The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-30

T,io'. Ssa;eac., al rrecut'oa % 1isao
thy Wsbser az q Spy-Ws append a brief
synopsis of the orocesd'ugs Of til" Conrt- Mar.
til that condemned the above psraon Ia order
TO a correct Understanding Of the matter al
iesed a..ainat him end for which he yesfer
day, at 81 minutes past IL o'clock, suffered the
extreme repalty Of the law At tho mil'ssry
csmp st the New Fair Grounds:
o. the I'd of April the Court Martial con-
veted for the trial Of Timothy Weesser - an
alien enemy. Col. Nat. Tyler being President
Of the came. Chnrgs-Lurk,ng abous tbs
armi0 and Qualifications Of the Confederate
States Of America. l,t Spec.fea,.cn-That
on The Let of April, being al alien enemy aad
In the service of the United States, he ioIked
about the armies and tortifIations Of the Con
federAte State. in and near Richmond I'd
SpeeifedtioD-That about the IL: Of July
1861. ,risoner being an alien enemy and In the
| serviCs Of the United States, did Turk IN,
! arount, and about the armies and sor'ifica-
too. II the Confederate States, at Memphis,
| IN the State of Tennessee. The prisoner was
| defended by Nance Il Williams, who in
| troduc-d number Of Witnesses 10 his behalf.
| The Court having ma,ureiy eoDsidered the
| evidence sddueed, and two thirds concu-IinS
| therein. they And the prisoner guilty OF the
charge.
| Fist specifcstion--guilty.
| Second spe: Scs;ion-not guilty.
| WhereupOn, two.thirds OF the CouTt con-
curing, it was sdl edged that the accused Suf-
| fer Death hy hanging"
| On The q of Atrn, tho proceedings, hnd-
! ines aud sentencs Of the Conrt ere approved
| oy the Commanding General of The Depart
| olent OF Henrico, who ordered that the SEN
| .euce Should be executed uDder tho direction
Of tie Provost Marshal, on TIE 90 h Of April,
| between tho hours of 6 and IL o cock NJ
| Ga the announce Tlent of bis approaching,
L A. L.. e.
| hitking 40 doubt that he woCld rot be hung
| RI, also said no could make several parties IN
| sue War Department shake In their jackets
| by his revelations; but he made none ap TO his
| last hour Learning on Mouoay night shat there
| WIS 20 show for bfm, he hecema compirieiy
| upnerved He was carried To the Fair Grounds
as early rs O'Clock yesterday morning by
| Capt. Alexander, but prior to that lime re-
| eeived a visit from Rev. Mr.. Woodbridge. la
asked the clergyman to rsad the Psalm Of d.
| vid, Invoking vengeance on his ensmlce.-
He refused, and Webster grew indignalt,
| causing the clergyman to take All cary
| departure. When brought to the gailows
| the prisoner was vislbiy affected oy 'ns
| sight of the preparations observaote. aho
| -huddered when he looked at MS coniu.
| A fer the rop. was adjusted around ne heos,
| PRAYER was offered up by Rev. RI. u Hoge.
AZ the Conclusion black Cap was drawn over
| lis ewes ne having previously bid farewell TO
| several persons standing by. The signal
| being given. the trigger that sustained tue
| ,irop was dra wn, and il struck against me up
| rights " it'll loud sound. Owing to detective
Cotton rope, the uooss slipped, aud Websser
| fell on his back to the ground TIE halt
! hung and partially stunned man was speedily
raised and assisted up, and new rope b.iae
| really, he was soon s~tuging in accordance
| witt his sentence This occurred at % mn-
| utse past Al O'Clock. Fifteen minutes Liter "
| lef: The ground, out the party was sill su8
| cenied. H8 oied in about one niuute.
| Webster, who had plenty of gold and C. S,
| Treasury notes, gave it al 10 his wife ,he
| light before HE execution. Ha wa5 IN the
! eln ooy ment OF ons Of The departments here rs
| :. letter carrier between thie city sui Mary
iepd. /. is sald-now true ws know not-th.
hs used TO take thu letters rscsivsd here 10
y Washington, where tnsy ws1o copied, aud the
| anssseTs received were served i'll The same
way, thus bcing ossd So evidence against the
parties, as mauy Of shem rave found 20 thsii
east by Subsequent arrest aid incarc era,iur Ia
Northeru tvris- Suspicion irss excl eli
| against the pTisonss by The style Of - e.i-
| deuce against LAWS and souiIy, ana sbsy let
| e. SS3as CIT 81 tire bag Oh nim after their con
| slc.ion. Ara. WIZ tor, who waa arrested
| along with her hubbard as 8 spy, Is still at
Cas,'s Goodwin, hut val; no do"tt be eeot cut
| u the CoUIederscy. Webster Is the dt.t mAB
| executed here as q spy. Perhs re 1t would
| aave besn hsJ-sr had the buainess been soDl
! r,sncsi 81 sii earlier Gay.