with
whom the prisoner is acquainted
Ia that ally
1t is, Your CYcclOcucy,'
After u short consultation with the other
ofccra, the Judge turned to the prisoner.
and tOUs addressed hjm
Anthony Nartrl, you have bccu found
guilty of an attempt to murder superior
officer Of the French army. the punishment
Of which is DEATH What have YOU to say
that yoJ ahould not suffer the cXtromc pom
atty of the law wach you have offended p
Mdrtol who stood as though unconscious
till NOW, r,sed his manly form he bent his
eye scarchngly upon the Colonel and said
IN firm voice:
NoW cNcclcncy, am aware that amy
v,ndiIatiun which may make. will toe of TO
avail, hut being permitted, viii speak the
truth, that my fellow soldiers may know that
die muoclnl OF the charge brought up
against me, dil not fire upon Colonel
ia,lj.cr, and had no weapon whom arrcstud.
At the moment entered the dwelling or
CNlchuc, | found her struggling in his arms,
| stopped not to inquire his rank, hut struck
him with my doubled iist to the lioor. This
is all have done, and hal il been the En-
pcIot himself in his palace, would have
done likewise. For toe luty OF the true
soldier "a to protect the innocent and de-
icucplvss. | am willing t. d.c--but my
death shall not go uaaveu%el. Tor the grass
VIII not have covered nay grave before my
/ comrades snail have Iudul tuu heart Of my
murderer, ior there is not one who will
sdtil.A when the hour comes. am ready -
pass your sentence
'Martcl, yuur language does not become u
man who is ON the threshold of Ctow,iy.
Truth becomes u man at all times, replied
Anthony.
Colonel Lav,licr, during the time the
| prisoner was speaking, seemed greatly cX.
/ cited, and turned pale he knew that Mar.
! tel was Il great ia>Oritc in the regiment and
! hc feared his own life was in danger.
Anthony AEItel, said the judge, the sen
| tcncc ot the court ~, that YOU die tomorrow
at sunrise, and that you be shot ny twelve
! OF No0r comrades.
Again Tue ron ul the UrUn tod that thI
case hau boon decided, and thcy were abou
10 co ldutt the prisoner to his quarters
/ when young Girl rushed past lnc Guart
INTO the tent. and prostraUnG herself at tt,
icet oi the presiding officer, cNclamc t:
lie Is luuuCcut. spare him he did no
shoot Colonel laNlIcr
AS the tears flowed down her beautiful
taco, every heart was touched With pity
save one lie stood unmoNeI 10y her sup
pHcatons, The Judge informed her that /
was lmpors bic lor h'm to alter the sentence
OF III" court, and that the only hope tha
was lclt her was Colonel lAyilIier who wa
the inquired party, who had power to aHI
Tor has pardon or Recommend iiiin TO mercy
lnNain Cadcinc pleaded with INN; lie wa
mcNorabIc, and she was borne scnseles
from Tue tent
On the ioi'oWmg morning. Little hcior
SunIIHe, some soldiers were bu6ily engage
m plalem6 red HAgs at snort intervals on
oeaatnui pam not ltr from tnc camp N'
sooner haa inns GeGp Vceoi"PiiSnea II!'h 'h'
l'"'oSu "F'iii ana INC o"'d paying '''p 1e''
n@fth WAS h'Hfd. a company OF holdt'f'
crew he&r, accompanied by large nnnihG
ol oLhcrrs' WHO came 70 W,'i!'5' 'ne l"ll'l,'
ihe'l o., ot ooGnl' A"tlolly MHtl'i was "",N
hla wan N'I' S,'t ~ 'lcT' i''S uVo''' ~
!N"'@ ~ '''o hi'"' "'e'"'i''eG 'oi "''I ~ u'N
ne was cam ana uihnoVtd al u'e alnEo"c'l'h,
GriS'6' we've % ms leI''W soldier" Wcl
n'o6nl Iil!H my Every "l1IeI'l'.'' H'oM ~
I'tH uil"Il''"S ness 10 perform Tue oo'ou
outy |N'cil ha" oecii aH"'@"eu 'ilGll' -
an pe'tS &'i"hSVH, t'tc coi't'H't'ioa'i' wo',
ca "P 10 H"l'el' anu 'Ih'!iT nun "y tl'o iN''T
ne s'ook II warmly D'u"il? nun iaie"oI
ne gave illlh perh''sSi0h 10 aduIcsS hIS coi'
l'oIhots III "iii's' ihe l'u'h u hlliulte